CheersNHS lets anyone show their appreciation to NHS workers by buying them a takeaway. Gifters see who they've matched with so they know who's day they've added some delight to, meaning instant gratification, and the NHS worker receives a takeaway voucher.
A really nice way to help out the NHS during this testing time, and I particularly like that you get notified of the person who got matched to your donation, which makes it much more personal than just donating into a black box!
Do you have any plans to add any other functionality?
Thanks @1337domz! Thanks also for donating - really appreciate it!
We’re currently working on:
- a URL per match to output all of the details (Dom bought Sophie, a nurse from Cardiff, etc) so that you can show others who you matched with. This will also output your message, and the thank you message from the recipient.
- a page to show all matches, called the Wall of Love
- begin sending out sponsored takeaways
- send an email to the donor when the recipient writes their thank you message
We’re going out to the press on Monday thanks to our partner and sponsor PR agency, BrandContent. Being interviewed on a podcast on Tuesday, which I’m equal parts excited and nervous for!
I’ve built many projects over the years for fun or profit. It was really irking me that I couldn’t think of anything to assist in the coronavirus crisis. More specifically I wanted to find a way to show appreciation to our amazing NHS (National Health Service).
I've been locked down with no ability to help in any real way, sat at home while the NHS fight on the frontline on my behalf.
This is the issue that’s becoming more and more prevalent - the fact that the majority of the nation are locked down in their homes, completely helpless in the battle against the coronavirus, while our amazing NHS are working overtime fighting for all of us.
As the lockdown becomes more draconian this problem intensifies. That is, the general public want to help more but with less tangible ability to do so, and NHS workers are put and an increasing amount of pressure and stress.
We built CheersNHS to allow anyone to give an actual, tangible thanks to a fellow human battling on the frontline. As a gifter, you buy a gift card and then we randomly match you with an NHS worker. We then let you know exactly who you've matched with (E.g. "Sophie, an ICU Nurse, from Cardiff") which provides a great sense of satisfaction in knowing you've specifically made an individual's day a little better.
We have £17k in sponsorship so far from some wonderful companies who'll be covering 1 in 10 takeaways bought through the site.
We also have a variety of costs covered from some amazing companies such as Amazon (AWS), Slack, GitHub, Travis-CI, and Heap Analytics.
Sponsors love that this gives them the ability to help in a real, tangible way.
We’re a small team of volunteers working evenings and weekends to make this a reality. The traction has been immense so far - here are a few samples of the thank yous we've seen from grateful NHS workers...
👉 This is why we built CheersNHS 👇
💙“Oh my goodness! Thank you so much that is so generous and you have no idea how much it is appreciated! You have made my week :)”
💙“That is so very very kind of you. I am going to donate this to my mum (who is also an NHS worker) as she has been working 7days a week at the moment, so i think she deserves this more than me.”
💙“Thank you so much Karen it really is amazing how people are coming together to help others out! 😬”
💙“This has made my day! Thank you so much :)”
If you’d love to say thank you and make an #NHS worker’s day, then please do so here: https://www.cheersnhs.com/
Know a #healthcare worker? Please ask them to spend 30 seconds signing up: https://www.cheersnhs.com/register
Hey PH! 👋
We're all super excited to launch CheersNHS!
We have toiled to find ways of helping our incredible NHS since Coronavirus hit and we're hopeful we've found a way to help the cause. With £1000 in donations after 24 hours, it's clear there's appetite (no pun intended) for others to show their support.
We'd really love to hear your feedback and any improvements you feel can be made.
Thanks for following the journey. 🚀
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