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Bear Patrol raise £21,929.46 for Sussex Beacon in 2016

Besi Besemar January 24, 2017

Mayor of Brighton & Hove attends the Bear-Patrol Bacon and Sarnie social at the Sussex Beacon last month.

Image: Nick Ford Photography
Image: Nick Ford Photography

Between bacon butties the Sussex Beacon CEO, Simon Dowe announced that Bear-Patrol events in 2016 had raised £21,929.46 for the Sussex Beacon and £6,763.16 for other organisations making the grand total raised for good causes by Bear-Patrol in 2016 to £28,692.62.

Bear-Patrol was founded by Danny Dwyer on May 28, 2008 and has been fundraising for good causes since January 1, 2011.

To date they have raised and donated a total of £158,115.99 to 20 different organisations.

The following totals have been raised for each organisation:

♦ Sussex Beacon: £141,330.13

♦ Rainbow Fund: £3,951.60

♦ Canine Partners: £3,629.72

♦ Sussex Cancer Fund: £3,078.75

♦ Rockinghorse: £1,636.25

♦ Mencap (south coast): £1,149.41

♦ GMFA: £763.75

♦ Lunch Positive: £505.73

♦ MacMillan (South): £425.00

♦ Great Ormond Street: £392.50

♦ THT (South): £305.00

♦ Chestnut Tree House: £240.00

♦ Peer Action: £180.00

♦ Mildmay Mission: £166.25

♦ Brighton Pride: £162.15

♦ Rise: £88.50

♦ Brighton Housing Trust: £50.00

♦ Demelza: £30.00

♦ Ditch The Label: £25.00

♦ Age UK: £6.25

Total amount raised: £158,115.99

Image: Nick Ford Photography
Image: Nick Ford Photography

All Monies Raised via Bear-Patrol and Danny Dwyer during their events goes directly to the charity/organisation via online donation pages and/or registered collection tins and buckets.

A high percentage of their funding is specifically allocated to named projects i.e. a new summer house, garden pond, decorating, equipment, chemotherapy chair and natural hair wigs for cancer patients.

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