00:00We're very excited today because the Sheffield 1000, which is a charity that we set up a couple of years ago and started fundraising 18 months ago,
00:08somehow we've managed to get to the point where this week we've given away a total of £50,000.
00:14So that's 50 charities in Sheffield who've all had £1,000 from our charity, which is something we are incredibly proud of.
00:21And if you'd have told me 18 months ago we'd be at this point, I would never have believed you.
00:26I listened to a radio show a few years ago and somebody bid a pound on an amazing prize,
00:31and within half an hour it had become a quarter of a million quid.
00:35But I was thinking, what about the person who bid a pound?
00:38What if you've got 250,000 people all giving a pound and they're all involved in that?
00:42And it's almost like a democratisation of charity.
00:45So there's got to be a model in there somewhere.
00:47So we came up with the Sheffield 1000 and met with some friends over dinner one night,
00:51all of whom were in the room upstairs, and we just said, I think we can do this.
00:55It might take an age to get off the ground, but we've just had really good support from people in Sheffield,
01:01and companies like Westfield Health have got involved as well.
01:05And last December they essentially put a rocket up the charity and said,
01:09any business that gives you £1,000 will double it.
01:12So to have a point now where we've given away £50,000, and we've got loads of other money in the bank,
01:17and lots of charities that need it, it's a really exciting time to be involved in the Sheffield 1000.
01:23And I'm just really thankful to everybody who's given their pound.
01:27And I love the fact that it's just a quid.
01:29My kids give to the charity, and I drive around Sheffield and say, we helped Dad,
01:34or we supported Mums in Need, we gave cash to Baby Basics.
01:38That youth club is still running because of some of the money that we gave them as a charity.
01:43You gave them your pound. I think that's lovely.
01:45So for 52 quid a year here, it's a no-brainer.
01:48As soon as you start giving your pound, you can start nominating.
01:51So go to www.thesheffield1000.org and then sign up.
01:56And if you give that £1 a week, the minute that goes into the charity clock,
02:01you can then go on the nomination form and say, I want to nominate this charity.
02:05And my friend who's also joined also wants to nominate that.
02:07And that goes to our nominations panel, so I don't decide where the money goes.
02:11And I think that's really important.
02:13It's all independently verified by business and community leaders in Sheffield
02:18who are part of our nominations panel.
02:20And they go, look at all these nominations for this charity.
02:23Let's give £1,000.
02:25It's lovely that, you know, that room's packed up there and there's loads of people who are going to be involved in it.
02:29So £1 a week, and I think we can make a massive difference in Sheffield.
02:32So I'm Kat Ross. I'm the CEO of Baby Basics UK in Sheffield.
02:36And we were the first charity to receive from The Sheffield 1000 back in October 22.
02:42And it was just amazing.
02:44One to be chosen and nominated to be the first one to receive.
02:47But it came to us at a time when we were really, really struggling to provide enough beds,
02:53cot beds and toddler beds for families in Sheffield.
02:56So we were able to put that £1,000 towards being able to provide those for some of the families
03:01rather than sitting on a waiting list.
03:03And sadly, we're still in that position at the moment.
03:05But we've got new things in progress for changing that picture.
03:09But it just really took away off our minds as a staff team at Baby Basics Sheffield.
03:14But also, most importantly, the referrers from NHS and local council
03:18that they were going to be able to get the items they needed to support the families they're working with.
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