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myLakeland Community Fund

The myLakeland Community Fund provides grants to charitable organizations that improve the health and wellbeing of local people and projects that protect the environment, with a priority for those located in South Cumbria. The fund is supported by Lakeland Limited, a retail company founded in Windermere that has retained its principal headquarters and distribution facilities in Windermere and Kendal. Priority is given to projects that support community needs in or around Windermere, Kendal, and South Lakeland; support young people; have minimal opportunity for raising funds or have exhausted other funding opportunities; and help address new or emerging needs. The fund explicitly does not support individuals, environmental projects primarily related to tree planting, or arts-related projects.

Dora Beeforth Memorial Fund

The Dora Beeforth Memorial Fund provides grants for young people aged 11-21 facing challenging circumstances to participate in sport and travel activities, and for charitable organisations providing services to young people to achieve this aim. The Fund was established in memory of Dora Beeforth, wife of the Foundation's first Director, who was born in Cumbria and attended the Lakes School in Windermere. She enjoyed the outdoors, was a volunteer warden with the Lake District National Park, and a volunteer with Cumbria Youth Theatre, and was also a keen runner and orienteer. The Fund was created in her memory to enable children and young people to experience activities and opportunities which they otherwise would not be able to afford. Challenging circumstances include low-income households, recent bereavement, terminal or chronic illness, care-experienced youth, those experiencing domestic violence, young carers, those at risk of school exclusion, or at risk of becoming NEET.