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Sport Relief
(UK, 326568SR) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,431.76
(UK, 326568SR) As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. Sport Relief is back from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd March 2014. And, with running, swimming and cycling events to choose from at the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games, it’s now officially three times the fun. Schools and workplaces will also be getting active and doing their own fundraising on the Friday. Fans can follow all the Sport Relief action on the BBC, including the unmissable night of TV and other top telly. So, whether you’re sporty or not, it’s time to join the fun and games. The money raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people both at home in the UK and across the world. Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)
ASSIST Sheffield
(UK, 1154862) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,423.40
(UK, 1154862) The relief of those who are seeking refuge and are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. The advancement of the education of the public, and organisations (statutory and voluntary) to assist the inclusion of such inhabitants into the wider community
Help Nepal Network
(UK, 1088951) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,395.44Raising funds for health and education in Nepal.
Bay Search and Rescue
(UK, 1090880) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,370.71Who we are and what we do We are an all Terrain Rescue Team working in partnership with Cumbria Fire & Rescue. We specialise in quicksand rescue, and support them with our Hagglund BV206 all terrain amphibious rescue vehicles, 4x4s and trained personnel. We also assist the Coastguard, Police, Ambulance Service and First Responders on and around the unique Morecambe Bay, Lake District and North Lancashire area. Since it was started in 2000, the team has been involved in an average of 40 operational call outs per year, including providing assistance to H.M. Coastguard during and subsequent to, the Morecambe Bay ‘cockling tragedy’ in 2004 and working for Cumbria Fire and Rescue during the horrific floods in Cockermouth in the Lake District in 2009. As well as search and rescue/casualty evacuations on the Bay, the team also assists the Fire and Rescue, Ambulance Service, Police and First Responders in any inland work where our team and vehicles can be of use. Thanks for your support. Bay Search and Rescue Find out more
Human Appeal International
(UK, 1005733) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,358.00
(UK, 1005733) Human Appeal International provides relief to victims of natural disasters, wars and social hardship. It improves the quality of life of underprivileged communities through our projects that aim to provide education, health and social development. It looks after the wellbeing of orphans.
Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team
(UK, 1152175) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,339.36250,000 people are reported missing each year in the UK most will turn up fairly quickly; unfortunately many vulnerable people do not. Local Police Forces call upon the highly skilled Lowland Rescue teams, like ourselves, to help with the search using the latest tried and tested techniques for locating missing people and returning them to a place of safety.Most of the calls will be to search for adults with dementia, children, despondent persons and individuals with mental health issues. We may also be called upon to support Lowland Rescue Teams in other counties and also may be called out in times of national crisis (eg. flooding). We anticipate that the operational costs of the unit will be in the region of £20,000-£30,000 a year. We do not get any funding from the Government, the Police or the Council and rely entirely on donations. NSART is made up of 100% volunteers who are available 365 days a year; 24 hours a day come rain or shine!
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team
(UK, SC000505) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,323.65The primary role of the Assynt Mountain Rescue Team is the provision of search and rescue in mountainous, or inhospitable terrain in North and NW Scotland, for any person who may be injured, or otherwise in need of assistance. The Team are all volunteers from a variety of backgrounds.
Andrew Grene Foundation
(UK, 1137950) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,310.28The Andrew Grene Foundation (AGF) is a charity dedicated to supporting Haitian people through education, loans and building projects. Our work is dedicated to the memory of Andrew Grene, a UN worker and one of the many thousands of people who died in the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010.
Sunrise Africa Relief
(UK, SC044899) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,199.28The objects of the charity are to: • The prevention of poverty by supporting local philanthropy and transparent grant making within Africa and the UK • The advancement of education by providing support and resources to schools and educational bodies • The advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering) through the provision of support and resources to clinics and first aid stations and promoting the welfare of orphaned children.
Steven Gerrard Foundation
(UK, 1140813) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,180.21SGF will help provide relief to children & young people in need,be it through illness,family breakdown,disability,involvement in the streets,financial or educational disadvantage. SGF is supported by the Consortium for Street Children who will ensure that the funds will make a real difference
Open Arms Malawi
(UK, 1090655) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,145.40It raises funds to provide for the relief of children in Malawi suffering from hardship and distress. In particular providing funds for the support of the Open Arms Infant Home, Blantyre, a transition Home for orphaned, neglected and terminally ill children, its associated Homes, outreach programmes and new projects.
North Clwyd Animal Rescue
(UK, 515195) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,145.08NCAR help stray & unwanted animals find new loving homes. They have been established for 30 years and growing dramatically, the charity relies totally on generous donations as they receive no government funding. They home over 1000 animals each year. NCAR have many fundraising events if you can help them.
Chernobyl Children's Lifeline
(UK, 1014274) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,125.00Chernobyl Children Life Line help children suffering from the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster and economic situation.
The Walk Centre
(UK, 1129576) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,008.00The Walk Centre supports the education and well being of pupils at The Walk Centre in Nakuru, Kenya, not provided by the Kenyan Government. The Centre also gives general support to the community of the Hilton Slum in Nakuru, Kenya.
Two Weeks International Volunteer Network
(UK, 1132279) Browse events
YTD Raised: £2,000.00Who Are We? TWOWEEKS International Volunteer Network is an organisation that enables people with a variety of skills to volunteer on a short term basis. We provide assistance to projects already in existence around the world and aim to alleviate suffering and improve the quality of life for people in deprived areas. We do this by sharing our skills and knowledge with the local community. Individuals are required to volunteer for a minimum of two weeks. However, we welcome those who are able to volunteer for longer periods. What We Do We identify projects around the world where our input would be of assistance, working alongside local communities to achieve sustainable development. We send skilled volunteers to work in existing projects around the world for a minimum of two weeks. We enable people with the desire to volunteer to achieve their ambition to help others. We enable people with a variety of skills to relieve suffering through improved healthcare, education and relief of social deprivation.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
(UK, 509860) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,984.75Keswick Mountain Rescue Team comprises 45 members, all unpaid volunteers, who are available at all times of the day and night in any weather, 365 days per year, to assist those in distress and lost on the mountains of the northern Lake District. Currently, we attend about 136 rescues a year.
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team
(UK, SC009451) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,942.08Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team is based in the Scottish Borders. The Team have 40 team members who are unpaid but very highly trained volunteers, on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to render assistance to lost or injured people in mountainous or remote areas. The Team covers an area of around 2500 square miles made up of the Lothian and Borders Police area to the West of the A68 trunk road. The Team is a Charity and has to raise all of the funds it requires itself. It currently takes about £30,000 to cover the Team's operational expenses for one year. As an independent local charity, we work hard to raise as much money as we can from a variety of sources for our worthwhile and very necessary services. This is particularly important, as we have to raise funds through our own initiative. Financial help, from whatever source, and for however much someone can afford, is always gratefully received and put to good use. The Team is part of the network of Mountain Rescue Teams affiliated to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland.
Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team
(UK, 508209) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,930.00A Mountain Rescue Team which is an integral part of the regional and national search and rescue service - providing primary cover in an area of approximately 350 square miles across East Lancashire and parts of Greater Manchester. The Team is made up entirely of volunteers members available 24/7.
International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA)
(UK, 465355232) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,877.73INARA provides life-saving and life-altering medical care for children from conflict areas who have catastrophic injury or illness and are unable to access treatment due to war.
NEWSAR
(UK, 512956) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,840.00NEWSAR is a volunteer Search and Rescue (Mountain Rescue) Team operating in North East Wales mainly covering the counties of Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Wrexham and Powys.
Their Future Today
(UK, 1136807) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,835.00Their Future Today is successfully transforming the lives of orphans, abandoned and impoverished children in Sri Lanka who are suffering severe hardship through natural disasters, civil war and poverty, their most basic human needs are not being met.We believe it is every child's human right to receive care, love and education.
Moving Mountains Trust
(UK, Moving Mountains Trust) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,805.00Moving Mountains Trust is a non-profit development NGO, dedicated to long-term, sustainable development. We work in Kenya, Nepal and Borneo, supporting community-led development.
The Himalayan Trust UK
(UK, 1000153) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,781.07The Himalayan Trust UK supports the basic needs and education of the mountain people of the Nepal Himalaya, so helping them help themselves.
Exmoor Search & Rescue Team
(UK, 1098037) Browse events
YTD Raised: £1,735.00Exmoor Search and Rescue Team are a voluntary emergency service whose members are all unpaid volunteers, on call 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The team provides search and rescue services to the police and ambulance services across large parts of Devon and Somerset.