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Sign up with Zopa and £50 goes to Charity
As well as getting a potentially great deal, you'll also be helping out the Sara Lee Trust, a charity that provides complementary therapy for those suffering from terminal illness. Because if you either borrow or offer to lend £1,000 or more on the Zopa exchange before 31st August 2006, Zopa will donate £50 to the Sara Lee…
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sponsoring a child
Hi, does any one do this? We would like to start but do not have a clue where to begin! Any ideas will be helpful:beer:
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Oxfam Alternative Teachers Gifts For End of Year
Firstly, i apologise to all if I have posted this on the wrong board, I read through Martins original post/rules etc so hope I'm not in the wrong in posting here. I dont know about the rest of the parents reading this forum but where I live the parents all buy gifts for the childrens teachers as an end of year "Thankyou".…
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***free Cow***
..and what exactly would you do with one?? On a more serious note there's a pledge on the side of my milk carton from Rachel's Dairy that says that they will send a cow to Africa for every 1000 pledges(sign-ups) they receive. They've already sent 25 cows and are looking to send another 25. There's no purchase necessary. Do…
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Mobiles for charity
Hi all, I'm a fundraiser and volunteer for a charity called Hope and Aid Direct. I am collecting old mobiles for the charity. If you have an old mobile and a charger and would like to donate to charity please e-mail me at roly@chaad.co.uk If you would like to find out more about the charity go to the midland fundraising…
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donating cloth nappies to charity
I volunteer for Suffolk Real Nappy Network and we have a load of cloth nappy bits which have seen better days but are still usable. They arent pretty enough to sell (and we have tried) so we would like to give them to a charity that would use them, eg an orphanage Is anyone in the Suffolk area who could come and take them…
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Donate to Bowel Cancer UK
Hi, I'm also doing the Great North Run this October, in aid of Bowel Cancer UK. You will have seen a piece recently in Martin's MSE newsletter about bowel cancer and the devestating effects of this disease. I'm hoping to raise loads of money for Bowel Cancer UK, which is a leading charity dedicated to raising awareness,…
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recycle Ink cartridges for charities
Hello you knowledgeable bunch of people. I'm a volunteer and fundraiser for a small charity called Hope and Aid Direct. http://www.chaad.co.uk Hope and Aid Direct, charity number 1077146, is a 100% voluntary humanitarian aid charity with no political or religious affiliation, which works in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.…
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Old childrens shoes
Does anyone know of any charities that take childrens shoes ? I have several pairs that my daughter has outgrown and I'd like them to go to a good cause. Ideally I'd like to send them to abroad Africa but have no idea where to begin. Thanks
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Play script about money saving?
Hi I'm currently organising an event for senior citizens to help improve financial security (not keeping stashes at home, scam awareness, ...); improving benefit uptake and general money saving. Every year I run this event for the elderly but with different safety themes. The usual format is to have some kind of…
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Will You Sign This Petition
This is Jamie Turners site.CLICK Jamie is desperate to have a skull replacement operation.It should have been done last year.His wife has set up an online petition to give to the primary care trust.Please will you sign it.Thankyou Petition here CLICK
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eBay Seller - How to donate to charity?
Hi, I'd like to donate a cut of my profits to charity, but the only way to do this on eBay is to donate a cut of the total sale price (and my profits are quite small, so I can't do that!). Are there other ways of doing this on eBay other than MissionFish, or just generally? I like human rights charities btw :) .
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Cost effective online donations for small charity
Hi, Anyone had any experience using the online donation systems from https://www.justgiving.org or https://www.cafonline.org ? How effective has the fundraising been? I run a small charity's website, and I would like to be able to take donations on line. Both of the above charge for their services and I'm wondering which…
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It's not moneysaving, but you might help save a life !
I'm not sure if it is appropriate to post this here - or indeed anywhere on MSE so please delete if it is not appropriate. Whilst surfing the net yesterday I came across a website that is trying to raise money. I was initially suspicious (I am always suspicious when it comes to people asking for money) but became convinced…
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Charities who collect goods?
I am getting ready to move house and so have had a big clearout. I now have about 6 black bags full of clothes, books, videos etc. The problem is, BF is working in Wales at the moment so he has the car most of the time. Does anyone know of any charities who would collect this stuff? I know the British Heart Foundation…
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Charitiy places for London 2006
Just a quick question guys..... Does anyone know of any charities that may have 3 places available for the London 2006 Marathon? Myself and 2 colleagues are looking to raise £5k+ by running in but cant get a place. If anyone knows of a charity that may be interested in offering places please drop me a note. Cheers:beer:
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Buy Shopping and Leisure vouchers 3% goes to Charity
Buy Gift Vouchers through this site and they give 3% of the value of the voucher to the charity of your choice!! Great for lots of things: Buy supermarket vouchers for your children while they are students, Or Just use the vouchers to do your normal clothes, and food shopping..... Donate As You Spend - Charity Fundraising…
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24hr Mountain Bike Hell!!
Hi Everyone. On the 11th/12th August I'm taking part in a 24hr mountain bike race :eek: called "sleepless in the saddle" (google it for details) as part of one of three teams of four to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. We're aiming to raise £3000 so if you've got a couple of quid knocking about we'd really…
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BUPA Great North Run 2006
I have finally managed to get a place to run in the Great North Run this year with MENCAP :T . Just wondered if there is anybody else out there who has already done it or is planning to run this year. It would be nice to share tips and advice on training and how to raise the sponsorship money. I have set up a fundraising…
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SOS Children's Villages
Has anyone heard of this organisation. I am considering sponsoring a child, and have found this through google. Just wondering if any one has any experience or knowledge of this organisation. Many thanks Phil