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Article: Dough rolls in for homeless charity ; ST BASILS

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February 26, 2008
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MIDLAND bakers Firkins have announced that they will be working with youth homelessness charity St Basils for the next 12 months.

It aims to help the organisation to reach its target of raising over pounds 500,000 a year through charitable donations.

The relationship between Firkins and St Basils began last year when the company approached St Basils about getting involved.

Sarah Bolderston, a bakery spokesman, said: "We were looking for one charity to focus all our efforts on and we already knew about St Basils.

"We knew it was something that our staff and customers would want to get behind and help raise money which would go towards improving ...

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