Our Contributions

Here at Marketing Labs, we’re passionate about helping small and deserving local charities. This is why we recently made a £1,000 donation to the brilliant charity The Rope Project.

Providing Support for Those in Need

The Rope Project is a Nottinghamshire-based charity that provides support for families, women and men who have fled domestic abuse or have been homeless and sleeping rough. 

When people are rehoused they often have very few if any belongings and no household items that are basic necessities. To help make them more comfortable, ensure they can enjoy a hot meal and that they can live in a safe, clean home, the Rope Project collects donated household items and gifts them to families in need to help them settle into a new place. 

Working across the Newark, Sherwood District, Mansfield District and Bassetlaw areas of Nottinghamshire, the Rope Project provides a range of basic household items, including:

• Cooking and kitchen equipment
• White goods
• Cleaning products
• Furniture
• Storage items
• Toys and baby items
• Soft furnishings 
• Beds

Our Contribution to The Rope Project

To help support the amazing work the Rope Project does, we donated £1,000 to allow them to purchase new items for families in need. This has gone toward a range of household items that will help six families in our local area feel happy and safe in their new homes. 

We’re amazed by the work that this incredible charity does and are so glad that we’ve been able to help them make a difference to families in need.

If you want to find out more about the brilliant work the Rope Project does and make a donation, you can support the charity here. 

Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis: Marketing Labs’ Response to the Situation in Ukraine

Like the rest of the world, the team here at Marketing Labs has been watching what is happening in Ukraine closely over the last few weeks. The humanitarian crisis it has led to has been heartbreaking and we’ve all been incredibly saddened to see so many families displaced and losing loved ones. 

Some of the worst affected are the children having to flee their homes for safety. This is why we have made a £1,000 cryptocurrency donation to the Voices of Children Foundation to help them continue to support the children of Ukraine.  

Voices of Children provides psychological and psychosocial support to children who have been affected by war trauma. It also helps families to cope with everyday difficulties as a result of war, as well as the treatment and rehabilitation of children. 

Currently, the foundation is providing non-stop assistance to those children and families in Ukraine who have been affected by current events. This includes providing emergency psychological assistance and help with evacuations.

How You Can Help: Supporting Voices of Children Foundation

Donations to the Voices of Children Foundation can be made easily via Patreon, PayPal, crypto or via card payments. Find out more about this amazing charity, the work it is doing right now in Ukraine and the children it helps here. 

We are continuing to follow the current crisis and will keep looking for ways that we can support those most affected. 

Community Engagement: Marketing Labs’ Commitment to Local Youth Sport

Marketing Labs are thrilled to announce that we are sponsoring Retford United Under 9’s football team. The decision to sponsor a local Under 9’s team was made due to the fact that we, as a company, like to get involved in the community, especially with things that bring people of all ages together, such as youth sport teams like these.

Marketing labs believe grassroot football is extremely important, not only because it brings people together and helps young children develop social skills, but it also helps young people learn skills such as; how to behave and showing them that their actions have consequences, developing their strategy and tactics – which in turn enhances their teamwork skills – quick thinking, which helps with problem solving, and for the young players to learn responsibilities in a fun and exciting way. It’s also an incredible way to spot local talent, that might otherwise go unnoticed – grassroot football is actually how many of the incredible players we see today got their start in the sporting industry.

Another huge factor that persuaded us was the major hype of the world cup, where we saw an array of England fans banding together to support ‘our boys’ heading into the semi-final, this – as you may know – is a rarity. To see all of England gathering together in support was the hype that encouraged our staff – a lot of whom are avid football fans – to revisit the sport, so when an opportunity arose to sponsor Retford Under 9’s we couldn’t pass that up! As a company, we believe it is important to stay involved in our community, especially with young people, as teams like these are an excellent way for parents to bond with their children and for young people to find friends for life.

Here at Marketing labs we like to promote healthy living, keeping fit and active is vital, not only physically, but mentally too. Being social and making friends actually helps with child development and it is good to teach children about their sense of community and how important it is to work in teams and communicate with people from a young age.

Recognizing Community Contribution: Supporting Retford United’s Initiatives

Retford United continuously show their support by helping out with charity work such as the game against All Star XI, which was a charity game held on boxing day that raised over £20,000 for the Karen Lund Campaign. They also started a petition to place a pavement between Cannon Park and Leverton Road which would make the walk to the grounds much safer, which shows they are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the community and the young people who have to take this dangerous route to get to practise. They have now also been awarded the FA Community Club Standard. We felt it was only right to give them something back, so to show our support for the Retford United Under 9’s team we have included our logo on their kit and have been attending some recent games, we plan to attend many more and will be cheering them on from the sideline!