Charities

John Lewis Exeter has announced the next three charities to receive support through its new Community Matters scheme.

Community Matters allows John Lewis customers to be directly involved in deciding how much each good cause receives, via a token voting system by the front entrance. At the end of each round of voting, John Lewis splits a £3,000 donation according to the proportion of the customer vote they received.

The organisations to receive support from John Lewis Exeter are SOCOPS, Nightstop Devon and ABF The Soldiers' Charity. Community Matters allows charities to...

Exmouth resident, Michael Griffin held a James Bond-style party at the Exmouth Pavilion on Saturday 20 April. Both volunteer Deputy Coxswains from Exmouth RNLI were invited to help raise money towards their latest appeal.

When Michael started planning his 60th birthday party, fundraising for the charity that saves lives at sea played a key part. As a keen sailor and member of the Exe Sailing Club, Michael asked guests to donate money to the Institution, in lieu of presents. But his fundraising plans developed further and volunteers from the town’s lifeboat station were invited to...

Following a successful launch in Princesshay Square last May, a DVD on the Bombing of Exeter has been on sale helping to raise money for St Loye’s Foundation.

Following almost a year’s worth of sales, the team behind the DVD proudly presented a cheque of nearly £300 to the St Loye’s Foundation Transitions Fund.

St Loye’s Foundation specialise in helping people with health, disability and social issues by providing a range of services, including Employment Training, Care and Support and Learning and Skills. The Transitions’ programme offers mentoring and employability skills...

Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) rarely endorses a product but, when approached by Katie Finn of Kidz First Aid (KFA), we knew this was something special.

Katie is a Paediatric Nurse with over 13 years’ experience of working in Accident and Emergency. She also has specialist training in paediatric burns and child protection, as well as being qualified to teach adult learners.

Katie set up Kidz First Aid (KFA) originally to offer First Aid training courses, designed specifically with babies and children in mind, for both parents and professionals. However she discovered that...