{"id":23297,"date":"2025-08-16T13:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=23297"},"modified":"2025-08-16T13:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:21:51","slug":"electrical-industries-charity-to-celebrate-120-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/electrical-industries-charity-to-celebrate-120-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical Industries Charity to Celebrate 120 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 10 September, the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) will celebrate EIC Day, marking the anniversary of our founding. This year commemorates the incredible milestone of 120 years of the EIC supporting the people in our industry through life\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n

EIC Day honours the incredible journey that began with ten pioneers, each contributing \u00a310 to help those in need within the electrical industry. EIC is asking its supporters to join in making a difference through the \u201cPower of Ten\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n

Enter Our \u00a310 Anniversary Raffle!<\/strong>
\nTo mark this special year, the EIC has launched a \u00a310 anniversary raffle with the chance to win fantastic prizes, generously donated by incredible sponsors: Aico, CEF, Hager, Schneider Electric and WAGO. Every ticket bought helps fund life-changing support for colleagues who need it most. Don\u2019t miss your chance to win big while giving back!<\/p>\n

Here are the prizes up for grabs:
\n\u2022 WIN AN IPAD! Kindly donated by Aico
\n\u2022 WIN A MAKITA DRILL! Kindly donated by CEF
\n\u2022 WIN TOOLS AND MERCHANDISE! Kindly donated by Hager
\n\u2022 WIN AN OFFGRID PORTABLE POWER STATION BUNDLE! Kindly donated by Schneider Electric
\n\u2022 WIN A TOOLBAG! Kindly donated by WAGO<\/p>\n

Enter the raffle here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Create Your Own Power of Ten Challenge<\/strong>
\nThere are so many ways to get involved in EIC Day this year. Celebrate by creating your own #PowerofTen challenge. Here are some ideas to get you started:
\nRun a 10k: Lace up your running shoes and hit the pavement for a 10k run.<\/p>\n

Cycle 10 Miles: Take your bike for a 10-mile ride through your favourite trails.<\/p>\n

Bake 10 Cakes: Host a bake sale with 10 delicious cakes and donate the proceeds.<\/p>\n

Walk 10 Miles: Organise a local walk in your community or workplace with colleagues, friends and family.<\/p>\n

Whatever challenge you choose, your efforts will help us continue providing critical support to those in need within the electrical industry.<\/p>\n

Spread the Word<\/strong><\/p>\n

Help us spread the word by sharing your \u201cPower of Ten\u201d journey on social media. Use the hashtags #PowerOfTen and #EICDay to connect with others and inspire more people to get involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On 10 September, the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) will celebrate EIC Day, marking the anniversary of our founding. This year commemorates the incredible milestone of 120 years of the EIC supporting the people in our industry through life\u2019s challenges. EIC Day honours the incredible journey that began with ten pioneers, each contributing \u00a310 to help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Logo.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23297"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23299,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23297\/revisions\/23299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}