Community Foundation - Serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland

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The Community Foundation awards grants to voluntary organisations and community groups in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. In the last year we helped 1700 groups with grants totalling £7 million.

Our funds come from families and companies who share our vision of building stronger communities in the North East. By March 2008, they had contributed over £40 million to build a long term endowment fund. 

                            

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Anne Perrin & Paul Robson from P&G celebrating the £1million with Hugh Welch and children from Kids Kabin in                                                                                Walker

International pharmaceuticals company Procter and Gamble have celebrated reaching £1m in their endowment fund at the Community Foundation with the help of children from Kids Kabin in Walker.

The fund, which has awarded over £1/2 million since it was set up in 1998, has been steadily growing and this month, with the help of Grassroots Endowments, P&G topped the £1m mark.

To mark the occasion Paul Robson and Anne Perrin from P&G, along with Hugh Welch, Chair of the Community Foundation paid a visit to Kids Kabin, a youth centre which P&G donated £500 to 10 years ago.

Kids Kabin's Will Benson was thrilled to find that Anne and Paul had a surprise up their sleeve in the form of a cheque for £609 to continue the good work they do with children in the Walker area. That's £500 plus inflation since 1998.

Paul Robson, Associate Director at Procter and Gamble said:

"I love this part of my job! I am so pleased that Procter and Gamble has reached the £1m milestone and that the money generated from that will benefit the people of Tyneside and Northumberland for many years to come."