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Archives for June 2014
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Online fundraising ideas for Macmillan
Hi everyone, My wonderful mum (who's 250 miles away) is currently fundraising for Macmillan by doing car boot sales and selling old furniture and knickknacks from her house. She's raised £18 from selling bits of furniture, and I donated earlier. Naturally, I want to help her raise as much as she can for such a worthy…
Recycle elction stationery for charity
This is not a call for stationery but more in the way of something that I do in the hopes it might inspire others to do the same. So, here goes. After every election, I contact my local election office to see if any of the stationery (pencils, rulers, scissors, pencil sharpners) that had been used at polling stations is…
Knitted and crochet items
Is there a Charity which can make use of items made using left over balls of yarn? They can be specific items the charity needs.
Active event for charity? Possible funding up to £500
You can apply for up to £500 to help you cover the costs of taking part in an active event for charity. You need to be a customer of Healthspan, Nurture or VetVits to be considered! Next round of applications end on 30 Sept 2014 Details here: http://www.healthspan.co.uk/customer-heroes Further details here:…
Action Medical Research Cream Teas
Fancy a little office afternoon tea or a jammy catch up with friends at home. Try out Action Cream tea in a box! They're £6 each but theres a minimum order of 10, so get the office or friends together and be all proper with some tasty tea and scrumptious scones :) They'll get delivered on 19th June so you'll have to get…
Fundraising online but not a charity
Does anyone know if there are any web sites like justgiving that a local community group can use to receive online donations. Many people have asked if they can donate online but I can only find sites that relate to charities. Its a local sports club run entirely by volunteers with 400 children involved every week. Thanks
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