Showing posts with label Charity work in the New Year Honours 2014. Show all posts
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Monday, December 30, 2013

Charity work in the New Year Honours 2014

Charity work in the New Year Honours 2014
Philanthropy has once again been a prominent theme amongst the recipients. In particular, the recommendations include:

a knighthood for Roger De Haan who has given £49 million over the last 7 years to a range of education, arts and community organisations in the UK and overseas
a knighthood for Alan Parker, Founder and Chairman, Brunswick Group LLP, who has made a number of generous personal gifts to Save the Children in addition to his formal role as Chair
a CBE for John Apthorp who set up the Milly Apthorp Trust in 1982 and has since contributed over £25 million to local charities in Hertfordshire

Read the full New Year Honours 2014 lists here.