charity of the year

Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland have been selected as Tesco Charity of the Year 2011 and the partnership aims to raise £5 million.

Nottingham drop-in centre Emmanuel House has been chosen as a law firm's charity of the year, just as it was facing the loss of its local council funding.

The Co-operative has raised £3.7 million for deafness and hearing loss charity RNID, its charity of the year, beating its original £2 million fundraising target.

The NSPCC has appointed a panel of four legal firms to provide pro bono support to the charity this year.

Northern Bank in Northern Ireland has unveiled the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) as its new Charity Partner for 2011.

For the sixth year running Alder Hey Imagine Appeal has been chosen as the official charity of the John Smith's Grand National, which takes place from 7 to 9 April 2011.

The British Heart Foundation's (BHF) Charity of the Year partnership with Lloyds Banking Group has raised over £3 million, beating its original target by £1 million.

Recycling and waste management company Veolia Environmental Services has chosen mental health charity Mind as its first Charity of the Year.

The Rank Group Plc has chosen to extend its partnership with Marie Curie Cancer Care for another year having reached its target this year of raising £200,000 two months early.

Santander staff across the UK are planing to raise £450,000 for Alzheimer’s Society to help people with dementia and their carers.