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Wanted: your old bike / parts to provide transport in Africa
Unused bike in the shed? Please consider donating it. Charity Re-Cycle collect unwanted bicycles and ship to a number of African countries to provide simple, affordable transport and change people's lives. In Britain, millions of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds, whilst many people in Africa have no access to…
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proceeds or profits to charity
I am a photography enthuisiast. I do a lot of fine art work, mainly in dance and figure photography. I've never really planned to sell any of my work, though many people say I should try. I have a couple of small exhibitions lined up over the next few months and I don't intend to sell any prints, though I'm being…
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Jogle September 2013
One night, many moons ago, over a few drinks our mate Dave said that for his 50th birthday he wanted to do something different.....he wanted to cyle from John O'Groats to Lands End. Now Dave, by his own omission was not someone who you would have automatically thought of doing this - if only for the fact that at the time…
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Prince of Wales Hospice
Im about to get involved with this charity and wondered if anyone has any great online fundraising ideas i could poach? thanks mark
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Sovereign Health GoodAllRound awards
Please take a moment to watch this video . Your vote could help enable disabled children and young adults to have access to specialist toys and adapted equipment. Also help to maintain the Toy Library and provide the families with play opportunities and a safe environment where they can support each other.…
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Feed the Starving for Free article discussion
This discussion relates to the Feed the Starving for Free Article To discuss click reply
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Free Computers.
Just been talking on Radio Merseyside that Liverpool City Council have got 300 computers to give away fitted with Windows 7, and they'll come and fix it up for you. They are to go to charitable type organisations, so if anyone is involved in a Community group or something similar in this part of the world it may be worth…
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Need laptops for charity
I work for a disabled childrens charity. We have a new extension and people have donated for it along with computers for the children. The problem is we dont have any spare money for the laptops for the paperwork that carers need to do to keep the required files up to date. I am going to give freecycle a try and wondered…
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Recycling old shoes?
Not strictly a charity post but couldn't see a better place. Is there anything you can do with old shoes which are in too poor condition to be worn/sold at a charity shop, other than throw them away? I have quite a few such pairs collected over the years and wondered if there were any recycling schemes for this sort of…
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Unwanted Stationery Donations
Does anyone know of any schemes currently running that will take unwanted stationery - just having a clear out and realised I could probably stock a small WH Smiths :rotfl:
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Anyone use sharedinterest savings / fair trade loans
I like the idea of saving a small amount each month and lending this to people trying to make a living in impoverished countries. I've seen a few microfinance websites where you lend to specific individuals or start-ups such as lendwithcare.org or kiva.org but am more drawn to https://www.shared-interest.com who I used for…
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Looking for fundraising ideas for 2014 London Marathon
Hi all! I have a place in the 2014 London Marathon for a charity called Bliss, registered charity number:1002973. Bliss is a charity which cares for premature babies. As myself and my 2 sisters were born premature and were all lucky to have survived, this is a charity which means a lot to me and I would like to raise money…
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Opening an Association Account with Lloyds Bank
Below is my experience at trying to open a new current account for a newly formed Foster Carers Association. "I have tried to open an association account for a new Fosters Carers Association with Lloyds Bank. I first tried last week and was promised a phone call back from them last Monday afternoon which I didn't receive.…
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Cryptic Food Quiz fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support - Great prizes to be won
My latest quiz consists of the names of 100 food items defined by cryptic crossword-style clues and is available here: http://www.justgiving.com/FoodQuiz2013 There are some great prizes to be won including:- £100 in John Lewis vouchers £50 in Love to Shop vouchers A beautiful Alpaca wool scarf from…
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Win a pair of football boots signed by Wayne Rooney, and help a children's charity!
Hi everyone, I work for a global children's charity (SOS Children) that is giving away a pair of football boots signed by Wayne Rooney! To enter the competition, simply follow SOS Children on Google Plus, and +1 this post - https://plus.google.com/100101532692...ts/dyw22VfRJxv Please share with your friends and football…
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student charities
well last year i was getting £100 a term from bursary, this year im only getting £80. most of the charities ive looked at online are for people who start this year, but ive been in college for 2 years and never needed help from a charity. are there any charities you guys could recommend?
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Food Bank
Lots of food banks springing up in my area & I am just wondering if anyone has experience of them. Either in receipt of a food handout or involved in their administration. I would be interested in hearing any views.
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Kevin Wright
Just heard the GREAT news that Kevin Wright - the charity scammer of Kids Integrated Cancer Charity - has been sent to prison for 5 years.This is a good day for those of us who have tried to stop this rip-off merchant for years. I & my young daughter have been abused and threatened by this guys staff who have been conning…
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Charity photo calendar
I'm looking into making and selling photo calendars for a local hospice. Printing is so expensive and only deals I can find online is if I get them printed today, I don't want to get them sorted before middle of November as we still have a few charity evenings to take photos at. Any ideas would be a help. Thanks
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RNLI & Amazon
If you use the following link when ordering Amazon will donate 5% of your order value to the RNLI http://www.rnli.org/howtosupportus/otherwaystohelp/Pages/Amazon.aspx An easy way to help a very deserving charity I think. Seen originally on HDUK Arilx
