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Marathon Fund takes advantage of Grassroots Challenge |
 Sport and play-based community groups now stand to benefit even more from the Bath Half Marathon Fund - fundholders Running High Events have used the Grassroots Challenge to start an endowment fund worth £35,000.
For groups such as One Eighty, one of 14 groups to receive a grant last year, this is good news. The project works with young people in Bath to offer a skate facility, and runs a detached youth work programme for disaffected teens. “Our £800 grant bought 10 professional quality skateboards. These have enabled new young people to try skateboarding, increased their confidence and encouraged them to be healthy by getting involved in sport,” said Jo Dolby, the project’s skate outreach worker. “So thank you.”
The Grassroots Endowment Challenge matches every £2 given with a further £1 from the treasury. Using the challenge offer Running High’s £35,000 grassroots fund cost the company only £23,000. “Supporting local sport and exercise initiatives funded out of the Bath Half Marathon, is a vital part of Running High’s work,” says Andrew Taylor of Running High Events. “The Challenge allowed our recent contribution to go 50% further in helping local communities.”
Sport and play-based community groups can apply now to the Bath Half Marathon Fund for grants of up to £2000. Click here for details.
To find out more about the Grassroots Endowment Challenge, please get in touch with Fran Jones.
Picture: Mobile skate park, One Eighty |
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Fundraising Concert |
 Cabaret piano act Kit and The Widow are performing an act billed as ‘painfully funny, witheringly rude, piano-and-voice-lounge-cabaret’ to raise money for Young Bristol. Appearing at St George’s in Bristol on Wednesday 15 October at 8pm this hilarious piano duo have received rave reviews. Tickets are £30 and all proceeds will go to Young Bristol’s work running clubs and activities for 7000 young people across deprived areas of Bristol. Click here to book. |
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Bristol Ambassadors gather at Jacks |
Over 60 Quartet Ambassadors and guests gathered at Jack’s Brasserie on 10 September to celebrate the Bristol Ambassador’s 6th Anniversary. The event celebrated the ongoing success of a friends scheme to help raise the profile of the foundation. Guests enjoyed drinks, networking and a barbecue overlooking the marina on a late summer evening.
For more information about Quartet’s Ambassadors scheme, visit www.quartetcf.org.uk/ambassadors or contact maria.dunn@quartetcf.org.uk. |
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| FUND NEWS |
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£1 million legacy |
| An anonymous donor from Bath and North East Somerset has pledged a £1 million legacy to Quartet. This gift for the future will go into an endowment fund and continue helping local people whose need is great, forever. Every person, whatever age, has the chance to use their future to help those close to home. If you’d like to talk to someone about how Quartet can help you make a promise to local communities, please get in touch. Click here for more details. |
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Goodbye to Clare Prosser |
 After 11 years, we say a fond farewell to Clare Prosser, Quartet’s Office Manager. She left us this week to take up post as a Senior Project Officer at Sustrans, the UKs leading sustainable transport charity. Clare said of her time at Quartet, “It’s been fantastic and I’ve loved every minute of it.” Her contribution will be sorely missed and we wish her all the best for the future.
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Commended for financial efficiency |
| Quartet’s recent financial audit has shown yet again that our finances are well managed and carefully accounted for. Derek Trubody of PriceWaterhouseCooper commended the finance team for their hard work and efficiency. |
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Xmas Cards at less than the cost of a stamp |
 Thinking of sending cards this festive season? Quartet’s charity e-card, in partnership with Cherry D, is coming soon. It will cost 25p a pop and all proceeds will receive a 50% boost from the Grassroots Endowment Challenge. Contact info@quartetcf.org.uk to receive more details. |
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| Annual celebration reminder |
| If you received an invite to our annual celebration on 16 October and have yet to reply please do so now. You can return the card sent to you in the post or send an email to info@quartetcf.org.uk. |
| Grants deadlines |
15 October - Grassroots Grants. Awards of £250 - £5000 available for local grassroots community projects.
17 October - Bath Half Marathon Fund makes grants of up to £2000 for sports/active lifestyle and play-based projects tackling disadvantage or isolation in the Bath & North East Somerset area.
31 October - Barclays Wealth Fund. Grants of £5,000 to £20,000 on offer for local projects addressing financial education, income generation, unemployment, environment, and media partnerships. |
| The Grassroots Endowment Challenge |
The Grassroots Challenge is an exciting opportunity to increase the impact of your giving and change local communities for the better
• £1000 can be turned into
£1920
• Some gifts could increase by
up to 258% subject to tax
• The Challenge applies to
endowment donations
• Once £2 million is raised the
offer ends.
• This challenge is time-limited
and must be achieved by
March 2011.
Get in touch to discuss how this offer can help your giving go further. |
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