Absolute Events supports A Starry Night from Lambeth Palace
UK – When Ronald McDonald House Charities UK needed support to stage its Christmas fundraiser – A Starry Night – at Lambeth Palace last month, a fundraising group on Facebook recommended Absolute Events.
The charity supports families across the UK who need a warm and comfortable place to rest, eat and relax while their children are receiving hospital treatment. Like most charities, it has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, losing around 40% of its annual income, equating to around six million pounds. Each year the charity stages an annual event at St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar Square but due to the pandemic, this was unable to go ahead. Instead the charity set about organising an outside concert with a limited audience but with a live stream so that the event, sponsored by Coca Cola Europe could be viewed around the world.
Absolute Events supports Starry Night fundraiser
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
UK - When Ronald McDonald House Charities UK needed support to stage its Christmas fundraiser -
A Starry Night - at Lambeth Palace last month, a fundraising group on Facebook recommended Absolute Events. The charity supports families across the UK who need a warm and comfortable place to rest, eat and relax while their children are receiving hospital treatment. Like most charities, it has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, losing around 40% of its annual income - equating to around £6m. Each year the charity stages an annual event at St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar Square but due to the pandemic, this was unable to go ahead. Instead, the charity set about organising an outside concert with a limited audience but with a live stream so that the event, sponsored by Coca Cola Europe could be viewed around the world.
Published December 22. 2020 10:15PM
BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts has awarded more than $1.2 million in grants to help collaborative work spaces across the state expand and safely reopen, MassDevelopment said in a statement Tuesday.
The grants ranging from less than $2,000 to $100,000 are intended to strengthen community-based innovation and entrepreneurship. They are going to 26 organizations in 18 communities to accelerate business formation, job creation and entrepreneurial activity during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
“Beyond funding additions and new equipment, these awards will help recipients buy new HVAC systems and desk dividers, and implement other needed safety measures as we continue to navigate this pandemic.” Lt. Governor Karyn Polito said in a statement.
Eric Carle Museum temporarily closes as COVID-19 cases spike
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 9:56 am EDT
AMHERST, Mass. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has temporarily closed again in response to the latest statewide spike in COVID-19 cases.
The closure that began Monday is precautionary, Alexandra Kennedy, executive director of the Amherst museum told The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Staff will continue to go into the museum on an as-needed basis and the museum’s bookshop will offer curbside service, she said.
“We are hoping we can reopen to visitors early in the new year,” Kennedy wrote in an email.
Business capacity limited, nonessential surgeries postponed
By MARK PRATTDecember 22, 2020 GMT
Many Massachusetts businesses will be limited to 25% capacity and hospitals have been directed to postpone nonessential surgeries starting the day after Christmas to help curb an anticipated increase in new coronavirus cases after the holiday that could swamp the state’s health care system, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday.
In addition, social gatherings will be limited to 10 people inside and 25 people outside, the Republican governor said at a news conference.
The new restrictions take effect Saturday and are scheduled to run for two weeks.
Baker also urged people to avoid large family gatherings at Christmas to prevent a surge in new cases that the state saw after Thanksgiving.