Wakefield Annual Christmas Charity Lunch (WACCL), an annual event held to raise valuable funds for charities and organisations that support young people from across the Wakefield District, has shared over £25k with beneficiaries.
Having raised more than £300k since its launch in 2011, the lunch brings the business community together to celebrate and fundraise for a range of good causes. Building on the success of 2023, the group hopes to secure £30k during 2024.
Within its twelfth year, the 2024 event will take place on Thursday 12th December.
Thanks to the thoughtful contributions made during the 2023 lunch, beneficiaries Levi’s Star, Star Bereavement, Theatre Royal Performance Academy, The Give A Duck Foundation, Cyclists Fighting Cancer, Sense and Blossom all benefitted from the funds raised.
Clare Thornton, Chair of the WACCL committee, comments: “It’s always an exciting time when we share how much money we’ve raised for local charities. Seeing the reactions from our beneficiaries is just one of the reasons that we do what we do. It’s wonderful to be in the position to support such fantastic causes that are helping to change young peoples’ lives.
“Without the WACCL committee, the event simply wouldn’t happen. So I would like to thank all those that support us. We’re already looking forward to this year’s Christmas lunch!
“If your charity, not-for-profit or community organisation would like to apply to become a beneficiary of WACCL 2024, applications are now open!”
Any organisations that would like to apply to be considered as beneficiaries in 2024 should email Clare at Thornton Jones. The deadline for all applications is 31 August 2024.
For those that would like to attend WACCL in 2024, tickets are £65 each or £600 per table of ten and can be purchased from Eventbrite.
