Tag Archive for 'YPG'

Guernsey charities & organisations asked to apply for support from the Sure Community Foundation

April 12th, 2013 by Sure

Charities and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to apply for support from the Sure Community Foundation. The foundation, which was launched less than a year ago, has already donated nearly £20,000 to 18 different charities and groups but is appealing for more applications. “One of the core aims of the Sure Community Foundation is to [...]

La Grande Mare Charity Golf Event 2013 in aid of Les Bourgs Hospice and Young People Guernsey

March 21st, 2013 by Events

La Grande Mare Charity Golf Day 2013 on Friday 26 April 2013 will benefit Young People Guernsey and Les Bourgs Hospice. The event includes dinner with a UK entertainer and an auction in the evening. The cost is £300 for a team of 4 players.  There are two times for the golf competition – either [...]

GIFA annual dinner raises £8000 for four Guernsey charities

March 6th, 2013 by Butterfield Bank Guernsey Ltd

The Guernsey Investment Funds Association’s annual dinner guest speaker slot was regarded a success after four local personalities took to the stage for a stand-up comedy performance raising £8,000 for local charities in the process. The four contestants, dubbed “The Alternatives” to reflect the investment fund theme of the dinner, each had a five minute [...]

Barnardo’s recruiting volunteers to assist Young People Guernsey

December 7th, 2012 by Young People Guernsey

Two hundred and twenty guests helped raise in excess of £55,000 for Young People Guernsey at the inaugural Sydney Charles Group Charitable Foundation Ball held at the St. Pierre Park Hotel in early November 2012. YPG is very grateful to Philip Lepp and the Sydney Charles team who organised the fundraising event, which made a [...]

Guernsey Community Foundation’s third round of quarterly grants awarded to five charities

November 28th, 2012 by Guernsey Community Foundation

Five local projects have benefited from the third round of the Guernsey Community Foundation’s Quarterly Grants Programme which currently targets projects that work towards improving social inclusion. The Guernsey Botanical Trust was granted £2,500 towards repairs to greenhouses in their walled gardens in Saumarez Park. Once completed, these greenhouses will provide an all-weather facility for [...]

YPG invites you to an ‘Open Lunch’ at The Hub from 12 to 2 pm on 1 November to learn about their work

October 30th, 2012 by Young People Guernsey

Since The Hub opened in early September 2012, Barnardo’s have been surprised with the number of children seeking support, and also the intensive and high-end issues presented to the service. These issues include: experiencing violence caring responsibilities for siblings and adults young girls with older boyfriends general safeguarding issues need for support with involvement in [...]

Barclays shortlists 15 Guernsey charities for share of £30,000

October 29th, 2012 by Barclays

Fifteen charities have been shortlisted for this year’s Barclays Champion Charities awards scheme in Guernsey. The winners, who will each be awarded a share of £30,000, will be announced at a presentation evening on Thursday 15 November 2012 at St Pierre Park Hotel, St Peter Port. A large number of applications were received for the [...]

LLoyds Banking Group Community Fund donates £5000 to Saumarez Park playground refurbishment

October 21st, 2012 by Lloyds Banking Group Community Fund

The Friends of Saumarez Park Playground are £5,000 closer to their fundraising total after receiving a donation from Lloyds Banking Group as part of its Community Fund. The Lloyds Banking Group Community Fund has given grants to 132 organisations, which are working locally to inspire and support young people. The Community Fund was launched by [...]

Law firm Bedell Cristin gives £5000 to Young People Guernsey charity

October 11th, 2012 by Bedell Group

LAW firm Bedell Cristin has donated £5,000 to local charity Young People Guernsey to help fund the running costs of the recently opened site in St Peter Port called The Hub. The Hub was officially launched on Friday 7 September 2012 and will enable YPG to provide young people aged between 11 and 16 years [...]

Living Art 2012 competition raises £5,000 for Young People Guernsey

October 2nd, 2012 by Livingroom

The Living Art 2012 competition has raised £5,000 for YPG (Young People Guernsey). There were 280 entries in the competition which was hosted online by Livingroom Estate Agents where photographs of all the creative submissions were displayed and people could bid on their favourites. Living Art, which launched in May 2012, called on Guernsey’s professional, [...]