February awards!

February 2017 grant making

The trustees met on 9th February to assess applications received between October and December 2016. A total of 21 grants were awarded, totaling £95,000, to some fantastic charities including Demelza Hospice, Coram Adoption Services and Music in Hospitals. Read on for the full list of grantees.

• Action for Sick Children
• Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services
• Alzheimer’s Society
• Blind Veterans UK
• Coram Adoption Services
• Demelza House Hospice
• Disability Law Service
• Dream Holidays
• Heart of Kent
• Homestart Kent
• Hospice in the Weald
• Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance
• Kids Out Ridegview School
• Little Hearts Matter
• Motor Neurone Disease Association
• Music in Hospitals
• PSPA
• RNC
• The British Stammering Association
• The Foreland School
• Wetwheels

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