10,000 reasons to vote for Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue

Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team four-wheel-drive ambulance

A local charity is in with a chance to win a slice of £150,000 as part of Yorkshire Building Society’s 150th anniversary celebrations.

The Society, which has a branches in Milnrow, Norden, Heywood and Littleborough, has pledged £150,000 to leave a lasting impact in the communities it serves.

Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue applied for a £10,000 donation from the Society’s Lasting Legacy Fund and is one of 30 charities to make the public vote.

If successful Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue would use the £10,000 to upgrade medical treatment equipment including splints, medical bags, stretchers and medicine to aid with the search, rescue and immediate treatment of missing or injured people.

Mark Wakeman, Community Fundraiser, Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue said: “We are thrilled that our project has been chosen to be part of the Yorkshire Building Society Lasting Legacy Fund public vote. We are now calling on all our supporters and members of the public to help us make a real difference to our community by voting for our project online.”

Customers and members of the public have until Friday 31 October to vote for their favourite three causes online, with the 15 most popular projects each receiving a slice of the £150,000 pot.

Yorkshire Building Society’s Corporate Responsibility Manager Pauline Giroux, said: “We are proud to commemorate our milestone anniversary by helping charities make a positive difference in their communities.

“We were very impressed with the Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue project and placed it on the final shortlist for the benefits it could deliver. It’s now down to the public to vote for the three projects which they feel will provide the biggest lasting legacy for local communities.”

To vote for your favourite charity please visit www.ybs.co.uk/legacy.
The Society’s roots go back to 1864 when the Huddersfield Equitable Permanent Benefit Building Society was founded.