Since 2008 London Luton Airport’s charity partnership scheme has raised more than £600,000 for good causes in Beds, Herts and Bucks thanks to the fundraising efforts of LLA’s staff and passengers.
We currently have two charity partners for 2021 to 2023; East Anglian Air Ambulance and Luton Foodbank, chosen by staff vote.
What does the partnership involve?
Staff at LLA will be taking part in and organising a wide range of events and activities to raise funds for both charities, with the proceeds split 50/50 between them. Events include an airport wide golf day; runway runs and the charities own fundraising events such as Trek 24 for East Anglian Air Ambulance and Luton Foodbank’s Colour Run.
Both charities link to our wider community strategy of ‘Healthy today, Skilled tomorrow’ which provides the focus for all community initiatives at the airport. By creating a healthy community and upskilling the people of tomorrow, this will help get people back into employment and be able to alleviate the effect of poverty within the communities that surround the airport.
For more information about EAAA click here.
For more information about Luton Foodbank click here.
Charity partnership extension with Luton Foodbank and East Anglian Air Ambulance
As part of our ambition to be champions in sustainable aviation, one key area within this plan is to ensure that we are a responsible business, this includes supporting our partnerships that also reflect our values. Our three year partnership started in 2021 and during this time due to the pandemic it made it difficult for LLA to raise much needed funds through our employee fundraising initiatives. So to help our two charities generate this lost income we are delighted to confirm that we are extending the partnership for a further 12 months until December 2024.
We are super excited to be able to continue to work with both of these charities for another year!
It follows a successful 3-year partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, which raised over £175,000 for the charity, funding over 400 Macmillan Grants in the area, and helping local families meet the costs that can arise from cancer and its treatment.
If you would like to be London Luton Airports next charity partner please look out for further updates mid 2024 when we will be starting the process to look for our new charity partner/s.