# Woolworth's charity to continue

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/12/17/woolworth039s-charity-continue/
- Published: 2008-12-17T12:02:39+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

[⌊Thank God.⌉⌊Thank God.⌉[

Woolworths Kids First, the charity supported by failing retailer Woolworths plc,
has pledged to carry on operating under the new name ‘Kids First Trust’.

Launched in 1999, Woolworths Kids First was set up to enable Woolworths’ employees
to support community-based projects of their choice to benefit children. It operated
at a local level to support projects near Woolworths shops.

On [Kids First Trust’s Facebook page](http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43190781365)
the staff report that “the team have decided to continue running the charity wholly
independently”. They add that “over the next few months we will be working hard 
to find new premises, new partners and relaunch our work”.

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London newspaper Metro reports that [Woolworths will today announce all its British stores will be closed by January 4 – with the loss of 29,000 jobs](http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Woolworths_to_close_on_January_4_-_with_29000_jobs_lost&in_article_id=449115&in_page_id=34),
so the charity, which has several months operating reserves, will need to develop
new sources of income quickly.

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