Tag Archives: charity
The Starfish Story – and the moral is?
Posted on15. Jul, 2010 by paul b.
At Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Queen star Brian May Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University related the Starfish Story as part of the 15th July 2010 Graduation Ceremony for the Business School. It’s a great story that it deserves a mention While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, [...]
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Who is Amy?
Posted on21. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Raising public awareness and advancing research for the life-threatening and terminal blood disease amyloidosis.
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Shop Direct – Imagine Appeal
Posted on22. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Imagine Appeal Alder Hey in Liverpool is the largest children’s hospital in Europe. Since it was founded in 1914, Alder Hey has led the way in the care of sick children, treating more than 200,000 patients every year. The new campaign, the Imagine Appeal, enables the hospital to continue its pioneering [...]
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The Big Issue
Posted on11. Apr, 2010 by admin.
The Big Issue exists to offer homeless and vulnerably housed people the opportunity to earn a legitimate income by selling a magazine to the general public. They believe in offering ‘a hand up, not a hand out’ and in enabling individuals to take control of their lives.
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RNLI – The Royal National Lifeboat Institute
Posted on08. Apr, 2010 by admin.
GP: ” This is my other favourite UK charity…. you have got to love and admire these guys” What they do. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. They provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and RoI, as well as a seasonal lifeguard service [...]
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Marie Curie Cancer Care
Posted on08. Apr, 2010 by admin.
GP: ” This and the Lifeboats are two of my favourite UK charities” Marie Curie Cancer Care is one of the UK’s largest charities. It was established in 1948 the same year as the NHS. Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, we expect to provide care to around 29,000 terminally ill [...]
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The 2010 California Strawberry Festival
Posted on06. Apr, 2010 by admin.
GP: “Got an email about this probably by mistake and thought it was excellant… wish I was in California” Saturday and Sunday, May 15, 16, 2010 – 10:00am to 6:30pm Strawberry Meadows of College Park 3250 South Rose Avenue in Oxnard The California Strawberry Festival is the perfect summer kickoff with proceeds benefiting the community. [...]
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A’I Saleh at Yadagungume
Posted on01. Apr, 2010 by admin.
GP: ” Our Adopted Village of Yadagungume. Imagine a community surviving solely from their own endeavours – producing all their own food, making their own clothes and supporting each other in the endless battle to survive and prosper. Imagine a community that during the rainy season is virtually cut off and isolated from the outside [...]




