Making the world better with a sweater

BY CASSANDRA CAVALLARO (SKAO)

Since 2018, staff at the SKAO’s Global Headquarters in the UK have taken part in a annual fundraising event called Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the charity Save the Children, whose 30 national member organisations work in more than 100 countries worldwide providing food, medicine, education and emergency humanitarian support.

Christmas Jumper Day is marked in workplaces, schools and community groups in the UK, and more than three million people signed up nationwide in 2022. As well as raising money, it’s a great way to build team spirit and a welcome excuse to wear cosy, novelty knitwear to the HQ when the temperature outside falls below zero.

This year saw a great turnout and SKAO staff got involved with festive jumpers and accessories. The HQ cafe, The Hub, also prepared special treats to mark the occasion and help with the fundraising effort.

The day’s slogan is “Make the world better with a sweater”, and through staff donations and the support of the Recreation Committee we raised over £600 (around €700) this round. You can read about how the donations will be used to support the charity’s lifesaving work here

A big thank you to all who joined in and donated!

Staff at SKAO Global HQ wore festive knitwear for the annual charity event Christmas Jumper Day.