Charity Support Dogs has named Thrifty Car and Van Rental as its corporate fundraisers of the year. Thrifty donated £1 to Support Dogs with every online booking received. In addition they have sponsored autism assistance dog Thor, plus the charity’s in-house magazine and events. The company has also promoted Support Dogs’
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Charity donation rounds off York firm’s 30th anniversary
A donation from a York firm is helping to support people living with sight loss in the city. The £300 donation to the York Blind and Partially Sighted Society (YBPSS) comes from PR and communications agency The Partners Group, which is continuing its thirty-year-long tradition of supporting a local charity at Christmas. Partners
Ripon charity gets into Christmas spirit with month of festive retailing
Staff, members and volunteers at a Ripon charity are getting into the Christmas spirit with a series of festive retail and fundraising events. Ripon Community Link incorporating Ripon Walled Garden will be selling Christmas Trees, Christmas cards, Christmas cakes, puddings and other festive fayre, hosting coffee mornings and offering personalised letters
York hotel’s “Elf Day” for Alzheimer’s Society
DoubleTree by Hilton York is getting into the charitable Christmas spirit by hosting an “Elf Day” in support of the Alzheimer’s Society. Today's event will see DoubleTree staff dressing in red and green and builds upon the “light bites” afternoon tea which raised just short of £300. In addition to donning festive
Leeds charity office refurbishment project completes
The transformation of the Leeds Community Foundation offices has completed. The project, worth £60,000, saw a team of over 40 volunteers work for three weeks to refurbish the charity’s facilities. The project, which was led by property business Extentia Group’s fit-out arm, Styles&Wood, and furniture specialist Southerns, saw the team give the
York hotel presents suits donated during charity week to Harrogate Clothes Bank
A York hotel has presented a wardrobe full of clothes - donated during a week-long charity drive - to a Harrogate organisation which supports people on low incomes. The DoubleTree by Hilton York handed over the goods to volunteers from Harrogate Clothes Bank, which was launched by St Mark’s Church and
Visitors donate gifts at White Rose this Festive season
White Rose Shopping Centre is encouraging visitors to donate a gift for deserving children this Christmas as the Giving Tree returns from 19 November. The annual charitable drive, in association with Heart Yorkshire, asks shoppers to donate gifts of all shapes and sizes or monetary contributions to benefit local charities Kidz
The Proclaimers sing the praises of Yorkshire business fund-raisers
A novel initiative to raise awareness of mental health and prevent teen suicide across Yorkshire has struck a chord with a chart-topping band. Supporters of the newly-launched I Choose Life (ICL) Foundation, based in Harrogate, are joining in a 500-mile walk around the county as part of its inaugural fund-raiser. And as
Retiring Group of Companies re-affirms commitment to hospice
A Ripon-based business acquisition company has re-affirmed its commitment to financially back a hospice for the next three years. The Retiring Group of Companies decision to once again throw its monetary weight behind Saint Michael’s Hospice, by joining its Guild of Patrons, is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility strategy
Doncaster Chamber backs campaign to support vulnerable people
Doncaster Chamber is the first business to back the new partnership scheme that helps people off the street and into a healthier and safer lifestyle. The business support organisation and its members have been working with the council and police to address the spike of anti-social behaviour, crime, aggressive begging and