Companies are being asked to give their staff time off on February 29 to help a good cause.

The UK's leading charity shopping website easyfundraising.org.uk is urging companies to join the “Give Away Your Leap Day” campaign and free up their workers for anything from a couple of hours to the whole day. Staff will be asked to give their time to a charity, fundraise or just run an errand for a neighbour.

easyfundraising.org.uk Managing Director Gary Thompson says: “Leap Day gives British bosses an extra day for free from their staff - so why not gift that day back to their staff and help a good cause? Giving something back is great for staff morale.

“Times are tough for businesses and charities but if businesses can inspire their workers to carry out a charity act, then everyone wins. Even if businesses can only spare an hour, that could make a difference to a lonely pensioner or a charity struggling to survive.”

easyfundraising.org.uk is the UK's leading charity shopping site, raising over £1 million per year for good causes.

For more information visit http://leapday.co.uk

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About easyfundraising.org.uk

easyfundraising.org.uk is a free and simple online shopping facility that helps consumers to support a cause of their choice. Shoppers make purchases at their favourite online stores at no extra cost to raise vital funds for a charity, good cause or group of their choice. Each purchase made generates an average of 5% to the chosen cause.

easysearch.org.uk is a free tool that raises money for charities and causes through internet searches. easysearch combines results from several major search engines to track down the most relevant results from across the web.

For more information visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk

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