Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE, DL – Chancellor of University of Exeter
All
families want their kids to have the best future, and this campaign is a great
way to support and share the ways in which families can save for their children
while going about their everyday lives. Sometimes we all just need a little
nudge to get us to change our habits. Let’s all pledge to put aside a bit for
the future of our children wherever we can.
Chris Pond - Senior Advisor, FSA
I think that the KidStart Save a million for UK kids campaign is just the right
thing to help get families become more aware of the many innovative ways in
which they can be setting aside money for their children's future.
As a mum with three kids, I understand the importance of setting aside savings
for your kids and I'm happy to be involved with the KidStart Save a million for
UK kids campaign. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the great ideas and
helping to choose the winner - although I'm sure that it won't be easy!
Eileen Hayes - Parenting and Child Behaviour
Expert
I am really excited by this original and innovative idea. We hear so much about
'Broken Britain' and the mess our society is in, but parents will prove that
they care deeply about the future of their kids, and we will see just how the
community of parents can come together with organisations to work for the common
goal of saving for the future of our children.
This is such an innovative campaign to encourage families to set aside money for
the next generation. It is critical that we build a stronger saving culture in
Britain and one of the important steps to achieve this is to highlight the value
of saving a little bit of money for a rainy day. It doesn't have to be much each
day, but over time it will grow and help ensure that the next generation is more
financially secure.
In an increasingly competitive world, we know it is
vital for the future of children everywhere, that they should get the start in
life they need. We believe the KidStart campaign will provide this help. There
are many ways that parents can do this, and the KidStart Save a Million for UK
kids campaign is all about encouraging them to take action and start saving.
To show our support, 10% of all Best4Glasses.co.uk sales made through KidStart
Save a Million for UK kids will now be donated to the campaign charity partner
Barnardo’s, while supporters will also receive a 10% discount off all
purchases with the voucher code kidstart at the checkout.
Click to shop now Trevor Homer, Best4Glasses
www.digimumsni.com
congratulates Kidstart on its Save a Million for UK kids campaign. Representing
mums in Northern Ireland we regularly hear about the difficulties parents face
in trying to make ends meet in such trying economic times. By encouraging us
all to save a little every day we can hopefully give our kids a better and
brighter future.
Mags Byrne &
Paula Kelly, digimumsni Ltd
First News is happy to support this worthwhile campaign. It’s so important for
children to understand the value of money and start saving for their future. The
Save a Million for UK kids campaign will help to get kids and parents thinking
ahead. Kelly Austin, Publisher of First News
Parenting UK welcomes this timely campaign. There are so many ways that parents
can help ensure the best future for their children - the KidStart Save a million
for UK kids campaign will give parents ideas on how they can take small steps
now to save for their children's future. Pamela Parks, Chief Executive of Parenting UK
All children deserve the best start in life, and if parents shop with Kidstart
they will not only have the chance to save for their children’s future, they can
also help save for the most vulnerable children that Barnardo’s are working with
across the UK. Help us by joining the KidStart Save a million for UK kids
campaign – and make a difference to the lives of all children. Allan McLaren, Barnardo's Fundraising Director
iChild is delighted to support the ‘Save a Million for UK Kids’ campaign from
Kidstart. With so much economic uncertainty, the need to save for children’s
future development and education could rarely have been greater. Sara Maslin, Editor iChild.co.uk
As the country's largest Child Trust Fund provider, Family Investments are
dedicated to helping parents save for their future. We have been a supporter of
KidStart for many years and think that the KidStart Save a million for UK kids
campaign is fantastic idea. We hope that it encourages parents to find new and
innovative ways to save for their kids and we look forward to helping KidStart
achieve their £1m target! Kate Moore, Head of Savings and Investments at Family Investments
At F&C At F&C we are committed to helping parents save for their children, and
to date we look after more than £165m in our children’s savings schemes.
With the
withdrawal of the Child Trust Fund voucher, parents might need a little extra
spur to get them saving for the increasing expenses of childhood and education,
and an initiative like KidStart - which rewards shoppers with cash they can save
for their kids – can help plug that gap. We are very pleased to be supporting
the KidStart Save a million for UK kids campaign. It is especially noteworthy
that donations to organisations like Barnardo’s will count towards the £1m
target total, meaning that children who don’t have parents who can save for them
will benefit too.
Chris Cahill, Director of Marketing, F&C Investments
Parentchannel.tv is pleased to be working with the KidStart Save a million for
UK kids campaign, especially at a time when families are looking out for great
ideas to save those pennies and still have a good family life.
Tom Cape, Director Parentchanneltv
It is great that the KidStart Save a million for UK kids campaign is encouraging
families to think about the future. The exchange of ideas through this campaign
is a great way to learn simple steps to save money. Now, more than ever,
families need to be thrifty to ensure that their children's future is bright.
I'm really happy to support the KidStart Save a Million for UK Kids Campaign. As
a Mum of two it's great to be able to do something positive to encourage my
monkeys to learn about, and be responsible with their money and future savings.
I
think the Save A Million Campaign for UK Kids is a fantastic idea, it’s never
too early to start saving. Its a great to show children how to save, it’s
important for them to learn to save for their future
It's so important to make sure that we all set aside savings for our children.
I'm delighted to support this amazing campaign and help all of us build better
futures for our families.
What a fantastic idea! Many families are finding it tough at the moment so I
think the Save a million campaign is an inspirational way of getting an
important message across.
The KidStart Save a Million for UK Kids Campaign has a real sense of community
behind it and I love the idea of everyone coming together to share their
money-saving ideas
Saving for our children's future is something that we all need to think about
and the KidStart Save a Million campaign is a fantastic way to help us achieve
and encourage us to do just that. I am excited to hear and share all the ideas
that are donated so we can all try to save a little for own children's future.
I'm looking forward to teaching my daughter about saving through the KidStart
campaign. Any savings she manages to instigate are hers for her child trust
fund!
I'm proud to support the KidStart Save a Million for UK Kids campaign. Anything
which will assist our children financially in the future is a great idea
Saving money for our children is of vital importance. It will allow them
opportunities which we have had to struggle for in our lives and to start out on
the right foot.
'I think it's vital that we as parents save for our children's future to ensure
they have a decent start in life when they finally make that break into the big
world. I also believe it's important for parents to teach this generation how
important it is to save and plan for the future. We can all do something -
however small.
What a wonderful campaign. It's so easy to make savings everyday on little
things and a perfect project to get your children involved with too." Sian,
mummytips.
KidStart supports families in doing the best for their kids by helping them
build their children's savings whenever they shop at a wide range of retailers
and service providers.
