<p><span style="color: #000000;">Thanks for taking the time to visit the JustGiving page for the Southend Fund.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The Southend Fund is managed by Essex Community Foundation, an independant charitable trust, which manages funds and distributes grants on behalf of local donors throughout Essex. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The Southend Fund is operated to guidelines determined by a panel of advisors made up from local people in Southend. All of the grants awarded by the fund go to help charities and voluntary groups in the Southend area.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">For more information on the Southend Fund, its history and the grants it has awarded please visit </span><a title="www.thesouthendfund.org.uk" href="http://www.thesouthendfund.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080;">www.thesouthendfund.org.uk</span></a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Thank you. We appreciate your support.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer.</span></p>