The Matthew Hackney Foundation

Registered Charity Number - 1164078

The Matthew Hackney Foundation was created in 2011, the reason for the development of the charity was due to the tragic passing of Matthew Hackney, aged just 12.  He suffered anaphylactic shock and our lives were changed forever.  The charity was set up in his name so we could create something positive out of such tragedy.  The aim was to enable us to work to help children within our local communities, to improve their lives, mental well-being and hopefully really make a difference to others.  

We have proudly supported local children ever since through local clubs and societies such as cricket and football.  Three years ago, we moved the charity in a new direction and began to fund counselling in local primary schools for children aged 5 to 11.  The current funding climate within education does not stretch to this type of support and it has been an in-demand service.

This is not surprising when you can see in the news that there is a minimum of an 8 month waiting list for the most severe cases within Surrey through the NHS, those that are not classed as severe have to wait much longer.  We are so proud to have made a very big difference to the children we have worked with over the 7 local schools we have built up a relationship with over the last 3 years.  These children get 10 weeks of counselling, once a week for an hour.  We manage to get to those in need within half a term if not sooner.  Just imagine how many lives we have already changed over the last 3 years.  Without our support on their mental well-being, their learning and development is severely affected.

In partnership with Printer Cartridge Recycling a leading recycling company, we have developed a scheme to turn your empty inkjet cartridges, mobile phones and unused surplus into valuable funds to help continue our work.

If you would like to help us raise funds for THE MATTHEW HACKNEY FOUNDATION, whilst at the same time reducing the amount of electronic waste consigned to landfill, please click the button below to start donating your items on there behalf.

Please read how this site works and what happens once you click the button below:

3 Easy Steps to use this site and donate your items –

1. Click the button to donate at the bottom of this page and you will be taken to the main site. By clicking the button, you do not need to register or create a login. The site now knows which charity you have chosen and will use their account details.
2. Using our search feature – find your cartridges and add them to the basket with the quantities that you have. If you have mobile phones or surplus unused cartridges these can still be sent in but do not need to be listed in the basket.
3. Once, your basket has all your items in, click Finish – you will need to enter your details and we will arrange with you a FREE collection or FREE courier service. This will depend on where you are located, or the weight of the items once packaged.