The Blue Cross BBC One Lifeline Appeal on Sunday 25th October
Leave the first response October 24, 2009 / Posted in NewsThe Blue Cross is a lifeline for animals, a pet charity for animals in the UK giving support, information and advice for pet owners. They have been chosen as the subject of a BBC Lifeline Appeal which is being presented by the lovely actress and celebrity supporter Felicity Kendal.
The appeal will be first shown on BBC One at 16:25 on Sunday 25th October and repeated on Wednesday 28th October on BBC Two at 14:00.
The program will feature animals and people who have benefited from the charitable work of The Blue Cross. Viewers will be able to meet Carlos, the huge Great Dane and his owner, Mr Brennan, who both have heart problems.
The Blue Cross doesn’t receive any government funding, but thanks to the kindness of the public, they can ensure that pets get the love and attention they deserve. Unfortunately, despite the hundreds of owners and animals that they are able to reach every day, there are still many more that need help. For more information on the Blue Cross or to register your support, click here to visit their website.
Lifeline is the BBC’s monthly television charity appeal programme. For more than twenty years, Lifeline has helped raise money for and increase the profile for UK charities.
Ann Summers are in the Pink for the Breast Cancer Campaign
Leave the first response October 22, 2009 / Posted in Breast Cancer AwarenessAnn Summers are proudly supporting the the charity Breast Cancer Campaign throughout October which is Breast Cancer Awareness month in the UK. This charity funds research to beat breast cancer, a disease which affects 1 in 9 women in the UK and which claims the lives of nearly 12,500 UK women per year.
Buy one of Ann Summers Pink Products during October and they will donate 10% to Breast Cancer Campaign plus you will also be entered into the prize draw to win £200 of Ann Summers vouchers!
The Pink products are:
Pamper Parlour price £35 – £3.50 of which will be donated.
Rose Petal Clit Stim price £15 – £1.50 of which will be donated.
Pink Dita Suspender Brief price £12 – £1.20 of which will be donated.
For more information or to shop now click here
In case none of the above tickle your fancy, we have listed a few more cool items below, the proceeds of which will also go to cancer charities!
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William Hill Bingo Go Pink For Breast Cancer Care
Leave the first response October 21, 2009 / Posted in Breast Cancer AwarenessLeading gaming company William Hill has teamed up with leading breast cancer charity Breast Cancer Care, to support their ‘Pink Fridays’ fundraising campaign as part of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every day from the 18th to the 24th October, William Hill Bingo will be running a series of ‘pink ticket’ games. These will be every hour on the half hour in the community room, with 10% of all ticket sales on these games* donated to Breast Cancer Care.
And to encourage the Bingo community to turn pink, there will be an exclusive promotion where players can submit photos of themselves with their favourite pink item.
William Hill Bingo will select 5 submissions to win £20 worth of bingo bonus and the winning pictures will be posted on the site.
Hill’s spokeswoman Jennie Prest said, “With William Hill Bingo’s special pink ticket games, every time a customer clicks to play they will be helping to support Breast Cancer Care. We’re sure our fun-loving Bingo community will embrace our ‘Pink Fridays’ promotion, raising vital funds to ensure Breast Cancer Care can continue to support the growing number of people diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.”
William Hill Bingo Go Pink For Breast Cancer Care
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European Disaster Volunteers Launch Asia-Pacific Appeal
Leave the first response October 20, 2009 / Posted in AppealsEuropean Disaster Volunteers (EDV) is a new, volunteer driven, UK registered charity that aids disaster affected communities worldwide by helping them achieve sustainable recovery. EDV is acting on its new charitable status by launching a campaign to fund long-term recovery in the Asia-Pacific region which has been recently affected by major natural disasters. The group is appealing for donations and plans to start working overseas early next year.
Executive director Andrew Chaggar, a survivor of the 2004 Asian tsunami, explained that rather than responding immediately, EDV will deploy once the dust has begun to settle. This lets the group identify areas which have not received sufficient aid and provide long term support to the communities that need it most.
“We go in as organisations which focus on more immediate need are starting to scale back their operations,” said Chaggar. “Our focus will be on reconstruction, education, and other projects that leave affected communities better able to cope with future challenges.”
Because EDV focuses on long term recovery and starts work after the chaotic and unsafe initial aftermath, the group is able to welcome anyone over the age of 18 to volunteer, regardless of specific skills and experience.
There is no form of participation fee when volunteering with EDV, but volunteers are expected to pay their own travel and living expenses, but as Media and Marketing director Emma Taylor points out, living costs in the affected regions are much lower than in the UK, so you don’t have to be rich or raise a huge sum of money to volunteer.
To donate directly to EDV’s Asia-Pacific Recovery Fund please go to http://www.edvolunteers.org/donate. All donations received between now and January 2010 will go directly to this fund. EDV aim to begin working abroad in early 2010. So please give generously.
For a PDF of EDV’s full appeal visit http://www.edvolunteers.org/sites/default/files/EDV_AP_Appeal_EU.pdf
To register to volunteer or learn more about EDV you can visit the “about EDV” and “volunteer” sections of EDV’s website.
You can also email media@euorpeandisastervolunteers.org with any questions.
Avon Breast Cancer TLC Campaign
Leave the first response October 19, 2009 / Posted in Breast Cancer Awareness
Did you know 1 in 9 women in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their life? Help Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer by passing on the message good breast care with a kiss!
Avon have got together with Breakthrough Breast Cancer for the Avon Breast Cancer Campaign to encourage every woman to take care of their breasts and inform them of what could be the early signs of the disease. Avon’s message is for all ladies to be breast aware and show your breasts some TLC: Touch, Look, Check. Or get a friend to do it for you!
Click here to visit the Avon website for more details.
The Avon You Tube clip below contains statistics that are not based on UK figures, but gets across the message of the importance of checking your breast health, so we thought we would include it on this post. 
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