Deadline Approaching for Bath Building Society Charity Awards 2009
Charities and community groups in Bath and the surrounding area have until the end of July to apply for a grant in the 2009 Bath Building Society Charity Awards.
The Award scheme has helped dozens of charities and community groups throughout the region in recent years, offering support to a wide cross-section of the local community. From a knitting group to a youth centre, many organisations have received much needed funding from the Society.
Contributions take either the form of a grant of up to £1,000, or tickets for flights in the Society's hot air balloon which can be auctioned to raise money.
The successful applicants will be decided upon over the coming months by a panel of judges made up of representatives from media partners Heart FM, the Bath Chronicle, as well as the Quartet Community Foundation, Eventy - Marketing & PR, and the Mayor of Bath.
The panel work with the Society to consider each application, and grants of up to £1,000 or balloon tickets are then allocated to the causes.
Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, Dick Jenkins, said, "There is a diverse range of charities and community groups doing some excellent work in and around the city. We started the charity award scheme to offer small but meaningful contributions to the organisations that need a little help to carry on their excellent work.
We're delighted to have helped so many groups in the past, and we're certainly looking forward to allocating the grants in the coming months."
David Walwin, Chair of the Institute of Fundraising South West said, "In such difficult times for local charities, we are delighted that Bath Building Society is continuing its tremendous support of the community through the Charity Awards."
Groups wanting to apply for support through from the 2009 Charity Awards can do so by filling out an application form, go to the “About Us” section and then “Community Support”, or for more information contact Helen Plummer on 01225 337363 / info@eventy.co.uk
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