Crisis has teamed up with eight A-list comedians to bring classic Christmas cracker humour to the 2010 Crisis Christmas Card. Companies are challenged to swap standard Christmas cards for the Crisis e-cracker this year, helping raise £1 million to fund the Crisis Christmas campaign and provide food, companionship and access to vital services for homeless people at this time.
 
Funny men Alan Carr, Russell Kane, Rufus Hound, Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton join comic legends Micky Flanagan, Pete Firman and Hattie Heyridge to offer nine unique comedy e-cards. Companies are asked to sign up to the campaign in a bid to help the homeless this Christmas and, in return, receive a personalised package of branded client e-cards plus feature within a Financial Times double-page spread.
 
Now in its 15th year, the award winning Crisis Christmas Card has evolved with advances in technology, delivering cutting-edge creative content year on year. The campaign provides an innovative way for companies to meet CSR objectives, supporting over 2,5000 of the most disadvantaged homeless people at Christmas, meeting green targets by reducing paper consumption (note an estimated 1 billion Christmas cards are thrown away every year in the UK) as well as engaging employees year round with volunteering opportunities.  

Leslie Morphy, Chief Executive for Crisis comments: “We are very excited about this year’s Crisis Christmas Card, and pleased to have so many great names from the world of comedy on board. We challenge all businesses to think twice before sending their client Christmas cards this year and ask them instead to invest in a great initiative that will help many homeless people, who are particularly vulnerable at Christmas time.”
 
The Crisis Christmas Card launched on the 22 September. For further information on the campaign please visit www.crisis.org.uk/christmascard