The Liverpool Santa Dash is pleased to be supporting the following charities, for more information on them please click the logo.
redcrossThroughout the UK and overseas, the British Red Cross provides desperately needed help to people in crisis situations, whoever and wherever they are.
   We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.
   We enable vulnerable people across the world and in the UK to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.
   The money raised form the Liverpool Santa Dash will be spent locally in the Merseyside community. Without funds, the British Red Cross would be unable to provide any of the valuable services that we do daily in Merseyside. We are always looking for ways to form partnerships and gain opportunities to maximize the required income that allows our work to continue supporting the local people of Merseyside.
   If you can help or want any further information please call Alexis Fairclough on 0151 702 5061 or visit our web site www.redcross.org.uk.  Registered Charity No. 220949

Heartbeat logo Formed in 2002 by local business man Mr Robin Baynes and in memory of his life-long friend and fellow swimming competitor Kenny O'Toole.
   The aims of this organisation is to promote healthy lifestyles in young people in an educational and entertaining way. Liverpool Heartbeat are pleased to be associated with such organisations as Liverpool Swimming Club, tri-4-life European Challenge 2006, David Graham National High Schools Tour bringing drug awareness, healthy lifestyles and citizenship to the youth of Merseyside, New Start, supported housing organisation.

Weston SpiritThere are thousands of young people who need support.  Some are vulnerable or at risk, out of work or being bullied.  Others may have turned to crime, drugs or alcohol.  Many need help on their journey to adulthood.  Often it can feel like they have nowhere to turn.  Thankfully they have.
 
Weston Spirit is a youth charity that supports the personal and social development of young people aged 13-25, from all walks of life across Merseyside and the UK. Co-founded in 1988 by Falklands War veteran Simon Weston OBE, the charity’s range of youth programmes and activities are effective, interactive, challenging and fun, enabling young people to build confidence and self-esteem, gain essential life skills and positively move forward.

Visit www.westonspirit.org.uk to find out more.
commlogoCommunity Foundation for Merseyside connects donors with local causes that make a real difference on Merseyside.  By providing grants to local communities, the Foundation helps them build a safer stronger Merseyside for future generations.

Community Foundation is proud to be involved in the Santa Dash 2007.  We hope our involvement will help increase the participants to break the Santa Dash record and retain the title – while also raising money for communities across Merseyside.

For more information visit www.cfmerseyside.org.uk or contact Senior Development Manager, Jack Miller on (0151) 966 3594 or jack.miller@cfmerseyside.org.uk

ProstateThe Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK's largest charity in the field of prostate cancer. We provide support and information to men with prostate cancer and their families. We fund research into the causes, prevention and treatment of prostate cancer and the impact of living with the disease. We also work to raise awareness of prostate cancer, both among the public, in the media and with politicians and the government.

www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/community

DiabetesEvery 5 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with diabetes.

Over 2.2 million people in the UK currently have diabetes and there are a further 750,000 people who have the condition but are completely unaware of it. Diabetes is serious - if left untreated it can lead to blindness, limb amputation, kidney failure, heart failure and other life-threatening complications. As a charity we are always working to increase awareness of diabetes so that people who are at risk can get tested.

Diabetes UK is the organisation for people with diabetes. We stand up for the interests of people with diabetes by campaigning for better
standards of care and funding research to improve the treatment of diabetes and to find a cure. We also provide practical information and safety-net services to help people manage their diabetes better.

All money raised at the Liverpool Santa Dash will be spent on diabetes research. Diabetes UK receives no government funding and relies entirely on donations and subscriptions to fund its many projects and research into the complications of diabetes.  It is only with support such as this that we will ultimately be able to find a cure, whilst in the meantime help those who live with diabetes every day.

If you would like any further information then please call Diabetes UK North West (based in Warrington) on 01925 653 281, email n.west@diabetes.org.uk or visit www.diabetes.org.uk.
Registered charity No 215199.