Category: Charity
Purple Sheroes and Heroes
As you are aware, the Shero Challenge is taking place each month on the 25th to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Refuge opening in Jersey. Each month the challenge relates to a different area of domestic abuse that can affect people all over the Island. This month it is focusing on financial control and [...]
Swimarathon 2013 raises a golden amount
Islanders have once again dug deep to support Jersey’s longest running charity event, and helped raise an amazing £110,219 at the 2013 Lions Club of Jersey Swimarathon. In celebration of the Lions Club of Jersey’s golden anniversary, 50 percent of the Swimarathon proceeds will directly benefit 50 local charities. The remaining 50 percent will go [...]
National Trust and Back to Work launch volunteer scheme
Back to Work and the National Trust for Jersey have joined forces to launch a new volunteer scheme to undertake a wide range of conservation tasks on land owned by the Trust and provide placements and skills training for locally qualified jobseekers. The National Trust Volunteer Scheme is being piloted over a six month period [...]
Promoting Financial Freedom
For the third Shero challenge, the three Refuge Sheroes will be teaming up with Barclays. Throughout the month of March we will be asking the public to donate their change into a container, which will be kept in the Barclays cashier hall. On 25th March the Sheroes will spend the day at Barclays counting the [...]
Pharmacy staff raise money for Hospice challenge
SWEET toothed Pharmacy staff at the General Hospital have organised a bake-off competition to raise funds for Jersey Hospice Care with a high profile local judge. Chef Shaun Rankin, proprietor of new restaurant Ormer, will judge the quality of the Pharmacy staff’s homemade cakes at the Hospital at 9 am on 4 March, and the [...]
Brighter Futures families given demonstration of a nutritional and affordable meal
PARENTS of children attending an after school club have been treated to a cooking demonstration from Grand Jersey’s executive head chef as part of an ongoing sponsorship initiative involving the hotel and local trust company, Hawksford. Thanks to a joint initiative between Hawksford and Grand Jersey, parents and children attending the Brighter Futures’ ‘Inbetweenies’ group [...]
Bankers wax lyrical for charity
Eight bankers from RBS International underwent a grueling waxing session in the shop window of De Gruchy in aid of the local RNLI. With a target of raising £65,000, the bankers will be taking part in a non-stop charity cycle in April 2013 from John O’Groats to Lands End. Staff from RBS International pledged money [...]
Lions Club call on 50 charities to benefit from Swimarathon
The Lions Club of Jersey is urging local charities to apply for a chance to be chosen as a beneficiary of this year’s Swimarathon. The deadline for submissions is Saturday 16 February. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Lions Club of Jersey, and this milestone will be commemorated with 50 percent of the Swimarathon [...]
LLOYDS TSB STAFF IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS RAISE OVER £40,000 FOR LOCAL GOOD CAUSES IN 2012
More than 41 charities in Jersey and Guernsey have received a share of £43,762 – money that was raised by Lloyds TSB employees during 2012. The money was raised through staff participation as part of Lloyds TSB’s ongoing commitment to the community and supplemented by match funding from the bank. Some corporate donations were also [...]
Helping hands in times of financial need
A Jersey charity which helps disadvantaged Islanders by providing access to the basic financial services most of us take for granted has received £20,000 from the Lloyds TSB Foundation. Community Savings Ltd intends to put the funds to good use this year to further its important work and to make more people aware of how [...]
