Cadbury is removing the words from its Dairy Milk bar for the first time in support of Age UK to combat loneliness among the older generation.
"Donate your words" by VCCP will give 30p to the charity for each limited-edition bar sold. The intiative is accompanied by a heartfelt film that tells stories of a number of older people who feel alone.
The work encourages people to recognise and speak to older people in their communities and is backed by research from Cadbury and Age UK that shows 4.5 million older people have felt lonely in later life.
It was written by Peter Reid, art directed by Rob Ellis and directed by Dan and Ben Tubby through VCCP Kin. Carat handled media planning and buying.
Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said: "Loneliness can affect your health, your well-being and the way you see yourself; it can make you feel invisible and forgotten. Working with Cadbury Dairy Milk on this campaign could really help to raise even more awareness of the issue and encourage everybody to do their bit to help tackle it.
"A friendly ‘Hello’ or ‘How are you?’ is something most of us take for granted – it’s just part of everyday life, but these latest figures show that hundreds of thousands of older people in the UK will spend today and the rest of this week alone, with no-one to share even a few simple words with."
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