European outdoor holiday specialist Canvas Holidays is announcing their charity partners for 2020/21.  The holiday company will make a corporate donation to each cause as well as fundraising with the help of customers and staff throughout the coming year.  Canvas will become an official partner of the NHS Charities Together in the UK, as well as continuing their longstanding partnership with the Family Holiday Association.

Family Holiday Association is a national charity which Canvas has had a partnership with for over 10 years.  In that time, Canvas Holidays has raised over £100,000 for the charity and helped around 450 families struggling with terrible circumstances, to have a much-needed short break at the seaside, or local day out. 

NHS Charities Together is the umbrella organisation for the country's NHS charities and is the official national charity partner of the NHS with more than 200 NHS Charity members. Canvas Holidays donations will be going to NHS Charities Together's Covid-19 Urgent Appeal helping to fund grants to help NHS charities support NHS staff, volunteers and patients in ways above and beyond what NHS funding can ordinarily provide, including wellbeing packs and costs associated with travel, parking, accommodation and volunteer expenses.

Canvas Holidays will make an initial donation to each of the partner charities followed by fundraising throughout the year with staff in the company's HQ in Dunfermline, Scotland.  Canvas customers will be given the opportunity to make a donation at the time of booking their holiday.  There will also be fundraising onsite in their resorts and holiday parcs throughout Europe once they are open again. 

Michael Thompson, International Contact Centre Manager from Canvas Holidays said: 

“We have always enjoyed strong partnerships with our chosen charities and our long-standing support of the Family Holiday Association is testament to this.  This year we wanted to say thank you to all the amazing staff and volunteers of the NHS who have done the whole of Britain proud in these times of crisis.  We look forward to a busy year of fundraising and I know Canvas customers are generous and will welcome the chance to donate to these worthy causes.” 

Kat Lee, Chief Executive, Family Holiday Association said:

“We are extremely grateful and excited to be able to continue the relationship with Canvas. Over 10 plus years the dedication, effort and enthusiasm of Canvas staff and customers has been inspiring. The funds raised will go towards helping more families facing really difficult circumstances to get some time away from home. For them, a break from the everyday can be truly transformational."

Ellie Orton from NHS Charities Together said:

“Thank you Canvas Holidays for your support of NHS Charites Together. The kind donations of you and your customers helps us continue to support NHS staff, volunteers and patients impacted by COVID-19.”

Since lock-down began, the team at Canvas Holidays have been helping many customers making new bookings and have proactively contacted customers to cancel some holidays due to COVID-19, with both the safety and wellbeing of customers and employees at the forefront of any decisions made.  Canvas Holidays has continued to be flexible with its policies, offering vouchers, refunds and delaying balance payments, which has seen many customers commit to rebook their holiday later in 2020 or 2021.  Customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.  The customer care team know how important holidays are and are extremely grateful for the ongoing kind comments, praise, patience and support of their loyal customers.

Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so at the following charity pages:

NHS - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1181743

FHA - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1181751

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Further information / comment:

Jude Henderson press@canvasholidays.com /jude@judehendersonpr.com 07739 791 792

Michael Thompson at Canvas Holidays 01383 629090, m.thompson@vacanceselect.com 

Notes to Editors:

Canvas Holidays has been arranging fantastic family holidays for British holidaymakers for 56 years.  Their travel experts organise self-catering holidays to over 250 brilliant campsites across Europe including France, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and Croatia. 

Based in Dunfermline, Scotland, Canvas offers a variety of holiday options including luxury mobile homes with hot tubs, glamping in safari tents as well as great-value camping holidays.

British Travel Award Gold winners 2019 in the Best Camping and Mobile Home Company (Medium) category.

www.canvasholidays.co.uk