At Blake Envelopes we are committed to helping others and support a number of local and national charities each year, making substantial donations. The worthy charities we select cover a wide spectrum of causes. We spend a lot of time researching the work done and many of these relate to circumstances that have touched the lives of our staff and friends.
Alzheimers Support of Wiltshire
Alzheimer’s Support has provided practical services to people affected by dementia in Wiltshire for more than 30 years.
South Somerset Ring & Ride
South Somerset Ring & Ride have been nominated by a member of the team at Blake, to receive a £500 donation.
If Only Charity
If Only are a charity that support victims of Child Sexual Abuse; an epidemic that victims remain silent about, often for decades.
Willow Banks Forest School
Blake Envelopes have donated £500 to Willow Banks Forest School. The staff here are very passionate about learning through nature, to bring enthusiasm into their lessons.
NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre
The NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre is at Southmead Hospital in the North Bristol Trust. The centre is there to help anyone who is affected by cancer, whether you have just been diagnosed, are in the middle of or have finished treatment.
Yeovil Hospital
Blake Envelopes have donated £500 to Yeovil Hospital, local to our head office.
Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club
Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club is staffed by highly experienced and qualified volunteers, who donate their time and commitment in to providing the best possible support for all athletes to help them reach their true potential.
Midlands Air Ambulance
This year, we have donated £500 to Midlands Air Ambulance, which will help to support seriously ill and injured patients who need their specialist support.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a genetic, neuromuscular condition that makes the muscles weaker, causing problems with movement. This condition affects each individual and their family differently, so it is important that they obtain the right support, care and opportunities.
RNLI
Blake have donated £500 to the RNLI, which will go towards helping the volunteers in their work to ensure that we all remain safe whilst enjoying the coast.
Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI)
Blake's Alun Smith took part in 'The Great Tommy Sleep Out' fundraising for the RBLI. Alun raised a fantastic £480 for the charity who support UK veterans.
Bedelsford School
Blake have donated £500 to Bedelsford School, which will go toward their continued work to provide children with complex and physical learning difficulties an innovative and highly personalised education.
Francis House Children's Hospice
Blake have donated £500 to Francis House Children's , which will help care for a child with a serious condition, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
Lupus UK
Blake have donated £500 to Lupus UK, which will help towards supporting people with lupus, assisting those approaching a diagnosis and funding research and specialist nurses.
Help Bristol’s Homeless
Blake have donated £500 to Help Bristol's Homeless, which will help towards their mission mission to change the face of homelessness in Bristol.
City of Trees
Blake have donated £500 to The City of Tree in Manchester, which will help to plant 50 trees in the Greater Manchester region.
Carers Leeds
Blake have donated £500 to Carers Leeds, which goes towards growing and advancing their digital inclusion project supporting Carers in and around the Leeds region.
Taunton Open Door
Blake donated £250 to Taunton Open Door, supporting them in their work to help solve homelessness by providing warmth, food and advice.
Dorchester Stroke Club
Blake made a donation of £500 to the Dorchester Stroke Club, which will go towards helping them in their work with persons who have suffered a stroke or other neurological disorder.
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Blake have donated £500 to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, supporting them in the work they do to provide relief from sickness and injury for the people of Dorset and Somerset.
St Margaret's Hospice
Blake have donated £500 to St Margaret's Hospice, a superb local care system delivering high quality, responsive and compassionate care to patients who are facing a life-limiting illness, and their families, which has been at the heart of Somerset’s community for over 39 years.
Marple Scouts
Blake made a donation to Marple Scouts, a young group ages between 14-17 who had the opportunity to visit and travel around Japan earlier last year, and we wanted to help make sure they had the best experience possible!
MCR Pathways
Blake have donated £500 to MCR Pathways, Glasgow, a school-based mentoring programme, helping them in the work they do offering support for disadvantages young people, enabling them to realise their full potential through education.
Youth Shedz
Blake have donated £500 to Youth Shedz, Wales, which will help them in the work they do providing safe places for young people to develop and learn new skills, and help them to have a brighter future.
T S Mantle
Blake have donated £500 to TS Mantle Yeovil Sea Cadets, who offer children aged 10-18 the chance to develop themselves as young people mentally, physically and spiritually. This will provide the equipment to give 24 cadets the opportunity to register for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver award.
MS Society
The UK's leading Multiple Sclerosis charity provides information, support, funded research and fights for change.
Worldwide Cancer Research
Blake sponsored Dominick £250 in aid of Worldwide Cancer Reseach for running the London Marathon
Developing Health and Independence
Developing Health and Independence is a charity set up to help people suffering from homelessness, social isolation and drug or alcohol abuse.
St. Margaret's Hospice
Committed to providing specialist care, advice, & respite to patients who have terminal or life-limiting illness.
Naomi House
On the 31st October Blake donated coloured envelopes to be used in a Halloween raffle to raise money for Naomi House...
The Royal London Society for Blind People
Since our foundation in 1838 by Thomas Lucas, RLSB has existed to stop childhood sight loss becoming a lifelong disability.
Steve Prescott Foundation
We are delighted to announce details of the latest epic challenge inspired by Steve Prescott MBE, The Everest Base Camp Challenge 2016 sponsored by Blake.
Piers Simon Appeal
School in a Bag is a simple solution created to help poor, orphan, vulnerable and disaster affected children throughout the world. Each SchoolBag is filled with stationery, learning resources and eating utensils.
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mendip
A cyclosportive event to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mendip Branch, which involved cycling 60 miles.
Lyreco For Education
The Lyreco For Education programme raises funds from the 26 Lyreco countries to give children living in poor conditions a better access to education.
Institute of Cancer Research
The Blake team sponsored the Climb of Life back in November., and the overall event raised well in excess of £100,000.
Helen & Douglas House
Helen & Douglas House provides exceptional hospice care for terminally ill children, young adults and their families across the south of England.
Yeovil Hospital Healthcare
The Blake team visited Yeovil Hospital’s Oncology Unit to present their Cancer Services manager Nicola Gowen, Dr Matt Sephton and Unit Secretary Tricia Toosey with a donation to help support the essential work they do with their patients.
Yeovil Community Church
Yeovil Community Church has organised, and will be running, a night shelter in Yeovil with support from South Somerset District Council, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Services and Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
Ash Church of England Primary School
Blake have supported Ash School in their recent May Fair and contributed funds toward their new trim trail playground equipment
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Blake made a donation of £250 to the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance which will contribute to the vital service they provide each year.
QEF
Blake have made a donation to the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for disabled people, who are committed to providing life-transforming services that enable people with disabilities to increase their independence and achieve their goals.
St Margaret's Hospice
Blake have donated £1,000 to local Somerset charity St Margaret's Hospice, who deliver high quality, responsive and compassionate care to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illlness.
The Grand Appeal
Blake have dontated £500 to Bristol Children’s Hospital. The Grand Appeal is especially to support the families of patients. These funds will go towards providing accommodation near the hospital for parents who need to stay near.
The Forever Friends Appeal
Blake have donated £250 to the RUH Forever Friends appeal. The money will contribute towards current their current campaign to help build a new ‘Therapies Centre’ here at the RUH, which is essential to the nurturing of your recovery, treatment and management of long-term conditions.
M S Society
Blake have donated £250 to the Yeovil and Sherborne group of the MS Society, the money will be spent on people in this area who suffer from the devastating disease.
1625 Independent People
Blake have donated £250 to 1625 Independent People which will contribute to the work that the charity does with young people in Bristol and The South West.
Taunton Open Door
Blake have donated £250 to The Open Door, Taunton, who welcome around 20 to 30 people through their doors each day providing them with food, cleaning services and advice on a wide range of issues.
The Cure Parkinson's Trust
Blake have donated £250 to The Cure Parkinson's Trust, which goes towards funding research into finding a cure for Parkinson's.
Yeovil Hospital
Blake have dontated £500 to the Yeovil Hospital Children's ward towards their Christmas Appeal for a magic interactive carpet.


