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Charity award press release
Bog Standard campaign wins top national award! | 20th June 2008
CHILDREN'S CHARITY PICKS UP TOP NATIONAL AWARD
ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) a small national charity, has won one of the most prestigious accolades to be awarded in the charity sector at the Charity Awards 2008, sponsored by the Charities Aid Foundation and The Times. The charity, which provides information and support to children with bedwetting and other continence problems, picked up the coveted award in the Children and youth category, at a glittering award ceremony in London last night.
The ceremony, the ninth annual Charity Awards event to take place, is the only national awards scheme in the UK to recognise excellence in the management of charities, acknowledging the outstanding work and achievements of charities from across the UK and the tireless commitment of the people behind them.
Marcus Brigstocke, Claudia Winkleman, Prunella Scales, Terry Waite, the Rt Hon David Blunkett, John Craven and Denise Black were amongst an impressive line up of celebrities attending the event to present awards in 10 separate categories. Other winners included British Red Cross, Blood Pressure Association, Leonard Cheshire Disability and Excellent Development who picked up the top award of the night for Overall excellence in charity management. Andrew Hind, chief executive of the Charity Commission, picked up the Outstanding achievement award.
Designed to highlight the management achievements of charities in order to help spread good practice throughout the sector, charities are presented with the awards for specific initiatives which have improved the delivery of their charitable objectives and which demonstrate an outstanding example of innovation and best practice from which other charities can learn.
The Children and youth award was presented to ERIC for its ‘Water is Cool in School’ and ‘Bog Standard’ projects – preventative programmes designed to reduce the suffering to children affected by incontinence by improving water and toilet provision and access in schools. The Charity Awards judges were looking for examples of excellence from which other organisations can learn. They felt that ERIC was especially deserving of that recognition.
Daniel Phelan, organiser of the Charity Awards 2008 comments:
“The Charity Awards are a great illustration of how much fantastic work takes place within the sector. This year, the Awards have recognised the wide range of charitable activity across the UK, with winning charities ranging in size from those with a couple of volunteers operating on limited resources to the largest household names. What they all have in common is their ability to turn innovation, passion and vision into an effective project or organisation demonstrating considerable impact. ERIC is a fantastic organisation, the award is thoroughly deserved and we’re delighted to congratulate them on their achievements.”
The Charity Awards programme is organised by Charity Finance, the leading business publication for the voluntary sector.
For more information about ERIC please contact:
Penny Dobson on 0117 301 2104 or 0797 1283645 penny@eric.org.uk
For more information about the Charity Awards 2008 please contact:
Theresa Osen at Origin Communications on 020 7278 0068 theresa@originuk.com
www.charityawards.co.uk
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