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Shoe shops???
Sounds like a stupid question but i want to buy some shoes to send abroad so does anyone know of any bargain/discount shoe shops that i can buy them from? Looking for real bargains £1 to £5 a pair of varying sizes for children Thanks Shaun
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Boxes for children??
Hi My 8 year old son has decided that he would like to help kids who are not as lucky as him and we have come up with the idea of sending a box of things to a child to brighten their life up a bit but have only found one website/charity that does that sort of thing, and they only do it a christmas…
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Fundraising for the Down's Syndrome Association
Hi, To find out that your child has a sydrome literally knocks the wind out of you. This happened to me when my son was confirmed with Down's Syndrome not long after birth. The advice and support of the Down's Syndrome Association (downs-syndrome.org.uk Registered Charity No. 1061474) was a great help in lifting the fog. I…
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How can I claim Gift Aid?
Hi Im going to work with a Charity They are an American Non Prophet Organisation. I need to Raise the Money to go on this trip it will cost me £1100 the money that I have raised and I will pay the money to the charity. So my question is this Would I be able to Claim any money on Gift Aid for this Amount of money?? Or Would…
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Oh my word - 2 1/2 weeks to the London Marathon!!
Hello lovely peeps! Pretty much as the title of my post says! I now have only 2 1/2 weeks to the London Marathon and I can't believe it's come around quite so fast!!! :eek: I've gone from not running at all 4 months ago to intending to complete the LM on 26th April on a run/walk strategy of 4 minutes run, 1 minutes walk. I…
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Funraising for Jubilee Orphanage
hi guys I am new to MSE so if i have posted this in the wrng place/ broken some rules please let me know!! I am the charities co-ordinator for Manchester and Salford Universities Air Squadron which is part of the Royal Air Force VR. Every year we have a chosen charity but this year we have decided to funraise directly for…
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fundraising materials
Hello, I came across a company which are very well known for selling fundraising materials like collection tins, it begins with an "A" but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called or find it with google. Can anyone help please?
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Just Giving Alternative
Virgin Money are entering the market and from April next year will launch an alternative to Just Giving. They claim it will be cheaper because they only intend to cover their basic costs, and operate it as a not-for-profit. Charities can register interest here: http://uk.virginmoney.com/virgin/giving/ I hope it works,…
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Sponsor Form Template
Was looking for a sponsor form template today and thought some of you may also find the below link useful... http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/giftaid-repay/sponsored.htm MLC
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Mountain Rescue Petition
I've been forwarded a petition by one of my hubby's workmates. He is a volunteer with the Mountain Rescue, which as many if not most of you will know is funded and run entirely by donations and volunteers. There is a petition on the Downing Street website for people to sign up so that they can claim back the VAT on all of…
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School Exchange
Hope this is OK to post in this Charities category as I'm trying to help a school out. I’ve recently come back from a holiday in Southern India, during which I visited a school that was set up in the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami. One of the things that came out of this visit was the fact that the school has now reached…
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Charity been donated euros
Hi, Our charity has been donated a small amount of euros (60), does anyone know where we can get it converted into £s. All the links I have seen seem to only deal in large amounts. Thanks Gerald
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The Red Cross
Hi, We had had people calling at our door twice in the last few weeks saying they are from the Red Cross. The first time my husband answered the door and they asked for bank details and he said they seemed dodgy. He didn't give them any personal info. Today I have answered the door and they were wearing Red cross tabards…
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"Helping Arms"
I visited my in-laws today and noticed on their doorstep a collection bag for unwanted clothes etc. The packaging, though it does not explicitly state there is any connection with charity, is obviously designed to be confused with genuine charity collection bags. As charities are alreading suffering because people cannot…
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Xbox games
I have about 15 xbox games (not xbox 360, original xbox) and I could sell them at CEX for around £15, but that's hardly a life changing sum, lol! So I thought maybe I could donate them. I'd rather not donate to a charity shop, instead I'd like to go where they'll actually be used and enjoyed. Any ideas? I've had a look…
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Oxfam, Gift Aid
If you take goods into Oxfam shops, they now ask you if you would like to "GiftAid" the goods. This means that Oxfam can reclaim tax on the goods that they sell, providing that you are a taxpayer.:D You need to fill in forms and can tick the box that says you don't want to receive information from them.
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Claudia Lawrence missing- warning about scam donation site
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/england/north_yorkshire/7972165.stm The family and police are NOT connected with the site mentioned, and there is NO appeal for funds at present. The police are checking into who is behind it, which currently has a message saying 'closed for maintenance..' (have just looked on whois, ther are…
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A way to volunteer with benefits
Hey! As a student, Im always looking for ways to boost my CV and whan i heard of this i just had to let you know about it. It involves volunteering for scouts as a helper/activity leader. therefore, you take part in all the activities yourself but your helping the members of scouts because without any volunteers there…
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xh558 vulcan to the sky charity
If anybody likes historic aircraft this is a good charity to join the vulcan to the sky it maintains the last airworthy avro vulcan bomber at bruntingthorpe airfield in Leicestershire
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Who might want a stack of music magazines???
I have 3-4 years' worth of Q Magazines cluttering up the house. I don't want to just chuck them in the recycling bin as I am sure someone will enjoy reading them - but who?? Local old people's home/children's centre both seem age-inappropriate, there is a homeless shelter in town but I don't have transport. Any ideas…
