Charitable Work
In 2002, Dunnery founded the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund, a volunteer-run fundraising charity based in his hometown of Egremont, and named in honour of his late parents. Explaining his reasons for setting up the charity, Dunnery has said "My mother was a wonderful woman... so this is my way of honouring her and my dad. A line in one of my songs is that the only thing you get to keep is what you give away – I like that idea. I think that by the time you are 40 if you aren’t doing something to help others then you probably should be. People take all the time and I think it is nice to put something back."
The fund raises money for projects and activities supporting the health, wellness and educational needs of children and young people in the Egremont area. He continues to support the charity via regular concerts in Egremont as well as participation in and publicity for various sponsored events.
In October 2012, a group of Dunnery fans collaborated on the tribute album Green And White Stripes (A reference to the Celtic shirt Francis wears to house concerts). Fourteen songs, mainly from his solo career, are covered, in various styles, often differing markedly from the original. The profits from album sales are donated to the CKDCF charity.
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