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J.P. Morgan will be one of the main sponsors for Teddy Rocks, an event that raises money for children's cancer charities.
The bank will also supply volunteers for the event, which is held at Charisworth Farm in Blandford. The festival, which has raised more than £600,000 since it began 14 years ago, will take place over the May bank holiday weekend from Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4. Lottie Forte, vice president of community engagement, said: "This event has a huge positive impact on supporting families during the treatment of children with cancer and associated research.
"We have set aside three days to help support the festival, two of which will enable us to help with the set up and one after the event to help with take down. "So many of our staff have put their names forward we have been able to offer three days of help so we are delighted to give Teddy Rocks the backing it deserves." Tom Newton, founder of Teddy Rocks, said: "The fact that they've now also got on board financially to help us shows just how much love they have for the event.
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