Nominations open for County Durham and Tees Valley charity awards
Howard Lake | 5 September 2007 | News
Nominations are being sought to recognise the fundraisers and volunteers who give their time and energy to local charities in County Durham and Tees Valley. The inaugural County Durham and Tees Valley Charity Awards and being promoted and sponsored by Hartlepool accountants Horwarth Clark Whitehill and Darlington law firm Latimer Hinks.
The work of the charities, within the TS, DL, DH, SR and YO postcode areas, will also be acknowledged.
Heather O’Driscoll, charity audit partner at Horwath Clark Whitehill said: “The aim of the awards is to celebrate and acknowledge the fantastic work carried out by charity organisations and individuals across the Tees Valley, South Durham and North Yorkshire.
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“We hope that people across the region will nominate both their favourite charity and the inspiring people who work selflessly behind the scenes. There are an amazing number of people in the region involved in the charity sector, from fundraisers and charity workers through to volunteers and business supporters and it is for these people the awards are intending to gain recognition.”
There are nine categories in the awards including Charity Volunteer of the year, Charity Fundraiser of the Year, and Business Supporter of the Year.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.