Thanks for helping make a difference
07 February 2019
With thousands of charities nominated and over 94,000 nominations cast, our 12 Days of giving was a huge success thanks to you.
Winners' stories
Below are just a few of the heart-warming stories from winners describing the work they do and the difference their £1,000 donation will make.
Acorn Village
Acorn Village is a charity supporting adults with learning disabilities, our motto is ‘Life is for Living’ with our philosophy of people first, disability second.
Manor Gardens Welfare Trust
Manor Gardens Welfare Trust helps people to take action to change their lives for the better. Our services promote mental and physical health and wellbeing and increase social inclusion.
Barking Mad Dog Rescue
Barking Mad Dog Rescue reaches out and offers safe haven to abandoned and persecuted dogs in Constanta, Romania.
The Wight Brainy Bunch
The Wight Brainy Bunch are a small charity based on the Isle of Wight who provide emotional support and financial assistance to families affected by brain tumours on the Island.
The Wave Project
The Wave Project is a project bringing people together through surfing, helping young people to feel less anxious and more positive.
The Lily Foundation
The Lily Foundation supports families affected by mitochondrial disease, funds research into diagnosing and finding treatments for mitochondrial disease and raises awareness of mitochondrial disease within the medical world and general public
The Playhouse Foundation
The Playhouse Foundation provides young children with autism the opportunity to have an intensive educational home programme (Applied Behavioural Analysis) in the critical early years, which will support individual needs but without placing the entire financial burden on their families.