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Archives for November 2011

Access Self Storage Christmas Gifts Appeal
Hi All - I thought I'd bring to everyone's attention a great charity event for the run-up to Christmas. Details below - please help if you can. As part of its national Christmas Gift Appeal, Access Self Storage is collecting toy donations for over 20 local children’s charities throughout the UK. They are looking for people…
Winter fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support
My winter fundraising quiz for Macmillan Cancer Support is now available at www justgiving com/theWinterQuiz It consists of 125 foods defined by cryptic crossword-style clues. Prize is a bottle of Champagne (or a magnum if we beat the £1000 target). Closing date is 2nd January 2012. My autumn quiz raised £644. Many thanks…
Xmas Charity Single - In aid of the children's cancer unit in Leicester
An old school friend of mine who has a band has put together a really christmassy single in aid of the Children and Young Person’s Cancer Unit at Leicester Royal Infirmary. It's a fun single for a good cause and only costs 99p so I'm trying to drum up as much support as possible. You can view the video here:…
life saving machines for cancer sufferers at QE
QE hospital Birmingham cancer appeal life saving equipment for cancer sufferers that is available to all. They have a TomoHD machine the only one in UK which gives accurate radiotherapy without damaging surrounding organs. They need a machine called Cyberknife which uses computer controlled robotics and is particularly…
Charities that take leftover foreign currency
I used to do a lot of international travel for a former employer and as a consequence I have a lot of very low amounts of various European (as in pre-Euro) and American coins which I want to give to a charity. I doubt there is £10 altogether to be honest. As it seems unlikely I will be getting on a Virgin flight any time…
Want to donate all online sales to charity
Hi I am a graphics artist/author who has a medium sized online following c5000 members. I want all i.e. 100% of my online sales to be donated directly to a charity of my choice, i.e. customer buys product and payment goes directly to the charity. I want this to be totally transparent, ie I dont want to receive payments and…
Shopping vouchers
Does anyone know where I can buy £1000 (ish) worth of high street shopping vouchers at a discounted price. I want to use them as christmas gifts for a large group of volunteers. many thanks
Recycling - Bluetooths and Tracking Systems
Hi there, I am trying to find out if there are any charities that would recycle old bluetooth headsets and also Traffic Master SmartNav tracking systems. I have a number of both of these items and would hate to just throw them away. Please could anybody help me :)
Christmas Fair in aid of Holton Lee. Sat. December 10th
Saturday December 10th from 10am till 4pm at Wareham URC Church Hall Next door to Sainsburys in Wareham http://www.holtonlee.co.uk/calendar_of_events
Collecting at the Door
firstly, sorry if this is the wrong place. i get alot of charities knocking on the door for me to sign up to donating. i dont mind, but at 8.45pm it is taking the p p, especially when the young girl gets told its too late for calling, to then be hit with 'well we licenced until 9pm'. i do have a no cold callers sign on my…
Laptops Required
I am Centre Manager for a Manchester (not-for-profit) Wellbeing Centre that supports people who might be experiencing emotional or psychological distress. We support and/or organise any activities that might help people to feel better. Currently this includes (totally free to access for local residents): maths and english…
Where to get charity wrist bands from?
Started doing some charity work this year. The section I cover is fund raising... So was wondering where is best to get some of them rubber wrist bands made up with the charity logo on? We're having a summer fete next year with all sorts of stalls etc and these would be a handy little tool to sell for £1.00 a go.
Charity giving & tax return
My son donates via his employer through the Give As You Earn scheme. He is also self-employed. Does anyone know whether GAYE payments require to be declared on his income tax return or is the charity question really only about gift aid payments?
Local Nursery Needs help
Our Local Nursery/preschool need help. It is a registered charity and they are struggling with toys. Just wondered if anyone knew of somewhere we can get some toys donated. Any advice or help would be gratefully received.
Which charities are most efficient?
A friend recently mentioned about a family member used to work for a large international charity which will remain name-less for now. The family member was quite high up in the organisation and had a big company car and lots of generous benefits. Essentially he had said that only a small percentage of donations actually go…
Advice needed -freebies for huge student charity hitchhike event!
Alright guys! I'm basically just looking to see if anyone has any clever ideas or experience in how to raise some freebies for a goodie bag for a charity event. Every year Sheffield University students do a big charity hitchhike from Sheffield around eastern europe. It takes about 7 days and there's usually about 300 of…
Making a charity calender
Hiya, i thought i would try all of you savvy people, I'm looking to make a charity calender for the Poppy Appeal next year (i know this year has just finished but not sure how long i will need) and my Grandad is a District Poppy Appeal Organiser in one of our local areas so i can easily get war veterans to be included and…
Charity Auction - Football tickets
Hi, I'm running in the 2012 London Marathon and have been contacting local companies, restaurants, etc to ask for donations or items I could auction off for my chosen charity - Arthritis Care. I've written to my local football team and also the ones in my area (South East England). I got a bit carried away and ended up…
The Stroke Association - London Marathon
Hey all, I know asking for donations before Christmas is a long shot but it's worth a try. I have been selected to run the London Marathon 2012 on behalf of The Stroke Association, I have to raise £2000, so far I have raised £564. I would be very grateful for any donations. Please contact me if you would like to make a…
Any charities that help deaf adults
I have been trying to get help for equipment for deaf adults to keep them safe in there own home,does anyone out there know any charities that would be willing to help with funding towards vibrating alarm clocks,loop systems, fire alarms etc.

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