British Red Cross Parcels Charity Gifts for Christmas
Leave the first response November 27, 2009 / Posted in ShoppingThe British Red Cross sent more than 20 million parcels to captive soldiers all over the world during the Second World War, protected by the Red Cross emblem providing supplies and hope to the recipients in their hour of need. They have now launched their online British Red Cross Parcel. Send someone an extra special gift this year, by buying a British Red Cross Parcel on their behalf to help people in the UK and around the World who need our help the most.
Using their parcel wizard you can put together a parcel of virtual gifts of your choice, the value of which will be donated to the British Red Cross. The charity will then use your donation to help people wherever the need is greatest, both at home and abroad.
The only down side is that they are unable to tell you exactly how your parcel donation will be used in funding projects due to the cost. However, it is refreshing to see a charity focusing the money they receive on the people who need it the most.
British Red Cross Parcels Charity Gifts for Christmas
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Children in Need 80 Days Around the World Trip worth the Cost to the Tax Payer?
Leave the first response November 25, 2009 / Posted in FundraisingOver £20 million pounds was raised on Friday night when Children in Need took over BBC 1 for the whole evening for Pudsey’s Big Night In. One of the events of the show was the around the 80 Days Around the World relay trip taken by 12 celebrities, which we blogged about previously, questioning whether the amount of money raised would justify the expense of laying on the trip.
According to the Daily Mail the trip cost £1 million and was funded by license fee payer cash. They also add that environmentalists have attacked the show for the ‘pointless carbon emissions’ of sending celebrities on an around-the-world ‘jolly’ using public cash. In total, the trip raised around £145k for Children in Need.
Should the BBC have given the cash directly to the charity where it could have helped fund far more projects than the amount raised by the trip?
Is the BBC abusing it’s unique position of public funding, creating shows which seem to lack any value for money, when license payers are struggling to make ends meet in the current recession?
Children in Need 80 Days Around the World Trip worth the Cost to the Tax Payer?
Steiff Pudsey Bear – Limited Edition Pudsey at Hamleys
1 Comment November 23, 2009 / Posted in ShoppingThe Children in Need Pudsey’s Big Night In raised an awesome £20,309,747 on Friday night, although the final total for the 2009 appeal won’t be known for a while as sponsorship money has to be collected and sent in. If you are already missing the cute yellow bear with the eye patch, Hamleys could be the answer to your prayers!
They are stockists of the Steiff Limited Edition Mohair Pudsey Bear! £30 of the £150 price tag will benefit The BBC Children in Need Appeal. These bears are of a special limited edition of only 2,009! (See what they did with the date there? sweet!) He is a lovely golden yellow colour, made from mohair and he even has his name embroidered on his footpad, just in case he forgets his name 
Free delivery
Spend over £50 at Hamleys and you will get free delivery on all orders!
Buy Your Very Own Limited Edition Steiff Pudsey Bear
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Flowers Direct Launch Special Children in Need Bouquet
Leave the first response November 19, 2009 / Posted in ShoppingChildren in Need is tomorrow and if you haven’t already got your Pudsey Tshirts, Children in Need 2009 Bears and Badges why not cheer someone up by sending them a bunch of flowers! What’s this got to do with Pudsey? A lot as it happens!
The lovely people at Flowers Direct are supporting Children In Need by selling a special Children in Need bouquet packed with bright yellows and orange lillies. From each sale of this bouquet, £5 will go to the nation’s favourite children’s appeal. You can still get the bouquet delivered tomorrow, on Children in Need day on the BBC if you order by 4pm today.
Flowers Direct Launch Special Children in Need Bouquet
Buy Children in Need Pudsey Goodies at BBC Shop
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Join the RSPB Today and Get a Free Wildlife Book
Leave the first response November 15, 2009 / Posted in RSPBJoin up with the RSPB online by 14th December 2009 and you will receive a free BBC wildlife book. Nature’s Top 40: Britain’s Best Wildlife is a definitive guide to the most spectacular wildlife to be found around the UK.
Adult membership starts from £35 a year and members receive a magazine 4 times a year, entry to over 100 nature reserves and a free joining gift! For every £1 of your membership fee, the RSPB channel 90 pence into their current and future conservation projects.
You can also give a membership as a gift to a bird lover. You can pick a starting date for the membership, like someone’s birthday for example, include a gift message and even get the membership pack sent directly to them!
Join the RSPB Today and Get a Free Wildlife Book
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