– Match funding available for local charity
– Sports Driving Unlimited is participating in Localgiving’s Grow Your Tenner campaign, launched on 13 October
– Sports Driving Unlimited will use funds raised through the campaign to support disabled drivers competing over the winter for a place at national indoor driving championships
– £10,000 of match funding available to local charities through the campaign
– The campaign will match one-time donations pound-for-pound up to £10, and monthly donations up to £10 per month for 3 months
Locally based charity, Sports Driving Unlimited, which provides carriage driving for disabled people is calling on local people to help it gain extra funding through Localgiving’s Grow Your Tenner campaign. We will be using the funds to support our local disabled drivers to compete in the winter series of indoor driving competitions and repeat their previous successes of qualifying for the national championships in April next year.
The Grow Your Tenner campaign launched on 13 October and will end either on the 18th November at 5pm or when all the funds have run out – whichever comes first! During the campaign, one-time donations will be matched pound-for-pound up to £10 and monthly donations up to £10 per month for three months. Sports Driving Unlimited has access to £10,000 of the match funding available!
Local supporters can help by making a donation during the campaign. For a one-time £10 donation with Gift Aid, Sports Driving Unlimited receives £21.67! Supporters can make up to 5 one-time donations and set up a one monthly Direct Debit per charity which could result in £160 of funding.
Brenda Hodgson, chairperson at Sports Driving Unlimited said, “2015 has been a great year for us so far, we were named Club of the Year by horsescotland, 4 of our drivers competed at the national indoor driving championships in April and 2 drivers went on to be novice champion and reserve champion at the para-driving national outdoor championships in June. Grow Your Tenner is an exciting campaign and a fantastic opportunity for us to finish the year on a high. All donations will make a huge difference to us and with the added bonus of doubled donations we hope local people will join in to help our drivers compete this winter and go on to represent Scotland next April
Stephen Mallinson, Chief Executive of Localgiving, said: “Local charities are at the forefront of every community, offering vital services and supporting the most vulnerable people in society. Localgiving hope that through the Grow Your Tenner campaign, more people are able to connect with charities and community groups like Sports Driving Unlimited and offer their support. The campaign also encourages local organisations to engage with online fundraising which is becoming an increasingly important channel for groups who are trying to become less dependent on grants and take control of their futures.”
To help Sports Driving Unlimited benefit from match funding, please visit their Localgiving Page www.localgiving.com/sportsdriving and click the donate button
For more information about Sports Driving Unlimited please visit www.sportsdrivingunlimited.org.uk email: [email protected] or call 01576 610544
