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Farnell Launches Charitable Initiative for COVID-19 Solidarity

June 30, 2020
Leading suppliers join Farnell in charitable initiative in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO powered by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and Plan International Ireland.

Farnell launched a charitable initiative with support from supplier partners Rohde & Schwarz, ROHM and Multicomp Pro, seeking to ‘Make a Better Tomorrow Together’. Visitors to the Farnell website until the middle of July can nominate one of two chosen charitable organisations who will then receive a donation from Farnell on their behalf. For every visitor to the Farnell site, Farnell will donate €1 to the chosen charity. Donations will be tracked by location and chosen charity, and results will be displayed on a real-time map. 

Visitors will also be able to ‘boost’ the donation by purchasing products from the Rohde & Schwarz, ROHM and Multicomp Pro ranges. For every purchase made before the end of July, Farnell will donate an additional €1 for purchases of Multicomp Pro and ROHM products valued above €50, or €10 for purchases of Rohde & Schwarz valued €100 or more. 

The charities supported by this campaign are: COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO), powered by the UN Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation - The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund provides direct support to WHO and partners to help countries prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO partners include UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness), UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and WFP (World Food Programme). Plan International Ireland – an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Farnell is specifically supporting the work of Plan International in educational programmes in West Africa. 

Chris Breslin, President of Farnell said: “As a global electronics business, we strive to make a positive impact wherever we can, from volunteering and fundraising to our recycling scheme which has saved over 100 tons of packaging going to landfill. As part of this initiative to ‘Make a Better Tomorrow Together’, we are working with supplier partners Rohde & Schwarz, ROHM and our private label brand Multicomp Pro to raise funds for two great charities. The donations to Plan International and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund will help support those most in need around the world right now. I hope that our customers will get involved by visiting the Farnell website.”

Visit farnell.com/bettertomorrow  

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