Charity
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Entrepreneurial spirit sought for charity’s accumulator challenge
West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets has launched its first
ever accumulator challenge, inviting businesses and people with an
entrepreneurial flair to turn £40 into thousands.
Individuals and teams who apply will be given £40 by Simon on the Streets to
convert into as much money as possible.
Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips is charity foundation ambassador
LEEDS United and England star Kalvin Phillips has been announced as the new
children’s education ambassador for a major new oral health campaign.
Town Hall Foundation is the charitable arm of leading West Yorkshire dental
practice Town Hall Dental.
The 26-year-old midfielder joins the foundation as it rolls out
Good causes receive £15,000 donation
The UK’s favourite squeezy cheese brand, Primula Cheese which donates all its
profits to good causes, has surprised three local charities in Yorkshire with
donations totaling £15,000 this month.
The funding will support charities and good causes across the region during this
challenging period as cost-of-living rises are
Four-legged friends help Leeds Building Society raise £9,000 for Dementia UK
Colleagues from Leeds Building Society and their pooches have raised £9,008 by
taking part in a dog walking challenge for the Society’s charity partner
Dementia UK – the specialist dementia nurse charity.
Throughout March, colleagues together with their canine companions, walked 110km
to raise money for Dementia UK’s
Skipton Properties become patrons of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity
One of the county’s leading independent house builders is to support families
across the region by becoming a patron of a Yorkshire children’s charity.
Skipton Properties has become a patron of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity
which provides free respite holidays to children who are underprivileged,
disadvantaged,
Smart Repairs supports mercy dashes to Ukraine
Leeds-based Smart Repairs, the country’s largest independent cosmetic vehicle
repairer, has helped to support mercy dashes of crucial supplies to Ukraine.
Dan Besau, the company’s founder and co-owner, has worked closely with the Leeds
Ukrainian Community Centre to provide clothing, food and medical equipment for
the embattled country.
ITP sponsors truck to transport aid to Ukraine
Easingwold-based manufacturer, ITP Ltd, is supporting war-torn Ukraine with the
sponsorship of a 40ft articulated lorry transporting aid to those in need.
The company, which specialises in protective membranes for the construction
industry, has teamed up with a Thirsk-based aid and fundraising initiative,
Yorkshire to Ukraine, to organise a cargo