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Phew, charity bike ride finished!
I just wanted to post about my Stepdad, who is raising money for the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford, which my little sister attends. Him and his colleagues as well as my other half, cycled from Weymouth (where they live) to Stef's college, 140 miles in two days. They arrived back this morning after…
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Charity event - alcohol at a discount?
My OH is taking part in the London to Paris Bike Ride with Christian Aid from 21-25 July 2010. Next month we are holding a charity event in the evening for about 50-60 people to raise sponsorship and I am looking for the most cost effective way to provide drinks. As this is a charity event, I wondered if we would be able…
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Please give me your opinions...
Hello everyone, I'm looking at doing some fundraising either for an individual charity or for a number of charities. The idea is quite simple, but I'd like some statistics to put in a marketing plan. If you could answer these questions: * Would you pay to leave a message on a website? * How much would you pay? * How much…
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My brother is cycling across CANADA!
Hey MSE'ers in less than a month my brother is cycling across Canada to raise money for a prostate centre in Victoria, B.C., Canada. He and is friends are hoping to raise $25000 but still have a long way to go! Here is their mini-blurb from the website, I'd like to ask if anyone would consider sponsoring the great cause…
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Kenyan Orphanage 100% of donations really gets to them!
Hi MSErs, I looked through this board, as the Mum of a friend, Kerry Watson has just opened an Orphanage in Kenya. She volunteered over there in 2007, and through personal experiences she decided to raise money to open an orphanage up to our standards (Kenyan orphanage standards are horrendous) She's given up her life to…
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Trainwalk for the national autistic society
Hi guys, I am doing a sponsored walk for the national autistic society. This is the 2nd walk we are doing, last year raising over £3000 for people with autism. If you are in Worthing, West Sussex on May 23rd 2010 and want to join please PM me - or if you would like to sponsor us please do so here -…
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~*~ Race For Life 2010 ~*~
Hello, I am doing the RACE FOR LIFE 2010!! I a doing it with my friend Kat. We work together at the Royal United Hospital, BATH. We see a lot of misfortune and people dying of cancer, thats why we have decided to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. We would really like it if you could help us raise some money. http://…
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spot the ball template
I need your help, Im a nurse in a hospice and last year I hosted a pink party to raise funds for work, and we raised an incredible £750, so Im doing the same again this year, but , i need new and fresh ideas! Its going to be open house in mine as last year We have some raffle or auction prizes including A gas bbq 3 meals…
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Summer Raffle 2010
Hello All By supporting the raffle, you can help the Alzheimer’sSociety to continue to fund research, run quality support services, deliver training to professionals and campaign for improved care and greater understanding and awareness of dementia. Tickets £1 each Closing date: 04th June 2010 Draw date: 17th June 2010 If…
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Fancy dress
I am helping out at a street collection for a local Cancer charity shortly and I'm thinking about wearing fancy dress to get more attention. Has anyone any ideas of where I can either hire or buy fancy dress please.
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Mary Portas on TV, Mon 26 April
Don't forget to watch Mary, Queen of Charity Shops Revisited tonight on BBC2 at 9 p.m. I work in a charity shop myself so would appreciate comments please. Many thanks
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Charity days at work
I'm going to be taking charge of the 'Fun Focus' team in my workplace and I'm on the lookout for ideas. At the moment we have events every months or so where we raise money. Themed days where we dress up etc... and raise money for charities. I'm just wondering if anyone has had success with a specific idea? We've got…
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London Marathon 2011
I'm sure this has been posted somewhere on the forums before, but I can't find it! The applications for the 2011 Virgin London Marathon are beiing accepted from today. I've just put what is my second application (I was rejected on my first one in 2009 :( ) so I have my fiingers crossed for this one. Anyway, enough of my…
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Hosting a car boot sale
We're a nfp tennants association hosting a fun day on a large field we lease from the council to try and raise funds for various projects across the estate. We would like to host a car boot sale but have never done this before and were wondering if anyone here had any advice? We shall be ringing the council and police…
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Yellow Charity Collection Boxes Suit Marie Curie
Hi I work for the Alzheimer's Society and we have a black bin liner full of yellow hand held collecting tins that we are giving away. We can no longer use them as yellow is no longer one of our brand colours. Would suit Marie Curie or another charity whose brand colours include yellow. We are based in Halifax West…
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anyone be given raffle prizes that are not a reg charity??
Hello, Im doing a night on 5th June to help raise money for a little boy Cameron who is terminally ill, he is very poorly at the moment and his mum would like metal cast made of his hands and feet so she has something precious to remember him by. As it is an individual case and we cant register him as a charity does anyone…
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sponsored walk
Hi everyone. I do not know if i am allowed to do this ?. I am wondering if any of you would like to sponsor me for a walk i am doing? The link to the walk i am doing and information about it is below http://www.forcesmarch.org.uk/ If you would like to sponsor me and my mate it would be much appreciated. You can sponsor us…
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Please help support this x
Hi all, hope I have done this right. My brother in law is suffering from this cancer and he and my sister are actually going to be on the tv programme when it comes out later this year. The idea is to get 1000 men dressed in drag (my brother in law is one of them) to walk through London to promote prostate cancer. If you…
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Possible financial "Time Bomb" for groups employing staff
Received from an organisation that supports charities and voluntary groups This is for any group with staff enrolled in a local authority pension scheme or similar arrangement. Those of you who read Third Sector Magazine may have read articles about this recently. In short, these pension funds have big deficits. It can…
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Help for Heroes: 2 Skins In a Boat
They're rowing 131 miles across the Irish Sea from Ardglass to Blackpool. They're currently approaching the Calf of Man. http://www.2skinsinaboat.org.uk/ http://www.justgiving.com/2skinsinaboat-org-uk
