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Corporate partnership
Corporate partnership: 7-Eleven
»From left: 7-Eleven Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Angus McKay, Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp, and Major Brendan Nottle, leader of The Salvation Army Melbourne 614 corps.
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“7-Eleven is honoured to support the Salvos and the incredible work they do to support Australians in need. The first coffee machine was an obvious place to start. In 2022, we’ll install coffee machines in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, which will help give the Salvos teams more time to focus on clients.”
– Angus McKay, 7-Eleven CEO and Managing Director
Two million cups of compassion
7-Eleven has been supporting The Salvation Army since 2014, and the partnership continues to grow. The support The Salvation Army receives from 7-Eleven helps provide much-needed essential items to those in need, including during times of disaster.
In 2014, 7-Eleven commenced its support by providing a coffee machine and coffee supplies to The Salvation Army Magpies Nest Café, situated at Project 614 Corps in Bourke St, Melbourne. Last year, the two-millionth cup of coffee was served at the cafe.
Major Brendan Nottle, Project 614 leader, summed up the importance of the 7-Eleven’s support: “Many people that come into the cafe comment about how good the coffee is. This is reflected in the fact that the 7-Eleven coffee machine based in our cafe is the busiest 7-Eleven coffee machine in the country! The coffee is great; however, it is what happens over the coffee and around the coffee that is so profound. Connections are made, relationships are built, and trust is forged, which enables some of the most vulnerable people of the city to feel comfortable enough to share with our staff and volunteers that which they have shared with very few others, if anybody else. With that information, we are able to go to work and help people get back on their feet again.”
Throughout 2022, 7-Eleven coffee machines will be installed in some Salvo centres in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. 7-Eleven will also expand their support for the Salvos in regional communities by linking Salvation Army centres with their local 7-Eleven store to enable them to receive food donations.
