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” T E S F B W B Y M E V O L I “ Marla, aged 8, was born blind. The British Wireless for the Blind Fund provided her with a specially adapted CD-radiocassette recorder on free lifelong loan. Now she can enjoy her music, her ‘talking books’ and her window on a world she cannot see. If her needs change we will provide a different type of set. As a totally independent charity we depend upon private donations to carry on our work. Please help us if you can.
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Welcome to Raise! Our spring issue is packed full of informative features as we bring you an expert guide on all you need to know about recycling; pick out the best eco-friendly and fairtrade products for you to get your hands on, and explain the rise of corporate fundrasing, with a look at charity and business partnerships that have proved successful. Also in this issue we have exclusive interviews with a range of celebrities all doing their bit to raise awareness for the charity of their choice. These include TV Broadcaster Esther Rantzen for ChildLine; ex-footballer Gary Lineker for Demelza Hospice Care; TV Presenter Phil Spencer for SOS Children; and TV Chef Brian Turner for a variety of charities. We also have some great competitions where you could win a stylish Solio Solar Charger; a Wild Seed Sack to brighten your garden; or a £100 donation to the charity of your choice. Don’t forget you can subscribe free to Raise by filling in the form on page 5, or by visiting our website at www.raisemagazine.co.uk
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Protecting Children Interview with Broadcaster and Childline founder Esther Rantzen Make your mark Ex-footballer Gary Lineker tells us about Demelza Hospice Care’s lastest campaign Don’t Waste Time...Recycle Now! Everything you need to know about recycling Eco-Friendly Products A review on the best eco-gadgets and fairtrade products
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Disability Charities Our guide to charities that need your help My Story with... TV Presenter Phil Spencer Q&A with... Celebrity TV Chef Brian Turner
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Volunteers' Week is coming Volunteers' Week runs from 1 to 7 June, and is the UK's annual celebration of the hard work volunteers do. During the Week, events are held across the country to recognise, reward and recruit volunteers. To find an event near you, visit www.volunteersweek.org.uk or if you would like to put on an event yourself, why not tell Raise what you have planned. Write to us at Raise, 7 Burgess Mews, 38 Wycliffe Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1UF.
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David Beckham visits Africa
Football star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham recently completed a visit to Sierra Leone, where he travelled with UNICEF representatives to focus attention on the issue of child survival. The trip took place during the lead-up to the release of UNICEF's yearly flagship report – The State of the World's Children 2008. This year’s report cites Sierra Leone as having the highest rate of infant mortality in the world. “In Sierra Leone, one in four children dies before reaching their fifth birthday,” says David. “It’s shocking and tragic, especially when the solutions are simple. Saving these children’s lives is a top priority for UNICEF – and as an Ambassador, I hope I can help to draw attention to this issue across the world.”
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Wickes colleagues are taking part in a fundraising campaign called ‘Go Without to Give Life’ in the second year of their charity partnership with Leukaemia Research. In order to raise funds for research into blood cancers, they will be resolving to ‘Go Without’ something during 2008 (e.g. chocolate, tea, coffee etc.) Celebrity builder and Leukaemia Research supporter Tommy Walsh who is backing the campaign said, “It's absolutely fantastic that the Wickes colleagues are supporting Leukaemia Research with their vital work. It's for a great cause."
Celebrity support 1970s super group, The New Seekers, are back and are patrons of Friends of the Animals. Having sold 35 million records and wowed audiences with songs like, I’d like to teach the world to sing, they are about to start a 2008 tour. Friends of the Animals are proud to have their support along with other stars including Jonathan Ross, Jack Douglas, Shaw Taylor and many others.
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London’s calling Kidney Research UK invite you to their most popular event, The London Bridges Walk, to raise funds while crossing eight of London’s most famous bridges and enjoying the sights of the capital. They would love to see you at this year’s event on 6th July, which is the perfect opportunity for a fun day out. Kidney Research UK is the leading charity funding research into kidney disease, which is a debilitating condition that can affect anyone at any time, and threatens the lives of over three million people in the UK today. For more information call 08456 121226 or visit www.kidneyresearchuk.org
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On 17th May, The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) is calling on volunteers to do a sponsored walk in memory of someone they have loved and lost. All you need to do is choose a route for your walk and they will send you everything you need to put it into place. Any money you raise will help FSID continue their lifesaving work. For more information on doing A Mile in Memory walk call 020 7222 8003 or email fundraising@fsid.org.uk
Extra cheer for pensioners To help celebrate 25 years of giving, AFTAID (Aid for the Aged in Distress) asked in their Christmas newsletter for supporters to contribute £25 towards an elderly person’s Christmas expenses. The money was sent straight to older needy people who had previously received an AFTAID grant, and over £1000 was raised. From the letters and calls of gratitude and delight received, this small sum made a great difference for the lucky recipients.
West End musical raises £500,000 The smash hit musical Grease, has raised a staggering £500,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. This was achieved through giving the charity £1 for every ticket sold in the first year; a gala performance; and from money raised by its leading actors’ appearance on the celebrity version of Weakest Link. Supporter Elizabeth Hurley accepted the cheque on Macmillan's behalf at a fundraising event and said, ”I would like to thank everyone involved in Grease for this incredible donation. This money will be put to immediate use to enable Macmillan to continue to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.”
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Dog Sledding in the Artic Dogs Trust has teamed up with renowned Challenge Trip organisers Voyage Concepts to create the trip of a lifetime! Not only will you be helping Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog charity, but you will be experiencing a unique adventure through some of the most exceptional arctic terrain in the world! Join them for a week in February or March 2009. To find out more, contact Leonie on 0208 399 6060 or email leonie@voyageconcepts.co.uk
Football star has a ball
Former Newcastle and England footballer Alan Shearer has just got back from a trip to Africa in aid of Sport Relief which he described as “one of the most humbling experiences of my life”. Taking a break from filming for the upcoming Sport Relief campaign, the 37-year-old had a ball as he showed children from the KCCC project in the Ugandan capital of Kampala some of his football skills. Speaking after the game Alan said, “Most of these lads have lost parents through HIV/AIDS and it’s fantastic that Sport Relief can help them to get back on track.” Visit www.sportrelief.com to find out more.
ChildLine rocks A fantastic line-up of rock stars will share the limelight to raise money for ChildLine this month. On 13th March, legendary performers will perform at the 02 Arena in a one-off ChildLine Rocks concert. There will also be a live auction where guests will be able to bid for top prizes donated by various celebrities. The concert hopes to raise a six-figure sum for the charity.
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Eggs – amazing, aren’t they? Whether poached, fried, scrambled or boiled, they provide the protein we need to help us grow big and strong. Because they’re so amazing, World Emergency Relief know they can make a real difference to families living in 10 poorer countries. That’s why they want you to use your talents to raise the money to buy not just one egg but a live chicken. A bird that will lay hundreds of eggs to feed hungry children around the world. Order your free fundraising pack today at www.beagoodegg.com or call 0844 249 2129.
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Marie Curie Cancer Care celebrate its 60th anniversary on 12 July than to join in the Blooming Great Tea Party? Just hold a tea party, anytime between 12 June and 12 July. The options are endless - breakfast tea, herbal tea, iced tea, even G&T ‌.serve with hot buttered toast, mouth-watering cakes or delicate For Marie Curie Nurses, taking time to sandwiches. Every tea party, however big or small, will help Marie Curie listen and talk to patients is an support more terminally ill patients, important part of the job. As giving them the choice and quality of soon as they arrive, the kettle care they deserve. goes on and Register today and receive they spend time your free Blooming Great getting to know their Tea Party fundraising pack. patients and families Call 08700 340 040 or visit over a cup of tea. So, what better way to help www.mariecurie.org.uk/teaparty
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Protecting children You may know Esther Rantzen for her career as a broadcaster, but did you know she was also the creator of ChildLine? Here she talks to our Editor Stacey Wright about the children’s charity and why they joined forces with NSPCC.
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Can you tell me a bit about ChildLine? I launched ChildLine in 1986 and became the Chairman. The charity offers children a safe space so that they can talk to one of our volunteer counsellors, who do this particular work because they care, and children are their priority. You can talk to them about anything, including emotional problems at home; feeling unloved and unwanted; if your parents have split up; bullying at school; or physical or emotional abuse. How does ChildLine help these children? ChildLine acts as an outlet for children who are desperately unhappy and feel they have nowhere else to turn. This gives us a unique responsibility, and we know we can transform their lives. We also know that some of the conversations these children have with our volunteers are their only moments of hope. There is nothing more important than this. How did ChildLine and the NSPCC start working together? It was about 12 years ago when we first approached the NSPCC with the thought that we could merge. At that time, ChildLine management feared we might be swamped and we
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wouldn’t be able to keep our identity with the children, as they were such a big charity. Then in 2005 there was a huge fall in public donations to a lot of domestic charities, because of international disasters like the Tsunami, the famine in Africa, and the Pakistan earthquake happening. From this we recognised we were quite vulnerable, and we needed to expand to meet the demands from children. So we approached NSPCC again and both sides then felt it would be to our advantage to join together for the benefit of children. How do you go about getting people to donate to ChildLine? As a charity you always worry your profile isn’t high enough for the children that need you. NSPCC have the resources to communicate to the public via all sorts of media, including television commercials, the internet, and various advertising and editorial coverage. I think this is the most effective way of getting the message through to potential supporters, whether they are considering donating time, skill or money. Do you get involved with ChildLine’s campaigns? I’ve spent around 40 years in the media industry and have professional skills in
the area, so I’m always in touch with our team when it comes to the campaigns we launch. I’m usually involved in meetings where I contribute my views. Do you attend any of their charity balls? We had ChildLine’s 21st Birthday Ball with Nickelodeon in November last year, and it was brilliant fun. We have a great partnership with Nickelodeon, which of course is very popular with young people. The night itself was extraordinary and we raised £210,000. In which areas do you feel ChildLine needs more help? We work with the public on so many levels, and volunteers are always important to us. The fact that the people who take the calls from children are volunteers, who we train ourselves, is very important. It doesn’t matter what kind of background they have, volunteers bring their skills into our charity, and also take our message out to the public. This message is that children need protection and we are here for them. To find out how you can help ChildLine or to make a donation, call 0800 876 6000 or visit www.childline.org.uk
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Every minute of every day, Hope House Children’s Hospices is making life a little easier for terminally ill children and their families. Hope House, in Shropshire, and Tˆy Gobaith, in North Wales, are the most incredible places. When I visited I was overwhelmed by what I saw and heard. Losing a child is a parent’s worst nightmare, yet everyone I met was bravely facing the future and making the most of every moment with their child. The short time I spent at Hope House changed my outlook on life forever, but I was shocked to learn what an enormous challenge it is to keep the hospices open. Every year the staff have the unenviable task of raising nearly all of the £3.5 million needed to run both hospices but they are such a lifeline for the children who use them. Children like seven-year-old Lauren. Her brother Andrew died after a life-long struggle with an incurable condition and they had stayed at Hope House many times. Lauren won’t mind me telling you that she was so close to her big brother that she still sleeps in his bedroom because it brings her comfort. Both she and her family are grateful for the support they continue to receive from the hospice staff. I am proud to be a Patron of such an amazing charity. Aled Jones – singer & presenter
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Can you give a few hours of your time to help Hope House? If so, then we’d love to hear from you! Please call 01691 671671 or email fundraising@hopehouse.org.uk To find out more about us visit www.hopehouse.org.uk
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a day in the life of...
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Colin Twomey Macmillan Team Leader - Sussex Cancer Centre privileged position, working closely alongside patients and their relatives, helping them to adjust to a situation that at the outset may seem insurmountable, and to achieve their goals. I also work with a fantastic team of Macmillan nurses and other healthcare professionals. Sharing all of this allows the job to remain rewarding and enjoyable. One final check of the emails and then I’m off home. This job really makes you appreciate the importance of balancing life and work and I make sure I live life to the full when I finish my working day.
If you want to help Macmillan Cancer Support, why not sign up for their World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 26 September 2008. Call 0845 602 1246 or visit www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee to find out more. 0808 808 2020 www.macmillan.org.uk
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diagnosis. Sometimes they just want someone to talk to. It often helps people to attend a local support group so they can talk to others in a similar situation. Following that meeting, I need to make a I start my day with telephone calls further assessment on whether I should from patients, their relatives or ward staff. Then it’s on to going through my refer one of my patients to the local hospice. The patient would prefer to be mountain of emails. cared for at home, so I will need to This morning I have a medical make several telephone calls and written student shadowing me. They do this referrals to my colleagues in the regularly as part of their training and Macmillan Community Team and the come with me on ward visits. We head district nurses. up to the wards and I meet a patient I’ve got to head off to a meeting with advanced cancer who is struggling now and grab a sandwich on the way. with symptoms. We have a discussion I attend quite a lot of meetings within about how it’s best to deal with her the Trust, as I’m a member of their nausea and pain, and I introduce the bereavement and loss group. It’s good role of the hospice, where she can to be able to share my expertise with spend some time before eventually others who have different specialisms. getting back home. The patient agrees I pop back into my office to check with the suggested plan, and I take my emails and then I’ve got to give a down the relevant details to make a request to the hospice for an admission. teaching session to a group of staff on how to manage pain. I then meet with relatives of our There really are no two days the patients to give them some practical same in this role and that is one of the information and emotional help in reasons the job is so fulfilling. I’m in a adjusting to a loved one’s cancer
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regional map and diary of events Northern Ireland Belfast City Marathon - 5 May www.meningitis.org/helpingus/fundraising-events
Scotland Glasgow Scottish Walk 2008 11 May www.greatscottishwalk.com
North East Great Woman’s Run - Sunderland 15 June www.gracehouse.co.uk/events
Yorkshire 10k Jane Tomlinson’s ‘Run For All’ 22 June www.macmillan.org.uk
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London London Triathlon 2008 9-10 August www.mndassociation.org South East Maggies Ridgeway MegaHike 24-25 May www.maggiescentres.org
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top tips After an introduction to growing your own fruit and vegetables for fundraising in our last issue, Catherine Dampier, who runs the Village Greens Farm Shop in Ockley, Surrey, is back in this new regular column. Each issue, Catherine will give us some top tips on growing a different fruit or vegetable organically and an exciting recipe to go with it. Here you can find out more about Jerusalem artichokes.
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PLANT PROFILE: Be careful to dig up all the little tubers left in the ground, otherwise Jerusalem artichokes look like knobbly they will spread like mad! potatoes, but are less starchy with a delicate flavour. The plants will thrive For the best crops year after in almost any soil and grow tall, up to year, keep some undamaged 3 metres, with small yellow flowers egg-sized tubers for replanting like sunflowers (to which they are the following year. Or just wait for related). They are a perfect crop for them to reappear from last year! an unused corner of the garden, and make a good ‘green screen’. Jerusalem artichokes make delicious soup, and can be boiled, roasted or Buy egg-sized tubers for planting. mashed just like potatoes. Or you can try the following recipe: You can get these from good garden centres or greengrocers. Choose a smoother variety for JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE easier peeling and less waste. ROSTI (potato cakes) At our shop we grow the ‘Fuseau’ variety. INGREDIENTS (for 2 Plant the tubers from January to people) March, about 15cm deep and 200g Desiree potatoes 30cm apart. 150g Jerusalem artichokes Salt Once the plants grow tall, you 4 rashers streaky bacon can give them some support so they are not damaged by strong Ground black pepper 2 tbsp extra-virgin rapeseed oil (or winds. A few canes with some sunflower) string tied round will do. Watering your artichokes in very METHOD: dry spells will make your crop Peel and grate the potatoes and less knobbly! artichokes into a bowl, grind in a good sprinkling of salt and leave for In mid-summer you can cut the 10 minutes for the salt to plants back to 1.5 metres so draw out the water. they put all their energy into making bigger artichokes. Alternatively you can just leave them alone to grow further - they will do fine. When leaves die back in autumn, either harvest immediately or cut the stems down to about 10cm and leave the tubers in the ground until needed.
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Village Greens Farm Shop is a family-run business in Ockley, near Dorking in Surrey. The shop is open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm and Sun 11am-4pm, selling a range of home-grown fruit and vegetables and locally produced meat, cheese, wine, cakes and chocolate, as well as organic and fairtrade products. For details visit www.vgfarmshop.com
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Make your mark As a Vice President of Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Gary Lineker tells our Editor Stacey Wright all about the charity’s latest campaign. How did you get involved with Demelza? I was introduced to the charity through one of the Trustees in 2004 and I opened their new Soft Play Room in Feb 2005. I met lots of kids, families and staff that day and learnt about the amazing care Demelza gives to children and families across the South East.
being built by Demelza in South London. With 780 children and families needing care in that area alone the new hospice is desperately needed.
How can people help contribute to The Walk of Life? The Walk of Life will be a footpath around three sides of the new Can you tell me a bit about hospice, made up of stones that the charity? Demelza offers care and support for people can sponsor and add their life-limited children and their families name or message to. From a small Demelza Paver at £50 to a large in Kent, East Sussex and South granite Super Demelza Stone at London. Their nurses help families £5,000, individuals, companies, that are coping with 24 hr care for clubs and groups can all make their children that are not likely to reach adulthood. Demelza also aims to give mark and help bring care to hundreds of children and families parents a break, whether it’s a week across South London. in the hospice or a nights respite care at home. In what others ways do you help raise funds for Demelza? Why is this charity so important to you? I help where I can in promoting their cause, recording messages at I have had my own experience of the Match of the Day Studios for dealing with a very ill child and no family who has ever had to sit by a example and donating auction child’s bedside, racked with worry, prizes. There’s a complete set of will ever forget how awful it feels. signed shirts from all the clubs I’ve Demelza helps families cope with played for that Demelza has ready the impossible and that’s why I’m to auction off at one of their so glad to support their cause. Balls this year too.
If you would like to find out more about The Walk of Life campaign, visit www.demelzawalkoflife.co.uk or call 020 8859 7766.
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Can you tell me about the launch of their latest campaign? The Walk of Life campaign is a fantastic opportunity to become a founder of a new children’s hospice
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“FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS” 408 Bearwood Road Bearwood, Warley West Midlands B66.4EX. Telephone 0121-420-4201 and 01983-616144 www.friendsoftheanimals.co.uk
Reg. Charity No. 1000249 Will YOU please give a helping hand to some of the thousands of sick, injured and neglected animals that ‘Friends of the Animals’ save EVERY year. The Charity operates a policy of non-destruction, and our four branches in:the Midlands, Lancashire, Portsmouth and the I.O.W. help: dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, farm animals, wildlife and all birds. We are especially strong on education and ‘preventative’ work; and to this end, have had over 18,000 animals spayed/neutered. Thousands more have been wormed and inoculated – many for the first time in their lives! Veterinary treatment is (and always has been) by far our biggest outgoing and every year we spend in excess of £100,000-00 on this one item. All too often we are literally, the animals’ VERY last chance of life.
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Please help us to continue this work and expand and open other branches.
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Diary of a fundraiser Sue Boerritger is a long-term supporter of the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) after her mother passed away from lung cancer in 1972. After deciding she wanted to do something special to mark her 60th birthday, she realised the perfect challenge was right on her doorstep. Here, Sue takes us through her 82-mile sponsored walk from her home in Ilkley to Bowness in the Lake District. Saturday July 7 Ilkley to Gassington - 16 miles I’ve talked about doing the Dales Walk countless times with various friends over the years, but it’s never happened for one reason or another. I decided it would be the perfect way to mark my rather momentous birthday and combine my ongoing support for World Cancer Research Fund. I planned to wait for good weather, but as we were having one of the worst summers on record, I resigned myself to do it despite the downpours. 10:30 My hopes of sunshine dashed, I set off from home in a light drizzle. The fabulous countryside and the sight of the ancient Bolton Abbey more than made up for the weather. I made it to Grassington at 18:15 where my husband picked me up in the car and ferried me back home to put my feet up.
Saturday July 14 Grassington to Beckermonds – 16 miles 10:10 My husband dropped me off in Grassington Square and I started out on the next leg of my journey. Another long day’s walk through beautiful countryside brought me to Beckermonds at 18:10 and the welcome sight of my husband to take me back home to a nice cup of tea.
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Beckermonds to Dent – 19 miles I’d decided to do the rest of my walk over the course of a long weekend, so there’d be no going home now till I made it to Bowness. Determined, I set out at 8:30 from Beckermonds. It was wonderful scenery all the way, which at least made up for the terrible weather. It started raining about 15:00 and it didn’t stop all evening, getting me absolutely soaked. It was all worth it though when I arrived in Dent to a wonderful, warm B&B. The landlady was so impressed with my endeavour that she gave me a £10 discount on my board and lodgings, donating it to my fund instead.
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For more information about the work of World Cancer Research Fund visit www.wcrf-uk.org
Saturday 5 Aug Dent to Sedbergh – 6 miles It was still raining when I set off along the banks of the river Wharfe to Sedbergh. A nice short day today so I arrived at my B&B at 13:00 in time to dry off and thaw out before lunch.
Sunday 6 Aug Sedbergh to Burneside – 15 miles After almost 36 hours of rain, I set out from Sedbergh to blue skies. It turned out to be the hottest day of the year, so I went from getting soaking wet, to slapping on the sun cream and sunhat. Today was a very different day’s walk through farms and over stiles, across train lines and past a motorway. I finally arrived in Burneside at 18:50. The chef at the hotel I’d booked had stayed late especially to cook for me, as I was their only guest that night. I was served a wonderful meal and when I explained the purpose behind my trip, the waitress added another £5 to my fund. She’d lost her mum to cancer two years previously, so she was happy to support such a worthy cause.
Monday 7 August Burneside to Bowness – final 10 miles I set off in the morning for the final 10 miles over the Fells. Completely different countryside again until I finally came over the hill to Bowness-on-Windermere and the finish line. Bowness is like a little holiday resort filled with people eating icecream in the sunshine. From there, my mission complete, I caught the train back home to Ilkley.
After the challenge... The whole experience was wonderful. I had an absolutely brilliant time and met some truly fantastic people along the way. Everyone was so helpful and supportive and I was deeply touched by the generosity of so many people. I set out hoping to raise a couple of hundred pounds, but I’ve raised almost £1000 now and still counting. I enjoyed the walk so much I’m planning another one in June, then one next year, and another after that. There’s no stopping me now!
You can sponsor Sue at www.wcrf-uk.org/sueb
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Don’t waste time...
recycle now! ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ - perhaps the three most important words to remember when it comes to recycling. Whether you’re at home or work, it’s never been easier to look after the world we live in. Why recycle?
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At the moment, in the UK we only recycle around 12% of our household rubbish. If we reduce, reuse and recycle instead of throwing away, fewer new materials need to be quarried or mined and fewer plantations need to be grown to make new things. Recycling also uses less 26 energy than making things from scratch. A lot of this is the result of the oil and other fossil fuels that are used to transport raw materials around the world. For example, making aluminium cans from old
ones uses only one twentieth of the energy needed to make them from raw materials. Every can made from recycled aluminium saves enough energy to power a TV for 3 hours.
What can we recycle? Food and garden waste - Instead of sending food and garden waste to landfill sites where it makes dangerous gas methane, turn it into compost for your garden. Glass - Glass is 100% recyclable. It can be re-melted and re-used over and over again.
Plastic bottles - Most plastics can be recycled. To be sure, look out for the recycle symbol. Paper and cardboard - Recycling paper and cardboard saves trees. Most newspapers are made with at least 50% recycled paper. Drinks cans - Food and drink cans are either made of aluminium or steel. Both types can be recycled. Textiles - Clothes, sheets, blankets and shoes can all be recycled. Materials can be shredded and the fibres made into new fabrics.
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The three R’s Reduce How to recycle Now we’ve established what recycling is and what we can recycle, it’s time to look at how we can use this to help make a difference in our everyday lives. And it doesn’t matter where you are, there’s no excuse not to recycle. Follow our guide to getting started below…
In the office
• Place a paper-recycling bin (or an
empty cardboard box) next to your desk for easy separation.
• Only print when you really need to, to save wasting paper. Try printing double-sided where possible or reuse scrap paper for notes.
• If you no longer need your business mobile phone, they can be recycled to earn cash for charities.
• Make use of computer and
electronic recycling schemes for old equipment. Printer cartridges can also be recycled or given to charities or schools.
• Save stamps from the daily business post you receive.
• Use your own personal mug instead
buy what you need. Whilst there, choose a ‘bag for life’ instead of plastic carrier bags.
• Always make visiting a bottle or recycling bank part of your weekly routine.
• Recycle your clothes, books and unwanted gifts at charity shops, clothes banks or via bags at your doorstep.
• If you get Chinese/Indian take-away
food that comes in plastic containers, wash them out and re-use them as Tupperware for food storage.
• Avoid buying unnecessary or overly packaged goods. • Instead buy food products ‘loose’ and re-use any plastic bags. • Take a packed lunch to work or school in a re-usable container. • Donate magazines to waiting rooms at your hairdressers or dentist.
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• Supermarket
There are often recycling facilities in the carpark.
• Front door
Many councils collect recyclables from your front door.
• Shops
Companies will only carry on recycling if people buy recycled products. Try to buy recycled notepaper, greeting cards, toilet paper, and other household items.
use your own bag each time you go shopping. Re-use envelopes, especially ‘jiffy’ bags with re-usable envelope labels. Re-use containers, especially in the case of cleaning products which are refillable.
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• Make a shopping list before going to the supermarket, so you only
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The UK produces more then 434 million tons of waste every year. This rate of rubbish generation would fill the Albert Hall in London in less than 2 hours. On average, each person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks. Every year we produce about 3% more waste than the year before. This might not sound much, but if we carry on at this rate, it means that we will double the amount of waste we produce every 25 years.
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square kilometres of wrapping paper ends up in UK rubbish bins, enough to cover an area larger than Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands.
Most of the world’s waste is produced by people from the ‘developed’ world (which includes Britain), even though these people only make up about 5% of the world’s population.
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Paper and card make up about a fifth of the typical household dustbin. About half of this consists of newspapers and magazines. Two-thirds of paper is recycled, making it one of the main materials recycled in the UK. Each Christmas as much as 83
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It’s not known how long glass takes to break down, but it is so long that glass made in the Middle East over 3,000 years ago can still be found today. 9 Milk bottles are used an average of 13 times before recycling. 10 In 2003, the recycling of glass saved enough energy to launch ten space shuttle missions!
Waste facts! Compiled by Recycle Now (www.recyclenow.com) Plastic 11 We produce and use 20 times more plastic today than we did 50 years ago. 12 Every year an estimated 17.5 billion plastic bags are given away by supermarkets. 13 25 two litre pop bottles can be recycled into a cosy adult-size fleece jacket.
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14 We get through 5 billion drinks cans every year. Each one could be recycled back into a new can, saving large amounts of energy, raw materials and waste. 15 Weight for weight, empty alumunium cans are worth 6 to 20 times more than any other used packaging material. There are more than 30 million pounds worth of empty aluminium drinks cans in the UK just waiting to be collected, cashed in and recycled.
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Free fund-raising with
Bag2TheFuture is the stable mate to the highly successful Bag2School which has been offering a free solution to fundraising for the past 8 years and has paid over £4 million to schools and PTAs throughout the UK.
We buy good quality second hand clothing suitable for re-use. We deliver personalised blue bags explaining what to collect and the time and date to return to your organisation. The bags are then collected by our transport so no storage problems. The bags are weighed and a cheque made payable to the charity or cause you are supporting is posted to you. We pay £200-£300 per tonne. Simple!
Bag2TheFuture
Tel: 01609-776319 Web: www.bag2school.com Email: helpdesk@bag2school.com
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Bag2TheFuture The free fundraising service enjoyed for years by schools and PTAs is now available to businesses, sports organisations, faith groups and charities with the launch of Bag2TheFuture, the stable mate to the highly successful Bag2School organisation. Bag2TheFuture will use the same fundraising model as Bag2School by purchasing good quality second hand clothing suitable for re-use. To date, Bag2School has paid out over £4 million to schools. With the Government championing Corporate Social Responsibility as the voluntary actions businesses can take to address the interests of wider society, Bag2TheFuture will provide a ready made solution to corporate
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fundraising, whether this be for adopted charities or to help employees with individual fundraising for charity treks or community build projects. One of the first organisations to benefit from this unique fundraising model was New Life Baptist Church Northallerton who held a
Bag2TheFuture clothes collection for their Ghana mission – the result was an impressive mountain of 400 bags which raised over £500. The fundraising service is completely free. The only thing that participating organisations have to provide is the motivation and enthusiasm. It doesn’t take a lot to make a difference – let Bag2TheFuture help you make it. For more information contact them today on 01609 776319.
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Indulge yourself enjoy a Cake Break on 25 April (or a date that suits you) Cake Break is a deliciously simple way for you to enjoy a slice of cake and a cup of tea whilst raising valuable funds to support people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). The perfect recipe for a successful Cake Break is simple! Just mix together a group of family and friends, add lashings of cake and refreshments and watch as the plates quickly empty and the donation box fills! What’s more, all Cake Break hosts will have the chance to win a free cake club membership!* Register for your free host pack to find out more. With your help the MS Society can ensure people affected by MS are able to live life to their full potential; whilst searching for a cure.
Register today for a slice of the action 3 easy ways to order your free Cake Break host pack (including some lovely recipe cards!)
1. Call us on 0870 241 3565 (quoting ‘RAISE’). 2. Submit your request online at www.mssociety.org.uk/cakebreak (quoting ‘RAISE’) 3. Complete the slip below and send to us at: Cake Break, MS Society, 372 Edgware Road, London, NW2 6ND. *Terms and Conditions apply, for more details please see host pack, log on to www.mssociety.org.uk/cakebreak or call 0870 241 3565.
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Eco-friendly p Looking for some energy efficient gadgets or enviromental friendly products for your home and garden? Here are a range of useful items to help get you started...
Eco-balls Eco-balls are a clever solution to normal washing detergents and conditioners, as they reduce the amount of water and electricity you need during your washing cycle. They come in packs of three and are designed to ecologically replace polluting chemicals found in today’s washing powders, cleaning clothes by producing ionised oxygen to penetrate deep into the fibres of your clothes. Each use of the reusable Eco-balls translates to roughly 3 pence per wash. RRP: £29.89 www.ecotopia.co.uk Sun Jar A beautiful addition to any ambient lighting, the Sun Jar traps sunshine and when the evening sets in, it illuminates and releases the sun’s glow providing a harmonious and gentle hue. The jar uses energy saving low voltage LED’s, which are powered by a super-efficient solar panel, situated within the frosted jar. Allowing the sun jar to recharge during the day provides all the energy it needs to radiate a warming relaxing orange glow during the evening and night. RRP: £19.99 www.ecotopia.co.uk
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y products Woven Bucket Bag This colourful large bag is ideal for carrying groceries, picnics, or taking on trips to the beach or pool. It’s made from recycled juice packs that are cleverly woven together to make it stronger. It has plaited handles and a neat loop and button fastening for use when the bag isn’t full. RRP: £16.99 www.nigelsecostore.com
Recycled Mouse Mat This mouse mat used to be a car tyre, and is a great eco product. It makes the perfect addition to your desk at home or at the office. RRP: £4.99 www.nigelsecostore.com
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H2O Digi Calculator The eco-friendly, innovative, technology used to drive this calculator runs purely on water - saving both batteries and electricity. With basic functions including square root and percentages, you need only add water once a month. Great for home, work, or as a gift. RRP: £5.99 www.spiritofnature.co.uk
Recycled Goblet Glasses Glass is an excellent material for re-use as these Recycled Goblet Glasses made from old Grosch beer bottles clearly demonstrate. They are sterile, safe and 100% recyclable and come packaged in cardboard boxes of 2 glasses. RRP: £11.40 www.yourtomorrow.co.uk
Water Saving Shower Head This stylish Shower Head helps to save precious water and is made from multi-component silicone, which makes limescale and other blockage removal quick and easy. Just wipe off with a cloth or your hand and the build-up falls away, so you save water and energy. There are three different spray patterns to choose from including ‘Rain spray’, for a soft, gentle caress; ‘Jet spray’, for a vigorous massage; and ‘Pure spray’, for a tranquil stream of water. RRP: £45.00 www.naturalcollection.com Fairtrade Garden Votives Add a touch of colour to your garden with these stylish contemporary Fairtrade votive candleholders. Each one is a subtly different shade of green and blue to cast a mellow, relaxing light around your garden. Each holder has a hooped metal hangar so they can be easily arranged from hanging branches or just placed on surfaces. RRP: £6.99 www.ukorganics.co.uk
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Some of Avon’s products for Breakthrough Breast Cancer
The rise of Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising
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Support from corporate partners can make a huge difference to a charity, helping them reach out to a bigger audience. Here is a run down on what Corporate Fundraising is all about and some partnerships that have proved a great success.
Corporate giving currently accounts for nearly 10 percent of all charitable donations nationwide, and the flow of corporate resources earmarked for non-profit programs is on the rise. When it comes to corporate fundraising, some companies take a philanthropic approach, donating money from a charitable budget or adopting a charity as their ‘Charity of the Year’. There’s often no better way to facilitate team building and improve staff morale, and it needn’t require any significant financial investment from a company. By working in partnership with a company, charities can also help them achieve any number of business or corporate objectives. These might
include maximising branding and PR opportunities, addressing new audiences, or demonstrating corporate social responsibility? Here are a few other ways companies and charities benefit from working together… Gifts in Kind There may be products or services companies can donate to help charity work. Most charities value goods and items that they can use as raffle, tombola or auction prizes at fundraising events. Employee Fundraising A partnership with a charity can help motivate employees and assist in staff development and team building. Most charities have their own ideas on what staff can get involved in. Payroll Giving This is an easy way for employees of a company to make a regular donation to a charity straight from their salary. Donations are deducted before tax is calculated, making it one of the most tax-efficient ways of giving. Sponsorship Most charities host events throughout the year from gala concerts, to golf days. These types of events provide fantastic sponsorship opportunities for local companies and offer a value-formoney advertising opportunity, along with the associated bonus of being seen as a company that puts something back into the community. Away Days Companies often like to take staff away from their own facilities for team-building opportunities without any distractions. Some charities can provide these services - i.e. somewhere to hold your next conference, seminar or business meeting.
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Now we’ve looked at how charities and companies can work together, here are a few of the most successful partnerships of recent years… Marie Curie Cancer Care was chosen by financial services company Grant Thornton as their ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2007/2008 and hope to raise enough for 5,000 hours of additional cancer care. Counting on Cancer Care is the name given to this exciting partnership, where they aim to raise £50,000. Each of Grant Thornton’s 36 offices will be getting involved in a wide range of fundraising activities including football competitions, quiz nights and even seeing senior executives taking a stint on reception to raise money. Some of Marie Curie’s other partnerships include Clinton’s Cards; Bank of England; Yellow Pages and the Co-operative Group. Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Avon are partners in the fight against breast cancer, and one of their biggest projects together is Avon’s Breast
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Cancer Crusade. The campaign started in the UK in 1992 with the sole aim of making a difference to women’s lives everywhere. By the end of 2006 an amazing £13 million had been raised and today their commitment remains as strong as ever. Avon’s 160,000 representatives in the UK are the driving force behind this impressive fundraising record. Other campaigns where they have worked together include Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer, and Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. Their partnership with Avon has also helped them to build the first dedicated breast cancer research centre in the UK, which they still contribute to today. Everyman charity works with a variety of corporate and retail partners who are helping them in their fight to cross out male cancer. Hot on the success of ASDA’s partnership with Everyman in 2006, where they raised an incredible £200,000 for the campaign, ASDA is continuing its support for their research into male cancers, and is aiming to raise a record £500,000 this year. Everyman is also the official charity partner of The Football Association and The Professional Footballer’s Association. Together they all run the Keep Your Eye on The Ball campaign raising awareness of prostate and testicular cancer to football players and supporters.
Other partnerships you may not be aware of. Great Ormond Street Hospital and St Pancras International UNICEF and Manchester United Age Concern and Microsoft British Red Cross and Tesco The Children’s Charity and Barclays Variety Club Children’s Charity and Thomas Cook ActionAid and Tree People FairTrade Fashion Company The Amber Foundation and Virgin Mobile Arthritis Care and Boots Kirsty’s Appeal and Centre Parcs
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A gift in your will can help AAIR charity to continue their vital research Dr Patrick Moore CBE
Help us to find the causes of asthma & allergic diseases to give our next generation a better future
AAIR, Mailpoint 810, Level F, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD T: (023) 8077 1234 F: (023) 8079 6866
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Disability charities In Britain about 9 million people, roughly the population of London, are disabled. There are a number of charities helping them to become more independent and self-reliant. Here are just a fewâ&#x20AC;Ś
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Whizz-Kidz is a charity that gives disabled children and young people the chance to enjoy an active childhood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at home, school or at play. They are virtually 100% reliant on voluntary funds raised through events, trusts, companies and individuals, and they need your support to raise more money. Campaigning is important for the charity as it helps them raise awareness of the issues affecting young disabled people. Their current campaign is calling on the Government to ensure that all disabled children have access to the
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Mencap is the UK’s leading learning disability charity working with people in need, their families and carers. They campaign for greater opportunities and challenge attitudes and prejudice, while providing the right advice and support to meet people’s needs throughout their lives. There are a number of ways you can help Mencap, including making a donation, leaving a legacy
goals. The Foundation is based in south east England and provides vocational training for mainstream employment, brain injury rehabilitation, mobility assessment and training, coaching for life in the community and recreational activities. The charity needs to raise £2.5million each year to ensure the ongoing development of the Foundation’s work and facilities. This would not be possible without voluntary donations, as they don’t receive capital funding from the government. Many volunteers are needed to help with the various fundraising events they undertake, including help with their street collections and various fundraising
or by becoming a volunteer or street fundraiser. To talk through these choices further, call a member of their team on the number below. 2 020 7454 0454 ü www.mencap.org.uk
events. Volunteer opportunities within the Foundation are limitless, so call them on the number below to find out how you can help. 2 01372 841100 ü www.qefd.org
The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation is a charity that relies on the help of volunteers. They encourage and enable adults with disabilities to increase independence and improve their life skills. They also aim to ensure that all adults in the UK with disabilities can access the training and support required to achieve their
Scope is a disability organisation whose main focus is to help people with cerebral palsy. Their aim is for disabled people to achieve equality, where they are valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else. To help support their work, you might like to consider becoming a member of Scope and
right mobility equipment at the right time. To support their campaign or to find out how you can donate to Whizz-Kidz contact them on the details below. 2 020 7233 6600 ü www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
find out about their services for people with cerebral palsy, their families and carers. They focus on areas where disabled people face the greatest inequality: early years, education, work and independent living. If you need information, advice or just someone to talk to, you can get in touch with Scope free on the number below. 2 0808 800 3333 ü www.scope.org.uk The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) was set up in 1974 in order to support people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). An injury to the spinal cord can be caused by a number of factors, from sporting activities
through to disease and road traffic accidents. The majority of injuries result in paralysis, and the impact of such an injury can turn lives upside down. SIA welcomes enthusiastic fundraisers, and this year they need to raise over £1.5 million in order to maintain their existing services and support those living with permanent paralysis. If you would like to help, why not make a donation or get involved in one of their events. To discuss fundraising ideas, call them on the number below. 2 0845 678 6633 ü www.spinal.co.uk
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Banging the drums! Former nurse Frances Seth has been volunteering with Save the Children for 20 years as everything from a branch secretary to a shop volunteer. Here she tells Raise about her recent visit to Niger to see how the charity spends the money to which her fundraising has contributed.
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In autumn 2007, Frances travelled to see Save the Children’s work in the Zinder region of southern Niger, where hundreds of thousands of families are still struggling with the after-effects of a severe drought in 2005. It proved to be an emotional trip into an area where many families live from day to day on what little their dry farmland can provide. Frances says, “On our first day, we got out of the car at a feeding centre for malnourished children. One of the very first things I saw was a very sick little baby and I got quite upset. I asked one of the staff ‘how do you cope with this every day?’ He said these were the lucky ones; you have to remember that these children are now getting help because we’re here. So that made me feel good, because we are making that difference.” In the past year alone, Save the Children’s centres in Zinder and 40 neighbouring Maradi have treated 49,000 malnourished babies and young children. All of them were weighed, measured, given a health check and then provided with the correct special food supplements.
“The feeding centres were like a sea of mothers and babies”, says Frances, “but everything was very calm, ordered and organised. That was one of the things that most impressed me, the efficiency. If you had 400 mothers and babies turn up at a clinic in the NHS, it would be chaos!” As an extra safety net, Save the Children have also trained female volunteers in villages near the centres, so mothers can go to them for further information. These volunteers have played a vital role in changing attitudes around malnutrition, so mothers now feel comfortable going for advice, rather than hiding any problems because of misplaced embarrassment or guilt. “Those women are amazing,” says Frances of her fellow volunteers. “I hadn’t realised that Save the Children uses volunteers in Niger too, but it’s amazing. I might sit in the UK in my kitchen at my laptop, but these women are living in abject poverty and yet they still find the time to help. Some of them even walk for two hours to the feeding centres, just to make sure the mothers get the help they need.”
It’s this determination and sense that things can change for the better, that Frances has brought back with her to the UK. She’s already been out talking to national journalists, schools and other volunteers about what she saw in Niger. “I don’t think we bang the drum loudly enough about what we do,” says Frances about Save the Children. “If we want people to sit up and notice us, we need to say ‘this is the difference we’ve made’ and be proud of it. The more people we can tell about it the better, I feel more inspired than ever to fundraise for Save the Children!”
For more information about how you can get involved in fundraising and volunteering for Save the Children call 020 7012 6400.
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Did you know your daily cuppa could help save a child’s life? It’s true. Hold a Go Tea-potty party and you can be part of our biggest-ever campaign to save children’s lives.
Go Tea-potty! Ten million children still die every year before their fifth birthday. Simple things like vaccinations, mosquito nets and clean water can save a child’s life. So by raising money to buy these simple items, you’ll ensure more lives can be saved.
Join in during Save the Children Week, 27 April - 3 May 2008. Hold a Go Tea-potty party and show it’s simple to save a child’s life. For your free Go Tea-potty! fundraising pack, call 020 7012 6400 or email supporter.care@savethechildren.org.uk Download the pack from savethechildren.org.uk/goteapotty
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Phil Spencer Phil Spencer, of Channel 4’s ‘Relocation Relocation’, recently travelled to Ghana with his sister Helen, to experience the work SOS Children does about his adventure…
The people in Ghana were some of the most welcoming I’ve ever met. On our first day, we saw some of SOS Children’s outreach work in communities on the outskirts of the capital Accra. We were told about the problems the communities faced and the difficulties that SOS staff encountered in trying to overcome them. I had never appreciated how difficult it is to tackle HIV/AIDS and provide support, advice and practical assistance. But because the disease carries such stigma, many people simply don’t want to recognise it for fear of the repercussions, making the epidemic extremely difficult to treat and prevent. One of SOS Children’s most successful outreach programmes is the micro-loan project. Village elders and SOS staff identify people to receive small loans to set up a business, which provides support for them and their families, and gives them a helping hand out of the vicious cycle of poverty. One lady used her loan to set up a small shop, and although the shop really was tiny, the income she received helped her to care for 15 children. This support was obviously a godsend for her, because as soon as she saw the SOS team she
was moved to tears. There were so many heartbreaking stories about the children who lived in the village - a little girl and boy, whose parents had split up, were abandoned when they were only two and three years old. The children were forced to fend for themselves and survived off scraps in the street for a few months before someone informed SOS and they were brought to the village. Yet despite these terrible stories, all the kids were so happy. I remember seeing two little boys, from the same SOS family, walking home together hand-in hand from the SOS School. It was such a moving image, and one that will stay with me forever. In one family home, an older boy who had moved out to the nearby youth home was unwell, so, just as any other teenager would do, he’d gone home for some TLC from his mum. I realised then that these families are exactly the same as yours or mine and the children will always be part of the family. During my visit to the SOS Children’s Villages in Ghana, I saw a lot of very happy and well cared for children who have been quite fortunate in finding themselves there. The dedication and commitment of the village mothers and directors was truly incredible. My visit was an amazing experience and Helen and I can’t wait to go back again.
If you wish to sponsor a child or a village in Ghana please visit www.soschildren.org/donate-help
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Mark Raybould has been fundraising for AbilityNet for just over a year now. Here he tells our Editor, Stacey Wright about some of the daring ways he has helped raise funds for them.
Charity AbilityNet
Fundraiser Mark Raybould
Daredevil! How did you come about fundraising for AbilityNet? About a year ago, AbilityNet was advertising for a volunteer and it was a cause I was interested in after they had supported me with my eldest son’s curriculum access needs. Two friends also called me to tell me about the advert and said it sounded just up my street. How do you help raise funds for them? I mainly organise events and recruit participants, but when I feel brave, I take part in the events too. In March I walked on fire alongside 25 volunteers, in June I abseiled from the Tyne Bridge with 15 others, and in November I walked on broken glass! Other events I have organised and recruited participants for include Skydiving, National and Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenges and balloon races. I also helped to raise money through recycling and encouraging people to donate through the Give As You Earn scheme.
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What’s your favourite fundraising memory? I have so many fantastic memories from all the events and experiences, but perhaps the memories that stand out the most are the ones where it is brought home again just how much the funds that I raise can mean to someone in need. Back in 2001 AbilityNet provided an adapted computer to a young boy with autism called Ben. In August last year Ben’s Mum sent a letter explaining what a big difference this computer had made to his life and his future prospects. The impact was incredible. It totally changed his life for the better, socially and academically, and gave very real reason to hope for the most positive of futures for Ben. What’s the craziest thing you’ve done to raise money? A good friend was foolish enough to
tell me about his fear of snakes. After a few phone calls I was able to set up a visit to the zoo for him to handle some live snakes, and before I knew it, I was roped into handling the snakes as well. I also arranged for some colleagues to overcome their phobia of spiders by handling live tarantulas. Who do you target for donations? I generally target work colleagues and get them to canvass their family and friends. I always set a target for every event, as it gives me something to focus on and provides me with an increased sense of achievement when I reach it. How do you go about planning your challenges and events? When I planned the first event, the team at AbilityNet helped me set up
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a checklist detailing essential items such as health and safety and insurance, as well as other important jobs like meeting and greeting participants and collecting cash. I adapt this list to suit every event to ensure all the bases are covered. I’ve raised a little over £20,000 so far.
What advice do you have for anyone who’s interested in fundraising for AbilityNet? Go for it, you won’t regret it. AbilityNet is a great cause and you will get all the support you need. It’s hugely rewarding and I always have so much fun.
For more information please contact Sue Turlin on 0118 909 5277 or visit www.abilitynet.org.uk/supportus
AbilityNet help disabled people overcome the limiting effects placed on them by their disability. We are the UK’s leading authority on computing and disability and specialise in ensuring that IT is accessible for everyone. When accessible, IT is an incredible leveller, a vessel providing disabled people with the most wonderfully liberating ability to do everyday activities that most of us take for granted, such as banking, shopping, learning, doing a job or even communicating with loved ones. CASE STUDY: Following a brain stem stroke Vincent has locked in syndrome. With a blink of the eye he lost all ability to communicate any thoughts, needs and feelings to anyone. With a brain still active but no way to convert thoughts into words or actions Vincent experienced ultimate isolation and frustration for eight months before his family heard of AbilityNet. Dorothy, one of our assessors made a second assessment visit to Vincent’s home. With brothers, sisters, wife, children and grandchildren, not having received any form of communication from Vincent in longer than anyone could stand, quietly and tentatively waiting in the background, Vincent tried to operate ‘eyegaze’, technology allowing you to operate the computer simply by moving your eye ball. Suddenly there was sound from the computer and Vincent’s first ‘hello’ in nearly a year lead to an eruption of cheers, tears of joy, hugs and kisses - including those of Dorothy. Vincent is now able to talk with his loved ones and perform tasks for himself, like turning the heat up or down, the telly and lights on or off - most of all; Vincent feels he “has his life back”.
For more information please contact Sue Turlin on tel: 0118 909 5277, email: sue.turlin@abilitynet.org.uk or visit www.abilitynet.org.uk/supportus
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As a charity (reg. no. 1067673) AbilityNet is very dependent on donations. There are so many more people that can benefit from our help, please consider helping them overcome the limitations placed on them by their disability. You can do this by fundraising on our behalf.
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legacies Children with AIDS Charity (CWAC) was set up in 1992 to help the youngest of those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS to maintain a good quality of life. It is a national UK charity with the aim of working towards a future without poverty or prejudice for these children and their families. Legacies support CWAC beyond your lifetime, and remembering them in your Will is a simple and tax-effective way of giving. Consult your solicitor on the most suitable way of making a bequest, or contact CWAC by telephone on the number below.
Tel: 020 7033 8620 web: www.cwac.org People often have a specific reason to remember the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) in their Will. With over two million people in the UK affected by sight problems, many of their supporters have had experience of blindness, and the way it impacts on the life of family, friends or colleagues. Others simply want their gift to reflect their gratitude for their sight. By supporting RNC, you will be helping thousands of young people who are blind or visually impaired prepare for university, employment and an independent and fulfilling life. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to find out how you can help their Building Brighter Futures campaign, contact them below.
Tel: 01432 376372 web: www.rncfundraising.org.uk The Dogs Trust Canine Care Card scheme is a special free service which guarantees loving care for your dog if you pass away first. At Dogs Trust, they care for around 16,000 dogs every year at 17 Rehoming Centres, located nationwide, where a team of dedicated staff work around the clock to give special love and attention to all the four-legged friends in their care. To hear more about Dogs Trust or this scheme, please call or email them on the details below.
Tel: 0207 837 0006 email: ccc@dogstrust.org.uk Diabetes UK funds vital research for a future without diabetes, and over one third of their income comes from generous gifts left in Wills. Without this income from legacies, Diabetes UK simply could not fund many of the vital services they provide. as you would wish when you are no longer here, and it can also ensure the
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Without your help leukaemia sufferers could lose their link to life
Your financial support makes a lifesaving link for children and adults desperate for a bone marrow transplant. For such transplants to be successful, we need to find a bone marrow donor compatible with the patient. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we need as many people between the ages of 18-40 to join our register and improve our chances of finding a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;matchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. However the high costs of running the register means You are the vital part in that we depend on that link from leukaemia your generosity to to life, so please call today on 020 7284 1234 help take lives back and give what you can. from leukaemia.
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For more than a decade, celebrity TV Chef Brian Turner has been heavily committed to helping raise money for a number of charities. Our Editor Stacey Wright visited Brian at his Mayfair restaurant to find out more. Can you tell me about the charities you work with? I recently helped raise money for the Christie Hospital NHS Trust in Manchester, by taking part in their ‘Look Who’s Cooking Dinner’ event, where 20 celebrity chef’s cooked in one kitchen. It was chaotic but great fun! I’ve also just become a Director of The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, and I work with the David Nichols Memorial Fund too. I understand you are a patron of some charities? Yes, I’ve recently become the patron of The Ella Grace Trust and the Lainey K Campaign. Both these charities provide accommodation and care for patients and their families. I’m also the patron of Society of Stars, where last month I took part in their ‘Dinner Dance’ awards.
hard work, but there was a great amount of support for us and we raised over £70,000. It must be incredibly rewarding using your skill as a chef to help charities? Absolutely, and I think that’s what makes it easier for us to get involved with charities. We’re not learning something different to make it work, we’re using what talent we were given so other people can benefit as well. Do you have any charity events coming up? I’m hosting the Teenage Cancer Trust dinner for the Emily Begg Fund on 29th February, which will be held at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London. There’s also The Anthony Nolan Trust Daisy Ball coming up in April.
What does being a patron for a charity involve? It’s really all about turning up at the right moment and encouraging others to give to charity. I also like to put on fundraisers myself as well as attend others.
Find out more
To find out more about the charities that Brian Turner helps, visit his website at www.brianturneronline.co.uk
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Do you have a favourite memory of helping a charity? Yes I do. About six years ago I met a young girl called Monika Maslak, who helped me with a cooking demonstration, and she was suffering from termial cancer. She needed a bone marrow transplant and The Anthony Nolan Trust was trying to What fundraising events do you put on? find a match to save her life. The most common thing that we do is Unfortunately they weren’t having any luck, so I managed to get hold of The an auction where we either cook at someone’s home, or give away tables Trust’s Chief Executive and we worked together to find someone. Through a to our restaurant. I also did the London Marathon for The Food Chain local television campaign we found a a while ago with celebrity chef Antony match, and she now aspires to be a chef and is doing really well. Worrall Thompson. It was extremely
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5 A AAIR ………………………………………………………………37 AbilityNet ………………………………………………………45 Anthony Nolan Trust,The …………………………………48 B Bag 2 The Future ……………………………………………29 Brain Research Trust,The …………………………………46 British Wireless for the Blind Fund,The ……………02 C Claire House Children’s Hospice ………………………07 Children’s Hospice South West …………………………30 D Demelza Hospice Care for Children …………………20
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n vultures have been poisoned, In just 10 years 99% of South Asia l dogs to thrive in their place. fera and allowing disease-ridden rats identify the poison as The RSPB (along with Birdlife International) helped treat cattle. When the cattle Diclofenac, a cheap anti-inflammatory drug used to ess to cattle, it emerged harml ugh Altho s. died vultures disposed of the carcas the meat. on g feedin e vultur any to lethal is that Diclofenac After successfully campaigning for a ban the RSPB is developing vital breeding programmes to bring back vultures from the edge of extinction.
Work like this continues around the world because people remember the RSPB in their will.
But for the 60% of people without a will the right to support causes you care about disappears. Instead the taxman will decide where and how your estate is spent. Have a say in the future of your estate.
Your legacy can last forever.
To find out more you can call Ivan Whitmore, Lega cy Advisor on 01767 680 551, em ail him at ivan.whitmore@rspb.o rg.uk or visit www.rspb.org.uk/supp orting/legacies
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