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
Business fundraiser lunch raises £32,050 for local children’s charities
Business people across Kirklees and Calderdale have together raised an incredible £32,050 through a Christmas lunch in aid of local children’s charities – a record breaking amount which smashed the initial target by 40 per cent. The third annual Kirklees & Calderdale Annual Christmas Lunch (KACCL) took place at the Cedar
Powerful tribute to domestic abuse victims boosts awareness and fundraising
A family law firm’s partnership with a charity which helps victims of domestic abuse is raising awareness and boosting fundraising. Leeds and Harrogate specialist family law firm Jones Myers and IDAS (Independent Domestic Abuse Services) have hosted an art installation, ‘In Her Shoes’ which features 100 pair of shoes to symbolically
CEO Sleepout raises in excess of £18k in aid of homeless
More than £18,000 has been raised so far during Harrogate’s first ever “CEO Sleepout”, held in the grounds of Ashville College. The overnight event - which began at 8pm and finished at 6am the following morning - saw a total of 22 local businessmen and businesswomen, including the School’s Headmaster -
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
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
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
Jones Myers to host unique art installation tribute to domestic abuse victims
Harrogate and Leeds based family law specialist, Jones Myers, is partnering with IDAS (Independent Domestic Abuse Services) to host a unique art installation highlighting domestic abuse against women. Marking the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the powerful and emotional display, ‘In Her Shoes’, features 100 pair
