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British clothing designer to donate to children in need

Sheffield-based designer clothing Web site Sa-kis.co.uk has announced it will pledge at least £5 for every order received throughout the weekend, until midnight on Monday, as well as starting the fund off with a £20 donation to support for the BBC Children in Need campaign.

“We’re absolutely delighted to support such a worthwhile and heart-warming cause,” Web Manager Tom Ford said. “The BBC run this campaign wonderfully every year, and we are really proud to help out in whatever way we can.’

Sa-kis.co.uk is the recently-launched web-based version of its sister company store in the U.K

“This is our first year in proper operation, so we’re excited to see how much we can raise for Children in Need,” Tom added. “If it goes as well as we hope we’ll have to think of something even better for our next fundraiser!”

Sa-kis is a British based designer clothing e-tailer. Sa-kis is popular with brands such as Luke 1977, Prps, Elvis Jesus, Edwin and Junk de Luxe.

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