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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…
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East Midlands Dog Rescue Annual Dog Show
Hi, I'm hoping it's OK to promote this here, if I've got it wrong, sorry http://www.eastmidlandsdogrescue.org/ On Sunday 4th of September East Midlands Dog Rescue are holding their annual dog show. There'll be loads of stalls of fun competitions. I'm holding a guess the weight of the cake competition with a chance to win…
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Garden Party at Holton lee. Saturday September 10th 2011
Come and join us in The Ashtree Cottage Garden at Holton Lee for a relaxing afternoon Garden Party Saturday September 10th 2011 from 2pm till 6pm Drop into craft demonstrations and preserve making Find out about gardening courses, horticultural therapy and volunteering opportunities we have on offer If you are feeling…
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Chocolate Quiz
Hi We are looking at doing a chocolate quiz, cryptic clues with all the answers being chocolate names, to raise funds for our school pta. I did one years ago but cant find it anywhere, does anybody know where I can get hold of one or even have one that they could send me a copy of please??? any suggestions would be…
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Help. VAT Exemption Query.
A Charity (church)wishes to disapply their landlords election to charge VAT under the VAT Act 1994 on their rent. The Landlord has defiantly refused to honour the disapplication. A lease has already been signed. What are the ways they can exempt themselves from paying VAT on the rent? HMRC suggests pressuring him with…
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Charity Cook Book
Hi all, I am currently in the process of compiling a cookbook which I aim to sell to raise funds for my local cancer treatment centre, the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. My question is, would any companies sponsor it to help cover the printing costs or would any printing companies offer a substantial discount on…
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Tax Free giving to Charities Trust
You can give £10 for £8 of your money (its tax free)! Have just been reading this: http://www.charitiestrust.org/content/freedom_account/index.html Freedom Account - flexible giving Im interested in the Freedom Account - Charity Cheque Book as i can choose who to pay. Question is has anyone used it. Just wondering if you…
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Garden Party at Holton lee. Saturday September 10th 2011
Come and Join us in The Ashtree Cottage Garden at HOLTON LEE for our relaxing afternoon Garden Party. Saturday September 10th 2011 from 2pm till 6pm Craft and Preserve making demonstrations. Learn about our gardening courses, horticultural therapy and volunteering opportunities. Music from local musicians and tasty cakes…
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Collecting rags! a local charity shop may be able to use
I have just been browsing these pages and see most of us don't want to waste anything! I make doggy duvets and sell them for an assistance charity. if anything that comes my way is too too scruffy it either goes to the local dog rescue for bedding ..or even scraps of fabric, however small get put in a bag for the local…
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Dresses wanted for Charity Shop
Hello Everyone This is all very new to me and a bit scary!! I work as a Charity Shop Manager but have been off work for 18 months due to an accident. i am however due to go back to work in about 8 weeks. My company are going to open another shop locally and i may with a bit of luck be able to manage it for them, Fingers…
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Membership Fiasco
Until recently I belonged to a national charity and paid £20 per year for membership, howeve the requests for renewal were coming in 3 months earlier every year. I ignored the reminders and paid at the usual time. This years however, I was told that my membership had lapsed as I had not renewed in time (My membership was…
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Collecting money for foreign charity
Hi guys, My colleagues at work are collecting money for a charity in Africa, but because it isn't UK based, they are struggling to find ways of collecting payments online. They can't use Justgiving and they aren't eligible for Paypal's Not-For-Profits rates (which would still charge them anyway). Are there any suggestions…
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MSE News: Charity set up for riot victims
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "UK Disaster Relief is raising money for people who have lost their homes, possessions and businesses ..." Read the full story: Charity set up for riot victims
