CHARITY WORK
Karren has been lucky enough to be involved with numerous charities and fundraising activities during her career, including raising £1 million as the winning team leader on Comic Relief Does the Apprentice in 2007. She is currently working with:
Wellchild
Together with celebrities including entrepreneur and star of TV's Dragons' Den Duncan Bannatyne, explorer Benedict Allen, triathlete Jodie Swallow, Footballers' Wives actress Sarah Barrand and pop band Scouting For Girls, Karren is an Ambassador for Wellchild, a charity providing care, support and research programmes for seriously ill children and their families throughout the UK.
The Stroke Association
Stroke has a greater disability impact than any other medical condition. A quarter of a million people are living with long-term disability as a result of stroke in the UK. Karren has been involved in raising awareness that both adults and children can suffer.
Mothercare Group Foundation
Britain's best-known baby goods retailer has its own independent charity, the Mothercare Group Foundation. The charity provides grants to organisations and initiatives concerned with the health and well-being of mums-to-be, new mums, children and families, premature babies and those requiring other specialist care. Karren is Chairman of the Foundation, which is administered by trustees drawn from the Mothercare board.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Karren supports this charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer and whose mission is to raise funds, educate, and support.