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Over the past eight years, ITV - in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund - has awarded nearly thirty million pounds to more than five hundred community projects across the UK.

Prizes of up to fifty thousand pounds each will be awarded to the winning projects.

We want to encourage applications from a wide range of organisations that can submit community-based projects which improve the lives of local people.

The following organisations are eligible:

Voluntary or Community Organisations

Schools

Local Authorities

Health Bodies

Branches of Organisations or Partnerships.

You can enter any time between now and noon on May the13th.

Here are the details of how YOUR organisation can enter:

Visit www.itv.com/peoplesmillions OR call 0845 0 10 11 12.

Each call to the application line costs up to a maximum of 3p per minute PLUS an additional 14p set-up fee from a BT residential landline.

Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will be considerably more.

Entrants must be 18 or over.

Lines close on Monday 13th May 2013 at midday.

Calls made after the closing time will not be counted but may still be charged.

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As part of the Text Santa Appeal we've been looking at the work done by the six charities that the money will go towards helping.

Kim Inglis has been to see the help given by Marie Curie Cancer Care.

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As part of the Text Santa Appeal we've been looking at the work done by the six charities that the money will go towards helping.

One of the charities involved in this year's ITV Text Santa appeal is Whizz-Kidz.

One of the young people that they have helped is Jamie Green from Malton in North Yorkshire.

Jamie has cerebral palsy.

Derek Proud went to meet him at Durham University where he is currently studying.

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As part of the Text Santa Appeal we've been looking at the work done by the six charities that the money will go towards helping.

One is Anthony Nolan, which finds bone marrow donors for people who need a transplant.

Derek Proud has been following the progress of a young Teesside boy whose life has been transformed.

For more information, visit the ITV Text Santa website.

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Derek Proud reports on how one of the Text Santa charities is helping a children's hospice on Tyneside.

For more information on the ITV Text Santa appeal click here.

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The ITV Tyne Tees team helped support the Biggest Bag Pack today for the ITV Text Santa Appeal.

Pam Royle, Ian Payne and Ross Hutchinson joined a team of volunteers from a range of charities to help shoppers in Gateshead.

For more information visit the ITV Text Santa website.

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