Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk

This Valentine’s Day weekend, Kingston residents can show off their passion for the borough with a huge selection of fundraising events for Love Kingston.

Last year the organisation raised £43,672 for good causes.

And, this year, Love Kingston fundraising manager Elaine Miller hopes to crack the £100,000 mark.

She said: “Love Kingston Day is a time to unite and come together. There are more than 400 charities working in the borough and they often only need small amounts of money to provide vital services.”

A charity dinner in honour of Love Kingston day will now be free after an international Islamic organisation sponsored the event.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has donated £4,000 to the Love Kingston dinner, at the Shiraz Mirza Trust, in Manor Park Hall, tomorrow.

The money will be split among Love Kingston charities and the original £20 attendance fee for the event will now be waived.

Jamil Muanje, a community outreach manager for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, said: “For 125 years, our organisation has been doing charity work in this country, but not a lot of people in the community know this.

“We are excited about working with Love Kingston.”

To RSVP for the event contact Nasim Jamal on 0750 060 4933 or masim@blueyonder.co.uk … read more at yourlocalguardian.co.uk