Charity
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Lord Mayor of Leeds to open public sleep-out
The Lord Mayor of Leeds is set to attend and deliver a keynote speech at an upcoming charity sleepout and is asking the public to sleep outside for the worthy cause.
West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets is running its Big Sleep Out for the first time following
Law firm raises £4k for Smart Works Leeds
A team of 33 colleagues from law firm Gordons walked 20 miles across the Yorkshire countryside to raise more than £4,000 for its charity partner of the year, Smart Works Leeds.
The charity, which opened in Leeds in 2019, helps unemployed women in the city regain the confidence they
Harveys Customers Now Able to Tap to Donate to Local Children’s Charities
The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) have partnered with Harveys of Halifax and Yorkshire Payments to instal a card machine so customers can tap their debit or credit card to donate £3.00 which will go out as grants to local charities who help vulnerable children.
Tracy Harvey, managing director
Reward raises £15,000 for Aching Arms charity to support bereaved parents
A year-long fundraising effort by staff at Reward Finance Group in Leeds has raised £15,000 for its local charity partner Aching Arms, which provides support to bereaved parents coping with the loss of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or immediately after.
The money raised will deliver much-needed funds
Yorkshire based solicitors partner with domestic abuse charity
Local full-service law firm Jordans Solicitors has formed a corporate partnership with the Yorkshire-based domestic abuse charity, Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS).
IDAS provides support to anyone subjected to domestic abuse or sexual violence, through refuge accommodation, outreach services and a free, confidential helpline. Their services include community-based support, peer
Leeds Solicitor running London Marathon in honour of Rob Burrow
20 years after he ran his first London Marathon Neil Wilson is gearing up to do it again. This time to raise money for a charity that’s very close to his heart.
Neil, (pictured fourth from the left) who is managing partner of Leeds-Based law firm Chadwick Lawrence and
Addressing poverty right on our doorstep
Two successful businessmen have joined forces to steer a West Yorkshire organisation currently distributing £4m+ annually to support people living in some of the most deprived areas of the region. This amounts to more than £57m distributed to date; an incredibly powerful figure, generated primarily by philanthropy from people living