Paralympics gave charities for disabled boost

Tens of thousands of pounds of extra cash was donated to some disability charities during the Paralympics, figures show.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Oct 2012, 07:00 BST

One of the charities to benefit the most was the British Paralympic Association, which has seen direct donations through JustGiving rise nearly six-fold compared with the same period last year.

Both the English Federation of Disability Sport and disabled children’s charity Whizz-kidz have also benefited, seeing direct online donations rise by 72 per cent and 43 per cent, respectively.

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Collectively the three charities raised £24,781.49 in August 2011 but this rose to £61,958.65 in August this year.

The figures are based on direct donations to the three charities, through JustGiving, comparing August last year to this.