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The auction of rare bank notes by Yorkshire Bank has boosted the fundraising of the NSPCC Coventry Business Group.
An £850 donation was presented to the organisation’s committee at the Ricoh Arena following two auctions of over 300 historic and collectable banknotes.
The NSPCC Coventry Business Group, which is celebrating its 16th year of fundraising, helps children locally by raising money towards the on-going running costs of Boole House which is the base for vital NSPCC services in the city.
Paul Brooksbank, business partner at Yorkshire Bank’s Financial Solutions Centre in Coventry and a member of the NSPCC Coventry Business Group, said the donation was a great way to start its fundraising in 2010.
“These rare notes and limited edition notes went under the hammer at auctions in Glasgow and London – a world record was set at the Glasgow auction when a Scottish £1 note sold for £9,000 – and we are delighted to have received £850 to start this year’s fundraising target,” he said.
“The NSPCC Coventry Business Group is hoping to raise £135,000 in 2010, having raised £2 million since our inception by the end of 2009 which is the best performance of a business group within the charity outside London.
“All the money we raise goes to Boole House which enables NSPCC staff to help children who have been the victims of abuse as well as assist youngsters who display sexually harmful behaviour and our fundraising give the charity the opportunity to support children at a time when they need it the most.”
The donation from Yorkshire Bank was among £11,750 which has been shared between local and national charities in the Midlands.
Lynne Peacock, chief executive of Yorkshire Bank, said: “This is traditionally a difficult time for charities so I hope the money Yorkshire Bank is donating will bring some cheer to them, at a time when they need it most.
“Donating £11,750 to local and national charities in the Midlands in the current climate is terrific. We are overjoyed with the amount raised at the auctions and are delighted some of the money will be going to a worthy cause in the NSPCC Coventry Business Group.”
The money comes from a larger £180,000 fund, which is being split among charities throughout the UK. Yorkshire Bank’s charity partner Help the Hospice, a leading charity which supports hospice care in the UK, will be the main beneficiary with £30,000 being donated to its cause.
This donation supports the good work already undertaken by the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundations over the last 12 months, which donated more than £555,000 to various charitable causes.
In addition, to mark 150 years of working with communities, Yorkshire Bank launched a special £150,000 fund to help support charities and community groups. The £150,000 fund will be used to make awards to projects in four categories – environment, volunteering, education and regeneration.
article courtesy of Advent Communications
image courtesy of InPress Images
PICTURE CAPTION: From the left: Les Ratcliffe (Jaguar Cars), Paul Brooksbank (Yorkshire Bank), Tina Hayes (NSPCC) and Joe Elliott (Coventry City Football Club) with copies of the old Scottish pound note that fetched £9,000 in an auction
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