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Archives for May 2011

Ideas wanted - Charity Tuck Shop
Hi everyone, I am running a charity tuck shop in my office at work - we have around 50 staff including the warehouse and have been making atleast £100 a month, MD seems happy and has allowed me to setup a 2metre run of shelving in the staff room (we are a shopfitting company so out of the warehouse for free) so I am…
Battersea Dogs and Cats - appeal for bedding after fire
A message has just come in on our freecycle group which I thought worth passing on so that more people get to see it. Please go to http://www.battersea.org.uk/about_us/whats_new/laundry_fire.html to see exactly what they need/can take: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is urgently appealing for donations of bedding for its…
Old school unifoms
My daughter's infant's school is merging with the attached primary school and both will be changing to one, new school uniform. This means that as of July each parent of around 300 pupils is going to be saddled with old sweatshirts and cardigans that they have no use for. I was wondering if there was a way of putting them…
Where can I donate my soft toys to - Nottingham area
Hiya, hope this is the correct board. I have had a big sort out and have a lot of old soft toys which are barely used and have just been sitting in boxes for years. I don't want to sell them and the majority of charity shops around me won't take soft toys. Hospitals etc won't either due to infection control. I would like…
Skydive for Cancer
I must of lost my marbles when I thought about doing this, but I wanted to do something out of the ordinary. So here goes, I'm going to be doing a skydive for 2 charities... Pancreatic Cancer UK and Macmillan. My father was diagnosed with PC in Feb this year and whilst there is no cure for my father, i'm hoping that the…
Please help my son raise money for Sands
Hi all I hope I'm doing this correctly, as I know the rules on the charities board are (rightly) very strict and I haven't posted before. I would be very grateful if anyone feels they could sponsor my son who is having his head shaved on June 18th to raise money for Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity. He has…
Help Please
I am raising money by doing a 100 mile cycle ride for Martin House Childrens Hospice and my fundraising has come to a halt. I have an online sponsor form but I need ideas on how to attract potential sponserers. Does anyone have any ideas or any companies that might sponsor me for a great cause. Our children need us. Please…
Moss side fire station boxing club, need your vote
Hey guys, my friend has just emailed this link to me, just need to vote for the fire station, they need our help for funding of £5k. "We are an amateur boxing club based in Moss Side affliatied with and located on the premises of Moss Side fire station. We operate as an independent volunteer-led organisation." "We require…
Santander Match donations for the HMSA in Wheelchair Challenge - Please Donate
This week May (16-22th May) Laura Westcott, a Journalist from the Times is taking part in a Wheelchair Challenge which involves her being confined to a Wheelchair for an entire week. She is doing this to raise money to buy a Electric Wheelchair for her friend Clare Holmes who has Hypermobility Syndrome also known as Ehlers…
Male cancer awareness
I am soon going to raise money for a cancer charity by collecting money in tins in public places would like to get male cancer awareness across by wearing underpants or boxer shorts over my normal outerwear.Has anybody got any ideals where i can buy them from with a colour or design which would be noticed many thanks
CTC York Challenge Ride and Supportive 100 miles
My wife and I are doing the Ron Kitching CTC Challenge Ride & Sportive 100 / 150km on the 25th June 2011. We are riding the 150km (100 miles) and seeking to raise money for the Martin House Children’s Hospice. Martin House Hospice care for Children and Young People with progressive life limiting illnesses, and provide…
charity bike ride
hey all On the ‎11th June my partner is doing a 100km charity cycle ride for Dreams Come True Charity Its through London starting at 23:00hrs!!! If you can spare a few £ss for an amazing charity please donate on the page below, EVERYTHING helps. Thanks…
Alternative to Just Giving that raises funds for CIC's?
I am a director of a Community Interest Company - an ambulance service for mental health emergencies, and have been using social media as a form of awareness and fund-raising, however, myself and a few others have started to partake in runs - 10K's, marathons and half-marathons to raise more money for PRIME (my CIC). The…
Opinions wanted please!
First of all, I apologise for the length of this post ... Now I've retired I'd like to raise some actual money for a charity I've been supporting for a while. I love crafting, and regularly go to craft fairs to help a friend who demonstrates primitive weaving and sells hand-made items. I have found an overseas…
World Vision
I thought hard before deciding to post this because I don't want to dissuade anyone from supporting the important work which World Vision do. If like me, you sponsor a child through them, you will have received a letter telling you that from next month they are increasing the money they take from you by £4.80 per month (a…
Advice needed
Hi I am trying to get donations of small gifts (to be given as prizes) or food to go towards our charity pony club camp. I have never done this before, I have typed up a load of letters but is it better to phone or visit in person? If I phone what do I say before they put the phone down on me? Or send a letter then follow…
Summer Ball Cardiff -need help selling tickets and getting items to auction please!
Hello everybody, My name is Claire. I am currently fundraising for Bobath which is a treatment centre for children with cerebral palsy in Wales (charity no: 1010183). I have organised a Summer ball at the Cardiff City Stadium on on the 23rd June. This event is part of a greater picture of fundraising activities which…
Charity accepting old, freshly laundered pillows.
Is there a national charity with local connections that accepts old pillows. I replace mine quite often and have a pile that are all laundered and I would like them to have a useful purpose as there is still life in them.
Sponsorship and individuals
Hi, am hoping somebody may have knowledge of this as didnt find anything on google. If a group decide to fundraise for a charity (their choice and not organised by that charity) can they legally deduct large expenses from that sponsorship money and do they have a legal obligation to inform those who sponsor them?
charity accepting baby items?
Hi, does anyone know of a charity that could make use of baby feeding bottles (new, boxed,) steriliser, bottle warmer, stairgates etc. this is assuming charity shops dont take electricals? would like to donate somewhere that could make use of it- thinking maybe women's shelters or something, I dont know? any suggestions?

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