Challenge Wales, a local charity that helps young people gain new skills and sail training on board the 72ft yacht that has been around the world twice! This fantastic charity is run by volunteers and they need your support as they are taking part in the People's Millions Award and have a chance to win £50,000
is a grants programme run by the Big Lottery Fund, in partnership with ITV that has been running every year since 2005. This competition is to help out projects all across the UK, to date The People's Millions has made a total of 523 awards worth over £27.8 million.
There is £3.8 million to give out, and The People's Millions expect to award up to £50,000 (including VAT) to four projects in each of the 19 ITV regional news areas. So that’s 76 awards in total.
Challenges Wales, a charity which aims to develop the self-esteem and life-skills of young people through sailing opportunities, will run a host of pre-voyage sensory visits and sailing voyages for around 140 visually impaired young people and their buddies throughout Wales. Support will come in the form of providing a unique learning environment through a stimulating sail training voyage. The learning environment will also help them develop personal skills and confidence.
On the 25th November a telephone number will be released and all you have to do is call and vote. It's as simple as that. This will be open from 9am - midnight
Challenge Wales: http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/cardiff/business-guide/feature/challenge-wales
The People's Millions: http://www.peoplesmillions.org.uk/2013-finalists/wales
