Our Supporters

The LBF is indebted to our sponsors, donors, supporters and volunteers whose donations of time and money make it possible to continue our services to patients and their families. We sincerely thank you for your continued support.

Sponsor Partners

Air New Zealand

Since 2007, Air New Zealand’s support for the LBF has been displayed in a variety of ways.  They are a key partner of our SKYCITY Dining for a Difference event, flying the world-class chefs, their maitre d’s and assistants in from around New Zealand and the globe.

Air New Zealand nominated the LBF as a recipient for the 2009 Kids at Christmas Charity auction, their wonderful gift enabled us to print our first ever books for children – Joe has Leukaemia and Tom has Lymphoma – and begin a new resource for adolescents. 

Not to mention the number of creative Shave for a Cure events held by staff in many divisions of the company such as the first Sky High Shave flight where 91 brave Shavees disembarked from their Auckland-Queenstown flight completely bald.  

Bell Gully

Bell Gully lawyers have annually participated in the Shave for a Cure challenge where they have raised an estimated $116,000. As part of their annual community leadership initiative, they also get involved through the Summer Clerks Challenge undertaking an array of tasks to help both the LBF and our patients. In addition, they have assisted the LBF with pro bono legal advice.

Farmers

Farmers Trading Company supports the LBF with a range of fundraising and awareness raising initiatives. The partnership with Farmers launched in 2008 with a Queens Birthday weekend sale seeking a gold coin donation from customers, generously matched dollar for dollar by Farmers. 
The company has since committed to an incredibly generous corporate gift of $1 million given over four years.

Additionally, Farmers has promoted World Lymphoma Awareness day through the stores, participated in Shave for a Cure, supported the LBF with the Farmers Santa Parade, sold branded merchandise to raise funds and awareness and, in 2010, ran another highly successful Queens Birthday Gold Coin promotion.

Managing Director Rod McDermott says that the company chose the LBF as its primary charity in May 2008 recognising that blood cancers have the potential to affect all New Zealand families.

Fidelity Life

Fidelity Life, the country's largest New Zealand-owned and managed life insurance and savings company has proudly shown its community spirit as a long-term partner of the LBF.

Over $350,000 has been raised in sponsorship through a variety of fundraising mechanisms including events, street collections, a voucher promotion and a corporate donation. The senior management team and staff have bravely shaved their heads for Shave for a Cure.
Milton Jennings, Fidelity Life Chief Executive Officer, said: "We just want to help others. This is our way of reassuring New Zealanders that we are here to protect their business, their livelihood and reduce any strain on family relationships.”

Milton has raised over $60,000 participating in our LBF 100 Hole Golf Marrowthon, climbing the Sky Tower and Shaving for a Cure.

Holden New Zealand  

Holden New Zealand's long-term support through the provision of Holden vehicles for our support services coordinators has meant so much to patients and their families living with blood cancers. This allows the LBF support services team to continue home and hospital visits and provide a level of care that would have proved extremely difficult without Holden's help.

The company has involved the LBF in fundraising activities including the V8 Supercar charity auction and the Holden Scramble golf event.  Staff have also supported the LBF through the highly successful Shave for a Cure fundraising campaign.

Simon Carr, Holden's managing director, said: “The Leukaemia & Blood Foundation gives Holden an opportunity to reach people within the community on a daily basis”.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Since 2003 the LBF has been delighted to be a charity partner of the PwC Foundation, a volunteering and fundraising initiative which allows all PwC people to make an impact in the community in a practical and tangible way.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has hosted incredibly successful Shave for a Cure events involving staff throughout the country and also other companies.  Collectively they have raised more than $500,000 providing ongoing sustainability and growth for our organisation.
PwC hosts the LBF Champions Lunch. The event gives the LBF the opportunity to thank key companies and individuals who have provided substantial support. Staff have also got involved with volunteering activities.

Lead trustee Kathryn Roberts said: “Our staff have really got behind the Shave for a Cure events. It's such a worthwhile cause and one which we as a firm are proud to support."

SKYCITY

SKYCITY's hugely appreciated and longstanding support has been through hosting two of our, now iconic, fundraising special events. The Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge is an immensely popular event, seeing hundreds of firefighters from New Zealand and overseas race to conquer the 51 flights of the Sky Tower and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in sponsorship from their local communities.

SKYCITY Dining for a Difference is an event not to be missed on the foodie social calendar with 13 of New Zealand’s and international top chefs preparing dinner for your table.

Textile Recycling Centre and Save Mart

Through their door-to-door clothing recycling scheme, the Textile Recycling Centre and Save Mart stores have been a generous sponsor of the LBF over a number of years and we are extremely grateful for their support.

With enormous thanks also to:

Event Partners

Auckland Airport
Lion Nathan

Outstanding Shave Partners

Bunnings
Brophy Knight
Hubbards
Telecom

Creative Partners

Huffer
.99
Orange Productions

Other Partners

Lochiel Print
Novartis
Rotary
Roche

Trusts

We’ve received support from the following foundations, trusts and organisations:

• Ara Lodge 348 I C Charitable Trust
• Community Organisation Grants Scheme - Christchurch
• Infinity Foundation
• Joyce Fisher Charitable Trust
• L R Vercoe Charitable Trust
• Lion Foundation
• Matamata Leukaemia Research Trust
• Maurice Paykel Charitable Trust
• McLachlan Charitable Trust
• Newmarket Rotary
• Picot Charitable Trust
• Pub Charity
• Sir Ernest Davis Endowment Trust
• SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust
• Southern Trust
• Strathlachlan Fund
• Ted & Mollie Carr Endowment Trust
• The Trusts Charitable Foundation
• United Way