Update from Steve Duncan, CEO of Community Foundation
CALDER VALLEY FLOOD RELIEF FUND - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The rate which donations are being added to the Appeal is simply phenomenal! The current total is £340,000.
I can now officially confirm that I have spoken with the Government Dept responsible for the matched funding and I am in receipt of the official document.
The rules of the Fund are as follows;
Contrary to what I was led to believe the total amount of match available is £2m for the areas affected by storm Eva - mainly Leeds, Calderdale, Lancashire and North Yorkshire. The Appeals in those areas are around £450,000 so we should be okay if we reach our £1m target to have all this matched.
The Government have also suggested that the Foundation collects donations for businesses because we are a registered charity already running an Appeal. We will then hand over the donations and the match given for the benefit of businesses to a partnership between the local business associations and Business for Calderdale.
Very shortly we will have a punchy Appeal trailer to use at Flood events which BBC Look North's Harry Gration has agreed to voice over.
Huge thanks for continuing to promote the Appeal - you are doing Calderdale proud!
CALDER VALLEY FLOOD RELIEF FUND - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The rate which donations are being added to the Appeal is simply phenomenal! The current total is £340,000.
I can now officially confirm that I have spoken with the Government Dept responsible for the matched funding and I am in receipt of the official document.
The rules of the Fund are as follows;
Contrary to what I was led to believe the total amount of match available is £2m for the areas affected by storm Eva - mainly Leeds, Calderdale, Lancashire and North Yorkshire. The Appeals in those areas are around £450,000 so we should be okay if we reach our £1m target to have all this matched.
The Government have also suggested that the Foundation collects donations for businesses because we are a registered charity already running an Appeal. We will then hand over the donations and the match given for the benefit of businesses to a partnership between the local business associations and Business for Calderdale.
Very shortly we will have a punchy Appeal trailer to use at Flood events which BBC Look North's Harry Gration has agreed to voice over.
Huge thanks for continuing to promote the Appeal - you are doing Calderdale proud!