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Archives for July 2006

donating childrens clothes?
HEllo, we have been having a sort out and have a big pile of good quality childrens clothes, how ever they are a bit dated and not really the style that kids these days wear, how ever would be perfect for kids in other countries who don't have much. Locally we had a collection at one point how ever thats now ended and i…
Any Suggestions of How to Raise Money for Charity!! merged thread
I'm looking for suggestions of how to raise money for the Cardiomyopathy Association, Heartlink Childrens Charity and the Children's Heart Federation but I'm struggling. :confused: My daughter who is now 2 was born with Dilated Cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) and the above charities have been a great help. We always need…
River Thames Duck Race for Nightingale care homes
Thames Duck Race Up to 30,000 2.5 inch high, yellow, plastic, sun-glasses wearing ducks will race(?) along a "duck lane" on the River Thames on Sunday 30th July at 2.00 pm. The race will start at Battersea Park by the Pagoda and the ducks will move westwards in the direction of Albert Bridge, where the race will end. Prize…
Help with World Jamboree fundraising
We are 5 members of a Scout Group trying to raise money to go to the World Scout Jamboree next year. We have got to raise £1300 each to be able to go. This money not only funds us but also helps to enable scouts and guides from 215 other countries to go too. It will be an awesome experience but we desparately need ideas on…
Open Source Software[free]
Hi All I`m an ICT Officer in a charity and i`ve found Open Source software to be a great help in our charity, It has saved us mega bucks. See http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-open-source-software/index.html Maybe of some help to some of you Nick
Sign up with Zopa and £50 goes to Charity
As well as getting a potentially great deal, you'll also be helping out the Sara Lee Trust, a charity that provides complementary therapy for those suffering from terminal illness. Because if you either borrow or offer to lend £1,000 or more on the Zopa exchange before 31st August 2006, Zopa will donate £50 to the Sara Lee…
sponsoring a child
Hi, does any one do this? We would like to start but do not have a clue where to begin! Any ideas will be helpful:beer:
Best broadband provider for our church (also a charity!)
Hi folks, we are looking at changing our isp as presently paying £35 for 512k !!!! (ouch) who would you recommend? Many thanks WM
PCs to re-cycle
My partner's company is happy to donate a number of PCs to a charity, preferably a charity who actually re-cycles and distributes them to other charities, schools, community groups etc. Does anyone know of a charity such as this? We would prefer one in the Midlands if we are to deliver, but for someone to collect they…
Anyone collect foil milk bottle tops for charity?
Hello, My mum has been collecting foil milk bottle tops for years for some charity but they have stopped taking them - but she has still been stockpiling them! Does anyone know of anywhere to donate them, please? Thank you Sparkly
Oxfam Alternative Teachers Gifts For End of Year
Firstly, i apologise to all if I have posted this on the wrong board, I read through Martins original post/rules etc so hope I'm not in the wrong in posting here. I dont know about the rest of the parents reading this forum but where I live the parents all buy gifts for the childrens teachers as an end of year "Thankyou".…
donating cloth nappies to charity
I volunteer for Suffolk Real Nappy Network and we have a load of cloth nappy bits which have seen better days but are still usable. They arent pretty enough to sell (and we have tried) so we would like to give them to a charity that would use them, eg an orphanage Is anyone in the Suffolk area who could come and take them…
recycle Ink cartridges for charities
Hello you knowledgeable bunch of people. I'm a volunteer and fundraiser for a small charity called Hope and Aid Direct. http://www.chaad.co.uk Hope and Aid Direct, charity number 1077146, is a 100% voluntary humanitarian aid charity with no political or religious affiliation, which works in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.…
specs to donate
HI, I HAVE 4 OR 5 PAirs of spectacles in very good condition, i would like to donate them, can anyone tell me where to take them where they will benefit the most. thanks, hope someone can help. Ray,s
Old childrens shoes
Does anyone know of any charities that take childrens shoes ? I have several pairs that my daughter has outgrown and I'd like them to go to a good cause. Ideally I'd like to send them to abroad Africa but have no idea where to begin. Thanks
Just an idea
Hi! Just thought I would let you know what my mam does at her place of work. She's put a penny box next to the chocolate/drinks machines with a poster above it saying that 6p will buy a child in a poor country a school meal, and asks that people put their pennies in there. She empties it every so often, and 'buys' the…
Play script about money saving?
Hi I'm currently organising an event for senior citizens to help improve financial security (not keeping stashes at home, scam awareness, ...); improving benefit uptake and general money saving. Every year I run this event for the elderly but with different safety themes. The usual format is to have some kind of…
eBay Seller - How to donate to charity?
Hi, I'd like to donate a cut of my profits to charity, but the only way to do this on eBay is to donate a cut of the total sale price (and my profits are quite small, so I can't do that!). Are there other ways of doing this on eBay other than MissionFish, or just generally? I like human rights charities btw :) .
Cost effective online donations for small charity
Hi, Anyone had any experience using the online donation systems from https://www.justgiving.org or https://www.cafonline.org ? How effective has the fundraising been? I run a small charity's website, and I would like to be able to take donations on line. Both of the above charge for their services and I'm wondering which…
Should we stop sending lots of Christmas cards?
I'd like to stop sending Christmas cards and donate the money to charity instead. I'd probably want to send a few to close friends and relatives (but I'm thinking "why?" as I write this) but would like to stop the other ones Any ideas about how I could start doing this without offending people?

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