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Charities

For posts that benefit registered charities with the aim to help support them where possible – including sponsorships, donations and more.

New collection point for Re-Cycle (bicycles to Africa) in West Midlands region
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…
Any charities that help deaf adults
I have been trying to get help for equipment for deaf adults to keep them safe in there own home,does anyone out there know any charities that would be willing to help with funding towards vibrating alarm clocks,loop systems, fire alarms etc.
Want to donate all online sales to charity
Hi I am a graphics artist/author who has a medium sized online following c5000 members. I want all i.e. 100% of my online sales to be donated directly to a charity of my choice, i.e. customer buys product and payment goes directly to the charity. I want this to be totally transparent, ie I dont want to receive payments and…
Recycling - Bluetooths and Tracking Systems
Hi there, I am trying to find out if there are any charities that would recycle old bluetooth headsets and also Traffic Master SmartNav tracking systems. I have a number of both of these items and would hate to just throw them away. Please could anybody help me :)
Where to get charity wrist bands from?
Started doing some charity work this year. The section I cover is fund raising... So was wondering where is best to get some of them rubber wrist bands made up with the charity logo on? We're having a summer fete next year with all sorts of stalls etc and these would be a handy little tool to sell for £1.00 a go.
Holton Lee. Charity for so many people.
I volunteer at Holton Lee (Look under Holton Lee on google) and we have a facebook account (Look under Holton Lee - Picture of a barn) and make us your friend. But I digress. On our facebook page I am trying to get as many disability, arts and many others connected with us. We hare gathering more and more friends and our…
Local Nursery Needs help
Our Local Nursery/preschool need help. It is a registered charity and they are struggling with toys. Just wondered if anyone knew of somewhere we can get some toys donated. Any advice or help would be gratefully received.
Laptops Required
I am Centre Manager for a Manchester (not-for-profit) Wellbeing Centre that supports people who might be experiencing emotional or psychological distress. We support and/or organise any activities that might help people to feel better. Currently this includes (totally free to access for local residents): maths and english…
Charity giving & tax return
My son donates via his employer through the Give As You Earn scheme. He is also self-employed. Does anyone know whether GAYE payments require to be declared on his income tax return or is the charity question really only about gift aid payments?
Advice needed -freebies for huge student charity hitchhike event!
Alright guys! I'm basically just looking to see if anyone has any clever ideas or experience in how to raise some freebies for a goodie bag for a charity event. Every year Sheffield University students do a big charity hitchhike from Sheffield around eastern europe. It takes about 7 days and there's usually about 300 of…
my 7 yr old son raising money for save the children.
hello as the title says my son is raising money for save the children, he chose this charity himself. he started with no money, he did a sponsered silence and raised 5 pounds, used that to buy cake mixes, made and sold them, bringing the total upto 13 pound. he ha s asponsered walk planned on 25th september. he will be…
Charity Auction - Football tickets
Hi, I'm running in the 2012 London Marathon and have been contacting local companies, restaurants, etc to ask for donations or items I could auction off for my chosen charity - Arthritis Care. I've written to my local football team and also the ones in my area (South East England). I got a bit carried away and ended up…
The Stroke Association - London Marathon
Hey all, I know asking for donations before Christmas is a long shot but it's worth a try. I have been selected to run the London Marathon 2012 on behalf of The Stroke Association, I have to raise £2000, so far I have raised £564. I would be very grateful for any donations. Please contact me if you would like to make a…
Charity Raffle with great prizes
Check out this raffle, set up to raise money and awareness of the Joanne Bingley Memorial Foundation. A charity campaiging for better care and support after Joanne took her own life when suffering with postnatal depression. Her daughter was just 10 weeks old. Prizes haven't been announced officially yet, but I am told that…
Movember.
For those of you who have not heard of this before, it is the men's version of 'Race for life' and is an annual fund-raising event aimed at promoting Prostrate Cancer awareness. The aim is for us blokes to grow a mo for the month of November and encourage people to donate. My 'MoSpace' can be found HERE Thank you in…
Shopping Online This Christmas?
Did you know you could raise extra funds for MSRC for free just by shopping online this Xmas? http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/2631
Send Ollie To St Louis - please help
We are trying to raise some interest in a song we have released that is raising money for a 3 year old boy with cerebal palsy. His main website can be found by googling Send Ollie To St Louis His family and friends are trying to raise enough money to pay for an operation in St. Louis, USA. to enable him to walk. The song…
PAT pets
Why does a charity that should have the welfare of the animals in mind, insist of them being vaccinated every year? Even in the veterinary community it is considered unnecessary as it can be so detimental to the health and well-being of the animal. I can understand that kennels use it as a lazy way to cover themselves for…
Please help my son raise money for Sands
Hi all I hope I'm doing this correctly, as I know the rules on the charities board are (rightly) very strict and I haven't posted before. I would be very grateful if anyone feels they could sponsor my son who is having his head shaved on June 18th to raise money for Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity. He has…
Huge help needed please
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