Charitable Giving.

At L&C we're proud to be able to help a number of charities each year.  As a company we focus on enviromental issues and we have a number of schemes we suport. 
 
In addition, each month our staff collect for an individiaul charity chosen by either a member of staff, a business partner or a customer.  Charities we have supported this year include:
 
Paul's Place
 
A fantastic charity based in South Glos, run by volunteers.  It provides a lifeline to many disabled people (it has over 100 members) in both Bristol & South Glos giving them a social and activities club.
 
Its makes a real difference to the lives of its disabled members and their carers. Supporting them with activities, a place to meet, information and some much needed respite.
 
The club is currently based in a Village Hall in South Glos but has outgrown these premises and they are aiming to raise £1m so that a new purpose-built centre can be built. They currently have to turn people away on a daily basis, partly because the current site is not equipped to deal with people with profound disabilities.
 
For more information visit: http://www.paulsplace.org.uk/
 
Children's Liver Disease Foundation
 
The Children's Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) is a national charity fighting liver disease through funding pioneering research, educating healthcare professionals and the public, and providing emotional support for young people and affected families. It is the only organisation of its kind in the UK.
 
There are over 100 different liver diseases that can affect babies, children or young people for which there are no cure.

For more information visit: http://www.childliverdisease.org/
 
Facing Africa
 
Facing Africa raises money to send teams of medics out to Africa to treat children affected by a disease called Noma.
 
Noma (cancrum oris) is an acute and ravaging gangrenous infection affecting the face. The victims of Noma are mainly young children caught in a vicious circle of extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition.

Noma begins with ulcers in the mouth. If the condition is detected in the early stage, progression can be prevented with the use of common antibiotics and immediate nutritional rehabilitation. If left untreated, as happens in most cases, the ulcers progress to Noma at an alarming pace. The next stage is extremely painful when the cheeks or lips begin to swell and the victim's general condition deteriorates. Within a few days, the swelling increases and a blackish furrow appears and the gangrenous process sets in and, after the scab falls away and a gaping hole is left in the face. It is estimated that the mortality rate reaches up to an alarming 90%.
 
The medics both treat the disease and help treat children disfigured by the disease with reconstructive surgery allowing them to live a normal life again.
 
For more information visit: http://www.facingafrica.org/en/default.htm