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Sport Relief raises £3.4m through text donations

Eddie Izzard completes his final Sport Relief marathon in London

Sport Relief last month raised £3.4 million of its £31.6 million total from text donations. The charity accepted mobile donations of £1, £5 and, for the first time, £10.

Phil Packer’s 26th mile for Whizz-Kidz in Marathon challenge

Whizz-Kidz young mobility disability charity

Iraq war veteran and prolific fundraiser Phil Packer, who suffered severe spinal cord injuries in 2008, will attempt to walk the London Marathon in 26 hours, supporting a different charity each mile.

We provide the Tower… You bring the Power!

Rugby League legend Ellery Hanley MBE, one of Yorkshire’s finest sportsmen, with an incredible 30 year sporting career, is fronting The Sick Children’s Trust: 2010 Tower Power Challenge.

£1 Gold Heart badge for Mother's Day to raise funds for The Variety Club

Alesha Dixon and Variety Club projection onto Battersea Power Station

Children's charity The Variety Club is encouraging the public to buy a Gold Heart badge with a suggested minimum donation of £1 to celebrate Mother's Day.

Leeds Rhinos record charity single for The Sick Children's Trust

Photo: Leeds Rhinos & England International Keith Senior is full voice as the Rhinos record Heather Small’s inspirational song “Proud” to raise money for the The Sick Children’s Trust

What Have You Done Today To Make You Feel Proud?
Leeds Rhinos Record a Gospel Choir CD in Aid of The Sick Children’s Trust

TV actor boosts fundraising efforts for sick children

Actor Rik Makarem – who has appeared in Torchwood and is currently playing the role of Nikhil Sharma in Emmerdale – is lending a helping hand to raise money for a local charity next week.

Archers actress presents BBC Radio 4 Appeal in aid of the Mental Health Foundation

Patricia Gallimore, who plays the character Pat Archer in the longstanding BBC drama series, will present a Mental Health Foundation Radio 4 Appeal to raise awareness of the devastating impact that me

CAFAmerica to distribute royalities from Bob Dylan's Christmas album to Crisis

Royalties from Bob Dylan's new Christmas album, 'Christmas in the Heart', will be donated to UK charity CRISIS through the channel of a 'Donor Advised Fund' (DAF) administered by CAFAmerica.

Dame Judi Dench supports Christmas card recycling campaign

Dame Judi Dench

Actress Dame Judi Dench is urging people to recycle their Christmas cards with the Woodland Trust and then choose where in their area they would like trees funded by the scheme to be planted.

WOW - World Orphan Week

World Orphan Week
8-14 February 2010

Take part in World Orphan Week

Did you know every 2.2 seconds a child loses a parent?

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