Christmas gift for good causes

SPECIALIST insurer Ecclesiastical is giving £120,000 to good causes as part of its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign.

Now into its fifth year, Ecclesiastical is once again inviting Derbyshire residents to nominate a registered charity close to their hearts to benefit from this festive financial boost.

Ten winners will be announced each weekday from December 6 to 21. Derby City Mission and Ashgate Hospicecare in Chesterfield were the local beneficiaries in 2020, following overwhelming public support in the county.

It’s quick and easy to nominate a charity online. Nominations are open until December 20 and you can vote at www.movement forgood.com/12days.

Winners will be drawn at random – and while it’s not a popularity contest, the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected. Ecclesiastical is encouraging everyone to use their social media channels to ask people to vote for their favourite cause to give them the best possible chance of winning.

Last year saw 285,000 people around the UK support the 12 days of giving Christmas campaign, with 17,800 charitable causes up and down the country receiving votes.

Mark Hews, group chief executive of Ecclesiastical, said: “Our annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign has supported hundreds of charities over the past four years and I’m delighted that we will once again help charities change lives for the better. We know that for many charities, £1,000 can make a real difference. We’re encouraging everyone to nominate a cause close to their hearts this Christmas to be in for a chance to win a festive financial boost.”

Emma Wayman, Ecclesiastical