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Archives for February 2011

Last Day To Bid on the MSRC Charity Auction
It's the last day to enter the MSRC Charity Auction for Multiple Sclerosis - bid for one of the five great prizes and help us help all those affected by MS! - find out full details at http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/2517
Charity Collection Bags stolen
I can't believe the cheek of some people. I've just had 6 charity bags stolen from my driveway ready for collection tomorrow morning. They were for a legitimate charity. The people that stole them didn't take them all at once but took 4 and then came back for the last 2. What should I do now?? I've phoned the police so…
Which charities take stamps/foreign coins?
My OH used to run a small business which involved sending stuff overseas and some travelling. It closed some years ago and we are now clearing out the stuff left over. We have unearthed a large quantity of used stamps (ones with nice images on) from around the world, and ditto used foreign coins. Anyone like to suggest any…
Lisas Stars - Knitting Charity
I no longer work for LS. I now work for Upon Butterfly Wings. Please visit and see if you can help.
Paypal taking fees from donations
Each time someone donates to our charity via Paypal, they take a fee. I just wondered if this was normal, because I'd heard that fees should not be taken on donations?
Macmillan Cancer Support Will Event
Hello people Im not new to MSE and do know the rules so i wanted to see what you thought. At work we are having a Will Event Fund Raise to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. For every Will we do we will give £10 for each single Will & £15 for each mirror Will to Macmillan. (we charge £65+vat for single Wills &…
stop charity bags being posted through my door
hi all (sorry if this is the wrong place to post this ) for weeks I've bin getting charity bags posted through my letterbox , is there anythink or any one who can stop this or not ???? I hope you can help. - thanks all :)
Auction for Guide Dogs - Signed boots worn by Deco
We're advertising a charity auction on our website where people have the chance to own boots signed and worn by Deco (The Brazillian Footballer who plays for Portugal and used to play for Chelsea/Barcelona) Its on ebay under "Football Boots worn by Champions League Winner Deco" If anyone could be kind enough to spread the…
collection tin for fundraising
Hi all, Does anybody know where i can buy cheap collection tins for fundraising. i have been searching the internet and have found that they are around £4 each and if buying a lot this will all add up. We are a new charity that is trying to raise 5,000 so we can get registered status so need to save on costs. many thanks…
PURINA (felix) - Competition winner but no prize!
I won a competition with Purina and sent them my winning entry almost a month ago - I haven't heard a bean from them. I sent it Special delivery. When I rang them to ask what's happening they said they use another company to run their competitions and they would get someone to call me - that was 2 weeks ago now. I rang…
North east animal charity - fosterers
Hi, I've adopted the last 3 of our bunnies from a local charity called pawz for thought. They are a very small charity based in the North East and rehome and foster abandoned animals. They have no dedicated shelter so volunteers take in a lot of the animals. This isn't ideal as they offen run out of room, but it means they…
Cancer reasearch - I want your jumble not your cash!
Hi guys I'm doing one of the Cancer research Race for Life runs this year. Always do....one year I ran 3 as one girl got rushed into hospital with apendicitis (so I took her place) and another was a drop out from my sister's workplace. Any way i'm guessing like many other ladies going the race, i'm really struggling to…
cuddly toys
De-cluttering the house and have loads of cuddly toys. Does any one know where I could donate these to in the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire area. They are in really good condition and would like them to go to new homes where they will be loved! Tried local charity shops but not interested.
Any Free Anti-Virus for Charity / NFP Use?
Hello. I do IT support for a not-for-profit organisation and we want to provide a number of PCs for local residents to use. Naturally, we need to put anti-virus software on these PCs and I am finding that the free versions of such software are for "home / personal use only" and usually "on one PC". However, to keep costs…
Charity complacency
I'm just interested in any observations/comments on a curious experience I have had recently. For quite a while, I have subscribed to the 'lottery' for a major household name Cancer Charity. Quite happy to have £13-ish regularly going from my current account. In December, I received a phone call. It asked me to 'renew' my…
Unused Contact Lenses
I've got 8 boxes of 30 contact lenses, still sealed up and within their useby date. I can't sell these, ( I think it is illegal to do so) and I wondered if anyone knew if there was a charity which could either use them or sell them to raise cash?
Charities in Japan
Hello I work as a trainer for a charity that deals with people who are on the at risk for suicide list, and deal a lot with suicidal people and have a lot of experiece in this. A young Japanese girl said that in Japan the level of suicide was really high and asked me if my training team could ever help. well obviously we'd…
Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre Charity Auction
MSRC is aiming to lift the winter blues by auctioning five great getaway prizes. MSRC Chief Executive, Helen Yates, said: “February is a bit of a dull old month so here’s an opportunity for people to look forward to something far more exciting and help the coffers of the charity in the process.” To bid on any of these…
Scam "Charity Collectors"
Has anyone else in the SW come across the scam of bogus charity collectors. [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM]
London Marathon for Surrey Care Trust
I am running (term applied loosely :o ) the London marathon for the Surrey Care Trust www.surreycaretrust.co.uk a county-wide charity that offers education, support and lifechanging opportunities to those in social and economic disadvantage. This in turn benefits the community by enabling people to support their families,…

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