The Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony was held on October 2nd 2008 at Middlesbrough Football Club.

Dawn Carney with sponsors Horwath Clark Whitehill and Latimer Hinks

At an emotional awards ceremony, the County Durham and Tees Valley Charity Awards recognised TFM and Magic 1170’s Cash for Kids with two top awards.

Cash for Kids had already won the award for ‘Children’s Charity of the Year’ when it was announced as the overall ‘Charity of the Year’.

Cash for Kids has supported many local children over the years, raising over £439,000 last year to make dreams come true. Cash for Kids has been helping underprivileged, sick and disabled children for the past 13 years with the charity launching appeals and developing initiatives to engage individuals and businesses.

Dawn Carney from Cash for Kids said: “We are so overwhelmed to win not one but two prestigious awards. Over the past 13 years the charity has helped thousands of local children and these awards recognise the significant impact we are having on the lives of them and their families. We would like to thank the local community for its continued support and hope that such an accolade will continue to raise the awareness of the charity.”

The 2008 winners were:-

Charity-Local Branch of the Year: Cats Protection York branch

Elderly Charity of the Year: Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association

Children’s Charity of the Year: TFM Radio & Magic 1170’s Cash for Kids Charity

Animal Charity of the Year: National Animals Sanctuaries Support League

Disability Charity of the Year: Darlington Association on Disability

National Charity – Local Branch: The York Cats Protection

Local Charity of the Year: The Vocational Learning Trust

Fundraiser of the Year: David Williams

Business Supporter of the Year: Darlington Building Society

Charity Volunteer of the Year: George Harvey

Charity of the Year: TFM Radio & Magic 1170’s Cash for Kids Charity

Anne Elliott and Peter Olsen with winners

George Harvey with sponsor Southern Cross

Dawn Carney with sponsors Brewin Dolphin