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To promote the annual Race for Life Cancer Research UK have put together a fun quiz to help you determine “Who Would You Race To?” – take the test and find out which man is your celebrity dream date. There are 5 multiple choice questions and you’re then told which celebrity is best suited to you.

Race for Life is the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event and is sponsored by Tesco. Walk, jog or run 5 kiometere – just be there and help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Join Loot.com on Bank Holiday, Monday 28th May 2007 at Aldenham Country Park, Elstree, Hertfordshire and witness their attempt to set a new Guinness World Record by holding the world’s biggest car boot sale – all in aid of Capital 95.8’s charity, Help a London Child.

To set the new Guinness World Record Loot.com will need to fill 2,000 car boot stalls. All proceeds benefit Help a London Child, so book a pitch now and help raise tons of cash for needy kids.

With 20,000 visitors expected, they’ve planned a fun filled day for all the family including celebrity DJs and chances to buy special celebrity “car boots”. Entry is FREE for visitors. Make sure you are there to bag yourself a bargain!

More details at Loot.com

2007 will be a big and noisy year for the Poppets brand as they continue to promote their “Racket in a Packet” theme using karaoke. One of the events which is due to take place shortly is a World Record for “The longest karaoke marathon by an individual”. The current world record holder, Mark Pearson has teamed up with Poppets to help with the cause.

Mark aims to sing karaoke nonstop for 40 hrs at Asda Shipley, commencing at 6pm on 17th Apr 2007 and as a dual incentive for Mark he will be sponsored with all funds donated to Manorlands Hospice.

Please sponsor Mark’s record attempt, as he sings to raise money for Manorlands Hospice, which is run by the charity Sue Ryder Care. Having recently lost an aunt to Cancer at Manorlands Hospice, this is a cause very close to Mark’s heart and as the hospice relies heavily on voluntary donations all proceeds will be very much appreciated.

The NSPCC is looking to work with major retail services to support parents and help stop smacking in shops. This follows a new survey showing that 86 per cent of adults would be happy to shop in a smack-free shop – with 40 per cent actively preferring to shop where smacking is not allowed.

The survey, carried out by ICM Research, of more than 1000 adults, reveals that 77 per cent of adults believe smacking is becoming less acceptable, with less than half (41%) having seen a child smacked in public within the last six months. Nearly all (93%) respondents would like shops to take action to help parents avoid losing their cool with children.

Many retailers have introduced family friendly measures in recent years – such as parent and child parking, double seated shopping trolleys and nappy changing facilities. The adults in the survey also recommended crèches, toys, and advice leaflets as ways of keeping shopping with children calm and stress-free.

NSPCC parenting advisor Eileen Hayes said: “The NSPCC understands pressures on parents and is keen to work with retailers looking to make shopping a more pleasant experience for all. Helping parents not only makes good business sense, by promoting good parenting and discouraging smacking, retailers can show they care about customers and children.”

An NSPCC advice booklet – Keeping your cool – helps parents understand and manage their anger and can be downloaded from the help and advice section of the NSPCC website. The NSPCC also publishes Your Family – a magazine for parents with young children, available at Early Learning Centre stores across the UK.

If you’re looking for something different for Mother’s Day then there’s a brand new set of gifts for spring in The Alternative Gift Catalogue from World Vision. It has everything you need to get a gift for your mum! If your mum is a keen gardener you could get her seeds for a family garden (£9) in Sri Lanka to help them grow their own!

Handicraft materials in Albania (£20) could be really useful to a women trying to set up her own business ideal if your mum loves to knit. To top it all you can chose from over 200 mothers day card designs online which you can personalise add your own captions uploading your own photos to the card and even creating your own magazine cover!