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HOSPICE ISLE OF MAN’S – SNOW BALL RAISES £11,000
MANX CANCER HELP BALL RAISES £34,000
Local events company, PSS Events were the instigators behind the first ever ‘white collar’ boxing night held recently at the Villa Marina, Douglas.
Local charity, Hospice Isle of Man, are delighted to announce that £11,000 profit has been raised through their annual dinner held recently at Tynwald Mills marquee in St John’s. With 85p of every pound spent directly on patient care – this huge donation will cover 37 days in the In-patient unit at Hospice.
Manx Cancer Help’s Indian Summerthemed ball has raised £34,000.
Over 1,500 people attended a terrific night of entertainment with 16 different fights between, both ladies and men, representing a variety of organisations – such as Sure vs Manx Telecom, Douglas vs Ramsey, a golden handbag bout, Braveheart Clash of the Clans, Chris Mayers vs Warren Spencer and the main event Scott Caldwell vs Rob Henwood. Money is still being donated but it is hoped that nearly £20,000 will have been raised for the charities. All costs were covered by PSS Events.
The wonderful event sponsored by Duncan Lawrie Private Banking saw the marquee turn into a Winter wonderland – a real Snow ball! Event coordinator for the evening was Sarah Radcliffe supported by the fundraising team at Hospice.
PUDSEY BEAR VISITS THE ISLE OF MAN FOR BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
SWIMMER RAISES £1,525 FOR LIVE AT HOME SCHEMES
Celton Manx executive director Bill Mummery said: ‘The ball was, as always, a triumph, not least thanks to meticulous organising by Andrea, fundraiser Ally Martin and their many volunteers.
CELTON MANX INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR RECOGNITION 2016 Aimed at local charities and not-for-profit organsations with limited resources for promoting and developing their services, the scheme was launched in January 2015 when it attracted more than 150 applications.
The official Pudsey Bear was in the Isle of Man for the first time last week to meet islanders and help raise money for BBC Children in Need.
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Sponsored for the second year in succession by Celton Manx the event was held at Barbara and Stuart Clague’s Ballanette Estate in Baldrine with the charity’s joint patrons Katie Melua and James Toseland as guests of honour.
80-year-old fundraiser Bob Leith swam 80 lengths of the NSC pool to raise £1,525 for the Isle of Man Live At Home Schemes. Bob, from Laxey, chose to raise funds for Live At Home because he says it’s a local charity which does a does a great job. He added: “Both my wife and I are involved with the Laxey and Lonan schemes and have benefited from the support they offer. It was also very much a personal challenge to swim 80 lengths of the NSC to commemorate my 80th year.”
Pudsey had a packed schedule for his trip which included visits to Nobles Hospital Children’s Ward, Scoill Vallajeelt, The Children’s Centre, Rebecca House, Onchan School, Ashley Hill School and the Barclays branch in Douglas.
Bob suffered a cracked rib during the challenge on October 16 but battled on and completed the 2,000 metre swim in just under two hours. Bob is also a committee member of the Laxey and Lonan Live At Home Scheme.
Barclays staff in the Isle of Man took part in a number of fundraising activities including dressing up as their childhood heroes, a teddy bears picnic, a superhero quiz and Pudsey bingo raising £5,000 for Children in Need which was matched pound for pound by Barclays to make a total donation of £10,000.
Pudsey attended school assemblies and had his photos taken with lots of the children. He also competed with Stuart Nelson from Barclays in a static cycling race in the Barclays Victoria Street branch.
Celton Manx executive director Bill Mummery said: ‘Our 2015 programme saw 27 awards made and while some were monetary, many were in the form of practical support. What was abundantly clear, though, was that Recognition was answering a very real need, as many of the deserving more “under the radar” local good causes were finding it hard to adapt to new economic realities and safeguard their services. ‘Celton Manx understands the issues that matter to the people of the Isle of Man; it’s a knowledge born out of our experience of investing in the community in ways that will be of maximum benefit to the greatest number. To apply for Recognition 2016 visit celtonmanx.com/recognition. Closing date Friday December 18, 2015. You can also find out more by following Recognition on Facebook. ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE