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Charities
Archives for September 2016
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Calendars
Hi, wondered if anyone could help. I want to do a calendar to raise money for a cause I support but I'm looking for a print on demand one, a bit like the charity T- shirts ones where you set up a page with the t-shirt and they are printed / done as people order them (basically a no outlay one) . If anyone knows of anything…
Hall management comittee
Hey I have just taken over as treasurer for a hall management committee. Basically the hall they run is a meeting place for the local scout and guide association. So i look after the bills etc take membership for each paying child with the scouts and guides and maintenance for the building. obviously all the scout and…
Knitting for charity
Does anyone here knit for charity? Can you recommend some good projects to be involved in? :)
Please support
My name is Paul Clark. On the 31st May I had to have my left leg amputated above the knee after a long year and half battle with bone infection. As you can imagine this has been a life changing time for me and the support I have received from family friends and the community has been overwhelming. I want to give something…
Donations Help - Bottled Water & Football Equipment - Suggestions?
We're looking into the idea of organising an all day football event - nothing confirmed for dates, but we have put some feelers out for venues, and am now looking at donations/sponsorship We have 2 or 3 areas we would like to request donations from ... Bottled Water Supplies (We'd need 200-250) Footballs / Kitbag supplies…
Help
Hi I'm new to the forum and am really hoping someone can point me in the right direction. My company has made a fun video and they've said if we can get 1000 views on YouTube by 17/9/16 they'll donate £1 to Macmillan cancer for every view so that's £1000 - we've tried everything Twitter Facebook the lot but time is running…
Bradley Lowery
http://bradleylowerysfight.org.uk/ Bradley Lowery was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was just two years old. He battled hard against it for two years and went into remission. In July this year, his parents discovered the cancer had returned and this time, they need specialist medical treatment which is only available…
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