Charities 2002
All profits from the 2002 Yorkshire Awards Dinner were donated to Yorkshire-based charities, each nominated by one of the main sponsors of the dinner.
St Georges Crypt
Founded in 1930, St George's Crypt is a large charity employing a team of around 30 paid staff and over 80 volunteers.
The Charity aims to provide professional standards of care within a framework of Christian faith and witness to the clients, all of whom are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their age, sex, ethnic origin or religious beliefs.
Nominated by Aon
Childline
This year Childline is celebrating its 15th Birthday Year. Childline is the free national 24-hour helpline for children in trouble or danger. Any child, anywhere in the UK can phone Children's freephone number : 08001111.
The aim of Childline are to protect children who are at risk from harm anywhere in the UK and help children resolve or alleviate their problems. Through what children say to Childline, to raise public awareness of, influence policies and practice in issues which affect their welfare and rights.
Nominated by npower
Robert Ogden School for autistic children
The Yorkshire Post Hidden Disability Appeal aims to raise £1.4m for the refurbishment of the Robert Ogden School, at Thurnscoe, near Barnsley. It is the world's largest school for autistic children, and has pupils from across the region aged from five to 19. The priority for renovation work is the roof, which needs replacing at a cost of £190,000.
Nominated by Yorkshire Post Newspapers
The Right to Read
Right to Read is a collaboration of agencies working together to improve literacy levels in Yorkshire and Humberside. The scheme has been set up because 24,000 children in the region are not achieving the expected standards in English. The aim of Right to Read is to recruit and train volunteers to provide reading support for children of primary school age. Various schemes exist throughout the region, both within and outside of school hours, in schools, community centres and even at football grounds.
Nominated by Yorkshire Television
The Childrens’s Heart Surgery Fund
The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund is a registered charity based at the Yorkshire Heart Centre in Leeds. The Yorkshire Heart Centre at Leeds General Infirmary is the largest centre for the treatment of heart defects in the UK and covers a population of approximately 5 million, with patients from all over Yorkshire, Humberside and the North Midlands.
Every year over 1200 children pass through the paediatric unit. Over 40% of these need long term care. The aim of the Fund is to continue to strive to provide resources, equipment and research for those children with the misfortune to be born with a heart defect.
Nominated by Yorkshire Bank
Leukaemia Research Fund
Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer and along with the related blood disorders such as lymphoma, myeloma and myelodysplasia affects over 18,000 adults each year. Leukaemia Research Fund remains the only national charity dedicated to funding research into the causes, improving treatments and searching for a cure for all of the blood cancers. Our 180 research projects throughout the UK are funded by voluntary contributions, co-ordinated by our head office and 200 voluntary branches. With 95p in every pound raised going directly towards research, we really make every penny count
Nominated by Black Sheep Brewery