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Tips much appreciated please
My son (17) is going to Kenya in November to help teach in a school, the trip donates almost £800 to a charity (organising) in the UK and the rest is costs through an ethical company. His individual target is £1995 and so far I have covered the deposit and he has been trying to fundraise. He has sent over 150 letters to…
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Fundraising by PTA at Secondary School
Hi Ive been heavily involved in fundraising events at my son's primary school - now he is at secondary school I want to continue raising funds - however as children come to school by bus/ walk - there is no interaction with parents in the playground ..... What have PTAs oragnised at secondary schools (small and large…
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im dying for help
Cancer is a terrible illness for anybody,but when it touches someone whom is so full of life and when you get told your life will end it becomes a living nightmare to watch my beloved partner polly deal with her pain and sadness. we met 20 years ago ,pollys sons were so young about 12to 14 years old. and till this day one…
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Fund raising for MPS Society
My 14 year old grandson has MPS III (Sanfilippo) disease. This is a rare life limiting, genetic degenerative disease affecting 1 in 85,000 births. Children with Sanflilippo are missing a vital enzyme which is essential in cutting up and disposing of the mucopolysaccharides (chains of sugar) within the body, therefore the…
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The World's Biggest Coffee Morning 2011
For the second year running, Kenco is the official Coffee Partner for Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning which takes place on Friday 30 September. With your help, we can make this year’s coffee morning the biggest ever and raise even more money to help people living with cancer in the UK. All you…
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Broadband & wi-fi
Hi – I hope you may be able to help. As a registered charity, the our Trust is looking to install broadband and wi-fi into a new charity run facility in Harrow; would you happen to know which providers we should be looking to approach, i.e. Sky, BT, others to gain the best deal for charities, both in terms of cost and…
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Loose Change Collection at Home
Hi All, I am currently trying to organise a loose change campaign for a charity I am involved with, where we will supply a small home collection box for people to collect their loose change, then every few months they will donate the contents to the charity, with gift aid hopefully. A search of the internet has found that…
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Donating a tent
We have a canvas 6 man tent which we no longer use and would love to see it go to a good home. Would prefer an organisation such as a Youth organisation or the Scouts etc.to benefit from it but have no idea who to get in touch with to offer it. Anyone got any suggestions. Thanks.
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Help With Charity Auction Food Please
Hi, i am looking into holding a charity auction for CRUK. We have just been to see our first venue and it has given us plenty of food for thought (please note we have never organised anything like this before) The venue can hold 300 people comfortably and they are offering a 3 course carvery for £13per head. It is an…
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Should a TA be a charity?
Should a PTA be a charity? I am now vice chair of our PTA and was kinda recalling something it the past about only being able to raise so much before having to be a charity? We raised almost 7000 last year and they want to aim for 10000 for a mini bus is there a limit and what are the benifits of being a charity?
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Charity Recycling
Hello I am involved in a church and due to our roof falling in we are thinking of fund raising ideas. A member of the congregation suggested that due to the amount of old mobile phones and ink cartridges in the congregation, we could collect them and receive money for them. Does anyone know of a good organisation which…
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Alzheimer's Society - anyone fancy sponsoring me?
My 5 year old daughter and myself are taking part in a sponsored walk for the Alzheimer's Society on 25th September and it would be great if we could get some sponsorship for this wonderful charity. I've set up a Just Giving page here http://www.justgiving.com/sharon-Rollin. Any donation you can manage would be greatfully…
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any advice on door to door distribution work?
Hi does anybody know of any charities that require door to door distributors for either leaflets or those stickers that you stick on bags of used clothes? I suffer a lot from anxiety and other mental issues and need to do quiet work, and door to door distribution would greatly suit me. There are so many charities out there…
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Help Needed For Charity Ball In November
Hi Can anyone give me advice on the best approach to get high quality items for auction. We have arranged a charity ball in aid of Mencap at the Lowry hotel in Manchester. Really struggling to get items of any value for auction on the night. We have a target of £15000 on the night and at the moment this isn't going to be…
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What to do with old videos?
Hi, slightly odd question but...I'm clearing out all my old video collection. I have about 50 videos, all in good condition. I asked at my local charity shop and they said they won't take them, only DVDs. It seems such a shame to stick them all in the bin. I wondered if anyone knew a charity that might be interested in…
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Donating electrical items
Hi all. Firstly, I hope this is in the right place. I have 10 year old TV that since I moved, I don't have the space for. I have rung my local British Heart Foundation Shop, but they cannot take TVs over 26". Does anyone know of a charity that collects and sells 2nd hand electrical items in West Sussex? Unfortunately due…
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Fundraising for school PTA
Hello, Thought i would start a thread so we could all share fundraising idea's for our local school. Make one giant PTA group;) We have 2 main fundraising events each year, and several smaller ones throughout the year. Our 2 main are the summer and christmas fete, then we have an elf shelf in the run up to christmas, a…
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BAMHAG Charity Ball 2011 - 27th October
Thursday 27th October Guests welcome from 7.00pm, seated by 7.30pm The Midland Hotel, Bradford Tickets £35 (Discounts available) Please don't let this local charity go under, PLEASE buy a ticket and spread the word! 3 Bradford City players will be attending. Due to being a new member I am unable to put a link to our…
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Items to donate to shelters
I regularly put our useful but no longer needed bits n bobs in the charity collection bags that are dropped through the letter box regularly but I have a few items that wouldnt be appropriate but are still in excellent condition and I thought could be useful to shelters/womens refuge etc. Could anyone tell me if I'm just…
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Raising Money for RAFA & Lotus Childrens Center
Hi guys, Me & 3 others have entered the Mongol Rally for next year in aid of the Royal Air Force Association & The Lotus Childrens Center. The Mongol Rally is a 10,000 mile trek from Goodwood, London to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in a small vehicle unfit for purpose all for a good cause (or two in our case) with no support crew…
