# New awards to showcase the best charities in Kent

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/03/new-awards-showcase-best-charities-kent/
- Published: 2014-07-03T13:18:12+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Kent charities have a chance to shine in the inaugural Kent Charity Awards, which
are now open for nominations.

The aim of the awards, which are **free to enter**, is “to showcase and reward the
hard work and perseverance of charities/voluntary groups and their staff”. They 
are open to large and small charities, including national charities with a Kent 
branch. Nominees can be a registered charity, or a community or voluntary group.

Winners will benefit from considerable publicity, courtesy of the Awards’ sponsors–
the KM Group, Furley Page, Kent County Council, Reeves Accountants, Medway Council,
MidKent College, Southern Water, Diggerland and Kent Reliance.

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All entries will be [profiled in the KM Group newspapers across Kent](http://www.kentonline.co.uk/lifestyle/charities/entries-flood-in-for-kent-19126/),
and the first profiles are already live. The 12 finalists will attend a gala awards
evening in March 2015.

## KM Charity of the Year

Any organisation that enters the Awards will automatically be added to the list 
of charities applying to be KM Charity of the Year, and vice versa.

Mike Hill, Cabinet Member for Community Services at Kent County Council said:

> “Kent County Council is delighted to be amongst the founder-sponsors of the Kent
> Charity Awards. Every day the charity sector, often through the dedication of 
> volunteers, makes an enormous contribution to the well-being of Kent people and
> communities. We believe that these awards will recognise and celebrate the range,
> energy and commitment of the sector.”

Entries can be made at the [Kent Charity Awards](http://kentcharityawards.com) website
or via the [KM Charity of the Year](http://kmcharityteam.co.uk) site.

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