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Rose Calendars are no strangers to supporting local charities.  Neither is Ian Dewis, a local cyclist from Fordham, who is embarking on his latest challenge this month, a sponsored bike ride from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in the far north of Scotland.  Mr Dewis is pedalling for local charity, Headway Essex, for whom he is hoping to raise an impressive £5,000.  Rose Calendars have been supporting Mr Dewis for a number of years now and last week, just before setting off for Cornwall, he came to the company’s factory in Colchester to be wished well by Managing Director Michael Rose (pictured).  The management and staff at Rose will follow Mr Dewis’ progress eagerly over the coming days and are looking forward to welcoming him back once he has completed his challenge.

Many charities, voluntary organisations and schools use calendars each year as a way of funding their work.  Using a personalised calendar is one of the strongest advertising tools there is.  Get your message seen by many, every day of the year, and spread the word about your good cause while raising money at the same time.

Rose Calendars have been producing promotional calendars for over a century now and have much expertise in the production of bespoke calendars.  Over the years, the company has worked with many charities, like The British Lung Foundation, The Rotary Club, and many others. Rose have also helped schools create their fundraising calendars.  The family business has a long standing history of supporting charities:  the founder of the company, the late George Rose, was well known in the community as a philanthropist.  He funded a ward at the local hospital, known as the George Rose Ward, was the main benefactor for the construction of 21 alms houses and regularly contributed to other local charities in Colchester during his lifetime.  His nephew, the late Richard Rose, ran a total of 35 marathons for charity, followed in later life by many sponsored long distance walks.  Their contributions to many different causes raised large sums of money desperately needed.  Today, the company carries on that tradition by working closely with the local St. Helena’s Hospice and other charities, such as Headway Essex.

We would like to wish Ian Dewis every success on his journey and look forward to reporting on his adventure in a couple of weeks’ time!

If you would like to discuss your requirements for your very own fundraising, charity or school calendar, please contact Rose Calendars.  We would welcome the opportunity to help you turn your ideas into a success story! Please view our complete range of 2010 calendars here.