Neil Austin; Gregg Barnes; Ken Billington; Paule Constable; Rick Fisher; Wendall Harrington; Howard Harrison; Don Holder; David Korins; Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen; Ken Posner; Jennifer Tipton; and Hugh Vanstone have all put their name behind the one day in the year when our industry gets together to raise money for Light Relief in the UK and Behind The Scenes in North America.
To date Light Relief has awarded more than £60,000 in grants to help lighting professionals and their families, while Behind the Scenes has issued over $450,000 in grants to professionals working in all disciplines. And calls for our assistance are increasing on a daily basis. Without your support, our work would not be possible.
By Design Day, being held this year on Thursday 24 April, is a major fundraiser for both charities and you can make a personal donation, hold a collection at work or - if you are a designer - you can support the day by giving a day's royalties to one or both of these charities.
Both organisations are registered charities, so contributions to Light Relief can be easily gift aided by UK taxpayers, making them worth even more. Donors who have been lucky enough to slip into the top tax bracket are also eligible for tax relief. Contributions to Behind the Scenes are tax deductible in the US. The exact amounts of all personal contributions will be kept confidential.
(Jim Evans)
