News featured in this round-up:

• £1,500 raised for Lindengate at the Buckinghamshire Business Awards
• Seymour Taylor sponsor Scannappeal’s outdoor screening of The Greatest Showman
• Local Directory advertising free for charities
• Buckinghamshire Mind receives vital support from Universal Care
• Buckinghamshire Mind launches support for people with young onset dementia
• Vital new peer support service launched in Buckinghamshire
• Funds raised for Puzzle Centre
• Microsoft licencing made easy for non-profit organisations
• Rectory Homes renews sponsorship of Thame Players
• Red Kite Neighbourhood Awards 2018 now open
• Volunteering Week – June 1st-7th

£1,500 raised for Lindengate at the Buckinghamshire Business Awards

Each year at the Buckinghamshire Business Awards, guests on the night partake in a raffle that raises money for a local charity.

This year’s chosen charity was Lindengate, who offer specialised gardening activities to help those with mental health needs. Those in attendance at the awards raised £1,500 on the night for this great cause.

Seymour Taylor sponsor Scannappeal’s outdoor screening of The Greatest Showman

Local accountants Seymour Taylor recently sponsored a unique charity event run by Scannappeal. On May 20th & 27th Scannappeal put on two outdoor screenings of The Greatest Showman at the iconic Pinewood Studios. This event saw 1,200 people enjoy a wonderful evening of entertainment followed by the film screening. The event raised over £20,000 and these funds will enable Scannappeal to purchase life-saving and life-changing state of the art medical and diagnostic equipment for Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe, Amersham and community NHS hospitals that they support in Buckinghamshire.

Simon Turner Managing Director of Seymour Taylor said: “As long term supporters of Scannappeal we were proud to be a major sponsor of these screenings. These outdoor film events enabled Scannappeal to bring awareness of the amazing work they do to a wide section of the public. We are delighted that the event has been such a success for Scannappeal.”

Local Directory advertising free for charities

Advertising on the Local Directory website and printed magazines is free for charities and not for profit organisations.

To find out more information, email community@localdirectoryltd.com.

Buckinghamshire Mind receives vital support from Universal Care

Buckinghamshire Mind, the mental health charity, has received a significant donation from Universal Care, which provides live-in and daily care in the home. Every year, office staff at Universal Care nominate a charity as beneficiary of a £10,000 donation from the organisation and this year they have chosen Buckinghamshire Mind.

Buckinghamshire Mind launches support for people with young onset dementia

Buckinghamshire Mind, the mental health charity, is launching Care in Mind, a series of courses to support people with young onset dementia (under the age of 65).

The courses aim to help people to continue to live well with young onset dementia and to maintain wellbeing. It will be an opportunity for participants to meet others, share experiences and have fun participating in a variety of physical activities, tailored to a beginner level.

To find out more and to request a referral form, please contact Penny Crosswell on 07950 303832 or email penny.crosswell@bucksmind.org.uk.

Vital new peer support service launched in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire Mind is launching a vital new peer support service for people with mental health problems in Buckinghamshire, following the huge success of the service in East Berkshire. The mental health charity is expanding Friends in Need, which has had extremely positive results in East Berkshire, to benefit residents of Buckinghamshire. The new service is being funded by a grant provided by national Mind.

Friends in Need is a friendly peer support group that helps members to manage their depression and anxiety by trying uplifting, fun and free-of-charge activities. The groups provide a supportive and inclusive environment for members to come together with others who have had similar experiences.

To join find out more about Friends in Need, please call Debbie Workman on 07964 376 951, email debbie.workman@bucksmind.org.uk or visit www.bucksmind.org.uk/friends-in-need.

Funds raised for Puzzle Centre

More than £9,000 has been raised for Puzzle Centre by a man whose young autistic son has been supported by the charity. Geoff Marsh raised the money after Puzzle Centre helped his son Rory to make strides in his development.

Read more about Geoff, Rory and Puzzle Centre here.

Microsoft licencing made easy for non-profit organisations

Adepteq explain the benefits of Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider subscriptions for non-profit organisations.

“Microsoft’s vision is to accelerate digital transformation with the non-profit and charitable industry so they can deliver greater impact to the world’s most critical social issues. Microsoft has already delivered cloud technology to over 90,000 non-profit (NfP) organisations worldwide with a goal to reach 300,000 within 3 years.

“To help reach this goal Microsoft has introduced new Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) subscriptions for NfPs. These subscriptions are available as a donation or at considerably lower cost than the commercial equivalent. Microsoft Cloud specialist partners can now offer clients greater flexibility and payment options to obtain discounted subscriptions alongside professional services or managed solutions, rather than having to obtain directly from Microsoft (often by credit card).

"CSP licences have no minimum level, and come with monthly (with an annual commitment) or annual billing by invoice, with subscriptions easily added or removed as required on a pro-rata basis. Adepteq are a local CSP and provide reduced rates to help charities and NfPs to deploy, develop, train users on and reap the benefits of Microsoft cloud technology.

"If you have not considered Microsoft NfP subscriptions, then please contact Adepteq or visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits."

Rectory Homes renews sponsorship of Thame Players

Rectory Homes, the Haddenham-based developers and builders of fine quality homes, are renewing their sponsorship of Thame Players. The sponsorship, extended for a further year with a review in 2019, follows Rectory’s previous three-year sponsorship of Thame Players which ended in March.

Thame Players Theatre Company is an amateur theatre group and registered charity which is run entirely by volunteers. Thame Players have been successfully staging their own high-quality productions, as well as a varied range of guest shows, for almost 75 years.

Red Kite Neighbourhood Awards 2018 now open

The Red Kite Neighbourhood Awards aim to capture all the amazing gardens, people and communities in your local area and showcase them. There will be up to £1,000 worth of garden vouchers to be won across the categories.

The deadline for applications is 29th June 2018. Find out more on the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/198018254257161/

Volunteering Week – June 1st-7th

Volunteers’ Week celebrates the great contribution that volunteers make to our communities.

Find out what’s going on during the week and how you can get involved.