# Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation gives £800,000 grant to Leicester Cathedral

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/09/18/vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-foundation-gives-800000-grant-to-leicester-cathedral/
- Published: 2019-09-18T08:00:24+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation is to provide £800,000 towards Leicester
Cathedral’s restoration and renewal project, Leicester Cathedral Revealed, it has
announced.**

Originally the LCFC Foxes Foundation, it was renamed [The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation](https://www.lcfc.com/fans-community/foundation)
in November 2018 in honour of Leicester City’s late Chairman, Khun Vichai, who lost
his life in a helicopter accident.

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha first supported the Cathedral with a grant in 2014 towards
the reinterment of Richard III and, since then, the Football Club and the Cathedral
have worked together supporting the communities in and around the city.

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It also launched a special campaign earlier this year, [Gift of a Wish](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/20/610000-available-through-vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-foundation/),
which made £610,000 available to charities and organisations of all sizes in honour
of Khun Vichai who would have been 61 this year.

Leicester City Chief Executive Susan Whelan said:

> “The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation is very proud to support the restoration
> of Leicester Cathedral – an asset of great value to people of all faiths in our
> multicultural city. Since its formation, the Foundation has aimed to support causes
> that make a difference to the lives of people in Leicester – an objective we remain
> wholly committed to in the delivery of Khun Vichai’s legacy.”

The Very Revd David Monteith, Dean of Leicester, said:

> “This is such a transformational gift. Khun Vichai was so supportive of so many
> important causes in Leicester and it is heartwarming to see the Foundation continue
> his legacy. I believe this donation sends out a strong message that this is a 
> project which will benefit all our communities because it will enhance the individual
> experience of being within the Cathedral – whether you come as a visitor, a pilgrim
> or a worshipper. We now have £2.3m left to raise and this support has given us
> confidence that we will reach that target.”

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