Local folk are coming together to celebrate our area and support local causes on ‘I Love South Yorkshire’ Day - Friday 12th February and SAFE@LAST staff are happy to be taking part.

Through the South Yorkshire Community Foundation's 'I Love South Yorkshire' initiative, generous businesses, organisations and individuals in the area can take advantage of a once in a lifetime scheme to double the impact of any donations.

Any donations to the 'I Love South Yorkshire' pot can be instantly doubled using pound for pound match funding provided by the government, and it could not be simpler to get the ball rolling through SYCF.

Paul Benington, from the South Yorkshire Community Foundation, said: The match funding SYCF has secured is available throughout the whole of South Yorkshire, and there will be separate 'I Love' campaigns for Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, as well as Sheffield.  The 'I Love South Yorkshire' campaign will suit those with a passion for supporting the area as a whole.  The 'I Love South Yorkshire' campaign is also set to come to life on February 12, 2010 when organisations and individuals throughout the area will come together for an 'I Love South Yorkshire' Day.

Through the government's Grassroots Grants endowment challenge, SYCF has recently secured an extra £860,000 in potential funding for the area.  This is on top of a potential £2.5 million that had already been secured.

SAFE@LAST will be wearing red over the week and making a small donation for the privilege which will help people in South Yorkshire.

Head of Operations Mark Smith said ‘We are pleased to be supporting this initiative and the organisations the funds raised will help.  It’s great to be able to give something back to the communities in South Yorkshire in which we live and work”