The Nottinghamshire Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) has raised a staggering £2190 for the NSPCC’s East Midlands Childs Voice Appeal at the branch’s 2nd annual charity ball.
Staff of the Sytner Group have certainly been getting into the spirit to find fun and innovative ways to raise money for their chosen charity - Macmillan Cancer Support.
Fundraisers at Leicester’s Hospitals are asking people to put on their running shoes and take part in The Big Fun Run in aid of Leicester Hospitals Charity.
Staff at Communications Agency Rock Kitchen Harris have brought Christmas cheer to a national learning disabilities charity by taking part in a Strictly Come Dancing style cha cha cha challenge.
John Brewerton, owner of the Chequers country inn, Ullesthorpe, handing over a cheque to Martin Allen of lutterworth age concern. The money was raised in conjunction with radio leicester’s ‘sing christmas’ on 18th december 2008.
The national charity, Crimestoppers, has reached its 20th Anniversary and a special event was held in Leicestershire to celebrate.
Rainbows Children’s Hospice is a charity that has always touched the hearts of the local population. It seems that Britain’s nobility is now backing our favourite children’s cause as Earl Spencer recently hosted a fundraising dinner especially for Rainbows at his estate in Northampton.
Saturday, 22nd November is set to be the night for Bond fans to don their dinner jackets and party frocks and join in some 007 fun for our East Midlands children’s hospice, Rainbows.
The pleasing total of £1,204.48 pence was raised for the Rainbows Children’s Hospice from a garden party and hog roast organised by Marion Flint of St Andrew’s Lodge, Oaks Road, Whitwick. £784.48p was raised on the day, the rest came in from sales of rag rugs made by Mrs Flint over the year.
Visitors to our East Midlands children’s hospice, Rainbows, will be able to glimpse the future plans for extending the hospice and its facilities.