Laura Hamilton and Danone Actimel on Hunt for Best School Professional
LONDON, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Danone Actimel, the probiotic drinking yogurt, has today announced its search for the UK's best school professional as part of its official partnership with WellChild, the national charity for sick children.
Danone Actimel is also a key sponsor of the annual WellChild Awards, taking place in the autumn, and is championing the School Professional Award. The award is open to anyone working in a school who makes a special effort to help children with health problems or who actively promotes healthy living. TV's Dancing on Ice star and WellChild ambassador Laura Hamilton is leading the charge for driving nominations before the closing date on Wednesday 11 May.
"There's nothing more rewarding than fulfilling my role as a WellChild ambassador, and it's great to be working with Danone Actimel to campaign for nominations for the UK's best school professional, recognising the wonderful work they do every day in schools across the country. There is less than a month until the closing date on Wednesday 11th May so get those forms in as quickly as possible at http://www.WellChild.org.uk to nominate someone you know that fits the bill!"
Danone is also donating 5p for every charity pack of Actimel sold, amounting to GBP60,000 in total, enough money to fund a WellChild nurse for an entire year who could in turn care for up to 50 families.
James King, UK Marketing Manager, Danone Actimel, commented: "Danone Actimel believes that people of all ages should have the confidence to take on the challenges they face every day. This is very much in the same spirit as WellChild who work to give families with sick children the best possible quality of life. We are extremely proud to be working with such a great cause and helping them to continue the great work they do."
You can find out more about the partnership between WellChild and Actimel at http://www.actimel.co.uk/wellchild and for further information about WellChild log on to http://www.wellchild.org.uk.
About Actimel:
Actimel is the UK's favourite drinking yogurt. Each bottle contains 10 billion exclusive L. casei cultures. Actimel has been voted 'most trusted Probiotic Drinking Yoghurt' in 2010 by Reader's Digest, winning the accolade for the third year in a row. Actimel is produced by Danone Ltd.
For more information please visit http://www.actimel.co.uk
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