# Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust launches

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/02/06/queen-elizabeth-diamond-jubilee-trust-launches/
- Published: 2012-02-06T10:46:04+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust has been formally launched today, on the
60th anniversary of the accession of the Queen to the throne.

Sir John Major, chair of the trustees of the grantmaking trust, said that it aims
to “to raise funds throughout the Commonwealth, and then work with strategic partners
to identify charitable projects that will enrich the lives and opportunities of 
all its citizens” in order “to provide a lasting legacy for HM The Queen”. Donations
will be accepted for the duration of the Jubilee Year. Online donations are being
handled by BT MyDonate.

The trust, first announced at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Perth,
Australia in 2011, hopes that it will receive donations from across the Commonwealth
as a way of honouring the Queen and her work.

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In particular the trust will invest in some projects which encourage generations
to work together for the benefit of communities, and activities that bring Commonwealth
citizens together across geographical boundaries.

The Commonwealth Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma, also on the board of Trustees,
said: “The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust is an opportunity for Commonwealth
citizens everywhere both to contribute and to be associated with initiatives that
will ensure Her Majesty’s commitment and service are celebrated in ways that are
to the enduring benefit of our global Commonwealth family.”

Details about the trust’s planned investments and partnerships are not available
at this stage but likely areas include tackling curable diseases, promoting all 
forms of education and culture and other Commonwealth priorities. Projects will 
be chosen by the Trustees, “who will consult widely before reaching decisions”.

www.jubileetribute.org

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