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Archives for August 2009

Can anyone help me
I am trying to raise funds so we can send more parcels out to the hospitals which needs knitted and crochet items for premature babies and babies that are born to soon. So i am looking for donations of hand craft items which i can sell to help us to raise more money for us to carry on with what we do. Please have a look at…
Publicising how charities can claim tax relief on items donated
I have just sent the following to MSE. I wondered what are other people's knowledge / experience of this? I can't help feeling that if more pople knew about this the charities would get much more money via the tax relif? Hi, I was wondering if it might be possible for you to please publicise the fact that charities can…
Fund raising Ideas, for an entertainment dance troupe.
Hi Im just looking for some help and advice from some knowledgeable people. My Young daughters are members of a local dance troupe located in Manchester they often attend competitions and hire a coach which costs £350 a time (which is alot of money) we are not a registered charity nor do we pose ourselves to be one so this…
Best Children's Charity
Can anyone recommend any good children's charity - I mean the ones in Africa, Asia or Romania where you can sponser a child and send them photos and have them send you photos and KNOW that the money you're spending on them and their families actually GOES to the child and their families and not partially to charity…
Charity walk
I'm preparing to do a long distance walk for charity. It will be just me doing the walk although people can join in for bits of it if they choose (at their own risk). Will I need any specific insurance? I am walking along the southern coast of England and will be keeping to footpaths. Any advice would be very helpful.…
Any information on posting a support community
Hi We are a fairly new online mental wellbeing community, we are still on a steep learning curve at the moment and would much appreciate any support or information as to any regulations concerning the posting of our website on the forums, I have read through some regulations on here, but didn't fully understand them to be…
Beat charity male&females with eating disorders in the uk
http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home very inportant charity, Their mission statement is to beat eating disorders by changing the way everyone thinks and talks about them, to improve the way services and treatment are provided and to help anyone with an eating disorder to believe it can be beaten, They do the above by challenging…
Is there anywhere I can donate food?
I'm not that optimistic as I'm in North Wales but I don't want to waste the food (due to health reasons I can no longer eat it). Is all packaged/tinned/longlife stuff. thanks
Tesco Charity of the Year Cycle Ride
My partner is involved with a coast to coast cycle ride, being done for the Tesco Charity of the Year, which is Muscular Dystrophy. They (all 4 of them!) are cycling from Hull to Southport, on the weekend of 11th September, they are doing it over 3 days, camping out the nights in between and so will be carrying their tents…
What is Gift Aid?
Hi I wish to make a regular monthl;y donation to Cancer Research, but during completion of details, it asks whether I would like to Gift Aid. Would someone mind explaining this please? What impact would this have on me? I'm paying normal tax through PAYE. Thanks
Sponsor Idea's for a 5 Year Old
Our 5 year old daughter has recently had a tumour removed and a mastectomy. The hospital has been absolutely brilliant with her and as a thank you we are trying to raise some funds for them. Our friends are arranging a number of sponsored events, but we are stuck for ideas that our daughter could get involved in. She will…
Stamps
I work for a regional charity and we often get asked if we would like used stamps as a donation. I have looked around and can not see where to sell the stamps. Where do other charities sell their used stamps as I am not seeing an outlet. Thanks
How can I get good items for charity auction pls?
Hi, Can anybody help me ? I'm organising a fundraising ball in the Wirral for a Domestic Abuse Charity in the Wirral, the event isn't until next year, but I'm looking for items that we can Auction. As the credit crunch has crunched we are facing momentous problems!! Can anybody help, or have any good ideas??
Vision Aid Overseas
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend. She is a qualified optician and is going to Africa to use her skills there. She is going out for two weeks and paying for her own flight and accommodation. The first week there her and the team test eyes and note down anyone who needs a cataract operation. During the second week a…
lanyards
where is the cheapest place to buy 100 lanyards? :confused: I've found some on ebay for just shy of £60
Any rules against selling home made cakes at work ?
Hi All I am trying to raise money for my local childrens hospice and will be climbing Kilimanjaro next year. ( I'm paying the trip costs myself ). Friends and family have been great and given as much as possible, however I'm finding it hard to get donations. I think people might donate their loose change if they are…
Help 4 heros
:beer: Excellent Charity:beer: There are lots of things on their website, please support them.:j
Zoë's Place Baby Hospice-Liverpool Family Riverside Walk
We are aiming to raise £40,000 towards the creation of our new Hospice, here on our current site. Please sign up to our sponsored Family Riverside Walk today! This fantastic event is organised in collaboration with Merseyside Police Federation and is sponsored by Medicash. Date: Sunday 20th September 2009 Start time:…
Collection tins in shops
Hi, Are there any regulations governing putting collecting tins in shops/pubs, as my local pub's landlord said she would be happy for me to do it, but I wanted to know if there are any other regulations I have to adhere to. I am one of the directors of the charity it would be collecting for, so there wouldn't be any…
Prostate Cancer Charity/Tour of Britain cycling event
Hi, I've had a look through the rules, so hopefully this is an ok post to make! I've got friends that work for the organisers, hence me making this post, as a favour to 'em. In September for the first time ever there's the chance to ride a stage of The Tour of Britain, which is the country's biggest free-to-attend sporting…

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