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how much of a rip off are charity cards?
Hi I'm interested to know how much charities really benefit from affinity cards. Taking the new Amex red as an example - it donates 1% of spend up to £5000 to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB abd malaria then more beyond..... but it also charges retailers a hefty amount just for the privilege of accepting the card. Does anyone…
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Tall Bike Tour Britain
Hi, Merlin here, the chap who set up and runs Re~Cycle, a charity shipping unwanted bicycles to Africa. This is a pet charity of Martin Lewis, who used to be a trustee, and we get a percentage of the charity donations from MSE, thank you! https://www.re-cycle.org Brothers to circumnavigate Britain on tall bikes - Record…
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Solo 2,261 mile charity cycle ride
Hello you folks who care This autumn I am riding solo, the 2,261 miles (3,639 kms) of the 2006 Tour de France route in aid of cancer charities from France, the UK and the USA. The UK charity is CLIC Sargent (Registered Charity No 1107328), a charity caring for children with cancer. I shall ride each stage complete, but…
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Tandem Skydive for small local chairty in Norfolk
Hello there, I notice there are lots of people on here mentioning NSPCC and many other larger charities. I work for a small child bereavement charity based in Norfolk. We work with children that may have lost a parent, sibling or other significant person in their life. A lot of the children will have experienced a violent…
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Flora London Marathon
Hello! I'm new to this board but just wanted to let people know that I am running the Flora London Marathon in just under 2 weeks' time :eek: (23rd April)! My sister and I are both running in aid of Leukaemia CARE and Macmillan Cancer Support and would appreciate any sponsorship people wish to give. As it is St George's…
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I want Emily to live...3 minutes of your time could save her life
I'd like to tell you about my special friend Emily. She's 22 and she was told last February that she had about a year to live unless she receives a double lung transplant. She and I both suffer from Cystic Fibrosis (CF), the UK's most common life-threatening genetic disease and one for which there is no cure. However the…
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Do Something Amazing- Give Blood
I have been a regular blood donor since I was 18. It is really an amazing experience -giving your own blood for others who need it. It is interesting to note that not many people give blood regularly. http://www.blood.co.uk/ for other countries, check out ur local Red Cross. :A Blood Type: A+
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Online shopping to help our church children's work
Hi, I would really appreciate it if you would consider doing your shopping through our church webshop https://www.buy.at/walsgrave This will give varying percentages (depending on who you buy through) on the goods that you buy. Also, if you are willing to order a brochure from canvas holidays throught the site, we get 90p…
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Charity Rollercoaster Ride
Hi All Wanted to really post to say me, my other half and 3 friends are taking part in a charity rollercoaster ride at Oakwood Leisure Park on May 14th 2006 raising money for the NSPCC. We have done similar events for the past 2 years, raising money for Cancer Research UK and SANE. Basically we sit on a rollercoaster all…
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Where to get free or cheap IT kit?
We need to source some IT equipment for our local Samaritans. Does anyone know of any source for free or cheap kit? We also need a copy of Windows 98 SE (or the upgrade) if anyone has one they would like to donate. Thanks.
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Volunteers should claim travel expenses
Many charities have volunteers who travel to 'work'. It is rare for the volunteers to submit travel expenses, but this is a mistake. If the volunteers must travel to the charity, it is worthwhile to encourage them all to claim travel expenses at the maximum allowable by the Inland Revenue. Firstly, this becomes an…
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10,000 mile cycle ride for cancer
Please take time to check out this site, it is about a friend of mine's son, who has given up his job and time to cycle 10,000 miles around Europe to try and raise at least £1 per mile, for Cancer Uk. The site has a diary of his day by day journey (well worth a read), plus many other things as well a page for donations.…
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Daughter wants to raise money -ideas please
My dd (13) would like to raise some money for the cats protection league. We have a local branch and call in most weekend. When we can afford it we give a donation. In the spring there are often lots of abandoned female cats that are pregnant or with kittens. She would particulary like to raise money to help these cats…
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Please spare a couple of hours a week for a good cause
Hi everyone, I hope this thread is allowed. I just want to appeal to everyones good nature and ask if you can spare a few hours a week then please help a charity by doing some voluntary work. There is a stigma attached to voluntary work as people think its only for retired people or only in charity shops but you couldn't…
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Recycling your old mobiles for Macmillan Cancer Relief
Hi Everyone I have checked with the forum and I have been told I can add this item to the Charities board. I have set up links with a company who will donate £4 for evey old handset I collect and donate it to charity. I am walking part of the Great Wall of China in September and I have set up my own web page at…
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Skin Disease - Help the 5 million sufferer in the UK
5 million of the UK population suffers from Skin Disease, even you or someone close to you maybe, so what will YOU be doing for Skin in 2006? In an attempt to raise awareness and cash to fund research, I will be joining 1000s of others walking for healthy skin all over the UK in May. I have suffered from severe psoriasis…
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New fundraising idea
I have an idea for raising 'funds' for charities, but it involves asking for the help of one (maybe more) of the major supermarket chains. It wouldnt be particularly beneficial to the supermarket, so if there are any ideas as to how best to make my request, then I'm listening!
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Giving through the Self Assessment Tax Return
There is a new scheme which will allow any individuals to nominate a charity to receive their tax repayments as a donation. I run a Girlguiding unit in Chelmsford, Essex and would be very grateful if you would consider supporting us as a nominated charity,as we need to buy some new camping equipment,if you would like to…
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Even children can have strokes :(
This post is to tell you about Different Strokes, the charity I am involved with. https://www.differentstrokes.co.uk Different Strokes works with younger stroke survivors - that's anyone under the age of 65, including children. So there are TWO reasons for this post... The first is to encourage you to donate! - as we are a…
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Tesco Computers For School Vouchers
Yep....its me again the computers-for-schools-obsessive! Hope this is right for this forum? Please please please start collecting these vouchers, even if you dont have school aged children. Your local school is probably collecting them - my Tesco has a list up at the door of schools who have signed up to the scheme. Some…
