# The Vodafone UK Foundation launches Community Awards 2006

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/06/28/vodafone-uk-foundation-launches-community-awards-2006-504/
- Published: 2006-06-28T13:07:52+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Vodafone UK Foundation Community Awards 2006 launches this week. The call is
out to all charities and community organisations across the UK to nominate Vodafone
employees who support them and win donations for their cause.

 

Run in conjunction with CAF (Charities Aid Foundation), the independently judged
Awards are designed to recognise the contribution made by Vodafone employees to 
communities across the UK. Every charity nominating a Vodafone employee or team 
wins an entry donation of £50 or £100, with the chance of receiving further award
donations for winning entries for the ten categories. The nominating charity for
the winner of the top ‘Inspiring Others Award’ will receive £1,000.

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In its debut year last year, the Awards received over 370 nominations ranging from
volunteering as a school governor and pro bono legal work to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
As a result, almost £30,000 was donated to community projects across the UK.

 

All the finalists and charity partners will be invited to an Awards Ceremony and
Dinner at Vodafone HQ on Thursday 30th November 2006 with Martyn Lewis CBE as Master
of Ceremonies.

 

Award details

 

– Charities can nominate any Vodafone employee or team who has volunteered or fundraised
for their cause between October 2005 and September 2006

 

– Every charity will win an entry donation of £50 or £100 for each nomination (for
individual or team nominations respectively)

 

– All eligible nominations will be entered into the next round with the chance for
charities to win further award donations of £200, £400, £700 for each of the ten
categories

 

– The nominating charity for the winner of the top ‘Inspiring Others Award’ will
receive £1,000

 

– The deadline for entries is Wednesday 13 September 2006

 

Further information can be found on The Vodafone UK Foundation website [www.vodafoneukfoundation.org](http://www.vodafoneukfoundation.org)

 

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