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Archives for October 2008

Glasgow Concert for Alzheimer Scotland - songs from the musicals!
Hi, hope it's ok to post this here! ACE concert for Alzheimer Scotland! (Saturday, 15th November at 7.30pm, Clyde Auditorium) ACE is large chorus of 150 amateur singers from central Scotland, who perform a variety of songs (with a professional 40-piece orchestra), mostly from stage shows and musicals, to capacity…
Charity Chilli Sales for Children in Need
Greenhouse Sensation are selling Lancashire-grown chillies with all proceeds going to Children in Need. 100g bag of Orozco £2.50 10x pods of the super-rare, amazingly hot Trinidad Scorpion £10 1x pod Trinidad Scorpion £1.50 Order by phone 0845 602 3775 (01695 554 087 if you prefer) Phone or Visit…
Xmas shopping evening - stall holders urgently needed
I am raising money for a 3 yr old with cancer who needs treatment in the USA I need stall holders for a Xmas Shopping Evening Columbia Hotel - Northampton Road - Wellingborough Friday 28 November 6.00pm till 9.30pm £10 for the table 10% of taking on the night donation of a raffle prize If anyone is interested, please get…
Charity bank
It is a bank and a charity. It also offers some good products. http://www.charitybank.org/Home.aspx
Have items to donate
Hi there all I've got a quick question. I run a shop, and we've got a lot of stock which will be written off and disposed of at the end of November as its Best Before Date is End Nov 08 so we can no longer sell it. My company failed to realise how much of this stock we had. Now I would like to give this to any charities…
I need a Celebrity urgently!
A project that I've been involved in has an event planned for this Thursday lunchtime in Cardiff, Wales. Unfortunately the celebrity that was booked has let us down. All we wanted them to do was hand out some awards to a few people with Asperger syndrome as a thankyou for all their hard work and achievement. Now they will…
Help needed for orphanages in Bulgaria
Hi all, I was hoping that some of you could help me. We have property out in Bulgaria and recently found out about the state the orphanages are in. They are sleeping in damp bedding and there is ice on the windows, some days they dont even get a meal. Some of the children dont even have socks or underwear, soap, shampoo or…
Charity 'present' packages instead of woprkplace gifts and cards
Thought for Christmas-instead of distributing office cards I think I'm going to give one of those charity 'presents'.Found some really good ideas on the Brooke website that benefits both humans and animals.It has a range of 'presents' helping donkeys/horses in the poorest parts of the world. Anyone got any other ideas ?
Children In Need - Please Sponsor Me
Hi Everyone, I'm trying to drum up sponsorship for Children in Need. I'm going to be on Celebrity Scissorhands and in the rather shaky hands of Steve Strange! :T My husband is having his back waxed for the cause too. We are trying to raise £500 and have so far managed to get £100 from friends and family, so now I am…
Autumn fair & sponsored dogs walk - worcs
AUTUMN FAIR AND SPONSORED DOG WALK SUNDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Calling all HWAR supporters, come and join us and help raise some much needed funds. We are planning a walk - approx 2 hour duration across our beautiful Herefordshire countryside - contact us for sponsor sheets - every £1 raised will help a dog in our care. Then back…
Fun Run for St Andrew's Hospice
Hi guys, I am running a 6k fun run for St Andrew's Hospice in my home town on 30th November, all donations would be greatly appreciated! For more information, or to sponsor me, please visit www.justgiving.com/johnmckelvie82 Cheers! John
Frock Swap Nite - in aid of Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary
November 22nd Raunds in aid of Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary http://anihome.proboards101.com/index.cgi?board=events&action=display&thread=483
Search4aid
This is another way of using google to raise money for charity. http://www.search4aid.com
Running for Mencap
Hi Guys! Back in 1993 I ran the London Marathon..........(well, "running" is perhaps not how it was best described, but I completed it!). 15 years have gone by and it is time to dust down my trainers once more. I am running the London Marathon again, this time to raise money for Mencap, a charity of which I have seen the…
I am running the Edinburgh Marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support
First of all a huge thank you to all those friends who sponsored me in last year's London Marathon when I ran in memory of my dad who passed away in 2006 as a result of cancer. Sadly as many of you will know I also lost my mum to cancer in August of this year. So I have a double reason to run for Macmillan in Edinburgh.…
Great North Air Ambulance - Air Medics 'The Golden Hour' - BBC1
I'm sure a lot of you have been watching the first in a new series of 9 programmes about the work of Great North Air Ambulance on BBC1 tonight... If you enjoyed the programme, can I please encourage you to make a donation to Great North Air Ambulance, or your local equivalent? http://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/ Click…
Glam Rock nite for horse charity
Melton Mowbray this friday 24th tickets only £6 http://anihome.proboards101.com/index.cgi?board=events&action=display&thread=279
Glass of wine at a fundraising night
Hi, I am raising money for a little girl with cancer who needs treatment in america to stand a chance of beating it. I am organising a pamper evening and a xmas xhopping evening, we thought we would offer a glass of wine to sell, but I am wondering if we would need a license to sell alcohol?? Would we get round this by…
animal lovers help needed
I am in desperate need of your local knowledge on animal sanctuaries, rescuers and rehomers as well as charities in your area I am inundated with info but do need the expert local knowledge to verify this info as it is posted by county - anihome.co.uk many thanks in advance
DOGS TRUST .. Unable To Own A Dog?.. Like To Sponsor/Help One? ... Or Need Some Help?
DOGS TRUST NEED YOUR HELP ......... Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. Every year they look after over 15,000 dogs at our 17 re-homing centres around the country. SPONSOR A DOG .... for as little as £1 a week http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/sponsor_a_dog/whysponsoradog/ OTHER WAYS TO HELP; Online Shopping…

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