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Working with KM Group, the Kent and Medway Charity Team organises a range of activities to help the charitable sector with its fundraising and supports initiatives to promote health and wellbeing, particularly amongst primary school children.
Below you can find out about what is going on around the county to help others.
It’s a case of green is good but multi-coloured is better at a fun family challenge event taking place next month.
Walderslade Primary celebrated Walk to School Week by throwing a relaunch party for the school’s popular walking buses.
There’s still time to book your place on one of the county’s most popular fundraising challenges of the year.
One lucky contestant taking part in June’s KM Big Charity Quiz will have the chance to win a pair of free tickets for the Eurostar.
A popular charity walk offers participants the chance to enjoy some of Kent’s most spectacular natural and historical heritage in June.
Families from across the county plus special guests kicked off national Walk to School Week by setting a new record on Saturday (May 18).
The deadline for science competition the Bright Spark Awards has been extended until June 14.
Medway pupils were rewarded with free-entry vouchers for a top Kent visitor attraction after excelling in reading reward scheme Buster’s Book Club.
An adult literacy group was treated to a celebratory tea after winning a reading challenge.
Sheerness pupils are off to Chatham’s Historic Dockyard after achieving dazzling results with reading reward scheme Buster’s Book Club.
Families can have fun while generating money for their favourite charities at Kent’s messiest fundraising challenge next month.
Time is running out to submit entries for school-science competition the Bright Spark Awards.
With just two weeks left to go until the deadline, schools need to act fast to submit entries for school-science competition the Bright Spark Awards.
School-science competition the Bright Spark Awards could fast-track entrants to careers with one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers.
KM Walk to School schemes include Super Wow! and Green Footsteps.
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Any child at a participating school may take the test at bronze, silver or gold tests.
Families from across the county gather to celebrate the success of the walk to school campaign.
Young people are annually invited to take part in Kent and Medway’s Masterchef-style event.
The KM Charity Team is working with 50 schools in Kent to turn pupils into Reading Millionaires.
The awards recognise the expertise and dedication that is the hallmark of an outstanding teacher.
The entire Kent community can be a part of KM Group’s campaign to make 2017 a Year of Reading.
The KM Charity team announced the winners of the annual Kent Teacher of the Year Awards.
Families are invited to sign up for a special egg trail this Easter.
Our new free website matches Kent charities in need of help with willing volunteers
An 82-year-old veteran will swap his usual Sunday routine of a roast and a match on the box for a charity abseil.
Author and humanitarian Terry Waite CBE hopes an awards scheme will generate recognition for school support staff and volunteers.
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A mother left homeless at Christmas time tells how her stable life collapsed after a family death.
Time is fast running out to register for dare-devil Guy Fawkes event Buster’s Charity Firewalk.
Good causes could gain some well-deserved recognition at the Kent Charity Awards 2019 - entries are now open.
Here's a round-up of each of the fundraising drives we've backed in recent years and how your donations have helped many of them achieve their dreams.
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