The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund
Registered Charity Number 1104342
The CKDCF is honoured to have received more than £2,800 in memory of Lee Elliott. Friends and family of Lee Elliott, who passed away in February, have raised £2,825 for the CKDCF in his memory. £1,000 was raised at his funeral and £226 was raised by the ‘Committed to Rock’…
The CKDCF is proud to have donated £1,000 to Every Life Matters to help their efforts to reduce suicides in children and young people across Cumbria. The donation will provide “ASK” Workshops, which help to train adults in recognising when young people are at risk of suicide, whilst also providing participants…
The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to Safety Net UK to fund help and support for children affected by sexual violence, exploitation and domestic abuse. The organisation offers therapeutic support to children aged 3 to 18 who have experienced or been affected by rape, exploitation, and sexual or domestic abuse across West Cumbria. Thank you to all…
The CKDCF has donated almost £600 to Autism Support Allerdale and Copeland. Autism Support Allerdale and Copeland will use the donation to fund the purchase of a number of sensory toys, which will aid the de-stressing and socialisation of autistic children across west Cumbria. Thursday 26th December 2019
This Christmas, the CKDCF donated £1,000-worth of items and 200 selection boxes to the children’s cancer wards at Newcastle’s RVI hospital. The items will act as a distraction for children on the ward, many of whom are required to remain on the ward for a prolonged period of time –…
The CKDCF is proud to have donated £1,000 to the Freedom Project, West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support, to assist with their work in supporting children affected by domestic abuse. The donation will support the organisation’s vital work with children who have witnessed and/or suffered domestic abuse, offering counselling and enhancing their well-being.…
The CKDCF would like to give an enormous thank-you to everyone who came to the 18th annual October Fundraising Weekend, as well as all of those who sponsored our fundraisers! This year, we celebrated 17th anniversary of the inception of the CKDCF. The CKDCF fundraising weekend began on Friday evening with a night of…
The CKDCF are proud to have donated £800 towards a short caravan holiday for Thornhill’s Kylan-J Thomas. Two-year-old Kylan-J was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a life-limiting condition, which could mean he only lives to the age of three. This summer, the CKDCF paid for a short break for him, his…
The Greenbank Community Association has received a £1,000 CKDCF donation towards their 2019 Summer Play Scheme. The scheme is targeted at children from the Greenbank area of Whitehaven, many of whom would usually be stuck with little to do to keep them entertained during the long school summer break. Up…
The CKDCF has donated £300 to the Whitehaven Youth Project. The donation will pay for a young person with a disability to take part in a Tall Ship Experience. Friday 9th August 2019