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Archives for August 2008

Solar Aid
I have read and some of you are interested in helping small charities that make a difference. I was in Bangladesh for over 5 weeks and we did not have good electricity and we had to fork out a fortune for back up power. Going back to the charity Solar Aid provides cheap Solar power to people in the third world. Here is…
Small charities?
Hi I'm just in the process of cancelling my DD to the NSPCC as I'm fed up of the amount of correspondence , and the latest is asking me to change my will. This type of pressure is something I personally dislike and am looking for a smaller charity, where my money isn't spent on such letters, preferably helping children.…
Raffles - A Word Of Warning
I'm a committee member with the PTA at my son's primary school, and thought i'd let you know a little piece of information holding a raffle. You can buy cloakroom tickets and use them as raffle tickets, but you can only sell these at your event. You can't sell them in advance. If you wish to sell raffle tickets in advance,…
Charity Ceilidh Ticket Rules
Hiya folks, I am hoping to arrange a charity ceilidh soon and was wondering if any of you lovely people know if there are any rules regarding selling tickets for such a thing etc. Cheers me dears, Regards BATPB
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that the MacMillan Coffee Mornings will take place soon (ish). I organised one last year which was held at my son's primary school. We raised lots of money and the local newspaper put a pic and stuff in about it. I just want to encourage you to organise one or take part i one if you're…
free samples for charity?
hi, which companies are likely to send out "bigger" quantities of samples for a registered charity? i run the local st john ambulance youth section and we are planning to make little gift boxes with the kids to take home at xmas for parents and were looking at adding a few "beauty smaples" to the boxes as well as sweets…
Togs Marathon
The Togs Marathon is set up to benefit BBC Children in Need, Registered charity England & Wales no. 802052 and Scotland no. SC039557. The Togs Marathon was set up for people who wanted to get involved in a marathon but were not able to complete a full marathon. The Togs do whatever they can and send in the distance they…
Old Gold Campaign – Alzheimer’s Society
Hello All I would like to make people aware of the worthy use this campaign makes of unwanted jewellery. Old Gold has been a huge success for the Alzheimer’s Society, raising over £370,000 since it started over a year ago. This amount could be used to fully fund their research department for 3 years, working to better…
Sponsorship for St Oswalds Hospice in Newcastle
Hi everyone I am completely new to the site and am not sure if I am doing right or wrong. i am running in the Great North Run and the London Marathon for St Oswalds Hospice based in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. The Hospice provides specialist care for adults and children with progressive, life limiting illnesses and do a…
Fund-raising short story competition - help please
I have organised a short story comp to raise funds and awareness , its going ok but i would like to post on the MSE competition forum BUT there is an enty fee and I think the rules are free entry only I did post a request for help on the comp forum but no response and time is ticking to the closing date if anybody can…
Possible Red Cross scam in South Wales
Is anyone aware of a possible door to door scam around at the moment involving people claiming to represent the Red Cross? I've just had two blokes knock at the door, one with a Red Cross ID badge and the other with a badge labelled "Observer" who launched in to a speech about the Red Cross, when I mentioned that my…
RNID - Sponsored Skydive
Hey all, I am doing a sponsored skydive for RNID, if you would like to sponsor me or donate my page is: http://www.justgiving.com/gemmarnid Thank you so much for all your help Lets hope i can reach my goal!
Travellig as far from the UK as possible, relying on donated freebies..
I am taking part in a sponsored event in aid of the charity Endometriosis UK. The Challenge: The aim of the event is that teams of 2-4 people are locked in cells in a Victorian prison before being released at Noon on the 7th March 2009. From this point, the teams have 36 hours in order to get as far away from the starting…
Good Friday Appeal
The Royal Children Hospital is a wonderful charity. We are always looking for help. At the moment Uniquely Newzealand have said for every registration on their website, the Royal Children Hospital will get 2 cents. Please register, it is free. Only takes one minute and you could win a $100 gift voucher. We need your help,…
Diabetic Forums
Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone was aware of any diabetic discussion forums which would be helpful for a partner of a Type 1 diabetic. I have tried a few sites in the past, however the users were often inactive. P.M me if that would be at all possible. I'm new to this and finding it quite difficult to find my way…
Cross stitchers needed for children's charity
I was recently referred to this website as I'm into cross-stitching and know one of the children on the site. It's called LoveQuilts UK and they organise and recruit cross-stitchers to make cross-stitched squares (of varying themes) which are then made into quilts. These quilts are then donated to children who have been…
Charity Awareness Days/Weeks
Hi, myself and a colleague are thinking of using one of the noticeboards in our office to highlight the different awareness days/months throughout the year. Does anyone know of a website that lists all the different awareness dates? Our plan is to then contact the charities or look on their websites for an awareness poster…
Old VHS Tapes
Are there any charities that take these? The blank ones I mean. It seems a shame to throw them away if they could make money from them. Also floppy disks.
Play a memory game and donate water to charity at no cost to you
What's this about? There's a great new website that raises funds for charity - to buy clean water and give to those who need it - by getting its sponsors to make a donation for every user it gets. You've just got to play a game to get it. Simply go to Help Thirst and a string of numbers will appear for a few seconds for…
Looking for PR job at charity - any advice?
I'm looking for a new job in PR/Communications and have decided to focus on job hunting within the charity sector. Does anyone here do PR for a charity? Do you have any advice? Doesn't seem to be much around my area at the moment which I assume is because of the summer - but in the meantime are there any good websites you…

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