Become a member of the 1600 Club south east and help raise £1,600 for the Child’s Voice Appeal. It is open to businesses and organisations who want to make a difference to children’s lives in the UK.

1. Becoming a 1600 Club – south east member
ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC. Registered charity numbers 216401 and SC037717.
By becoming a member of the 1600 Club - south east you will
be helping to make sure that children and young people in your
area are better informed, better cared for and better protected.
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We’ll support you all the way
We have lots of fundraising ideas and materials for you to
get started. Please call the south east fundraising team on
01293 651 840 or email: southeastappeals@nspcc.org.uk
Get in touch about getting involved with one of our local business
groups and support children in your local community.
Ros Bird
South east corporate fundraising manager
1600 Club – south east
Businesses and organisations in the south east
supporting ChildLine

2. We’d like to invite you to join
the 1600 Club – south east
Become a member of the 1600 Club
– south east and help raise £1,600
for the Child’s Voice Appeal. It is open
to businesses and organisations who
want to make a difference to children’s
lives in the UK. “You would be helping to raise a minimum of £1,600 – the cost
of recruiting and training a ChildLine volunteer counsellor.”
Supporting ChildLine’s work Please sign up to the NSPCC’s 1600 Club - south east
A fear of struggling for words or of not being believed should not You and your clients, customers or members could make a valuable
stop a child from speaking out. When a child does speak out, contribution towards changing a vulnerable child’s life.
ChildLine can be a source of comfort when there’s no one else
to listen. Matt called us when he was 11 years old: We believe that with our help, most businesses, clubs or organisations
can raise the £1,600 needed to recruit a vital new counsellor.
“I was being bullied, I felt isolated and I couldn’t stop crying.
ChildLine took me seriously, they didn’t judge me and they
Fundraising together can provide a real morale boost for colleagues
didn’t tell me what to do. ChildLine reassured me and made
and can help teams bond. By helping one of the UK’s best-known
me feel stronger.”
charities that is supported by millions, you will also build profile and
Speaking out can be one of the hardest decisions for a young receive recognition.
person to make. We want to make sure that when they do, there
is someone to listen. Money raised during the first year of the The NSPCC
Child’s Voice Appeal has helped us to increase the number of
counsellors at our ChildLine bases, but we still urgently need to We’re here to end cruelty to children in the UK by fighting for their
recruit and train more. rights, listening to them, helping them when they need us and making
them safe.
You would be helping to raise a minimum of £1,600
As well as ChildLine (0800 1111), we provide the NSPCC Helpline
This is the cost of recruiting and training a volunteer ChildLine (0808 800 5000) for adults with concerns about a child. Our local
counsellor who could go on to answer around 200 cries for help services focus on the most acute forms of abuse and the most
each year from children like Matt. vulnerable, highest risk children.