Pounds 50,000 for Your Community ; More Than 340 Groups Have Regisered Have a Look and Decide Which One to Support: Whowill Beyour Favourite Charity?
Liverpool Echo › February 15, 2010
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TODAY we introduce you to community groups across Merseyside who need your help to grab a share of pounds 50,000! Our Wish campaign has 350 groups registered to take part - and each one is guaranteed a payout from our cashpot. But the size of the cheque will depend on the amount of support they gain from ECHO readers in the form of tokens.
Starting today we'll be printing Wish tokens every day in the ECHO over the next eight weeks. Your first set of tokens are included within this supplement. The cash pot will be divided by the number of tokens collected - so the bigger a groups share of the tokens, the bigger its share of the money. Remember every token counts - so make sure you help out your favourite cause.See the full content of this document
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Pounds 50,000 for Your Community ; More Than 340 Groups Have Regisered Have a Look and Decide Which One to Support: Whowill Beyour Favourite Charity?
Our registered groups range from schools and sports clubs to animal charities and old folks' groups plus many more besides. We've got groups spread across Merseyside, covering every community and every age range. In this special 20-page supplement, we have highlighted every group on our Wish list so that you can decide which to support. Each group has been sent a starter pack - including a token collection box - to help them collect tokens in their own community.
Groups need to collect as many tokens as possible and we'll let everyone know the size of their share of the pounds 50,000 cash pot at the end of April. ECHO editor Alastair Machray, said: "We have always known how much pride people from Merseyside take in their communities, and the brilliant response we had when this promotion was launched just goes to prove it. "We have 350 applications with over a week to spare. Now it's up to everyone to organise their token collections - and from what we know and have seen so far it's going to be a brilliant and hectic few weeks." Please note that, as highlighted during the application process, we could not accept any forms that were emailed - we could only accept postal applications.WhatyouneedtoknowaboutWish Q: What is Wish? A: It's a Liverpool ECHO campaign to give away pounds 50,000 to community groups across Merseyside. Q: How many groups will benefit? A: All groups registered on our Wish List are guaranteed a share of the cash.Q: How will you decide what share each group gets? A: That depends on how many tokens each group collects. The bigger their share of tokens, the bigger their share of cash. Q: When will tokens run in the paper? A: The first tokens are printed in today's paper. Tokens will run every day over the next eight weeks. Q: How will I know which group to support?A: Every group on our Wish List is featured in this supplement. You can also go online and visit our webpage www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/ wish to find out which groups are in your postal area. That way you can choose a group that will directly benefit the community you live in.Q: Where do I send tokens? A:We've printed an address for each group in this supplement so people can post their tokens.We've also given each group a collecting box where supporters can drop off their tokens. Q: How will I know if my group is doing well?A: Each group will be keeping a count of their tokens and we'll print regular updates in the paper showing how they're doing. The final share-out will be revealed in the paper after all the tokens have been sent in for counting. Q: When will we know how much cash each group has won? A:We'll run another supplement in the paper at the end of April showing how much money each group has been awarded. The token collect ends on Friday, April 9. If you have any other questions, please contact co-ordinator Litza Gorman on 0151 472 2352 or email echo.enquiries@liverpool.com.1123 Hooton Park Squadron ATC We are primarily engaged with teaching young people about aviation subjects. But we look at their development as a whole including developing their communication, leadership and team working skills, citizenship and assisting within the local community as well as gaining qualifications whilst having fun.Send tokens to: Mrs Diane Noonan, 15 Dunkirk Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QH. 12th Bootle and District Scout Group This scout group has existed in this area of Bootle since 1929. It has served young people since then developing and progressing them in preparation for adult life. Scouting encourages children, boys and girls, to develop their own personal skills and to learn new ones. At present there are 80/85 boys and girls and leaders at the 12th Bootle.Send tokens to: Scout HQ, Captains Lane, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 9SU. 12th Fairfield Scout GroupSend tokens to: 46 Melford Grove, Tuebrook, Liverpool, Merseyside, L6 4DN. 12th Liverpool Boys Brigade, Wavertree The 12th Liverpool Boys Brigade, inWavertree, is an organisation that provides a safe environment for boys aged between five and 18 to play games, learn and develop skills and make and sustain friendships. With extra funding we would be able to extend the activities on offer.Send tokens to: 57 Lance Lane,Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6TT. 15th Fairfield Scout Group, Oakvale Church, Edge Lane The 15th Fairfield Scout group is a non-profit organisation. The leaders run the scouts in their own time after work. They even take the boys camping leaving their own families for the weekend. They also take the boys on days out on Saturdays and evenings when the scouts is not on - for example to see the pantomime. The scout leaders are brilliant. Please support this worthwhile causeSend tokens to: Mrs Dudley, 28 Gemini Drive, Liverpool, L14 9LT. 17th Fairfield Scout Group We would like new equipment for camping and cooking.Send tokens to: Danny Sedgwick, 35 Cheldon Road,West Derby, Liverpool, L12 ORN. 1st St Cuthbert's Brownies We recently opened this n...See the full content of this document
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