{"id":10137,"date":"2025-07-08T15:53:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=10137"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:55:10","slug":"were-the-round-tables-national-charity-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/were-the-round-tables-national-charity-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"We’re the Round Table’s National Charity of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Round Table of Great Britain and Ireland<\/a> have provided spectacular support for thousands of charities in their long history, and we\u2019re grateful and humbled to have been chosen as their National Charity of the Year for 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1927, Round Tables meet all over Great Britain and Ireland, usually twice a month for either a social, a fun activity or to make a difference in the community. They raise millions of pounds each year for good causes, and it\u2019s a privilege to have such major support.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecialEffect\u2019s life changing work is perfectly aligned with Round Table,\u201d said Jon Clark, National President of the Round Table. \u201cOur theme of this year is to Ignite Your Social Life, and for people with disabilities, this is a huge way in which they can connect, make friends, and build their own supportive communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI find their work so inspiring, and I think we all know people who could benefit from the work SpecialEffect does.\u201d<\/p>\n

We look forward to working together with the Round Table on fun and exciting events together in the coming months, and we thank them once again for choosing us as their National Charity of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Round Table of Great Britain and Ireland have provided spectacular support for thousands of charities in their long history, and we\u2019re grateful and humbled to have been chosen as their National Charity of the Year for 2025. 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