page_title: David Kirch
section_title: Philanthropy
hierarchical_section_title: David Kirch / Philanthropy
caption_attribution_description: Nrf: L'annivèrsaithe officiel d'la Reine - à la Maîson du Gouvèrneux, Jèrri, lé 14 dé Juîn 2013 English: Queen's Official Birthday reception at Government House, Jersey, 14 June 2013
context_page_description: Sir David Roderick Kirch, KBE is a British businessman, collector, and philanthropist.
context_section_description: In 2006, Kirch celebrated his 70th birthday by announcing his plans to give everyone in Jersey, aged 70 or over, £100 in vouchers to spend in the island's Co-op supermarkets. He has continued to give away around £1m, along the same lines, each year since 2006.
  In 2012, Kirch announced his plans to leave his fortune, of approximately £100m, to the David Kirch Charitable Trust.
  In 2013, he appeared at the top of The Sunday Times Giving List, and was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for "services as a philanthropist to senior citizens of Jersey".
caption: Government House, Jersey, 14 June 2013: Sir David Kirch is congratulated by the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey on the announcement of the award of a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2013
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