Cornish Charity Collaboration Announces Charity Bake Off
A group of Cornish charities known as “Leave a Gift to Cornwall” has come together to organise a “Charity Bake Off” on 9th April 2014 at Truro Methodist Church.
Leave a Gift to Cornwall is a group of fifteen member charities set up to promote legacy giving in Cornwall. It has been running for more than two years. Representatives from each member charity will be present at the Charity Bake Off to answer any questions and provide information on volunteering and other ways of giving.
Do you have a secret recipe that is a family legacy, handed down through the years? Maybe your recipe is just a firm family favourite or perhaps you fancy yourself as the next Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood – whatever your reason, the Charity Bake Off is open to all.
For those that prefer tasting to baking, then for just £2, guests can enjoy a cup of tea and a cake. And if that’s not enough, there will also be the opportunity to obtain vouchers for various Cornish attractions that can be used throughout the Easter holidays for venues such as the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary and National Maritime Museum.
Hayley Dann from Wild Futures, the charity that runs the Cornish Monkey Sanctuary, said: “The Charity Bake Off is going to be a great event and fits well with the annual Truro Festival. We are looking for cooks and bakers to enter from anywhere across the county – amateur or professional – young and old. There will be a special trophy for the winner as well as some other spectacular prizes!”
Sarah Snell from the Merlin MS Centre, Cornwall, said: “As well as being an appetizing activity for the Easter holidays, the Charity Bake Off is a fantastic event to celebrate the amazing mix of charities we have in our county. The Leave a Gift to Cornwall charities combined provide services for thousands of beneficiaries across our county every year, from patients suffering with a terminal illness, to those struggling to get employment; from people who need rescuing, to animals in need – every one of the charity members contributes to life in Cornwall in some way.”
The Charity Bake Off will commence at 10am, and those looking to enter their best bake will need to register between 10.30 and 11.30am. Judging will then be at 12 noon.
For more details on the Charity Bake Off, visit www.leaveagifttocornwall.co.uk or contact [email protected]
You can also follower the Twitter handle @LAGTC.
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Notes to Editors:
Pictured are charity representatives from NationalMaritimeMuseum and Wild Futures enjoying a cup of tea to promote the Charity Bake Off.
Release Date: 27th March 2014
About Leave a Gift to Cornwall
Leave a Gift to Cornwall is a group of charities who work in Cornwall to make a difference to people’ lives, animals and the duchy we live in. Leave a Gift to Cornwall was created to provide information on how to remember your favourite charity in your Will. Although 74% of people in the UK donate to charity while they are alive, only 7% of people leave a gift to charity in their Will. Currently, only about 14% of charity income in the UK comes from legacies but charities rely heavily on legacy income to continue their vital work. Some people think they need to leave large sums to make it worthwhile, but that’s not the case; charities are always grateful for any gift; large or small. Leave a Gift to Cornwall has collected together information and resources to help supporters through the process of making a Will, information on how to make sure a legacy gift benefits Cornwall and how to find a solicitor to assist you in the legal process.
For a full list of Leave a Gift to Cornwall member charities, please visit: http://www.leaveagifttocornwall.co.uk/about-us/
For details on spokespeople from each member charity or more information contact:
Hayley Dann, Head of Income Generation and PR
T: 0844 272 1271
M: 07854 716939