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Archives for August 2006

World Heart Day Walk
September 24th To raise money for Papworth Hospital in Cambridge to buy cardiac equipment. 2 walks either 2.5 miles or 5 miles on hospital grounds. Bagpipers to start walk, walkers get a free snack and a free drink and they all get a certificate. Register in advance or pay £5 donation on the day to take part. Other…
September 4th is MSRC's PlayMonday Draw
MSRC recently asked for peoples support in attempting to gain the most votes on the web site http://www.howtogivetocharity.org/ and we were overwhelmed by the response – even though we came third in the end behind The Guides and The Scouts. Just think of that though, MSRC only losing out to those 2 huge membership…
want to donate mileage plus miles
is there any charity that wants mileage plus airmiles (united)? I never could figure out how this scheme works so i reckon the best thing i could do with them is donate them.
Running For The London Marathon 2007
https://www.justgiving.com/paullawrence Thankyou so much. I'm running for Refuge, the domestic abuse charity, and I need to raise £2000! Thanks again:)
Inkjet cartridges
Tommys baby charity raise money for their charity by collecting the following used cartridges: Hewlett Packard Lexmark Canon BC02 BC05 BC20 BX2 BX3 and Laser printer cartridges Just email: tommysbags@linkagain.co.uk they will send you a freepost bag to put your used cartridge in. They also supply boxes for offices who…
The Relatives and Residents Association
a. The Relatives and Residents Association b. https://www.relres.org c. Improving lives of older people in care homes d. The Relatives and Residents Association is the only charity focusing entirely on giving free, up-to-date and accurate help and advice on care homes for older people, including the unfair funding system.…
Starting art class at charity- any idea where we could get equipment, funding etc ?
HI Hope you can help us- its my first time on this board. I volunteer for a charity and we offer clients free relaxation therapies amongst everything.These have taken off qiuite well so we are thinking wanting to introduce art classes. I have heard other organisations doing this and being able to get funding from societys…
Group B Strep is Celebrating!
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Newspaper DVD's
I help run a local charity shop. Like all charity shops we rely on our supporters for goods. Recently someone told me that the free DVD's that newspapers have been issuing over the past few years could not be re-sold - because they were given away free it was an infringment of copywrite. Now I appreciate that it is most…
Bottle top & other convert to ca£h scemes?
Hello Not sure if this is the right place? I am looking for places that appeal for items such as bottle tops (mainly plastic) and other recyclable bits that the charity can convert to cash for fundraising. There used to be a scheme near me that did this with plastic bottle tops but I recently went to drop off my carrier…
Bottle tops & other convert to ca£h scemes?
Hello Not sure this is the right place I am looking for places that appeal for items such as bottle tops (mainly plastic) and other recyclable bits that the charity can convert to cash for fundraising. There used to be a scheme near me that did this with plastic bottle tops but I recently went to drop off my carrier bag…
Ski for Free for Charity
Hi All, On the 22nd of October we are organising a fundraiser at Xscape at Braehead in Glasgow to raise funds for Cancer Research. The plan is to Ski Everest using Xscape's real snow slope which is 200 metres long so this means 45 runs. If you raise over 100 pounds then you will get your registration fee back and that…
charity that collects vision aids?
I'm having laser eye surgery very soon, and have quite a few pairs of contact lenses, solutions etc and obiviously a pair of glasses that - hopefully- i won't need anymore. Does anyone know ofa charity that i could donate them to? cheers
Bag 2 School (raise money for your school)
Hi, I thought some people could raise money for their school with the Bag 2 School scheme. Basically the children are given bags, they fill them and earn money. The collections are made from school. I know we probably have some parents who are on the PTA or school teachers who could possibly use this as a way of earning…
Free stickers, balloons, sweets and logobugs!
I don't usually duplicate posts but I posted this on the Freebies board and someone suggested I add it here, so thought I would if that was alright. http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/c...mo_toolkit.jsp You can order as much as you like. It is from the UK Transpant website.:j I thought that if you sold things on ebay you…
Donate - Bliss - London marathon
Hello there, I Would be very greatfull if you could visit my Youger sisters site, to sum up i have four and they were all born very premature and i am ever so proud of all of them. https://www.dickinsongirls.com My farther is running the london marathon next year and is collecting donations at…
Looking for copyright free images
Hi there - I'm looking for any website that can offer copyright free images for our own website. The more mundane the image the better - even if it's a picture of a fridge!. Thanks Impster
Any ideas for raising money for Church
Wondering if anyone has any sugguestions, as i seem to be hiting a dead end. Problem: £150,000 needed for essential church repairs.:eek: We have started fundraising, and since Christmas have made about £4000 - which isn't bad seeing as there are so few of us. Does anyone have ideas of where I could apply for funding (NOT…
Quality of Donations
It there anyone who can advise on the kind of quality of donations that are useful to charities in this day and age. Am I deluding myself that my mugs, Friends posters and dubious 80's pop music on cassette is wanted by a charity in 2006? What is often donated that goes straight in the bin, and what is often binned that…
Get in music festivals free and earn money for your charity
Hello:hello: (wasn't sure if this post was allowed...if not...oops :o ) I wanted to tell you about a company I will be working for at the forthcoming Leeds festival. I also worked for them at last years Glastonbury festival. They are called the workers beer company (http://www.workersbeer.co.uk/) and they work like this :…

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