TV favourites recruited to make it a Wombling Remember A Charity Week [
WIMBLEDON’S FAMOUS burrow dwellers, The Wombles, are to be brought back to the nation’s screens for this year’s Remember A Charity Week, running from 7-13 September. They will feature in a new short animated film that will shine a light on legacy giving. Every charity participating in this year’s campaign will also receive their own branded Wombles film to help communicate the importance of legacies for their cause. The film and campaign imagery will tackle the most prevalent legacy-giving myth and barrier: the belief that people can’t leave a gift to charity in their will if they wish to support their family and friends. In reality, the UK’s will-writing environment gives the public the flexibility to donate any sum – large or small – to a range of causes, while ensuring their loved ones are taken care of. The campaign will help charities and legal professionals to celebrate and inspire legacy giving, using online and social media
channels, legacy-focused national newspaper supplements and printed materials. Rob Cope, director of Remember A Charity, said: “While the nation battles COVID-19, charities have understandably held off from a great deal of legacy promotion activity. And yet legacy giving is likely to be one of the most critical channels for the sector’s recovery, with gifts in wills needed more than ever. That’s why we’re making sure this year’s Remember A Charity Week campaign not only reaches and engages more of the giving public, but that we create resources to help charities deliver their own unique legacy message, too. “The Wombles are warmly remembered for the way they supported each other and the wider community, and for their unfailing commitment to look after the world we live in. In such challenging times, who better to encourage the public to consider leaving a gift in their will?” The Wombles’ Great Uncle Bulgaria added: “The Wombles are delighted to be supporting Remember a Charity Week. Now, more than ever, we need to help each other and the hundreds of charities that do such wonderful work in our communities and burrows. If you can ‘remember you’re a Womble’, we hope you can remember a charity in 2020.” Charities across the UK are being invited to join the consortium and take part in this year’s Remember A Charity Week. Campaign materials will be available for use during the week and beyond. q
Re-homing is their mission [
THE MISSION of Three Counties Dog Rescue is to accept, care for and find homes for unwanted, lost and stray dogs and cats and to ensure their wellbeing afterwards. The charity was founded in 1972 and since then they have improved the lives of over 7,000 dogs and cats. Before rehoming, all animals are vet checked, neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and kept in suitable conditions. Rehabilitation costs are a major part of the charity’s annual expenditure of over £200,000. Healthy animals are never put down. As part of that non-destruction policy, several elderly dogs are kept in long term foster care. However, this means that the charity can incur large veterinary costs to maintain a dog’s health while they await a new permanent home. Every penny raised goes to improving the lives of dogs and cats. Three Counties Dog Rescue is run entirely by voluntary and unpaid helpers, who also meet their own expenses. q
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