Charity launches online donation and fundraising website
15/08/2007
The Gloucestershire Flood Relief Fund, which was formed a little over a week ago to help victims of the July 2007 floods in Gloucestershire, has launched a fundraising website at www.glosfloodrelief.org
People can now make online card payments to the charity. Another key aspect of the site is to act as a focus for fundraising activities to help raise more money for the fund. Already a number of fundraising activities have planned and more are in the pipeline. Concerts, charity dinners and bucket collections have already been confirmed and the Mayor of Gloucester will also be leading a sponsored walk from Walham Sub-station (Gloucester) to the Mythe Treatment Works (Tewkesbury).
As the total of money raised so far was announced as £569,275.88 Cllr Harjit Gill, Mayor of Gloucester and chairman of trustees of the fund, added:
“The floods brought out the best in the people of the county. Community spirit was tremendous. So far we’ve had great responses from businesses and the public and we hope that the proposed fundraising events and the ability to donate money online, by card, will raise even more money.”
Martin Greaves, fundraising co-ordinator for the fund, added:
“We already have a number of events confirmed and are working on more. We’re very keen to help the community with any fundraising events they have planned and I’d encourage people to contact me via the website or on 01452 740622 so that we can help with publicity.”
This weekend firefighters from Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service
will be out on the streets of Gloucester collecting money in buckets. A
full list of up to date events is available at www.glosfloodrelief.org
Background Information
The Gloucestershire Flood Relief Fund was set up on 7th August 2007 as a registered charity (Charity Number 1120478). The six district councils and the county council of Gloucestershire have come together to form it.
The fund's objective is: 'To provide financial help to Gloucestershire residents whose homes have been flooded by the July 2007 floods and who have suffered hardship as a result.'
The trustees meet on a regular basis to decide on applications received and are keen to release money to those affected by the floods as soon as possible.
The trustees of the fund are:
- Councillor Harjit Gill (Chairman) Mayor of Gloucester
- Henry Elwes - H.M. Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
- Right Reverend Michael Perham - Bishop of Gloucester
- Andrew Blair - Managing Director of Gloucestershire Media
- Councillor Phil Awford - Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough
- Councillor John Rawson - Mayor of Cheltenham Borough
- Councillor Mavis Lady Dunrossil - Chairman of Gloucestershire County Council
- Councillor Marrilyn Smart OBE - Chairman of Forest of Dean District Council
- Councillor Sheila Jeffery - Chairman of Cotswold District Council
- Councillor John Hudson - Chairman of Stroud District Council
