voco^® St David’s Cardiff has announced its charity partner for the year ahead. This year the hotel will be partnering with BulliesOut, to inspire change and make a difference in the lives of those affected by bullying.

BulliesOut provides much needed help, training, support and information to individuals, schools, youth and community settings affected by bullying. In addition, they deliver empowering youth engagement programmes that encourage young people to take a stand against bullying and Make a Difference in their communities. The team work closely with parents, professionals, and educators to understand the different dynamics of bullying behaviour and how best to deal with it in their environment.

voco^® St David’s Cardiff will be helping to support BulliesOut through a programme of charity fundraising throughout 2021 and 2022, we begin with donating £1 from every afternoon tea sold to BulliesOut, this is in addition to internal staff Bake Off events, help with mentoring events and a hosted afternoon tea for volunteers.

Mark Gallagher, Cluster General Manager, voco^® St. David’s Cardiff, commented: “We are proud to announce our charity partner for 2021, BulliesOut. This is a charity local to us, incredibly worthy of our support and we are looking forward to working closely with their fundraising team on this. We begin with the change to our afternoon tea because what better way to encourage talking than over a cup of tea. We hope this allows BulliesOut to continue exciting incredible work and look forward to seeing their growth over the coming year.”

Linda James, Founder/CEO, BulliesOut, said: “Since 2006, we have worked tirelessly to improve the lives of those affected by bullying and having the support of individuals and groups of passionate people who share our vision enables us to create partnerships that are mutually beneficial and that deliver real change. BulliesOut are thrilled to be the voco St David’s chosen charity and look forward to working with them and making a real social impact.”