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

Published on 7 March 2013, by howardlake
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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

Ronni Ancona announced as Sightsavers ambassador

Published on 7 March 2013, by howardlake
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Ronni Ancona, Sightsavers' newest Ambassador

Ahead of International Women’s Day 2013 (Friday 8 March), comedienne and actress, Ronni Ancona has become Sightsavers newest Ambassador.

UNICEF runners to receive personalised Colin Jackson video

Published on 6 March 2013, by howardlake
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Colin Jackson for UNICEF UK

UNICEF UK is now inspiring its supporters who take part in running events to convince their friends to donate more sponsorship money.

JustGiving's Celebrity Fundraiser of the Year award shortlist announced

Published on 15 February 2013, by howardlake
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Rebecca Adlington

Seven celebrities have been shortlisted for the JustGiving Awards Celebrity Fundraiser of the Year 2013. This is the one JustGiving Award category chosen by the public.

Lulu Guinness creates bags of fun for Red Nose Day

Published on 13 February 2013, by howardlake
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Lulu Guinness Red Nose Day bags with Sainsbury's

British designer Lulu Guinness has created three limited edition shopping bags to raise funds for Comic Relief. The bags go on sale today exclusively at Sainsbury's.

33 UK philanthropists named as Beacon Fellows for 2013

Published on 7 February 2013, by howardlake
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Beacon Awards 2013

The Beacon Fellowship and J.P. Morgan Private Bank last night named 33 of the most prestigious philanthropists in the UK as Beacon Fellows for 2013.

Sign2Sing uses Olli the monkey in Guinness World Record attempt

Published on 5 February 2013, by howardlake
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Sign2Sing

SignHealth, the national healthcare charity for deaf people, is using an animated version of its mascot, children's book character Olli the monkey, in an effort to raise funds and break a Guinn

Death on the menu for Remember a Charity campaign

Published on 31 January 2013, by howardlake
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Gregg Wallace supporting Remember A Charity

Food expert and TV presenter Gregg Wallace is helping to promote the importance of charitable gifts in Wills by opening a pop-up restaurant in London featuring a distinctly dangerous menu.

Hannah Cockroft fronts Whizz-Kidz campaign

Published on 30 January 2013, by howardlake
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Hannah Cockroft poster for Whizz-Kidz. Image: Getty Images

Double Paralympics 2012 gold medallist Hannah Cockroft is supporting a PR and fundraising campaign by Whizz-Kidz which launched this week.

U2 gave music charity €5 million

Published on 23 January 2013, by howardlake
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U2 on stage at Reliant Stadium. Houston. Photo: TexKap on Flickr.com

U2 gave the €5 million profit from their concerts in 2009 to a music charity, their manager has told the Irish Times.

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