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Yorkshire Building Society awards The Furniture Station
The Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation has generously awarded The Furniture Station with £200 towards the work we carry out within our community in Stockport. The Furniture Station was chosen by staff & it’s members as part of Yorkshire Building Society’s get the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fundraising, Furniture Station Work
Tagged award, building, charitable, community, foundation, fundraise, furniture station, grant, society, stockport, yorkshire, yorkshire building society
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Securing new beds with the help of Vernon Building Society’s Jubilee Fund
The Furniture Station has been successfully chosen to receive a grant from 2012′s Vernon Building Society’s Jubilee Fund, a fund aimed at helping local community and charitable groups looking to make a difference in their area. The Vernon Building Society awarded over £10,000 to … Continue reading
Posted in Donating Furniture, Events, Fundraising, Furniture Station Work
Tagged award, bed, beds, branch, building, charitable, community, cots, donate, foundation, fund, fundraise, furniture, furniture station, grant, jubilee, local, presentation, society, stockport, vernon, vernon building society
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Corporate success with supporting fuel & travel expenses
Travel costs for collections and deliveries for the re-use of furniture to families & individuals in Stockport exceed £10,000 each year. These collections and deliveries are a vital part of The Furniture Station’s service in the community. Throughout the summer we sought local companies … Continue reading
Furniture Station wins competition for Day Trip
Short-listed and nominated by our very own Facebook fans, System One Travel Cards Greater Manchester provided The Furniture Station’s Volunteer and Staff members the opportunity to take a day trip out for their work in the local community of Stockport. The Furniture … Continue reading
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Tagged community, competition, day, staff, support, system one travel card, trip, volunteer, volunteers
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Community support raises £952.50
Our runners have raised a total of £952.50 for their tremendous efforts in running the 10k at Stockport’s Woodbank Park at Legacy Event’s organised run on Saturday 5th August. What a challenge that was. Well done to all those who participated … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fundraising
Tagged 10k, 2012, august, challenge, community, event, fancy dress, legacy, legacy event, park, run, stockport, support, woodbank
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Seeking local corporate support – Sponsor a calendar month fuel campaign
The Furniture Station have launched a ‘Sponsor a Calendar Month: Fuel Campaign’ in order to secure funds for the cost of fuel and transport of the essential collection & delivery vans. Sponsoring the campaign has many attractive benefits, if this is something … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, Furniture Station Work
Tagged charity, cheshire., community, community responsibility, corporate, fundraise, stockport, support
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Superheroes ran backwards for the FS and Forever Manchester
A team of 4 ran their backwards run as superheroes on Sunday, raising over £200 for The Furniture Station and Forever Manchester. As you can see from the photos, we were the only superheroes in … Continue reading
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Tagged backward, community, event, forever, fs, fundraise, fundraising, manchester, run, superhero, team
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