Drinkaware nominated for two top charity awards

09 Aug 2010

Alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware has been shortlisted for two prestigious charity awards; the Charity Times ‘Charity of the Year’ Award and the Third Sector Excellence Award for best ‘Communications Team’.

The Charity Times ‘Charity of the Year’ nomination helps reinforce Drinkaware as the UK’s most recognisable alcohol awareness charity and illustrates how well consumers have accepted the charity as the UK’s primary source of alcohol information. The last year has seen Drinkaware achieve record breaking numbers of visitors to their website, coupled by a month on month increase in the number of media hits generated by the organisation.

The nomination in the Third Sector Excellence Awards for ‘Communications Team’ demonstrates Drinkaware’s ability to provide consumers and the media with facts about alcohol and issues relating to alcohol misuse, championing the UK’s responsible drinking message through its small team. Over the last year the core team has increased Drinkaware’s media coverage by 480% with media hits from March 2009 to March 2010 in excess of 1,600.

Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of Drinkaware, says: “We are delighted and proud to be nominated for two impressive awards in the not-for-profit sector. Challenging the drinking habits of the nation is not easy but the acknowledgement by these prestigious publications of Drinkaware’s efforts to educate consumers about alcohol and its effects, is testament to the importance and effectiveness of our campaigns and activity.”

Charity Times Award winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 1st September 2010 at the Hilton Park Lane, London. The Third Sector Excellence Awards will be held at the Lancaster London Hotel on Thursday 23rd September.

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For more information or to interview a spokesperson please contact:

Laura Ellis

Communications Officer

e-mail: lellis@drinkaware.co.uk

Tel: 0207 766 9914

Mob: 07917 135 436

Notes to Editors:

About Drinkaware:

Drinkaware provides consumers with information to make informed decisions about the effects of alcohol on their lives and lifestyles. Our public education programmes, grants, expert information, and resources help create awareness and effect positive change. An independent charity established in 2007, Drinkaware works alongside the medical profession, the alcohol industry and government to achieve its goals. For further information, visit www.drinkaware.co.uk

About Charity Times:

Charity Times is the leading business and management magazine for UK non-profit professionals. Every two months it offers a wide range of in-depth, independently-written features and news analysis. The Charity Times Awards are designed to recognise and reward excellence in the management and co-ordination of all charitable activities. For further information visit www.charitytimes.com

About Third Sector:

Third Sector is the UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. Third Sector offers coverage of the whole range of voluntary sector concerns through the printed magazine, the website, and a range of conferences and events. The Third Sector Excellence Awards aim to reward examples of outstanding campaigns, strategies, projects and performance, backed up by hard evidence of success. For more information visit www.thirdsector.co.uk

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