Franchise network Gloria Jean’s Coffees has linked its humanitarian arm, With Heart Foundation, in a partnership with Children’s Hospital Foundations Australia.

The With Heart Foundation, formed in 2009, will raise funds for the Children’s Hospital Foundations Australia as part of its Cappuccino for a Cause fundraiser this year to be held on 29 to 30 October.

Cappuccino for a Cause is Gloria Jean’s Coffees annual fundraising event where 50 cents from every cappuccino sold over one weekend in October is donated to a partnering charity. The money raised from this year’s event will support the work of five of Australia’s leading children’s hospital foundations in the areas of research, services and equipment.

Children’s Hospital Foundations Australia with its hospital partners treat or admit more than one million children each year. On average 300 children are admitted and over 3,000 occasions of service or care are delivered each day.

Melanie McKendry, national director for Children’s Hospital Foundations Australia said they were thrilled to be welcoming the With Heart Foundation as a new partner.

“Our role as a partnership organisation is to assist national companies such as Gloria Jean’s Coffees demonstrate their commitment to child health in this country, and we are really looking forward to working with this team to make a significant difference this year through a successful Cappuccino for a Cause campaign in October,” she said.