Category: Charity
Fell runners smash Race The Sun record
A team of some of the best fell runners from the UK and Isle of Man smashed the course record in The Children’s Centre’s Race The Sun relay last Saturday (May 18). The event – organised by the Island’s leading charity for families and children and sponsored by Mann Made Group – involves teams running [...]
Crossroads Big 25 Prize Draw
Crossroads Care is excited to announce that tickets are now available for their Big 25 Prize Draw, to win a private chartered aircraft return flight for the winner and up to 18 friends to a destination of their choosing within 45 minutes of the Isle of Man! The Prize Draw itself will take place at [...]
Celton Manx to the fore with sponsorship of Cruse golf day
A corporate golf day in aid of Cruse Bereavement Care Isle of Man has raised around £7000. Sponsored by Celton Manx for the second successive year the event was held on Wednesday May 1st at Peel Golf Club where guests included His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood and two well-known faces from West Ham [...]
Tough Mudder team boost funds for children’s charity
A team of Manx fundraisers took part in one of the world’s toughest physical challenges to raise money for The Children’s Centre. The ‘Tough Mudder’ event is an obstacle course race designed by British Special Forces that involves running more than 10 miles through mud, fire and water, scaling 12ft walls and crawling through water [...]
Diana Trust on target with £20,000 for Hospice at Home
Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust recently presented a further £20,000 towards the cost of providing the Hospice at Home service in the Isle of Man, achieving its target of £50,000 for 2012. Chairman of the Trust Ron Spencer: “We’re hugely grateful for all the support we’ve received to help provide a dedicated [...]
JCK help improve Community Farm access
The Children’s Centre’s Community Farm now has improved access for visitors. JCK, the Island’s leading plant hire and demolition company, has laid paths and put down paving to make it easier to get from the main building and courtyard to the vegetable patch and out-buildings. Particular attention has been paid to improving wheelchair access, and [...]
Fair Trade Island Group supports Dhaka campaign for change
In response to the recent collapse of an eight-storey building in Dhaka that killed over 500 garment workers and left many more unaccounted for, the Fair Trade Island Group is supporting a campaign that aims to prevent such a thing happening again. The online petition at change.org calls on Primark, Matalan, Mango and Bonmarche to [...]
Team up for Citywing Charity Plane Pull
Citywing is inviting local businesses to flex their muscles and raise money for a good cause by taking part in a sponsored Plane Pull event at Isle of Man Airport on Sunday 14th July. This year teams will be raising money for Citywing’s Charity of the Year, Crossroads Care. The local charity is celebrating its [...]
Spring fashion show calls for an encore!
Local midwives, nurses, hospital porters, staff & volunteers turned models for an evening of fun, fashion and fundraising at Douglas Golf Club on Thursday night (April 25). Two local charities came together for the event organised by Liz Vipond, a midwife at Nobles Hospital, who brought her team together to raise funds for Crossroads Care [...]
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management boosts Project 21 fashion show funds
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management has boosted the funds raised for Project 21 at a charity fashion show with a donation of £1,500. Employees were on hand to sell raffle tickets during the event, held at Tower House, Douglas, with Barclays matching the money they raised. The event has now brought in more than £3,500 [...]
