Charity Links 18/2/13

KING'S LYNN: Apply to be housing developer's charity of the year.

Peterborough-based Persimmon Homes East Midlands will appoint the most deserving cause as the company's chosen charity. This charity will then receive the proceeds from a variety of fundraising events held throughout the region during 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/latest-news/king-s-lynn-apply-to-be-housing-developer-s-charity-of-the-year-1-4780222

Huddersfield Town will celebrate and promote its three official charity partners for the 2012/13 season when the team host Ipswich in the npower Championship game on Saturday 23 February.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.htafc.com/news/article/charity-partnerships-ipswich-656098.aspx

The Chelsea Magazine Company is pleased to announce that it has chosen national children's charity, Sparks, as its charity of the year 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://chelseamagazines.com/articles/News/Chelsea-Magazine-Company/70/Chelsea-Magazines-announces-Sparks-as-Charity-of-the-Year-2013/

The Knaresborough-based Fuelcard Company, one of the UK's largest commercial fuel card resellers, is celebrating the second anniversary of its successful partnership with local charity, the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT).

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2013/02/11/the-fuelcard-company-barking-up-the-right-tree-with-charity-partnership/

Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club is looking for a charity partner ahead of the 2013- 14 season. The club's objective is to team up with a local charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/news/story/falcons-in-search-for-charity-partner

Stansted is delighted to announce that Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust has been chosen as the airport's 2013 charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stanstedairport.com/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/essex-&-herts-air-ambulance-trust-announced-as-charity-partner

The Rezidor Hotel Group has announced a two-year partnership with children’s charity, Variety.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hospitality-interiors.net/news/articles/2013/02/1590283435-rezidor-launches-nationwide-charity-partnership

One lucky charity can win a website makeover

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lfpress.com/2013/02/13/london-web-design-company-launches-competition-to-find-the-worst-charity-website

TV PRESENTER Chris Tarrant is putting his entire record collection up for auction in aid of one of his favourite charities.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/378152/Tarrant-s-record-sell-off-for-charity

A WOMAN who has raised £8million for epilepsy research has been named Charity Mum of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/377794/Salute-to-Charity-Mum-of-the-Year

Lottery Funding

The Big Lottery Fund has awarded £414,450 to the charity GreenSpace to help it train volunteers who will work to conserve parks in England.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.green-space.org.uk/about/press/index.php

A Charity Meal hosted by the Mayor of St Albans City and District has raised £ 1000 for her two charities, Centre 33 and Special Olympics St Albans.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/press-room/items/2013/February-2013/FundraisingmealMayorscharities.aspx

Hillview Nursery quids in with £10000 Big Lottery funding

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/2013/02/11/hillview-nursery-quids-in-with-10-000-big-lottery-funding-87085-32773619/

Charity Links 11/02/13

In celebration of the Terrence Higgins Trust’s 30th anniversary, the HIV charity teamed up with Liberty to auction off the chance to design a display for one of our famous shop front windows.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.liberty.co.uk/blog/13150/terrence-higgins-trust-charity-window-unveiled/

A new volunteer fundraising group named The Chippenham and District Fundraising Group has launched in Chippenham and the surrounding area to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/10213192.New_charity_fundraising_group_launches_in_Chippenham/

The first full stage version of Great Expectations is to benefit good causes that Charles Dickens held dear. Producers have set up The Dickens Legacy charity with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.standard.co.uk/arts/high-hopes-for-charity-from-great-expectations-show-8482835.html

Alzheimer's Research UK is official charity of Badminton Horse Trials 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/315793.html

LOTTO winners Colin and Chris Weir yesterday launched their own charity to help projects across Scotland. The big-hearted couple kick-started the Weir Charitable Trust with a £5million donation.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/scottishnews/4779651/5m-to-start-new-charity.html#ixzz2KLSAWbzu

Charity Aid, a new fundraising project set up by United Press and involving volunteers from all over the North of England.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ukcharityaid.com/latest-news/tag/charity

Bacs Payment Schemes Ltd, the organisation behind Direct Debit, have announced The Big Break, a campaign that aims to benefit 100 good causes with cash prizes this year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bacs.co.uk/Bacs/Bureaux/JoinTheBigBreakCampaign/Pages/Jointhebigbreakcampaign.aspx

Air Ambulance Service: Unease over new charity service

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21262616

British Heart Foundation - De Vere Charity dinner: De Vere hosted a Burns Night charity event raising over £80000 for the British Heart Foundation.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bhf.org.uk/default.aspx?page=15640

Starstruck Media, one of the UK's leading television and production companies has set up a charitable organisation, The Starstruck Media Foundation, supporting different charities with yearlong fundraising activities and video production. For 2013, the company has chosen Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cftrust.org.uk/pressoffice/news/starstruck

The Original Factory Shop picks Charity partner for 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/latest-news/the-original-factory-shop-picks-charity-partner-for-2013-1-4771016

Crown Worldwide Group raise £100,000 for charity of the year DEBRA.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://totallyexpat.com/industry/crown-worldwide-raise-100000-charity-year-debra/

David Lloyd Leisure is delighted to announce that its members and staff have chosen the UK's leading charity for children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions, Together for Short Lives, as the group's official national charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/2/prweb10398109.htm

The IRONMAN Foundation is proud to partner with the following featured charity partners.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/ironman/lake-placid/register/charity-partners.aspx#axzz2KLWpOTQo

Lottery Funding

Over £2m for Scottish communities thanks to The Big Lottery Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/england/global-content/press-releases/scotland/070213_over_2m_for_scottish_communities_thanks_to_awards_for_all

Projects to improve the opportunities of isolated young people living in interface areas in Belfast have been awarded major grants from the Big Lottery Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link:  http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/northern-ireland/070213_ni_eyp_awarded-major-lottery-grants

Over £2m for Scottish communities thanks to The Big Lottery Fund

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/scotland/070213_over_2m_for_scottish_communities_thanks_to_awards_for_all

 

Charity Links 4/2/13

Newcastle East Masonic Centre is proud to announce Metro Radio and Magic 1152’s Cash for Kids as one of their chosen charities of 2013 alongside with ‘DEBRA’.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.metroradio.co.uk/charity/news/charity-of-the-year/

Fortuna Healthcare staff in Southbury rocked up in red clothes, took part in a raffle and indulged in home-made cakes on Thursday to raise £181.30 for the British Heart Foundation.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10199288.Remembering_Brian__colleagues_rock_red_for_charity/

Silverstone 24hour Cycling Grand Prix: Charity Partners

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thesilverstone24.com/fundraising/charity-partners/

ukactive - Our Charity Partner: The Matt Hampson Foundation

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ukactive.com/partnerships/working-with-ukactive/our-charity-partner

Blakemere Craft Centre searching for its 2013 Charity of the Year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/2013/01/31/blakemere-craft-centre-searching-for-its-2013-charity-of-the-year-59067-32713082/

Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary would be delighted to be chosen as your Charity of the Year. Make us your Charity of the Year at school, at work or at your organised club or committee.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.hollyhedge.org.uk/get-involved/charity-of-the-year/default.aspx

Online charity bingo service set up by veteran fundraiser. Mycharitybingo.com has established an online bingo platform to enable individuals to play and raise funds for their favourite charities. The site is the idea of 71-year-old Wendy Hubbard.

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.mycharitybingo.com/

Action Acton wins Big Society Award for innovative street market.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/west-london-charity-action-acton-recognised-by-prime-minister-for-regenerating-acton-high-street/

Gross and Co solicitors in Bury St Edmunds are offering staff at West Suffolk Hospital a free will writing service on the understanding that individual leaves money in their will to the new West Suffolk Hospital Charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/latest-news/hospital-staff-in-bury-st-edmunds-donate-to-new-charity-by-their-own-free-will-1-4737189

CTXchange offers discount to charities on new Microsoft Office. Charity Technology Trust (CTT) is now offering eligible UK charities and not-for-profit organisations the latest edition of Microsoft Office at a steeply discounted rate.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ctxchange.org/

Charity Advertising Exchange CHADEX has developed an online advertising marketplace for UK charities, enabling them to target online donors more effectively and at low cost.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://chadex.co.uk/

AvMA are proud to announce that Securelaw in Cardiff have made AvMA as their Charity of the Year 2013

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.avma.org.uk/pages/avma_charity_of_the_year_-_securelaw.html

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.securelaw.co.uk/index.html

The Helen Bamber Foundation is one of two charities chosen by Deutsche Bank staff for their Charity of the Year partnership in 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.helenbamber.org/news/launch-of-charity-of-the-year-partnership-with-deutsche-bank/

The Lymphoma Association has been nominated as CDP Print Management Charity of the Year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cdp.co.uk/articles/charity-of-the-year-2013-lymphoma-association/

Lottery Funding

Community food projects to help reduce impact of climate change in Wales

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/wales/300113_wal_bccp_climate-change-in-wales

2013 off to a great start thanks to 2014 communities

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/scotland/240113_sco_thanks-to-2014-communities

Mayor Charities

THE Mayor of Dudley's charities are set for a further boost with a special t-shirt raffle to help raise funds.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/10180636.Mayor_s_charities_boosted_by_t_shirt_raffle/

Winsford: SNOOKER-Loopy Winsfodians are staging a 24 hour marathon at Pockets to raise money for the mayor's charities. Members of the Jubilee Way based club will rack up as many frames as possible in aid of Winsford Community Action Project (WINCAP) and the Sumatran Tiger Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link:  http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/10199386.Snooker_marathon_for_mayor_s_charities/

Charity Links 27/1/13

Stars contribute songs to tinnitus charity album

For more information, please click on the following link: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/stars_contribute_songs_to_tinnitus_charity_album  

Kemnal Park choose UK charity Child Bereavement UK as its charitable partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kemnalpark.org/kemnal-news/kemnal-park-choose-child-bereavement-uk-charity/  

Colleagues from independent healthcare provider Care UK have raised £61483 for good causes over the last 12 months.

Care UK made donations to charities including the British Stammering Association, Cancer Research UK, Children in Need, Diabetes UK, Help for Heroes, Leukaemia Care and the Veterans Charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.careuk.com/media/news-releases/charitable-colleagues-help-raise-over-%C2%A361-000-charity

MissionFish, the charitable arm of online trading site eBay, has been rebranded as the PayPal Giving Fund.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/selling-nonprofit.html

5 UK health charities have received donations totalling £30,000 from healthcare provider Simplyhealth. Nominated by Simplyhealth's own employees.

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.simplyhealth.co.uk/sh/pages/media-centre/press-release-article.jsp?articleId=408747

Alzheimer's Society chosen as Foyle Food Group's Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1471

Reading Buses are delighted to announce that we have chosen Parents And Children Together as our Charity of the Year 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/articles/meet-our-new-charity-of-the-year/

Waterstones, James Patterson in partnership with Random House and The View from The Shard have all chosen the Children's Reading Fund as their Charity Partner for 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/support-us/childrens-reading-fund/charity-partners/

David Lloyd Leisure's announces their shortlisted charities for their Charity of the Year 2013

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151272452908337.469313.59328958336&type=1

York City FC Charity Partner for this season, has been announced as SNAPPY (Special Needs Activities and Play Provision for York).

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news.php?id=3836

Faversham Golf Club supports The Cardiomyopathy Association as their Charity of the Year and has raised £2,900

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cardiomyopathy.org/index.php?id=4473

This coming November IRONMAN will embark on its first official Charity Partnership with Smile Train, an international children’s charity that provides free surgery for those suffering from cleft lip and palate around the world.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon-news/articles/2013/01/smiletrain.aspx#ixzz2J7bxzxwl

Sported, the sports legacy charity from the London 2012 Olympics, is launching its first national campaign by teaming up with The Sun with the aim of raising £1m.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/News/MostEmailed/1168394/London-2012-legacy-charity-launches-first-national-campaign/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1168394/London-2012-legacy-charity-launches-first-national-campaign/

Riverside Recruitment chooses 2013 Charity of the Year and will be supporting the DKH Legacy Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.riversiderecruitment.co.uk/blog/?p=277

The Co-operative 3 year Charity of the Year partnership launches with Carers Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.co-operative.coop/join-the-revolution/our-blog/charity-of-the-year/Our-Charity-of-the-Year-partnership-launches-with-Carers-Trust/

The Yorkshire Building Society Group is extending its Charity of the Year partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution into 2013 after raising an astounding £200,000 over the last 12 months.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/200000-Reasons-the-RNLI-is-the-Yorkshire-Building-Societys-charity-of-the-year.aspx

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ybs.co.uk/cf/foundation.html

Co-Op to choose new charity.  Chelmsford Star, which has 48 stores, will pick a selection of charities and hold fundraising events.

A shortlist will be announced next month, with members of the society then voting for their preferred option.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/10180336.Co_Op_to_choose_new_charity/

MND Scotland are delighted to announce that they will be the Official Charity Partner for the 2013 Antonine Trail Race, taking place on Sunday 20th October 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mndscotland.org.uk/2013/01/mnd-scotland-official-charity-partner-antonine-trail-race/

Lottery Funding

Mobile app to help families add up benefits

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/england/210113_lon_a4a_add-up-benefit-changes

Groups and charities across Yorkshire and the Humber are celebrating today after sharing in awards totalling £331,139 from the Big Lottery Fund

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/england/global-content/press-releases/england/210113_300000_lottery_cash_for_community_groups_and_charities_across_yorks

Petals Charity are very pleased to be in receipt of an award of £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.petalscharity.org/2013/01/big-lottery-fund-award/

Apple Tree win award from Big Lottery Fund

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/apple-tree-win-award-from-big-lottery-fund-1-2755522

Scotland’s children benefit from Communities and Families Fund grants.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/scotland/180113_sco_cff_communities-and-families-fund-grants

4 organisations from Leeds are among those celebrating a windfall from the Big Lottery Fund's Awards for All scheme. Across Yorkshire, more than £330,000 has been handed out to community groups.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-yoga-class-gets-big-lottery-fund-grant-windfall-1-5335920

Mayor Charity Partnerships

For more information, please click on the following link: Boston Mayor Cllr Colin Brotherton sets London Marathon runner Shea Holland off on his latest training run from Boston Borough Council offices in West Street.

http://www.boston.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4952

Grantham mayor's variety show will boost local charities. This year's mayor's charities are St Wulfram's Spire Appeal, Grantham Museum and the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

For more information, please click on the following link: For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/lifestyle/what-s-on/grantham-mayor-s-variety-show-will-boost-local-charities-1-4718597