Charitable Giving
National Charitable
Partnerships

We maintain national charitable partnerships in each of the countries in which we have retail stores and support them through annual team member and consumer giving campaigns across our banners throughout the year.

Where:
United States

What they do:
Battle childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened. And they won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.

Whom they serve:
7,800 patients annually

What Signet does:

  • 21-year partnership
  • Annual plush campaign at Kay and Jared
  • Year-long give-at-the-register at all US banners
  • Team member payroll deductions
  • Corporate donations

FY20 Impact:
$5.6 million raised

Cumulative impact:
$76.6 million+ since 1999

Where:
United Kingdom

What they do:
When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage it causes beyond their health

Whom they serve:
Children and young people under 25 with cancer and their families

What Signet does:

  • Plush toysales at H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, both online and in stores
  • 90 Day Challenge from May – July each year

FY20 Impact:
Over £200,000 went towards funding Jean’s House, CLIC Sargent’s new Home from Home in Southampton. Young cancer patients and their families can stay at Jean’s House whilst receiving treatment at Southampton General Hospital

Cumulative Impact:
Over £967,596 raised 2014 – March 2020

Where:
Canada

What they do:
Raise funds on behalf of Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations for the highest priority needs of each hospital, including research

Whom they serve:
More than 1,800,000 patient visits annually

What Signet does:

  • Donates all proceeds from give-at-the-register and plush campaigns at Peoples Jewellers and Mappins Jewellers stores
  • Team member donations
  • Corporate donations

FY20 Impact:
$C420,721

Cumulative impact:
Over $C1,170,000

Where:
Ireland

What they do:
Barretstown provides residential camps and programmes for children and their families affected by cancer and serious illness. They offer a range of adventurous, fun and challenging activities which are supported behind the scenes by 24-hour on site medical and nursing care. The range of camps are offered to all family members living with a serious illness to include Family Camps and Brothers and Sisters Camp. Summer camps are tailormade to different age groups including Summer Children’s Camp (7-15) and Summer Teen Camp (13-17). Bereavement Camp takes place over weekends in Spring and Autumn.

Whom they serve:
Children and families living with a serious illness

What Signet does:
Snowy the Bear in-store sales and staff fundraising activities

Cumulative Impact:
A total of £57,808 raised since 2014, as of March 2020