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Archives for January 2012

text message giving
I have a 'pay as you go' phone. hardly use it for calls and top it up £10 a month to get 'free' text messages and internet allowance. So every month my balance increases. When its Comic Relief or Children in Need i can offload some of this balance by texting their text giving number and i am relieved of phone cash to a…
Williams Syndrome Sponsored Cycle
Hi folks ! My daughter has Williams Syndrome. It is an extremely rare genetic condition - for her, it is life limiting, due partly to the WS, and partly to other unrelated heart conditions she has. http://www.williams-syndrome.org.uk/ We are doing a sponsored cycle this year, to raise funds, partly for research, and partly…
Can you help PreemiesUK in anyway (RECYCLING ETC)
You can find us on Facebook so please pop over x (Text removed by MSE Forum Team) We are always in need of more knitters/crocheters to help us to provide Neonatal units throughout the UK with tiny items. If you can't knit/crochet you can help us in many ways collecting wool,ribbon, buttons, Empty ink cartridges (not epsom)…
Help animal rescues
Hi with the recession and the continued breeding of dogs the animal rescues are struggling. If you go to rescuers unite forum there are lots of ways you can help. They are looking for foster placements,transport,homes and donations. Rescuers unite are all over the country and bring rescues together. Most of the animals are…
Looking for a charity that could use 300+ comics
Have been having a hard time finding a charity to approach that could make use of 300+ comics (spider-man batman etc). I live in the High Wycombe area and would be happy to deliver within a reasonable distance. Would be extremely grateful for any suggestions as to suitable types of charity I could focus my search on. Gareth
Fundraising ideas wanted
Hi A friend of mines toddler has been diagnosed with a rare eye cancer called Retinoblastoma and they have set up a fund to raise money for the cause and raise vital awareness for others to detect the simple signs which arnt widley publicised. I cant just sit back and let them fight on alone so am needing ideas to help…
Volunteering - St Johns or Red Cross
I'm thinking of applying for first aid volunteer work with either St Johns or the Red Cross, and was wondering if anyone has any experience of either of these. What's the training/support like, how many hours per week/month do you need to commit? Any info appreciated. Thanks mto ETA: Please move if not on the right board.
sports relief sponsorship for 3 mile !
thanks for reading this firstly , i have been on a mission to get from 17 stone and have lost 3 stones to make me a still over weight 14 stone i would love to be sponsored in my efforts to run the sainsburys sports relief 3 miles , if anyone is feeling generous i would appreciate a little donation on my just giving page ,…
Bra recycling
Does anyone know where I can give bras for charity. I have 6 really decent ones which are too good just to throw out. Any ideas?
Who is your most deserving?
Hi, I'm not sure if this is allowed in here, but I've just put a comp I saw onto the comp board https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3742229 I know lots of people in here volunteer and do great stuff with charities, so I thought you might be interested. It's basically a comp where you can nominate someone who…
One day a week
I have just turned 60, so now I find myself with more time on my hands. I already give a few bob to charities, so now Im looking at giving some of my time to a good charity. I can drive, and have a nice car. I good in the building trade. I can cook. I think Im nice and get on with people. Has anybody got any good ideas on…
Interesting situation
In the block of flats I live in you have to have a security tag to get in and out of the building or use an intercom system to call the flat you are visiting and be let in that way. Last week there was a knock on my door. Some one from a charity had managed to get in. Normally im happy to help I was just about to give my…
5 year old little girl with rare cancer appeal
Hello, I was wondering if you could help in anyway possible with our urgent appeal.There is a little 5 year old girl called Niamh and she's battling a rare form of cancer called Neuroblastoma.She is local to me in Wellingborough,Northants and her family have been told there is nothing in the Uk that can help now and her…
Pact animal sanctuary - please can you help us help us to help tia?
Tia is a little dog, only about one year old, who has been to hell and back. Living as a street dog in Romania, Tia was caught in a wire snare which caused horrific wounds around her stomach area. Two wires had been embedded tightly in her body for at least three to four days and the wound was severely infected. Please…
epilepsy society 120th year 2012
a range of gifts to celebrate,plus a number of helpful information guides https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/shop
South pole trek - Teenage Cancer Trust
Hopefully I've put this in the right place but I'm trying to drum up come support for my friends Dad, William McNamara, who is currently in Antarctica, trekking towards the South Pole. The trek is unsupported, just him and his guide and they are covering the last degree, equivalent to 100km. Antarctica is the coldest,…
Bank Match Funding?
I help out with our schools PTA and have been told that some banks and building societies do something called 'match funding'. This is how i think it works..A member of their staff volunteers to help out at a school fund raising event (they usually have to be related to a child at that school). The bank may then 'match'…
Valentines Day fund raising
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas of fund-raising for Valentines Day please?
Bank account for fundraising?
Im raising money for Habitat for Humanity but most of the events are collecting money as cash, which Ill need to put into an account to send to the charity. Should I set up a separate one for this? What method do you use for accounting for the money you raise? I have to pay the full amount on Feb 7th (topped up with my own…
Do council license chuggers?
and if they do, what department at the council could I complain to about the number of these licenses they are giving out (or more likely selling...). I work in a small town with a very small pedestrianised High Street. It takes less than 5 minutes to walk from one end to the other. There are so many days where there are…

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