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lindos90

Magicowen wrote: »

ok, I have been debating for a while whether to ask this... but you're all so helpful I am praying that someone will have some fantastic suggestion....

Basically I volunteer for an animal rescue who rely on donations and fundraising. It's been going since 2003 and we've always done well.

However, recently donations have become less and less and things are now at a critical point The lady (now my friend) who owns the rescue has done all she can and I've done my best to support her with thinking of ways to raise money etc and sending her my tesco goodies my friend always puts the animals first and often goes without so I send these things her way, and try and donate to the rescue when I can, but it's not enough anymore and things are very bad

So.... I was wondering, does anyone have any ideas on ways to raise some much needed cash? Or are there any secret millionaires out there that would care to sponsor us!? :rotfl:

Does she get her animal food wholesale? Maybe you could help her stock up when theres a glitch/megga offer on? Maybe try a wholesalers (our PTA has a card for bookers, not sure if you have something like that in your area?)

Agree with what others have said about car booting, and possibly asking your local school if you can 'hire' a table to sell 'tesco' bits and bobs (theres allsorts of bits and bobs from Mr Ts etc that I stash away for little prizes/tombola etc for our school stalls)...just keep your reciepts and remove the cost of your outlay out of the takings.

Some schools have a 'charity day' where kids run their own stalls and donate to a local charity, maybe you could make links with a PTA near you and see if your group could be considered (is it a registered charity?) Infants and junior schools love to get involved with 'local community' things like this, which they can maybe link to something in the curriculum at the time? Could the person who runs it maybe do a talk on pet care or maybe have a class visit to them?...it would all help to raise the profile of the group and hopefully bring in some money.

Our Morrisons has allowed the small local RSPCA to have a donation box for dog and cat food near the exit, and its regularly full, maybe its worth asking all your local stores if they would consider having a donation box? (MrTs also have 'community champions' who can help with donations and fundraising too)

....sorry I dont know any millionaires though!:rotfl:

HTH

Mrs_stinkface

Snap-ant wrote: »

:T:T:T:T it is


Mrs Stinkface & Archiequeenie - Quiz is on

♥ Tweets - thank you



3rd of the 3rd

Thank you, now how do i find it. :o

Perranlady

tweets wrote: »

Come on Bradley

Come on Bradley!!!!!!!!!:T:T:T

Snap-ant

:T Thanks to the OP who mentioned the Ts Pro Tech toothpaste.
I scanned all the different flavours & found the Minty Stripe at 55p
SEL £1.50 & also was 342 :T:T:T
BAR 8107

mymerrywidow

havent got time to catch up

but a quik up date. sh0reham have not got any car mags left, they had loads last week.


we went geocaching on the way back and found a "trackable" this one started in idoho america!!!. wehave never found a trackable before. we are gonna put this one near newhaven port,so he can get the ferry to france.

Snap-ant

:o

Home alone & catering for moi

I have Ts Crispy duck & pancakes (whoopsied of course) for tea followed by Choux buns :o :D

tweets

Mrs_stinkface wrote: »

Thank you, now how do i find it. :o

http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=99008

money_saving_hedgehog

MARKZ123 wrote: »

Ive just been trying to rearrange the clover butter mountain in the fridge..should have enough room for 2 more.

Im a LEO sometimes it depends on what newspaper you read. i was born august 23rd... I go buy whatever horoscope has the best outcome...

Where have you been getting the Clover?

Call_of_Trouty

Snap-ant wrote: »

:T Thanks to the OP who mentioned the Ts Pro Tech toothpaste.
I scanned all the different flavours & found the Minty Stripe at 55p
SEL £1.50 & also was 342 :T:T:T
BAR 8107

That would be me

One thing I did forget to say was ALL the pro-tech* stuff was 3 for 2 and on offer

* a few different things like floss and the tiny brushes for between your teeth etc.

brand8

mymerrywidow wrote: »

havent got time to catch up

but a quik up date. sh0reham have not got any car mags left, they had loads last week.


we went geocaching on the way back and found a "trackable" this one started in idoho america!!!. wehave never found a trackable before. we are gonna put this one near newhaven port,so he can get the ferry to france.

Ive heard this geocaching a few times on the thread now i hope you dont mind me asking but what is it it has me intrigued