a minute of kindness
Eleven-year-old schoolgirl, Evie Barriscale, got creative in the first lockdown by making heart-shaped key rings, fridge magnets and door hangers, to fundraise for Children’s Air Ambulance.
Fat Macy’s works with young Londoners living in temporary accommodation, providing training with their chefs, then getting them out of hostels and into their own homes.
Veteran Steve Craddock has put himself through many cycling challenges over the last twelve years, raising over £500,000 for Help for Heroes by the end of 2019. Cycling an estimated 12,000 miles in fundraising events, becoming the largest individual fundraiser in the process.
Ray Wilson helped to turn his local woods into a place for family fun, by creating picture trails for children. From Halloween to Christmas and Valentine’s Day, he’s given families going for their daily walk in lockdown something fun to do together.
This unique campaign is raising a million pounds for cancer research by encouraging people to get on their wellies, go outside and jump in a puddle. With nearly 40k so far, the founder wants anyone and everyone to get outside and have a go.
Last year, Sean Ash was diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome. After surgery, he was paralysed from the waist down but vowed to keep going. Sean returned to the London Ambulance Service as an emergency call handler and to motivate his colleagues during the pandemic, he got himself sponsored to walk a mile. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/goingthextramile
Share My Home is a national provider that matches older people with compatible younger companions for the mutual benefits of shared living. Giving older people a social lifeline and an affordable way to remain living well at home.
Due to austerity measures, almost 800 libraries have closed since 2010, according to figures from The Chartered Institute of Public Finance. The Free Books Campaign aims to give access to books and break barriers to reading. The campaign reaches both adults and children with specific community-curated book lists.
Depher Plumbing is an emergency plumbing and heating repairs service. After observing a person being short changed for their repairs, this plumber decided to become a non-profit and help the most vulnerable and needy. Most of his customers don’t even know that the service will be free, until after the job’s done.
Ben Berman had leftover dough from what was supposed to be a gathering of friends. But with the pandemic raging, the party was cancelled and he started making pizza to give away instead. Now he’s made countless pizzas and lowered them to people on the street below - all he asks is that they consider donating to a chosen hunger relief charity.