Performers Help Celebrate Launch of new Campaign to Fund Local Charities

24th October 2013

Last week Greentop fire performers and musicians joined ITV Calendar's Christine Talbot to help launch a new scheme to fund under-recognised charities.

The event in Bradford Centenary Square was to launch the the Good All Round Awards - an online voting campaign which decides how £140,000 is shared between local good causes. Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust has £140,000 to distribute between 14 local charities. Over the past 6 years the charitable trust has donated in excess of £4 million pounds to good causes. Greentop provided a fire troupe to help celebrate the event with fire juggling,hula hooping and live music. Greentop events organiser Jon said -As a charity ourselves we're always keen to support good causes like this. £140,000 will be shared between the 14 charities according to online voting Bradford Toy Library Canterbury Imagine Clothing Solutions for Disabled People Millan Centre Bradford Soup Run Haworth Riding for the Disabled West Yorkshire Medic Response Team Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale Christians Against Poverty Crossroads Care Airedale and Bradford e:merge HALE (Health Action Local Engagement) Keyhouse Vote for your favourite charity

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