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Exeter charity issues urgent appeal for volunteers

A charity tackling hunger, loneliness, and food waste by providing free three-course community meals for those in need, is appealing for urgent help from Exeter residents, amid a ‘summer volunteering slump’.

Community dining charity FoodCycle needs to fill almost 10,000 volunteering slots to keep weekly community meals going at around 100 locations in England and Wales this summer.

Among them FoodCycle Exeter runs on Tuesdays at 6.30pm, at the Mint Methodist Church, and FoodCycle Exeter Beacon Heath runs on Thursdays 6.30pm, at Beacon Heath Church.

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Exeter Trussell Trust Foodbank receives £4,000 from Devonshire Freemasons

On a recent visit to The Mint Methodist Church in Fore Street, Exeter, Andy Vodden Assistant Head of the Devonshire Freemasons met Mark Richardson the Foodbank Manager to present him with a certificate denoting the £4000 grand made to them from the Devonshire Masonic Benevolent Fund together with the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF).

When discussing the work undertaken by the foodbank Mark told Andy that most of their donations of food and cash came from the public and supermarket collections, they serve between 150 and 200 families every week for which they need around two...

Cheeky calendar raises over £1,600 for local Mind charities

RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Builders Bum 2022 calendar has raised £1,610 for Mind charities across the region – Devon Mind, Cornwall Mind and Mind in Somerset.

The calendar features tradespeople from across the region, who put themselves forward to be photographed doing their job and showing a tiny bit of their bottom, all in the name of raising funds to help the charities continue to support people in their area who suffer from mental health issues.

As local charities affiliated with the national Mind association, Devon Mind, Cornwall Mind and Mind in Somerset...

Tech boss runs 400 miles for suicide prevention charity

Michael Saunders, the Co-founder and Managing director of award-winning software company, Re-flow, prepares to undertake an ambitious fundraising effort for the charity PAPYRUS Young Suicide Prevention.

He’s challenging himself to run 400 miles over 4 weeks, in an aim to raise money for the charity and raise awareness of the rising, disproportionate rates of suicide in the construction, highways and rail industries.

PAPYRUS statistics indicate suicide is the biggest killer of under 35s in the UK, an issue that’s particularly present in the industries Michael and the team...

Call goes out to Exeter swimmers to make a splash in diabetes charity challenge

A sponsored swimming challenge which raises vital funds for Diabetes UK returns this spring – and a call has gone out for people from the south-west to sign up.

Swim22 runs between 22 March and 22 June and involves swimming a total of 22 miles – the same distance as the English Channel. Participants can take on the challenge at their own pace, anywhere they like, accumulating the miles across the course of the 12 weeks.

All funds raised will go towards Diabetes UK’s work in funding life-saving research and making sure everyone living with diabetes gets the care and...

Poster advertising FORCE Cancer Charity's Cream Teas for Cancer event

Cream Teas for Cancer – the perfect summer combination

FORCE Cancer Charity’s popular Cream Teas for Cancer event is back by popular demand this summer.

FORCE is once again hoping to make it bigger and better than ever.

On Thursday July 7 the team at FORCE and Cream Teas for Cancer partner The Exeter will be delivering delicious delights for supporters to devour.

Each cream tea is carefully packed and costs just £5.

For that you’ll receive two scrummy scones from Ryders Bakery, Westcountry clotted cream from Rodda’s Creamery, lip smackingly good jam from Waterhouse Fayre and a fine brew from Miles Tea and...

Brewin Dolphin southwest raises over £12,000 for local children’s charity

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin’s southwest offices (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro) have raised over £12,000 for Farms for City Children, during a two-year partnership with the charity, which began in 2020. The money raised will be able to subsidise around 39 children’s residential stay at a farm for one week.

Employees from all three offices took part in various fundraising activities to raise money, including Christmas auctions and raffles and the Brewin Dolphin 7-Day Challenge, which saw members from the respective offices walk, run or cycle 655 miles collectively over seven days....

Childrens charity, Brainwave celebrates 40 year milestone

Fourty years ago “ET phone home” was heard for the first time in our living rooms and songs such as I Love Rock n Roll, Don’t You Want Me and Come on Eileen were played across the land. But what is less known is that 40 years ago Brainwave started their incredible journey to support children with disabilities across the UK to reach their potential.

Since 1982, Brainwave has supported more than 13,000 children and families with a range of conditions including autism, cerebal palsy and Downs syndrome nationwide. They have delivered over 95,000 hours of therapy and loaned out 26,000...

Tesco shoppers in Devon asked to continue supporting life-saving fundraising campaign

Generous shoppers in Devon are being encouraged to support a fundraising campaign for three leading health charities.

Last year Tesco's ‘Helping you to live healthier’ campaign raised more than £1million after customers rounded up their shop to the nearest £1 at self-service tills.

The money raised is helping Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK to continue their vital work to improve and save lives.

As the charities fight back from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Devon shoppers are again being urged to round up their shopping to...

Devon Air Ambulance launch two new Volunteer roles

Our local air ambulance charity has always benefitted greatly from the support of many volunteers and has over 700 fantastic helpers located across the county, every one of them an integral part of the life-saving service.

Devon Air Ambulance volunteers give their time and expertise helping with many things, from looking after their 4,000 red collection boxes, speaking at public events, helping out at fundraising days and, of course, supporting the charity’s 19 shops who process hundreds of donations kindly handed in every week. Now, the charity is looking to welcome two new...

Exeter charity chosen as a Surprise Supplies finalist

RGB Building Supplies has selected Exeter Community Initiatives as a finalist in its Surprise Supplies giveaway and it’s now down to a public vote to see if it is one of two finalists chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.

Exeter Community Initiatives helps people facing poverty, inequality and homelessness to get their lives back on track. It runs the Jelly children’s charity shop in Exeter which sells second-hand children’s clothes, shoes, toys and accessories, and provides baby changing and feeding facilities, as well as a space at the back of the shop for...

Charities

Exeter charity issues urgent appeal for volunteers

Exeter Trussell Trust Foodbank receives £4,000 from Devonshire Freemasons

Cheeky calendar raises over £1,600 for local Mind charities

Tech boss runs 400 miles for suicide prevention charity

Call goes out to Exeter swimmers to make a splash in diabetes charity challenge

Cream Teas for Cancer – the perfect summer combination

Brewin Dolphin southwest raises over £12,000 for local children’s charity

Childrens charity, Brainwave celebrates 40 year milestone

Tesco shoppers in Devon asked to continue supporting life-saving fundraising campaign

Devon Air Ambulance launch two new Volunteer roles

Exeter charity chosen as a Surprise Supplies finalist

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