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The start of the 2010 season is underway with children and volunteers arriving today at both our centres for the first two breaks, Accordion and Ash!

Plymouth University Event Management Students get a taste for fundraising!

QAS staff raise £6,000 at Masquerade Ball

Members tee off and raise £3,530 for CHICKS

CHICKS is collecting unwanted or broken silver or gold items via its Birmingham Office to help raise funds

The Cheriton Bishop & Tedburn St Mary Young Farmers Club's successful year of fundraising raises £2,535 for CHICKS

Join the new CHICKS Lottery for your chance to win and help disadvantaged children!

Can you sew? Can you embroider? Then you are just the person we are looking for! CHICKS appeals to all sewers to take part in their 'MAKE A MEMORY BAG' campaign

Why not join our Commando Challenge - in its third year this great fun event is ideal for colleagues or friends to try to come along and beat the Marines.

We have launched our own Lottery. This fabulous idea is a great way for you to support our charity whilst giving you the chance to win a cash prize.

As she successfully completes her 1,000 metre sponsored swim and raises over £1,000 for CHICKS

CHICKS is nominated charity for Plymouth Half Marathon 2010

St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust donation

With the holiday season now in full swing we have just launched the Give us a Smile Christmas Appeal.

Wrigley advertising gurus create a musical adventure for CHICKS including our 7000th child.

A huge thank you to James, Becky and Mark at The Cleave, Lustleigh, Devon.

The festive season has kick started in style at the CHICKS Winter Ball!

St John's School in Leatherhead raises a staggering £27,000 for CHICKS

Stopping off in Tavistock en route!

As he becomes a One & Other on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

Why you wouldn't want to miss this event!

Kind-hearted train company CrossCountry has donated £2,500 to CHICKS by dressing down and jumping out of planes.

With live music, main arena of performers including street dancers "FLAVA" (pictured above), teddy bear games galore and lots of lovely food. All the right ingredients for a successful Summer Fayre!

CHICKS corporate sponsors Ginsters have just launched their 'Are we there yet?' promotion.

CHICKS were presented with the prestigious ‘Childcare Team of the Year’ Award 2009 from children and young persons’ service 4Children last week.

CHICKS Chief Executive taken hostage by bears? CHICKS Patron Kate Winslet donates a teddy bear? Why this year's Teddy Bear Picnic coming up on Sunday 12th July should be an event not to be missed!

Rossini's comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, to be performed in Chagford, Devon in aid of CHICKS on Sunday 19 July at 6.30pm

...with Rob Cumming, youngest participant, setting sail in support of CHICKS.

CHICKS would like to thank the 41 runners who entered the Plymouth Half Marathon last Sunday.

CHICKS ambassador, Milan Fernando, is holding a recital on 6th June in aid of CHICKS.

CHICKS trustee, Arpita Ghosal is trekking the awesome Mount Kilimjaro from 19th June in aid of CHICKS.

In celebration of 10 years as a work based training provider, the staff of Focus Training, based in Plymouth, took to their bikes to raise funds for CHICKS.

Teams from Liverpool and London joined many teams from the South West to take part in the CHICKS Commando Challenge on Sunday 26th April at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth.

CHICKS have always promoted strong family values which is why we were keen to get involved with Britain's first National Family Week. We will be hosting our own Family Fun Day on Wednesday 27th May at Plymouth Albion RFC.

Britain's Got Talent Finalists FLAVA to perform at CHICKS Summer Fayre on 12th July

Why Sunday 12th July should be a date placed firmly in your diary!!