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Wednesday, 15 November 2023 10:07

John & Michelle Laird's Generous £3500 cheque

June 2023

Local business man John Laird and his wife Michelle who are prolific benefactors to our charity
present a cheque for £3500 to trustee George Wall.Provost

John Laird

Wednesday, 15 November 2023 09:48

£5000 cheque from Nan's Foundation in New York.

May   2023

Former Provost Ciano Rebecchi presents a cheque for £5000 from Nan's Foundation in New York.
The Foundation was set up by Nan's son Bill in her memory to alleviate poverty on local children.
Nan never forgot her roots despite living in New York for many years and took a keen interest regularly
in providing generous contributions across Inverclyde.

 Ciano Nans

Wednesday, 15 November 2023 09:34

Baxterstorey Easter

April 2023

Baxterstorey present a large volume of Easter Eggs for local children

 Baxterstorey Easter 2023

Monday, 13 November 2023 16:26

Paul Harris Fellowship - Robert Wilson

A Paul Harris Fellowship is a prestigious Rotary award, the highest accolade that Rotary can present to honour those

local people it deems to have given outstanding service to the community, seen here with Robert Wilson

 

 PH Award

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 12:20

Blu Marine £8000 donation December 2023

BluMarine Managing Director Craig McCoo presenting his company's magnificent donation of £8000 for
childrens Christmas gifts,pantomime and Santa's Grotto & Carnival visits along with a Christmas
Spectacular Party at Elev8 in Greenock.


Craig's compassionate generosity reached out to over 400 children who enjoyed a magical Christmas.

Blumarine donation December 2023

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 12:14

Succession Wealth donation

Managing Director Robert MacDonald of Succession Wealth in Gourock with a magnificent personal
donation of £1500 matched by the Succession Wealth Group for a wonderful amount of £3000 which
will assist with costs for approx.

180 local children as our holiday guests in July 2023.

Succession Wealth donation

 

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 12:08

Christmas Party at Elev8 2023

90 children with their parents partied at Elev8 with music and games from Beano's Disco
on Christmas Eve.

All were treated to a lovely Christmas Dinner with trimmings.

Christmas Party 2023

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 11:07

OGAC Donations Christmas 2022

Reverend David Burt of Old Gourock & Ashton Church handed over a wonderful collection of toys
and gifts from the members to distribute locally for Christmas.


OGAC continue their truly great engagement with us in the community year on year.

OGAC Christmas 2022 600

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:55

Winter clothing December 2022

Inverclyde Community Fund's magnificent £2000 grant enabled the purchase of 180 jackets to keep
children warm on winter days.


They were distributed to social care and selected nurseries locally.

Winter clothing December 2022 600

 

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:42

St Columba Kilmacolm Christmas 2022

St Columba's Junior School Kilmacolm pupils present a superb total of 150 gifts for local children at
Christmas for the fifth successive year.


A truly marvelous contribution for the JS to make Christmas a special day for many local children.

St Columba Kilmacolm Christmas 2022

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Children in Poverty Inverclyde is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation under the Charities and Trustee (Scotland) Act 2005.

Our charity number is SC044563.


Contact:
Pat Burke (Chairman)

Address:
17 Langhouse Place
Inverkip
PA16 0EW

Info@childreninpovertyinverclyde.org.uk
01475 521808
07801 472081

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