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22 November 2007 - APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2008 HORSHAM COMMUNITY CHEST
Hall & Woodhouse’s Horsham Community Chest was launched last night at The Fox Inn at Rudgwick in West Sussex.
Applications are now open and welcome from all voluntary or community groups and organisations working for the benefit of local people in the Horsham area.
Founded in 1777, Hall & Woodhouse is an independent family brewer with more than 260 pubs across the south of England, including 35 in the Horsham area. The company is still privately owned and run by the fifth generation of the Woodhouse family.
Established in 2001, the Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest was founded to provide local help for the community in and around Dorset. Since then, the Chest has donated over £100,000 to 140 local voluntary organisations, with Hall & Woodhouse's employees completing over 2000 hours of voluntary work assisting with practical projects in the local community.
Now launched in the Horsham District Council area for 2008, next year’s Community Chest contains £15,000, which will be supplemented by specific fundraising initiatives by the Hall & Woodhouse pubs in the Horsham area.
The Hall & Woodhouse team is supported by partners West Sussex County Times and Spirit FM, who provide the Community Chest with publicity, advice and local knowledge.
Since 2001, Community Chest applications have been received a more than a thousand not-for-profit organisations, in areas such as: pre-schools and youth groups; health and social care; local arts; animal care; conservation and the environment.
Past awards have been made for a wide range of assistance, including: equipment; maintenance; training; transport; professional advice and specific project resources.
The deadline for applications is Saturday 26 January 2008. Judging will begin shortly afterwards, and applicants will be notified of the outcome in April.
Hall & Woodhouse pubs will also be invited to raise further funds for the successful organisations, and the awards will be formally announced at the end of May.
Application forms are available online now at www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk and will also be printed in the West Sussex County Times.
Mark Woodhouse, Vice Chairman of Hall & Woodhouse, comments: “There are so many good works being done in Sussex, and we’re delighted to be able to offer this help to local organisations. We want to play our part in the community, and the Community Chest is all about improving the lives of local people to really make a difference.”
For more information please contact:
Contact: Andrew Tapscott
Telephone: 01258 452141
Email: andrew.tapscott@hall-woodhouse.co.uk
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