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Archives for September 2008

Charity cinema tickets for Quanum of Solace
Hiya x I just came across these tickets for the new James Bond film - 1 day before its UK release date CLICK The tickets are a bit pricey but it is for chariteeee! HTH Alison x
Protection of cash
I'd welcome any suggestions on the safe way to look after cash raised on a Saturday afternoon if you do not bank with a bank that offers a key operated wall safe. Thanks.
Charity collection bags
Any idea about these? We got one from Help The Aged (apparently) through the letterbox, in the small print it say the stuff is being collected by a commercial company which gives half the proceeds to the charity. How do they sell the stuff? Will they get a better price than the charity shop would?
Ideas please
Hi there, Wonder if I can pick your brains for ideas please. I have recently been given the position of chairperson for our preschool. I am trying to sort the xmas fayre now and would like ideas on what we can do to brighten it up a bit. We are doing a grotto, cake sall, 4/5 outside traders, a tea/coffee/bacon rolls stall,…
School pta- can it be charity?
I have recently joined our schools PTA but wondered if any one has experience in whether they could become a charity. I was thinking as they do a lot of sponsored type event if so they would be able to claim the tax back. Any advice welcome?
Abseilers Wanted for Zöe's Place Baby Hospice
Hi, ever wanted to dress up as Santa Claus and come down the chimney? Well now you can. Zöe's Place baby hospice are looking for crazy people to abseil from the highest point of the hospice during our Christmas Fair on Sunday 7th December, just £5 to register which will give you a Santa costume to abseil in. Lots of other…
Teenage Cancer Trust - Music Room at Christies
I'm not sure where my last post went, but I've reread the rules for posting here and think it may be because I left out the charity register number, I'm not sure. If I have done something I shouldn't, could the BG's contact me please so I don't make another mistake. Thanks. www.justgiving.com/teamsharedcare I am looking…
Organ Donation Campaign - your vote (one click) can help...
Please take a moment to read about Holly's Gift of Life Campaign to raise awareness of organ donation and encourage more people to think, talk and do something about it. http://battlefront.co.uk/campaign/the-gift-of-life/ All you have to do is click the vote button - no need to register or give any details. You can read…
Looking for a charity that makes burial garments for children
Hiya, I'm looking to donate my wedding dress to a charity that makes burial garments for children. it sounds very specific, I know, but there is one in the States that does this and I think it's such a worthy cause I would like to donate my dress to anything similar in the UK. The charity in the US is called heavenly…
yahoo search- clickthrough to help Childline?
;ogging on today on yahoo mail, the main page has a big thing about raising funds for childline- free donatin by yahoo/bt, when you use their search engine.. seems to be a flash promo, so cant copy and paste here.. http://bt.edit.client.yahoo.com/bt/yahoo_user just for fun, then go use a proper search..!
free online line shops for charities
i tried to do a search but couldn't find a post charities can have a online shop where they earn commision for purchases. there are many many big shops on there your shop be www.buy.at/(your charity name) all you have to do is register http://www.buy.at/ it doesn't cost your charity a penny
Pamper Evening - free samples for beauty bag?
Hi We will be organising a pamper evening on a large scale and I thought about doing a little beauty bag to say thank you to people for coming. But where could I get some free samples from in a large qty. I have tried about 5 places I could think of and all had a stupid reason and said NO. ??????? Can anyone help, has…
Children in Need 2008
i don't know if this has already been said on here but the Children in Need Appeal night is on Friday 14th November 2008. You can donate by going to http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/donate/ and you can buy Pudsey goodies by going to http://www.bbcshop.com/icat/childreninneed?cm_sp=TopBanner-_-CIN-_-CIN Thank you P.S Also if you…
Popcorn Maker
Hi we are looking at investing in a popcorn maker for our school PTA. This is the one we are considering.. http://www.popcornandcandyfloss.com/managers-specials.htm Just wondered if anyone had any experience of these machines, where you bought it from, where you get the maize / boxes / toppings etc. Thanks
aninal sanctuaries and charities
Hi if any is involved with or knows of any independant animal sanctuaries or charities please send me a msg via this site thanks Liz xx
Arranging a Football Tournament
I want to arrange a football tournament in the local community sometime next summer. Ive never done anything like this before so im pretty nervous etc Has anyone had experience with these kind of events? I have my own community website for my town and could advertise heavily on that.What i want to do is have a 5 a side…
Launch of globalgiving.co.uk
Hi all I just wanted to let everybody know that www.globalgiving.co.uk (charity number 1122823) launched this week. It is like an eBay for charity where you can donate directly to hundreds of projects (which is great for those of us who like to make sure our money works as hard as possible) . You can choose by region,…
Oxfam coffee shops
It's all fair trade stuff there. http://www.progreso.org.uk/
Are charities protected in the event of a banks collapse?
Hi Does anyone know whether a registered charity which has a deposit account with a building society/bank in the UK would be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme where the first £35,000 of deposits are protected by the government? All the literature seems to talk about individual accounts? Many thanks
Free £1 donation to charity (autism)
http://www.theforeverstory.com/ Just write a few lines to add to the story.

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