Charities

Exeter University students Henry Yannaghas, 21, from Suffolk and Edward Warner, also 21, from Llandudno in North Wales, have set themselves the challenge of running 48 kilometres over the course of 24 hours. The distance will be split over equal hourly stints with the aim of raising funds for the UK charity Mind .

The final year Mechanical Engineering and the Arabic and Islamic Studies undergraduates are helping to raise awareness of mental health issues and the pressures students are suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on student lives....

British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF), a Kent-based sight loss charity that provides free, specially adapted audio equipment to those living with sight loss, is proud to announce that its popular BWBFConnect service will continue throughout 2021. The dedicated service was initially launched in April 2020, shortly after the UK entered its first COVID-19 lockdown. Designed to better connect vulnerable people to essential support networks, the scheme a free audio device, delivered direct to the door, to ensure critical information is communicated effectively, and that vulnerable people...

The sale of RGB Building Supplies’ ‘Love where you live’ 2021 calendar has raised £3,140.50 for Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.

The calendar features photographs that celebrate the region. All the photos were taken by south west residents, including a picture of Exeter Quay by Kate Coldrick. Everyone who had a photo chosen for inclusion received a £100 voucher to spend at their local RGB branch.

Tracy Owen, Corporate Supporter Engagement Officer at Devon Air Ambulance, commented:

"We cannot thank RGB enough for the drive and commitment they...

As much as we all want to be on Phoebe Buffay’s side when she said you absolutely can do an unselfish good deed, in “ The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS ” episode of Friends, there is definitely some truth to it.

Giving feels good, doesn’t it? The optimistic view would claim that the majority of us are no stranger to having done a good deed for someone and, in turn, have been rewarded with that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you have helped someone or made their day, which is definitely a factor when we give to charity - but are there other any benefits, and why do we do it?...