Leicester Giving Day Gala Dinner

The fi rst-ever Leicester Giving Day and Giving Day Gala dinner took place on November 18. More than 120 people attended the prestigious evening event, which took place at St Martin’s House and Conference Centre. The Gala evening saw the announcement of four Community Impact Programme winners and four Leicester Social Responsibility Award winners. Community projects Eko Joe, Butterfl y Beacons, FSD FC CiC and LCFC in the Community competed alongside 25 more applicants to win support for their ideas to benefi t local communities.

Social Responsibility Award winners were Cambridge and Counties Bank; Shoe Zone and Young Leicestershire partnership; Bid Leicester and the Homelessness Charter; and Lindzi Mayann.

Gala evening attendees listened to presentations from Leicester Giving Day founders Chris Shaw and Stacey Wragg, Professor Paul Baines, Deputy Dean at the University of Leicester Business School, and Richard Osborne, Chair of the Leicester Business festival CiC.