Charities share extra £1.4m from People’s Postcode Lottery
Howard Lake | 6 February 2015 | News
The People’s Postcode Lottery is to grant an additional £25,000 each to a number of charities that it already supporters. This represents an extra £1.4 million to the sector.
Charities that will benefit include Canal & Rover Trust, PDSA, WaterAid and Missing People.
Clara Govier, Head of Charities at People’s Postcode Lottery, said:
“The supported charities set to receive this extra £25,000 provide vital services across Great Britain and internationally, so I am delighted that this extra funding will enable them to progress with their work. As the number of players continues to increase the amounts awarded to charities will only continue to rise”.
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was another of the charities which receive an extra £25,000. It follows an earlier grant to the Home of £50,000 which Battersea invested in a special ‘stress squad’, a team of volunteers who focused on reducing the anxiety felt by dogs and cats waiting for a new home.
Charities supported by People’s Postcode Lottery and total donated to date.
People’s Postcode Lottery is a charity lottery operating across the whole of Great Britain. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have so far awarded over £58.6 million to charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally.
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