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Charity fund continues to support worthy causes in the East Midlands
As part of the Annual Christmas Lunch held in Leicester in December 2015, the Chamber set up the East Midlands Chamber Charitable Fund as a result of charitable donations by members at the annual event. The fund is administered by Chamber member Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation (LRCF), and provides a platform for the Chamber to support charitable causes, in our case the charities in Chamber membership, while also managing all the money safely and within charitable law, claiming Gift Aid and so on. The Charitable Year runs
improve and indeed transform the lives of over 11,000 children and young people. The charity also works with 14-to-19 year olds
‘Charities are selected from Chamber
on confidence, resilience, employability and essential life skills through its SkillForce Prince’s Award, the PEP and mentoring programmes.
membership by the incoming President’
November to November, to coincide with our President’s term of office. Charities are selected from Chamber membership by the incoming President in November and announced at the Annual Christmas Lunch in December. The total amount raised by the fund during the year is then split equally and presented at the Chamber’s Annual Christmas Lunch the following December.
Past recipients include:
2016 • Ashgate Hospice • RSPCA Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Branch
• Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
2017 • LOROS Hospice • Maggies of Nottingham • Blythe House Hospice
2018 • Hope Against Cancer • Leicester Animal Aid • Rhubarb Farm
The three charities that will benefit from the 2019 East Midlands Chamber Charitable Fund this year are:
SkillForce SkillForce is an education charity that delivers life-changing, character and resilience-focused education programmes to children aged six-to-18 using the skills and experience of predominately ex-Service veteran instructors. Having served their country in the British Army, Navy or the RAF, they are now serving in schools in their communities. Collectively they are helping to
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TwentyTwenty TwentyTwenty is an employment and support charity that breaks cycles of worklessness, hopelessness and dependency in the most deprived areas of Leicestershire and Derbyshire and Rutland, through working with young people aged 11-to-24.
The young people who go to
TwentyTwenty live without hope, in the most deprived neighbourhoods, many from families who are now long term unemployed; including those who have failed at school and/or face a wide range of personal and social needs. TwentyTwenty exists to help these young
people become independent, healthy, aspirational citizens.
CHICKS CHICKS is a national children’s charity providing free, week-long respite breaks for children living in difficult circumstances all over the UK. Established in 1992, CHICKS has provided a much needed break to more than 14,800 children aged eight-to-15. Many are living in poverty or are young carers
for parents or siblings, while others are victims of bullying, abuse or have been bereaved. The one thing they have in common is that they desperately need a break away from home. For children supported by CHICKS, their break
imparts new confidence, nurtures self-esteem, makes happy childhood memories and sparks new enthusiasm for life. Each child receives a memory bag to take
home, containing precious mementos from the week, as well as a freepost envelope so children can keep in contact. CHICKS also sends every child a birthday card
and individually-wrapped Christmas presents to ensure they feel valued.
For more information on the East Midlands Chamber Charitable Fund, visit www.emc-
dnl.co.uk/about-us/chambers-charitable-fund
L-R: Tracey Hallam of Hope against Cancer, Katy Green of the Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation, Jane Walters of Leicester and Leicestershire Animal Aid, Chamber President Kevin Harris and Jennie Street of Rhubarb Farm at the 2018 cheque presentation
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