Coffee Lovers – Espresso You Care

Mace to donate 50p from sales of Frank and Honest Coffee to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke

Coffee beans are at the ready in Mace stores across Northern Ireland, as the retail brand calls on coffee loving customers to buy a coffee and Espresso they care in a fundraising campaign for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke.

Announced today on International Coffee Day, the initiative will run from this Thursday (3rd October) until Sunday (6th October). 50p from the sale of every Frank and Honest Coffee in participating Mace stores, will go straight to the brand’s charity partner to help it continue to provide its life-saving and support services.
Now in its fourth year, the ‘Espresso We Care’ fundraising initiative has raised over £11,000 so far for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke thanks to caring coffee drinking customers.

These funds go directly to enable the charity to continue to deliver care services and health promotion programmes to thousands of people living with, or at risk of developing chest, heart, and stroke conditions.

Director of Marketing at Musgrave NI, which owns the retail brands, Desi Derby, said: “Supporting local is very important to Musgrave and our Mace stores, and we are very proud of our long-term partnerships with this local charity. We’re delighted to run this fundraising campaign again for the fourth time and hope our caring customers will pick up a coffee when they’re in-store and help us raise funds for a very worthwhile cause.”

MACE’s partnership with Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke dates back to 2016 and has so far raised £313,000 for the charity.

Declan Cunnane, Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke, added: “We deliver vital care and prevention services across Northern Ireland, as well as carrying out extensive research into how to prevent chest, heart and stroke illnesses. Today, as many as 1 in 3 people here are living with these conditions and we are committed to supporting them. This year 34,587 people and organisations benefited from our services, however, almost 90% of our income comes from public donations.

“We very much appreciate the ongoing support of Mace customers and would encourage them to pop into their local store during this campaign and pick up a coffee. Their generosity will enable us to help more local people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and their families.”

Starting at £2.70 for a Frank and Honest coffee, 50p from the sale of each coffee will be donated to the charities over the four-day period.