Category: Charity
Microgaming Superstars 2013 raises over £2000 for Commonwealth Games Association
Microgaming is pleased to announce that the Microgaming Superstars 2013 event raised over £2000 for the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association. All proceeds will go towards sending local athletes to compete in the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014. Microgaming Superstars 2013 took place on Sunday 17th March at the NSC. Based on the popular 1970’s [...]
May Day Collectors Fair : Bank Holiday Monday May 6th
St James Annual Collector’s Fair is once again happening on the May bank holiday, with a wide range of stalls selling “collectables” as well as local country fare; with copious amounts of home made cakes and breads, jams and chutneys, sweets and pickles, books and bric a brac …. as well as wide range of [...]
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management presents first cheques to charities of the year
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management staff in the Isle of Man have chosen to support The Children’s Centre and Hospice Isle of Man as joint ‘charities of the year.’ Through various fundraising activities held in 2013 Barclays staff have managed to raise £2000 for each charity so far. The Children’s Centre works with children, young [...]
Fairtrade organisation renews Fairtrade Island status
The Isle of Man has received glowing praise for its “thriving” Fairtrade activity after a successful application to have its Fairtrade Island status renewed. The Island first became a Fairtrade area in July 2008 and is required to reapply for the status every two years to ensure it continues to qualify. Our application, which is [...]
DEC collection for Syria
The One World Centre is pleased to announce that £2,050.16 was raised from the Isle of Man in the recent Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for those affected by the ongoing crisis in Syria. The money raised for DEC appeals is sent for further distribution to British aid and humanitarian agencies working in the area. Over [...]
Festival Day planned for Isle of Man Three-Legged World Record attempt
A full family fun day has been organised around the Isle of Man’s Three-Legged World Record attempt on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May. The event, which is raising money for The Children’s Centre, has a strong family focus and organisers are hoping to make this ‘the’ place to be on Bank Holiday Monday. Chris Pycroft, [...]
SMP Partners and Kleinwort Benson join forces to support Manx Cancer Help 30th Anniversary May Ball
Manx Cancer Help will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a spectacular May Ball, co-sponsored by SMP Partners and Kleinwort Benson, and attended by MCH Patron James Toseland. The singer-songwriter and former Superbike World Champion will be joined at the ball on May 11 by his wife Katie Melua, the chart-topping singer-songwriter. Manx Cancer Help launched [...]
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management Gala Dinner raises £6,470 for Charity
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management has presented a cheque for £6,470 to Breakthrough Breast Cancer following the recent Barclays ‘Women Mean Business’ Gala dinner held at the Villa Marina, Douglas, in association with the Institute of Directors, Chamber of Commerce and Association of Corporate Service Providers. The Head of Barclays’ Female Client Group, Barbara-Ann King, [...]
Corporate teams urged to sign up for charity relay race
Corporate teams are being urged to sign up for The Children’s Centre Race The Sun, one of the Island’s toughest challenges and also a great event for team building. It is a relay race which raises money for the charity with teams running a clockwise lap of the Island’s Raad ny Foillan 98 mile coastal [...]
Charity team aims to climb four mountains in five days
A team of charity fundraisers aims to walk to the top of the four highest points in Britain and the Isle of Man – and cycle hundreds of miles in between. The nine man team is hoping to raise £5,000 which will go towards The Children’s Centre’s charitable projects across the Island. It all starts [...]
