J.K. Rowling Trust Donates to Women's Refuge Center
J.K. Rowling
Posted by: Sue
April 05, 2008, 12:51 AM
A special trust set up by author J.K. Rowling has made a generous donation to a women’s aid center in Stirling, Scotland. ICPerthshire reports The Volant Trust “has awarded the charity £25,000 to help furnish its new local refuge, which is set to open shortly…The Volant Trust was set up by JK Rowling to support charitable causes and projects, nationally or community-based, at home or abroad, which alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues.”
The Volant Trust was first established in 2002 by J.K. Rowling and has funded things such as The BRAW Network (Books Reading And Writing Campaign in Scotland), and the Edinburgh Young Carers Project in the past among others(pdf link for additional funding breakdown). The Trust also has contributed to the Children’s High Level Group (now The Children’s Voice) which readers will recall Jo founded several years ago in response to the plight of orphaned children in Eastern European countries. According to the Trust webpage, the primary areas of funding involves “donations to research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis, as well as charities and projects, whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues.” One note: The name Volant is significant as it is the maiden name of Jo’s mother Anne, who lost her battle against MS shortly before the publication of her daughter’s beloved series of books.
27 Comments
You Go Jo
jkr rocks!such a lovely lady….keep it up!
Posted by Emma on April 04, 2008, 08:33 PM
and RDR Books and Steve Vanderark still are attacking her for being a evil, selfish greedy person.
its good to see jk rowling time and time again proves RDR wrong. off topic, apperently RDR books has been in legal battles before. justia posted a document on the 3rd that hinted that a lawyer being added to the team defending them had represented them before.
Posted by NotTheHBP on April 04, 2008, 08:53 PM
What an absolutely fantastic woman!
Posted by Cat on April 04, 2008, 09:38 PM
It is nice to see someone with such a vastly enormous wealth doing good. But considering where she came from, it had to have been a character building experience. Going through it myself right now putting myself through school and raising a son to boot is character building indeed! Hopefully I can help charities that mean something to me someday as well.
Posted by MuggleTonks on April 04, 2008, 10:21 PM
Jo Rowling is such an amazing person! Every time I read an article like this I am just in awe of her. I can’t believe anyone would think of her as greedy!
Posted by Hedwig on April 04, 2008, 10:55 PM
She is such an amazing person! I can’t believe that despite knowing all this, some people still call her a selfsih greedy “copyright hog” who just wants to more publicity! I mean, seriousely people, open your eyes!!
Jo, you ROCK!!
Posted by Prenz on April 05, 2008, 12:49 AM
Nice one she is such a good role madal 4 every one, hail 2 Joanne!!!!!!!!! Oddment, Blubber & Tweek.
Posted by L.J.M on April 05, 2008, 02:04 AM
JK helps many charities but she usually lists them on her website. I’m surprised this one is not listed so I had no idea she founded such a charity in 2002. The other charities she supports according to her website:
Amnestity International.
One Parent Families
The MS Society
Cage Beds
The Childrens Voice
Missing Madeleine (not a charity)
Posted by Professor Potter on April 05, 2008, 05:14 AM
I love Jo for doing all these things, i can’t say enough how much it bugs me when celebrities don’t put their power and wealth to good causes, and she does it more then enough. She is awesome, seems like a great cause too.
Posted by rosie on April 05, 2008, 05:44 AM
25 000?! thats a lot of money! Jo is great! She made people happy with HP books and now she’s doing all that charity work…she’s so awesome. I love her so much
Posted by matea on April 05, 2008, 05:48 AM
what a role model
Posted by Kiwi Mc I on April 05, 2008, 07:12 AM
That’s great! It’s great that Jo is still being generous. She helped her readers by writing HP, and now we are helping the people of her choice by buying her books and making her rich. This may sound silly, but I feel good about having bought the books, because some tiny fraction of the money I spent on the books may be helping some person now.
Posted by RosieWeasley on April 05, 2008, 07:13 AM
I think there are most important problems to whom bring help and donations. Even so she uses her money for best things than other famous and writters, so we can’t complain.
Posted by Lady Vamortian on April 05, 2008, 07:21 AM
I think there are more important problems to whom bring help and donations. Even so she uses her money for best things than other famous and writters, so we can’t complain.
Posted by Lady Vamortian on April 05, 2008, 07:21 AM
You Go Jo![: