Paralympics gave charities for disabled boost
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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Hide AdCollectively 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.