Our Friends and Sponsors
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BOCC (the Big Oxford Computer Company) deliver trusted and reliable web design, web development and web server hosting solutions from their Oxford based offices. The company have supported Sobell House Hospice Charity in the past by promoting our events and through making donations in lieu of Christmas cards to their clients.
Kelly Houghton, Corporate Fundraiser at the Charity said, "We were delighted when the company approached us in 2010 offering to help with the redesign, support and maintenance of our Charity website. Everyone involved at BOCC have been great to work with on the project over the last year, and we are over the moon with the results".
Thank you to BOCC for our lovely new website which went live in March 2011.
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Following a presentation to the Colleague Council at Sainsbury's, Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford, we are delighted that Sobell House have been chosen as their local Charity from June 2011, to May 2012.
The store plan to raise funds in a number of ways, including dress down days, tombolas, cake sales, clothes sale and other in-house events. The store will also support the charity by raising awareness in store of the work done by the hospice, and by volunteering at our hospice shops.
"We were so pleased to be nominated by staff and customers as a possible local charity to support, and are delighted to have been chosen following the presentations" said Kelly, Corporate Fundraiser at Sobell, "I am really looking forward to working with the store over the next year. They have some great ideas and their enthusiasm for the cause and for fundraising is very clear after our first few meetings."
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The Oxford Bus Company has chosen to support Sobell House Hospice Charity in the future. They plan to help by advertising future events on their bus screens, and in their employee magazine, as well as by encouraging employees to take part in our events, and to fundraise within their workplace.
To start off the partnership, the company recently donated many months’ worth of uncollected passenger change, totalling £560.30!
Corporate Fundraiser at Sobell House, Kelly Houghton said, “We were so pleased to be approached by the Oxford Bus Company to discuss how we could work together in the future, and we are delighted that they have chosen to work with us. They have some great ideas, and their enthusiasm for the cause and for fundraising is very evident."
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Polythene UK chose Sobell House Hospice Charity as their nominated Charity in 2010. The company is an award-winning supplier of polythene packaging materials based in Witney.
James Woollard, Managing Director at Polythene UK said, “We have been actively looking for a local charity to help and work with in the future. Sobell seemed to be the most proactive team, and we have enjoyed helping them on a number of projects already, so it was an easy decision for us to commit to working with them to raise as much cash as we can for many, many years to come.”
The company support us in a variety of ways, including attending and sponsoring our events, gifts-in-kind, and taking part in workplace fundraising.
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Catermasters have chosen to support Sobell House Hospice Charity, British Red Cross, Oxfam and NSPCC for the next two years, from August 2011. Their objectives would be to raise £10, 000 per Charity over a two year period.
They have organised events such as sponsored cycle rides, triathlons, sponsored climbs, sponsored baking of cakes for Halloween/ Mother’s day, Charity runs, etc over recent years for other charities and would like to arrange similar events for us over the forthcoming two years.
Cathermasters are contract caterer's who offer inspiring food and service to their clients and we are delighted to be working with them.
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SMY Electrical Ltd in Blackthorn have been supporting us as their nominated Charity since 2009. The company support us in a number of ways, such as through sponsorship of the Oxford Moonlight Stroll and our yearly calendar, by taking part in our events and donating gifts-in-kind.

