It’s September and Colin the Caterpillar™ is adorned in white and green which can only mean one thing…it’s time for Macmillan Cancer Support’s Coffee Morning.
M&S is proudly partnering with Macmillan Cancer Support as headline sponsor of its much-loved flagship fundraiser for the 14th year – with proceeds of the Macmillan Colin the Caterpillar™ cakes and selected M&S products, donated to the leading cancer charity.
The 13th year of the M&S and Macmillan partnership raised OVER £1 MILLION for the charity last September (£1.65m to be exact 😉). Plus, the money raised from product donations, Sparks donations and loose change donations at the tills during the 13th year, took M&S’ fundraising total to a staggering £25million – the most ever raised by a Macmillan corporate partner – money spent on providing the life-changing support so vital to people living with cancer.
This year M&S teams all over the country are hoping to make this the most MAGIC year yet, with the help of their coffee & cake-loving customers, with thousands of big and little Macmillan Colin’s ready to be snapped up during September 🐛.
To mark the 14th year of the M&S and Macmillan Cancer Support partnership for Macmillan’s Coffee Morning, best of friends, presenter, singer and actress, Denise Van Outen and singer Duncan James have collaborated on a new single – “That’s What Friends Are For”. To highlight the importance of friendship especially during times of adversity. All profits from the song will be given to Macmillan Cancer Support.
As the headlining partner of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning this September M&S will donate 5p from every cup of coffee and slice of cake, and 10% of every Afternoon Tea enjoyed in the M&S Café, as well as 10% of selected items in the Foodhall including the Macmillan Cancer Support Colin the Caterpillar™ cake.
Denise Van Outen said; “For anyone who has a family member diagnosed with cancer, it completely floors you. I lost my Grandad in 1995, at an age when I wanted to be the life and soul of the party. But it was so difficult to be that person, knowing that my Grandad was going to pass away. Then ten years later I lost my Nan, eight months after she was diagnosed with cancer.
Macmillan didn’t just care for my Nan and Grandad; they cared for the whole family. I wasn’t scared and it was all because of Macmillan. The nurses became like family to us and I’m not sure what we would’ve done without them, and that’s why Coffee Morning and supporting Macmillan means so much to me.”
Download the song here with the link to donation: https://slinky.to/thatswhatfriendsarefor
COULD IT BE MAGIC?
If you can’t wait to get your cake home to eat it, then M&S Café has just the ticket, with 5p donated from EVERY coffee and slice of cake enjoyed through September, as well as the addition this year of a SUPER special Afternoon Tea of which 10% will be donated.
Even M&S Café’s exclusive Magic Coffee® will be carrying the donation. This is the only place you can get a Magic Coffee® in the UK, and an exciting FIRST for the M&S and Macmillan partnership this year!
Check out the full list of magic Macmillan-donating products here:
Macmillan Colin the Caterpillar™ Cake, £8.50 &
Macmillan 5 Mini Colin the Caterpillar™ Cakes, £3.75
Ever shaved or dyed your hair for charity? Well, the nation’s favourite caterpillar has gone ALL OUT in his fundraising efforts with his gorgeous new glow-up. Our Macmillan Colin sees him covered in green and white decorations in honour of the charity.
Pick up in-store, and from 1st September 10% from every Macmillan Colin and pack of Macmillan Colin minis will be donated to the charity!
And what’s this we spy? A ROUND Colin the Caterpillar™ cake?!
Head to the M&S Café for a Magic Coffee®, and slice of chocolatey Colin (Macmillan Cancer Support’s Colin the Caterpillar™ Cake Slice, £3.50). 5p from every cup of coffee and slice of cake enjoyed in the Café this September will be donated to Macmillan.
Even M&S Café’s famous new Afternoon Tea is also supporting Macmillan this September. Available in a traditional and Gluten Free option for just £10 with 10% from each purchase going to the charity.
Colin the Caterpillar Frappe, £3.75
Chocolate frappe, topped with whipped cream, Macmillan sprinkles and a chocolate Colin face. 5p from each drink sold, will be donated to Macmillan.
Colin the Caterpillar Hot Chocolate, £3.55
Indulgent rich hot chocolate, topped with whipped cream, Macmillan sprinkles and a chocolate Colin face. 5p from each drink sold, will be donated to Macmillan. Make your mornings magic with Macmillan and these perfect M&S goodies to give your day the kick-start it needs!
10% from the sale of every pack of M&S’ Italian Coffee Beans, Italian Ground Coffee and Italian Coffee Bags will be donated to Macmillan in September.
Go that bit extra and enjoy yours from your very own Macmillan Coffee Mug, £4, or Travel Mug, £4, available in the Foodhall – and remember, every cuppa makes a difference!
FABULOUS FLORALS
And if flowers are more your thing, brighten up someone’s day with a bunch of beautiful flowers, available instore and online. 10% from each bouquet sold, will be donated to Macmillan.
The gorgeous Gift of Giving Bouquet contains Roses, Eryngium, Chrysanthemum, Spray Stock and greenery for just £15 and has been carefully matched the Macmillan colours of white and green.
Macmillan Bouquet Available online from Friday 1st September £3
The Sending Love Bouquet, contains Rose, Statice, Santini, Alstroemeria and is only £8 (instore only – available from 26th September), is a touching way to show a friend or loved one you’re thinking of them.
Both of the above bouquets are instore only – available from 26th September.
