At Alces Flight, we believe in the power of meaningful change. Over the past year, we’ve had the opportunity to support five remarkable charities through our “Our Money, Your Choice” initiative: the Blue Marine Foundation, CureSearch, Shelter, World Neighbours, and One Tree Planted. Each one of these charities is committed to improving the world, whether by protecting the environment, advancing medical research, providing shelter or fostering global development.
Why These Charities?
When selecting the charities to support, we sought out organisations that align with our values and mission, each organisation chose is devoted to creating long term, positive change in their respective communities:
- Blue Marine Foundation works to restore the health of our oceans, tackling overfishing and marine pollution.
- CureSearch is dedicated to finding a cure for childhood cancer, advancing treatments and ensuring no child faces cancer alone.
- Shelter supports people facing homelessness and advocates for housing solutions, striving for a world where everyone has a safe and secure place to call home.
- World Neighbours focuses on sustainable development, empowering communities in remote areas to lift themselves out of poverty.
- One Tree Planted has a global mission to reforest the planet, planting trees to combat deforestation and restore natural ecosystems.
We launched this year’s initiative at SC’23 in Denver, Colorado and will conclude this round of fundraising in December, 2024 at CIUK’24 in Manchester.
How can you help us give?
Our giving happens in-person at the Alces Flight booth! For SC’24 we’ll be holding a ‘Moose Bracket’ competition. Featuring moose from our latest platform release of Supercomputing by Subscription, each moose represents a platform user. The aim of the bracket? Pure fun! We’re out to find out which design this year’s attendees likes most – but there really aren’t any losers. Simply select your preferred avatar and vote! At the end of the conference the total votes will turn into donations (£1/vote!) and be divided equally among this year’s charities. As for the winning avatar? The top moose will be our next featured sticker at 2025 conferences.
Reflecting on the past 12 months, Alces Flight is immensely proud of what we accomplished together with the HPC community. This initiative is more than just a campaign, it’s a testament to Alces belief that small actions, when combined, can drive meaningful change.