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I have recently agreed to organise a charity ball with auction for 250 people. We are going to want to take ticket sales and money on the night for the auction items. However the charity does not use card reading machines and we cannot have access to a phone line at the venue anyway. As there is wi-fi i am looking for an…
Christmas Charity Ball - Game Ideas
I am organising a Christmas Ball in late November and am trying to find games to play that will help raise lots of money for the charity between courses. I have done Heads and Tails in the past and don't want anything formal like an auction. We will be running a raffle, but I'm looking for something fun to do to - bearing…
Need to raffle off spare alcohol!
Myself and my partner volunteer for a charity close to our hearts and we have some spare alcohol left over from a fundraising event. Just wondering if there's a good way of getting rid of it without losing money on it! Obviously we can't sell it as we don't have an alcohol licence. We've put some of it on a raffle in…
Race for Life - 12 July @ Chelmsford
My sister is taking part in the 5k race for life in Chelmsford on 12 July 2015. We lost our mother to cervical cancer nearly 7 years ago after a painful battle with the disease at the age of 57. If anyone would like to donate the link to her page is: https://www.justgiving.com/andreaclapperton/ Thank you.
Bra Donations?
Hi everyone, I was wondering if you can help me. I have a bin bag full of bras which are in good condition but no use to me and wanted to donate them to a breast cancer charity. I was wondering if anyone knew if Lorraine Kelly's bin your bra campaign is going to happen again? Or whether there is anywhere where I can donate…
donating furniture
I have to clear some larger furniture from my mothers flat as it is about to be sold, but I can't find anyone to take it and it's too good just to dump. Any suggestions? We've tried the hospice that helped mum, a couple of other local charities but none want larger furniture, they will take nothing larger than a side table.
Calling all Cat lovers can you help little Saffron
Apart from using the compers board I volunteer for my local branch of Cats Protection Recently we took in a little kitten of 9 months old called Saffron who was heavily pregnant. After a traumatic birth she had 4 kittens but was really poorly herself We took her to the vet and she has a sort of hernia and various bits and…
Flower Festival
I'm currently in the process of trying to organise a church flower festival with afternoon tea etc afterwards. Anyone any tips on how to get napkins / table runnerrs / stationary designs etc at a good price. Currently researching on ebay / amazon...
Race for Life
I am taking part in the 10k race for life tomorrow, at 3pm. I lost my sister to cervical cancer nearly 9 years ago, at the age of 28, after a long battle. She left behind 2 young children. This charity is so close to my heart and is such an emotional day. If anyone would like to donate to my page, my link is :- Thankyou.…
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