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Ireland Funds gala raises $3 million

Published on 14 May 2013, by howardlake
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The 2013 American Ireland Fund Gala in New York last week exceeded its target by $500,000 in raising $3 million in support of The Worldwide Ireland Funds&rs

Santander to donate £1,000 to winning charity for its Celebration for Jessica competition

Published on 11 May 2013, by howardlake
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Jessica Ennis Santander competition

Santander bank is running a competition inviting people to suggest a trademark celebration for Olympic athlete Jessica Ennis, one of the sports people who promote the bank and its products.

Text with your nose to fund free IT support services for disabled people

Published on 7 May 2013, by howardlake
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Martha Lane Fox texts with her nose for AbilityNet

Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the Government's Digital Champion, is texting with her nose to help promote and fund digital inclusion for disabled people.

David Lloyd Leisure chooses Together for Short Lives as charity of the year

Published on 7 May 2013, by howardlake
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Beatriz Deuz with Zac Purchase MBE, Steve Backley OBE & Sophie Christiansen OBE

David Lloyd Leisure has chosen Together for Short Lives, the charity for UK children's hospices, as its charity of the year.

Duchess of Cambridge records video appeal for Children's Hospice Week

Published on 29 April 2013, by howardlake
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HRH The Duchess of Cambridge at EACH

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge, has made her first ever video message to encourage people to support their local children's hospice service.

Toni&Guy Charitable Foundation celebrates raising £700,000 for the Variety Children's Hospital

Published on 19 March 2013, by howardlake
in

Toni Mascolo, Founder of TONI&GUY, and his wife Pauline visited the TONI&GUY Ward to see how this substantial donation has helped improve the lives of children at the hospital

Labour MP's Twitter retweet campaign nets £14k for Comic Relief

Published on 16 March 2013, by howardlake
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Fiona Mactaggart MP's tweet for Comic Relief

Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart has said she will donate £14,268 to Comic Relief after offering on Twitter to donate £1 for every retweet received in the next hour.

Celebrities take to the track to help raise almost £100,000 for the NSPCC

Published on 8 March 2013, by howardlake
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Celebrity team captains at The Circuit for NSPCC. © Theodore Wood Photography

Yesterday [7 March] saw celebrities including former Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell, rugby star Austin Healey and boxer Joe Calzaghe take to the track to raise almost £100,000 for the NSPCC b

Channel 4's The Secret Millions to give away £10m from Big Lottery Fund

Published on 8 March 2013, by howardlake
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Katie Piper in Channel 4's The Secret Millions

Channel 4 and the Big Lottery Fund are to grant £10 million to help charities implement radical ideas to tackle issues such as youth unemployment, social housing, and families with disabled c

£300,000 raised at Akshaya Patra Foundation UK's The Sparkle Ball

Published on 7 March 2013, by howardlake
in
The Sparkle Ball

The UK and India’s leading social glitterati, dignitaries, charity ambassadors and veteran stars of Indian cinema, Waheeda Rehman, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, gathered on Saturday 2nd of M

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