2023 Event
The 2023 Kirklees and Calderdale Charity Lunch was held 7th December at Huddersfield Cedar Court raising £29,862. This brings the total amount raised from KACCL to over £165,000 since its inception in 2016.
The charities chosen to raise funds for were Project Youth Cancer, which supports teenagers and young adults with cancer and Project Challenge, which offers training programmes for 16-19-year-olds who have become disengaged from traditional education.
The event, which was once again compered by comedian Pete Emmett, included a charity auction and performances by the local magician’s circle and Orange Box Choir, which is part of Square Chapel Arts Centre community outreach programme.
Helen Mervill, head of operations at Project Youth Cancer commented: “There is something very special about KACCL – a mixture of good people and festive spirit culminated in a very poignant event. Coincidentally, we officially launched The Laura Crane Trust 27 years ago in the very same room at the Cedar Court so it was extra special for me personally. The monies raised will make a huge difference to the young people we support who are currently living with cancer.”
Project Challenge business manager, Lorna Butterick, added “Project Challenge is thrilled to receive this incredibly generous donation from KACCL. The funds will empower us to keep doing what we do best – to support Calderdale and Kirklees’s most vulnerable young people in bespoke education with truly holistic programmes of learning. We are filled with gratitude and appreciation. Thank you to KACCL from the bottom of our hearts.”
