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New Calverton charity bookshop set to be a ‘powerhouse for good’

May 4, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

New Calverton charity bookshop set to be a 'powerhouse for good' --- Book lovers in Calverton will be excited to mark May 8 in their diary as the opening date of the newest bookshop in the area. The Children's Society, which [...]

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Hospice charity issues plea to public over shop donations

May 4, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Hospice charity issues plea to public over shop donations --- A hospice charity has issued a plea to the public to only donate items that can be resold. Thames Hospice has asked people to consider if they would buy an item themselves [...]

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Choo Shin-soo donates 2.5 billion won, earns praise as charity angel in baseball

May 4, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Choo Shin-soo donates 2.5 billion won, earns praise as charity angel in baseball - CHOSUNBIZ --- On the program "My Ugly Duckling," the fact that Choo Shin-soo, a "$30 million major leaguer," donated a total of 2.5 billion won and is [...]

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Steps for Life charity walk honours families of workplace tragedy

May 3, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Steps for Life charity walk honours families of workplace tragedy --- Red Deerians walked to honour families with loved ones who have died in workplace tragedies. The annual Steps for Life charity walk as held at Bower Ponds on Saturday, May 3. Threads for [...]

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Charity combines fishing with helping kids in need

May 3, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

Charity combines fishing with helping kids in need --- George Bowers started a charity that uses fishing to help children facing serious medical issues. Fishing for a Cause is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and Bowers hopes to continue to [...]

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Charity game to be held in memory of football heroes

May 1, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Charity game to be held in memory of football heroes --- OXFORD City will host an annual charity football match held in memory of Joey Beauchamp and Chris Potter. The event, organised by Abingdon Town, has already seen Oxford-born former Aston Villa, [...]

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Upset as vandals set fire to scarecrows at Bury charity garden

May 1, 2025 / 2 minutes of reading

Upset as vandals set fire to scarecrows at Bury charity garden --- Vandals set fire to a couple of scarecrows on land at a Bury charity’s base on Tuesday night. The fire service was called to Age UK Bury’s site in Mosley Street [...]

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Funding blow forces charity to close a vital service

May 1, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Funding blow forces charity to close a vital service --- Final food deliveries tom older people will finish at the end of May Older people’s charity Food Train has closed its Renfrewshire branch after funding for its services was stopped. It has written [...]

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Buy a Smile Cookie and support local charity

April 30, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

Buy a Smile Cookie and support local charity --- Smile Cookie week at Tim Horton's has been a huge success so far. Residents can volunteer at any local Tim Horton's to decorate the cookies. Chris Korpi, the restaurant manager at the Edgefield location, [...]

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Green match funding campaign to rebrand after raising record £8.1m

April 30, 2025 / 1 minute of reading

Big Give's Green Match Fund is to be rebranded as Earth Raise and backed by a “cultural event blending live music, art, and environmental activism”. --- Big Give's Green Match Fund is to be rebranded as Earth Raise and backed by [...]

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