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Isle Of Wight Residents Encouraged To Nominate Local Charity For Festive Financial Boost

Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is giving away £120,000 as part of its annual 12 Days of Giving Christmas campaign.

For 12 days in the lead up to Christmas the specialist financial services group is giving £1,000 to ten charities each day — with 120 charities in total benefitting from a festive financial boost.

Nominations are now open and Isle of Wight residents are being encouraged to nominate a cause they care about to give them a chance of receiving a share of the award money.

Draws will take place every weekday from December 1 to 18 and nominating is easy using the online form.

Winners are drawn at random and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected.

Last year more than 1,000 people from the Isle of Wight nominated good causes to receive an award, resulting in The Wight Brainy Bunch landing a donation.

Mark Hews, Group Chief Executive of Benefact Group, said:

“We’re delighted to be giving away another £120,000 in valuable donations to causes around the country.

"We know that charities across the country are struggling, and for many the festive season is a critical time.

"We’re asking residents to take a few minutes of their time to nominate a cause they especially care about."

Benefact Group has donated over £200million to charitable causes since 2014 and has been recognised as the third biggest corporate giver in the UK.

The organisation aims to reach £250million in donations by 2025.

Earlier this year, 300 awards of £1,000 were donated, followed by £480,000 of larger grants in October.

Movement for Good is funded by EIO plc, part of the Benefact Group.

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