Deadline Approaching for Bath Building Society Charity Awards 2009
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With the deadline of 31st July approaching, charities and community groups in Bath and the surrounding area are being encouraged to apply now for a grant in the 2009 Bath Building Society Charity Awards.
The Awards were officially launched in April, and following a slow initial uptake, applications have begun rolling in. But the Society is hoping that even more groups will come forward to ask for support for projects in their local communities.
Each year Bath Building Society makes a range of contributions to various worthy organisations throughout the area in which it operates. 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.
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The successful applicants are decided upon by a panel of judges made up of representatives including 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 are then allocated to the causes.
The Society aims to support a diverse range of charities and community groups. In the past dozens of organisations, from a local knitting group to a local cancer charity, have received grants to help them continue their work in the community.
Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, Dick Jenkins, added, "There are many worthy causes which Bath Building Society has supported through our Charity Award scheme.
We pride ourselves on having strong ties with the communities in which our agencies and branches are based, and through our awards scheme we are able to make a series of small but meaningful contributions that will directly benefit people in the communities in which we operate."
Groups wanting to apply for support through from the 2009 Charity Awards can do so by filling out an application form available through this website.
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