MoneySavingExpert.com Charity Fund Nominate a Charity June 08

deniseuk

please can i nominate a charity which is www.muscular-dystrophy.org or www.ppuk.org charity's are the same trying to raise much needed funds for research.....my son as this illness and was diagnosed from 5 years old (duechenne muscular dystrophy) he was a healthy baby and is now in a wheelchair he is 15 years old, this is a muscle wasting illness and at present no cure these boys are unable to lift there arm's up even scratch there head's.Every day is so special to have this time with my son every day is a bonus as you see your child end up like this and basically going to die in his late teen's is unbearable but all these boy's are brilliant and they never ever complain they just get on with it .please,please consider this much needed charity for funds as we get no help from anywhere,we have even been to london when they first started in 2003 just to get awareness so research can be done and hopefully find a cure for boy's that are getting diagnosed today......but take a look into the sites above and this explains it bettter..thankyou

chudleyette

a. ARC - Aid for Romanian Children
b. http://www.arccharity.org/
c. Alleviating poverty and suffering in Romanian children and orphans
d. This is a small charity run by a few individuals who work tirelessly in their spare time to help some of the most underpriveliged and impoverished children in Europe. They feed and clothe hundreds of children, as well as providing nappies for babies in orphanages and hospitals who would otherwise have to go without. Roma families are an underclass in Romania, with most Romanians discriminating against them and this has led to deep poverty, with few chances in life for the children. This charity works on many levels, not just the basics such as food and clothing, but working to improve housing conditions and healthcare, as well as encouraging self-esteem and motivating them to make their own lives better for themselves. They run summer camps every year, where many children will experience the carefree joys of play and childhood for the first time, bringing a bit of freedom and happiness into their otherwise pretty desperate existences.

billinge

I would nominate;

A) The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation
http://ogwen-rescue.org.uk/
C) Volunteer Mountain Rescue Organisation
D) These guys and ladies are real lifesavers, at the first word they race to the location of an injured person, often 3000ft in the mountains in terrible weather conditions perform first aid and rescue operations. They are unpaid volunteers, receive no money from government and survive purely on money donated by others. In April 2005, when the call was received, one of them raced some 5 miles across the mountains of Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia. My father had fallen 50 feet from the peak of Tryfan suffering fatal injuries. 7 hours later and with the assistance of over 30 volunteers and the RAF, my Dad was recovered, sadly he did not survive, but for others they are true lifesavers, and real heroes.
They also provide training for others, first aid, mountain climbing and other lifesaving activities, but always need more funds for new equipment and services.

McInToshV

1. I would like to nominate Personal Service Society based in Liverpool but also operating in North Wales & Central Scotland

2. To view the website go to www.pss.org.uk to find out more about the amazing work they do! :eek:

3. Innovative Social Care Charity Creating Tomorrow's Care Solutions

4. PSS' models of support for older and disabled people, children and families and people with mental health needs are at the cutting edge and have been successfully replicated throught out the world.
PSS is today working with more than 2000 children, young people and their families to help them feel good about themselves, to enjoy relationships witht their families, carers and friends and to achieve their own unique potential.
By means of innovative, spcifically targeted services, PSS enables children and their families to overcome the impact of disadvantage and disability. :money:

Glowboy

Demelza Hospice Care for Children

www.demelzahouse.org
Registered Charity No.1039651

Providing care for extremely ill children.

Demelza provides respite, palliative, end-of-life and at-home care for terminally-ill and life-limited children, and bereavement support for parents, across Kent, East Sussex and South London. It currently has a hospice near Sittingbourne, Kent, with another under construction in south-east London, whilst the at-home care is based near Hailsham, E Sussex. This is the only charity to provide such care in the region and it is stretched for both funding and capacity.

I became aware of this charity due to a fundraising event taking place soon. As a parent, it never ceases to choke me up when I read about the difference Demelza and similar charities can make in the lives of children whose lives will be cruelly cut short and their families whose lives are irrevocably altered.

Chloe_P

I'd like to nominate the UK charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
www.hearingdogs.org.uk
Providing assistance dogs for severely/profoundly deaf people

This UK charity trains mostly rescue and unwanted dogs to become registered assistance dogs for deaf people. The dogs alert by touching the owners knee and leading to the sound if it is safe to do so. Many people say these dogs have given back independence, confidence and companionship when the loss of hearing or hearing impairment had started to mean social isolation, family stress, employment problems and depression. The charity relies totally on public support, receiving no statutory funding and making no charge for their service. It costs over £5000 to train each dog and the charity supports both the person and the dog throughout their working lives together.

Worden1

I would like to nominate

1. The German Shepherd Dog Rescue
2.https://www.germanshepherddogrescue.co.uk
3.First to go when times get hard!!
4.Just look at the website it speaks for itself. Thrown out when times get hard, seven days in the dog pound and then no more. These misunderstood and maligned dogs have been my companion for over thirty years and never had one that was other than loving to everyone I have just had to say goodbye to my last. Please look at the website, they do not deserve this and desparately need our help, please just for this year!!

Gems_2

a. Kidney Research UK

b. http://www.nkrf.org.uk/

c. Research on prevention, treatment & management of kidney disease.

d. This is a personal one for me as I was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy in November last year following a random blood pressure test. They do not know what caused the disease but my kidneys are rapidly deteriorating and will probably fail entirely in 6 months or so. I am lucky enough to have family members willing to be tested as live donors but there are many people out there who have to wait years on dialysis without hope. I am 27 and while my peers are planning major travels or career progression I am planning my transplant. I would like this charity to receive the donation as they will hopefully one day find cures for all Kidney Diseases.

owls8

I nominate Sheffield childrens hospital charity this charity does fundraising to buy equipment for the hospital like MRI scanners and a whole lot more. They also buy toys and basicaly make sure the kids have as easy time while in hospital. For more information go to there website http://www.sheffieldchildrenshospital.org.uk/modules/wfsection/latest.php and even make a donation.

scrivette

St Christophers Hospice

www.stchristophers.org.uk

St Christopher's exists to provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.

The hospice cares for around 2000 people each year in the South East, mostly sufferes of Cancer, motor nurone disease, heart failure or chest disease. All services offered to patients and their families are free of charge.
Here at St Christopher’s, we recognise that when someone is very ill, everyone in the family is affected. St Christopher’s care extends beyond the treatment of physical symptoms to consider the support, emotional, psychological, spiritual and social needs of our patients, their families, children, friends and carers.