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RecAid – help for recruitment advertising

This has been a tough year for the advertising industry generally and especially for recruitment advertising. When Barkers, the world’s oldest advertising agency, and its sister agency TCS went into administration in July 2009, it left hundreds of people without a job and, in many cases, without the redundancy payments or pay that they were expecting. 

Many people know friends who were affected, or have seen former colleagues suffer as a result of the wider downturn in the industry. RecAid has been formed in partnership with NABS by leaders and managers from agencies and media companies across the spectrum of recruitment advertising to help.

RecAid will provide support to anybody from a recruitment advertising background who is facing severe hardship, with a particular focus in the short-term on those who suffered after Barkers and TCS went into administration.  More details on the fund are available on www.recaid.co.uk, while information about NABS and the help it can provide are on www.nabs.org.uk

The immediate target is to raise £100,000.  This will not only make financial support available to those in desperate need, but will also fund training and advisory services to help recruitment advertising people cope with transition and back into worthwhile careers. It’s important that we get there quickly.

By supporting the fund, you are not simply making a difference financially. You’re letting everyone who has suffered as a result of the downturn in our industry that they have not been overlooked or forgotten.

Thank you.

Sorry, Jon, looks like you'll have to keep our dinner date after all. Donation by J 23/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 11/09/09  

£250.00

Such a great night. Brilliantly done. Good luck to everyone. Donation by Mark Horley 28/08/09  

£420.00 + £118.46 Gift Aid

Contribution from girls and boys & friends at Work following charity rumble in the jumble ... Donation by Vanessa @ work 19/08/09  

£324.92 + £91.64 Gift Aid

Donation by SB 11/08/09  

We had a good night at the Paramount club. There's a Barkers Wake on the evening 18th Sept probably at the Hoop and Grapes if anyone wants to come. Donation by Gill Sales & Deny Coughlan 05/08/09  

£90.00 + £25.38 Gift Aid

Sorry I missed RECaid - hope this goes some way to helping those who most need it. Donation by Jo Brickell 03/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best of luck to all my Barkers friends. There is life after Barkers! Donation by Margo Lewis 23/07/09  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Thanks to everyone who supported on Friday. Donation by Jon Dobinson 22/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Keep up the good work guys! Donation by Noel 22/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck on getting to your target Donation by Anon 21/07/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Donation by 'anonymous' 21/07/09  

Hope this helps the cause Donation by Jennifer Perkins 21/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Kirsty Willis 20/07/09  

Sorry couldn't make the event but wanted to show my support! Donation by Debbie Moore 20/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best wishes to all those who've been hit during this very difficult time Donation by Duncan Dearle 20/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Viv Mclaughlin 20/07/09  

Wished I was with you for the evening - have a great time - I am sure it will be a blast Donation by Pauline Hull 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Sorry I can't be at the RECaid event this evening. Donation by Mark Owen 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by anon 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Sorry I can't be at the do but have fun everyone. Donation by Lucy Dessauer 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Tim Stevens 17/07/09  

Great idea guys, sorry I can't make tonight. Good luck with the fundraising and I'll check back after pay day to see if I can help some more. Donation by Anon. 17/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

good luck hope tonnes of cash is raised Donation by coops 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Neville Rose 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 17/07/09  

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