MNHQ have just posted the message below saying that CHAT won the first round. Thanks to everyone who voted. Whenever the final is I'll remind you all to vote again:)
EllieMumsnet (MNHQ) Mon 08-Oct-18 16:48:19
Hi Everyone!
Thank you all for voting over the weekend...we have had over 3,500 votes which is amazing smile.
With a staggering 96% of the votes the Celia Hammond Trust is the winner of this round and will be entered into the final 3 charities, to be in the hopes of winning the £100,000 donation from Animal Friends.
Also Animal Friends would like to address some of your queries as to why the money cannot be split across the 3 finalists, here's what they would like to say:
"Animal Friends has supported all 3 charities previously and no doubt will do so again in the future. However, this large donation is intended to make a hugely significant difference to one charity with the help of the public but rest assured, the others have previously received donations from us too. We carry out a significant programme of donations all year round"
Finally, just to clarify any confusion of how this is going to work: the Celia Hammond Trust will now be put through to the final stage along with 2 other charities. In a few weeks there will be another thread where you can vote again for the winner of the £100,000 donation.
Thanks
MNHQ