Updated 4:34pm 25 May 2013

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The Vote That Counts: Help your charity win a share of £30,000!

THEIR work gives strength and support to young, sick, vulnerable, or disadvantaged people across the North East. And now the Journal has joined forces with People’s Postcode Trust to give a £30,000 cash windfall to the causes close to all our hearts.Read

Judie McCourt urges Journal readers to vote - VIDEO

FORMER radio presenter Judie McCourt is encouraging all Journal readers to get behind their chosen charity and ensure they make their Vote that Counts.Read

How to vote for your favourite charity

TAKING part in the Vote that Counts couldn’t be simpler. You can vote online for one of our six nominated charities, for free, at www.votethatcounts.org Read

Vote for: Action for Children North East

DISABLED and disadvantaged children in the North East could see their confidence grow if Action for Children get the Vote that Counts.Read

Vote for: Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care

CANCER sufferers could be offered more help and support when visiting hospital if your Vote That Counts goes to Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care.Read

Vote for: Gingerbread - Single Parents, equal families

MORE than 1,000 single mums and dads, and their children, from across the North East could be offered help should Gingerbread win funding through the Vote that Counts.Read

Vote for: Guide Dogs

THREE new seeing-eye dogs could be trained in the North East if the charity Guide Dogs are top of the Vote that Counts poll.Read

Vote for: The Percy Hedley Foundation

THE ability to touch, taste, smell, see and hear can be a boost for disabled children – and making the Vote that Counts could help build youngsters in the North East a new “sensory room”.Read

Vote for: Crisis Skylight Newcastle

AS FAMILIES are tucking into their Christmas Turkey, staff from the charity Crisis will be providing their own festive fare for the North East’s homeless.Read

Macmillan Scotland: We won, and this is how the money helped us

MACMILLAN Scotland has helped scores of cancer sufferers after topping the Vote that Counts poll north of the border.Read

What is the People's Postcode Lottery?

PEOPLE'S Postcode Lottery is a society lottery - participants play for great cash prizes while raising money for charities and good causes.Read