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Do I need Insurance to organise a Xmas Fair
I am thinking about organising a Xmas Fair to help my DGD raise funds for a childrens home in Peru and was wondering if I would need any special Insurance if I do this.
Baking for charity, how much to charge for goodies?
I'm hoping to take part in "Bake for a Smile" fundraising for the charity Smile Train. The idea is that I will advertise (mostly to family and friends) my baking services for a donation to the charity. Just wondering what people think is a good amount to charge for batches of baked goods? I don't have anywhere I could run…
Sponsor a child / orphanage directly
Hi, I've seen a lot of you searching for a direct contact with an orphanage to provide them with support. It's not easy to find one on google search therefore I wanted to share with you a few contact details of the places that I have been supporting. Those have been given to me through one of the major charity…
Chance to win upto £1,000 for Race For Life runs to 31/08
This is already posted in the competitions forum https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4948255 but does not appear to be in the charities section Free daily scratchcard (1 per household per day) if you win you can choose to donate to an individuals race for life page or the promoters one.…
Funding ideas for florida for child with terminal cancer
Hi just looking for some advice, my friends daughter who is 12 has battled cancer since a young age , sadly last week she was moved onto palliative care, some friends have funded the flights and villa for a once in lifetime experience to florida and we are looking for some wow experiences anyone got any ideas , the young…
Secretary, Chair and Treasurer - do they have to be Trustees?
I would really be grateful for some advice from anyone here who is running or has knowledge of running a charity based on a Trust model. I'm wondering if the Secretary, Chair and Treasurer also have to be Trustees by default, since they need to be present at each AGM? Also, can a Director also be a Treasurer if there is…
NICU at Southmead Hospital
Six years ago we lost my baby nephew at the age of 11 days :A I am doing a 10K on August 2nd to raise some much needed money for them, to enable them to buy new equipment to look after very poorly babies, and for them to continue providing support to families like us…
Free £2 donation to charity railway chilldren from Aviva
http://www.avivaconversations.co.uk/?cmp=spl-awkward_conversations-railway_children-23062014-youtube-- Every year in the UK, over 100,000 children under 16 run away from home - that's 1 every 5 minutes. Aviva's partner charity Railway Children is a leading children’s charity which fights for vulnerable children who live…
Hair donation (some grey)
I have long hair (10 inches), which I want to have cut off. I thought it would be a good idea to donate the hair to a charity so it can be used towards making wigs for those who need it. Some of the websites I have been looking at are overseas or do not want hair with any grey (as they use for children). Does anyone know…
Charitable Donations
Does anyone contribute a small amount monthly to a few charities? We thought it might be nice for each of us to nominate one charity to give a small amount to monthly - to get the kids more involved etc - so I thought £3 each as they are 5 of us - and the kids want the dog to nominate one too - so 6 of us - but will that…
Pretty Muddy, Cancer Research
I'm doing my first ever charity event this Saturday with my daughter. We are both doing the Pretty Muddy 5k, in aid of Cancer Research . Everyone has their own personal reasons for charities they support and mine is well documented on here, but a brief background is my mum became very ill with a double stroke and dad…
Edinburgh Sick Kid Foundation
I'm raising money for a hospital in Edinburgh that helps sick kids. http://www.edinburghsickkids.org/ I'm going to be taking part in a 24 gaming session in Oct to help as part of the http://sickkidssavepoint.com/about/ event they run every year. They have raised over 60k over the years to make a diffrence. If you can spare…
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