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Archives for September 2006

Grand Canyon Trek 4 Little Havens Hospice
Fund Raising Appeal Dear Friends May I take a minute of your time to tell about Lily she will be five in October, her Mum and Dad Julia and Gary regularly visit her in Little Havens Children's Hospice located in Thundersley. Julia and Gary have two sons Charlie ages 9 and Elliot aged 7. The help the hospice has given their…
Cancer Research 10k sponsorship
I don't really understand the rules of this Board - so please feel free to ammend this thread as seen fit!:confused: I have recently run 10k cancer research at Tatton Park in Cheshire and it nearly killed me so if anyone feels like they want to donate, please feel free :T https://www.10ksponsorme.org/pfs (P.S. i will try…
charity / sponsership
hello, I know this is all about charity. for which i do try and raise funds for differant appeals, but can anyone tell me how to go about getting sponserships? Its for my grandsons football team and i havent a clue as to where or how to go about it, any info appreciated thanks
Can you donate to charity via PAYPAL?
I have some money in a paypal account (earnings from Quidco) and rather than blow it on junk from ebay I thought about giving it to charity. Does anyone know of charities that except donations via paypal? Thanks for your help Gem
Fundraising for the London Marathon
Hello, I have a wild idea of aiming to run the London marathon, either 2007 or 2008 I don't really mind! What concerns me is the level of fundraising, I don't know that many people & ca't see how I'd make a grand amount. My question is, could I ask for people to donate stuff for me to sell via ebay/car boots etc to raise…
Baby Clothes for Charity? (Surrey)
After trying to (unseucessfully) sell off some of our daughters clothes at a boot sale and Ebay (both no joy, as people wanted to pay nothing for them), I thought I'd see if there are any charity/good causes in the Surrey area that would want a few bags full of good quality, hardly worn girls clothes aged 1-12 months? Dont…
Raising money for charity.
I want to get some ideas from you as to what I could do to raise money for cancer research. As some of you may know, my mum passed away 2 weeks ago and I've been thinking of ways to raise money for cancer research in her memory. An idea I had was to hold an "An Evening with....." and invite a guest speaker along. Can any…
Help Cure Cancer Free
by download this you can help cure cancer. it runs on spare cpu and does slow down your computer. http://www.download.com/UD-Agent/300...ml?tag=lst-3-7
Any charities sell scratch cards?
Hello I was just wondering if you want to leave your details - I go on wedding forums alot and scratch cards are popular favours and I am sure brides would love to give to your charity. Love alison x
Charity Coaster Riders
Hello All, Back in 2004 I came up with an Idea to raise money for charities using my hobby to do so, my hobby is Rollercoasters, so in September 2004 we sat on a rollercoaster all day 9am-5pm to raise money. It thought that it would be a one off event, but i was wrong, we are now in our 4 year (2007 Event) I have sucured…
Angry with a Charity
For a couple of months know i have been donating to charity, despite the fact I am still in debt, but its 30 pound a month which i have cut back on in other areas so its not a big deal. Now today i received raffle tickets which i assume i am supposed to be selling, which at the moment i dont have time to do, but the thing…
Manchester Kids and CityCard
I bought a great product the other day called City card Manchester which gives you money off at all the best bars and restaurants in Manchester, and at lots of other places like health spas and clubs, salons, shops and other city living type things. I'd recommend it anyway, as they are doing a fantastic offer at the minute…
Nearly-free Microsoft software for charities!
Not many charities seem to be aware that Microsoft has a scheme where it donates some items of software to registered charities via a third party, which takes a (fairly) small administrative fee. Not surprisingly, there are a number of conditions and restrictions, and you have to jump through lots of hoops. It is well…
Angrywith the RSPCA/Council dog wardens
This morning when driving back from school I saw an old english sheepdog dog in distress at the side of the road. I pulled up to see if he was OK, and it seemed he was a stray, half starved and unable to support himself on his back legs. I didnt have my mobile with me so I put the dog in my car and took him home, then I…
What's On 4 Little Ones
http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/charity_support.php 'Full details of hundreds of classes and activities for babies, toddlers and pre school children all local to you. Over 1000 activities listed and more are added everyday.' If you are a charitable organisation such as a playgroup then they will list your details for…
The East Anglian Air Ambulance (Send a Get Well Message to Richard Hammond)
Wish a Speedy Recovery to Richard Hammond. Raising money for The East Anglian Air Ambulance http://www.justgiving.com/getwellrichard
Please sponsor me,in memory of my brother,for Meningitis Trust
In 1997 my younger brother(he was just 16) died suddenly from Meningitis C. It was the worst Day of my life,and there will always be an empty space in my life,which can never be filled. Since his death,I have intended to some sort of fundraising for a Meningitis charity ( since then I have had three children,so it's kept…
Bequest to PDSA
Can anyone tell me how to go about getting info on the financial state of the PDSA as I am thinking of leaving a bequest to them in my will.
Last day to VOTE
Its the last day of voting, and we REALLY need lots of votes! So please vote from various phone lines! Don't forget to tune into BBC1 at 7.20 Sat to find out the winner. You can vote 10 times from each phone number (work, home, mobile etc), Calls cost max 1.5p 0845 434 9075 You can also vote online multiple times at…
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (Richard Hammond)
http://www.justgiving.com/PHRichardHammond There has been a fundraising page put up to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

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