DofE & Dogs Trust among charities chosen for Telegraph’s 2021 Christmas appeal
Melanie May | 8 November 2021 | News
This year’s Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal will support four charities: the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Maggie’s, the Alzheimer’s Society, and Dogs Trust.
The appeal launched in print and online on 6 November, and runs until 15 January 2022. Over the coming weeks, the Telegraph will share stories from each of the four, with its charity phone-in day taking place on Sunday 12 December when people can call a member of the Telegraph’s staff between 10am and 6pm and make a credit or debit card donation.
The Telegraph holds a special charity phone-in day each year as part of its appeal. Last year, this raised £124,000 for chosen charities Refuge, Carers UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Cruse Bereavement Care. Overall, 2020’s appeal raised £836,692, which was split between the four.
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For Refuge, the money it received provided the equivalent of more than 3,850 nights of family refuge accommodation, and helped to raise awareness of the signs of domestic abuse.
For Dogs Trust, the money raised this year will help it care for dogs in urgent need and, with an increase in people coming to it for support with their dogs since the start of the pandemic, be there for families struggling to cope with their pets.
The money donated to the DofE via this year’s appeal will be used in particular to support underprivileged young people who would otherwise not be able to afford to undertake the awards on their own.
Ruth Marvel, CEO of the DofE, said:
“Right now, the DofE has never been more needed. Young people – especially marginalised young people – have been hard hit by the pandemic, with their mental health, education and job opportunities all affected. Their potential is limitless – but they need our support to develop the skills, resilience and self-belief to successfully navigate the uncertain world ahead.
“In the year we lost our patron, The Duke of Edinburgh, we’re so grateful to Telegraph readers for helping us continue his legacy by giving as many young people as possible the chance to benefit from the life-changing challenge of their DofE.”
The Telegraph has now been running charity Christmas appeals for more than a century.
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Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.