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The real 4th emergency service
Just wanted to add my penny's worth. Mountain Rescue Service. (search and Rescue). Did you know: Mountains are the rare call outs: Many times a week the volunteers get called out by police and ambulance services to find lost kids, pensioners and those with mental health isssues. Walkers, Mountain Bikers, runners, water…
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Play a word game and donate cash to charity at no cost to you
26 May 2009 What's this about? There's a great little website that raises funds for charity - helping children and families worldwide tackle poverty and injustice - by getting its sponsors to make a donation for every visitor it gets. But you've got to play a game to raise the cash. Simply go to AIDtoCHILDREN and a word…
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Great North Air Ambulance - Air Medics 'The Golden Hour' - BBC1
I'm sure a lot of you have been watching the first in a new series of 9 programmes about the work of Great North Air Ambulance on BBC1 tonight... If you enjoyed the programme, can I please encourage you to make a donation to Great North Air Ambulance, or your local equivalent? http://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/ Click…
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Little Miss Divadees BHF Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim - Sponsor Link
Little miss divadee is doing her second Bournemouth pier to pier swim this year she managed it 2 years ago in 1 hour 8 mins, and this year is hoping for under an hour. If you can spare any sponsorship please help this great cause as all funds go to the British Heart Foundation. She will be updating her just giving page as…
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Summer Raffle 2009
Hello All By supporting the raffle you can help the Alzheimer’s Society 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 1st prize: £7,500 cash 2nd prize: £1,000 cash Plus 10…
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fun dog show exeter 26.07.09
I'd just like to say that there will be a fun dog show held at King George V playing fields, Topsham Road, Exeter next Sunday, 26th July. 12pm-4pm Free entry, lots to do...raffle, stalls and fun classes for your dogs (all breeds welcome!) fun classes include waggiest tail, best dog, best !!!!!, brightest eyes, dog most…
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Anyone who did the moonwalk 2008?
I'm planning on doing the Moonwalk next year so was hoping anyone who did it this year can help my planning. How much was the entry fee and the minimum sponsorship this year? Thanks
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Printer / PC Equipment to donate to charity?
Hi, Have a functioning printer only 18 months old, the only prob with it is that it won't print black. Before I bin it/Freecycle it and some other bits of IT stuff, am thinking that I heard some time back of charities that collected old IT equipment, dismantled it and made money out of the bits...any ideas, or have I…
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Water charity start project
unitedstatesofamanchester.blogspot.com ( I think). I am undertaking the big trip. Manchester UK to 26 towns called Manchester in the USA, 5000 miles by motorbike for wateraid. Visit Unites States of Amanchester. and follow me on twitter (pennyperlitre) I am hoping to raise $11000 in usa and £8000 for UK. Thanks Pete
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Liberty Rose - A special little angel
Hello All, For everybody that uses facebook, next time you log in please look for a group called 'Liberty Rose - A Special Angel' and add her as a friend, she is only two years old and has gone undergone 18 months of gruelling chemotherapy. She currently has 16,887 friends on facebook and we are trying to raise awareness…
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Help Higgy Hit a Hundred!
Help Higgy Hit a Hundred! Event: STROUD HALF MARATHON Date: SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER Higgy's Heroes© are at it again! Not content with raising over £14,000 for MSRC in the 2008 Stroud Half Marathon, MSRC Patron, Alastair "Higgy" Hignell has raised the bar even higher. The challenge is on to find 100 Higgy's Heroes© who are…
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fundraiser
hi all Im holding a charity 5a-side football event in august for cystic fibrosis as my lil girl has it, we are slowly getting donations for raffle prizes but have had a few rejections. anyone know of companies that are pretty good at donating?? cheers :beer:
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Charity poster advice needed.
I have made a poster after receiving some advice from a mate who used to design posters many years ago. Basically he told me to make it personal so folk can identify with me and put in the basic details and don't over do the colour. He also said that it's a good idea to have some contact details on a poster just incase…
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Golf charity idea
I have an idea for a golf charity tript but have not done anything similar before so any ideas or advice would be appreciated. The idea is to play 7 course in 7 countires in 7 days. I have planned the route etc but want to make sure I can maximise the charity income as much as possible. I have contacted some golf magazines…
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Clothesaid doorstep collection ambushed!!
I suppose this is actually legal, but it really does seem like a scam to me. A few days ago we got collection bags through our letterboxes to bag up donations for Clothesaid (a registered charity) collecting on behalf of the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (a worthwhile cause). Bags are to be collected on MONDAY.…
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Walk and Talk West Midlands
Please think of me on the 13th July … I am taking part in a 7 mile sponsored walk from Whitbourne Hall with a number of friends, It may not seem like a long way, but when you are used to being sat in the office all day – trust me, it’s a very long way!! We are raising money for two very worthy causes, Leukaemia Research…
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Suspicions of someone raising funds for our appeal
Hi, if we have suspicions about someone who is supposedly raising funds for our appeal, what can we do? Do we contact the police - we are not a charity, we are just a family raising funds for a little girl to go to America for treatment that isn't offered here. There has been a lot of things being said about this person…
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Fund raising raffle now been draw - quick query ??
Hi I organised a big raffle and it has now been drawn. I have all the unclaimed prizes as not all people who bought a ticket attended the draw. Whose responsibility is it to get the prize to the winner - am I supposed to deliver them or should the winner arrange collection ?? How long do you give the winner to collect the…
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Charity payments - alternative to Paypal
Hi, I have a contact who runs a charity in Kenya. They've been using Paypal for donations, but are finding the charges something of a hindrance. Does anyone know of an alternative, free (or, at least, cheaper) way that they could take online donations? I think Nochex might be cheaper, but am under the impression that you…
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Charity email
My email provider www.ippimail.com is closing down. Recession. :( Anyone know of any other email provider that makes money for charity?