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Help the NSPCC Give Every Child a Voice

Jude — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:59:05 +0000

It costs the NSPCC £4 to answer every call to ChildLine and £10 for every call to the NSPCC Helpline. Every call answered could save a child’s life. Currently, Childline is not able to answer all of the calls they receive and are desperately concerned for children who are not able to get through to them. This is where the Child’s Voice Appeal will help.

With the Child’s Voice Appeal, the NSPCC want to transform ChildLine and their own HelpLine to answer many more children’s cries for help. So that whether they call, email, text or contact the NSPCC online, there will always be someone there to listen and help. To make this happen, the Government is providing £30 million and the NSPCC need to raise a further £50 million – so they need your help!

You money will help the NSPCC to increase their call answer rate and talk to 90 per cent of the calls they receive every year from children. They also want to be able to pick up the phone to 80 per cent of the people who contact them on the adult helpline. Crucially, the NSPCC will expand their email and text counselling services so there will be more ways for children to get in contact with them.

£15 will pay for an hour’s counselling for a child, £50 pays for a traumatised child to have an hour with a social worker, £100 is 25 calls to Childline answered.

Click here for more information and details on how to donate.
Below is a clip of Esther Rantzen talking about the Child’s Voice Appeal.

Take a Breakthrough Breast Cancer UK Trekking Challenge

Jude — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:01:21 +0000

Summer is nearly here, the sun is out (well, it’s been above 10 degrees C for a few days!) so it’s time to get out and about and enjoy the beautiful British countryside and get some of that exercise the Government and carrot munchers keep nagging us all about.

Get fit and raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer at the same time by taking one of their UK Trekking Challenges (or you just have your head shaved as in the video below)! There are walks with 3 levels of difficulty, so there is something to suit most people, especially with a bit of training.

The Hadrian’s Wall Challenge which takes place from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st May is a 22 mile trek following in the footsteps of the Roman soldiers through some of the most beautiful parts of the country.

Snowdonia Mountain Challenge takes place over Friday 24th – Sunday 26th July and is a Boot Level 3 challenge (the hardest!) which involves climbing the highest mountain in England and Wales, Mount Snowdon. This is a 21 mile trek across rugged mountain terrain and not for the fainthearted!

If you sign up to one of these treks, there is an added bonus as Breakthrough Breast Cancer has teamed up with Virgin Active Gyms to offer all of of the 2009 UK Trekkers a free day gym pass and the top fundraiser a free six month gym membership. Click here for more information.

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Help the Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres Joy of Living Campaign

Jude — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:03:14 +0000

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres provide free support to all those affected by cancer including patients, carers, families and friends. Every centre is built beside an NHS cancer hospital which means they are easy to access whilst visiting the hospital. Each centre while close to the hospital is a completely separate building with an open plan design, with comfy chairs, interesting artwork and to make visitors feel even more at home, the kettle is always on!

Above is a video of Maggie’s MegaHikers as they go the distance on the UK’s ultimate 24hour team challenge to raise funds for the centres. Blimey – they’re more than a bit brave doing that walk!

Cancer specialists are on hand to provide information and support including benefits advice, nutritional workshops, psychological support both individually and in groups, courses and stress reducing strategies. The centre also offers the opportunity to meet people going through similar experiences. You don’t have to make an appointment, or be referred and everything they offer is free of charge.

Maggie’s Centres aim to raise £15 million in their Joy of Living Campaign for their five new centres based at major cancer hospitals throughout the UK at Churchill Hospital Oxford, Cheltenham General Hospital, Singleton Hospital Swansea, City Hospital Nottingham and Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.

For more information on Maggie’s or wish to make a donation click here. You can also follow them on Twitter @MaggiesCentres

Recession Putting a Hole in Charities Pockets

Jude — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:06:26 +0000

Last month we posed the question Are Charity Donations Being Affected by the Current Financial Climate? As a follow up, we decided to look at ways you can support charities on a budget.

Raising cash is the primary objective for a charity, especially when planning for future projects, however you can still help your favourite charity if you short of cash.

Become a volunteer
This will depend on the availability and services in your local area. If you can spare a few hours every week, volunteer in a local charity shop.
The National Trust organise litter picks a couple of times a year in their costal parks, a good opportunity to work with members of your community and clean up the environment for everyone to enjoy.
Macmillan Cancer Support rely on thousands of volunteers for fundraising, helping in offices and support centers.
TimeBank is a charity that finds ways for you to give your time volunteering to best suit your needs and that of the world around us.

Follow Charities on Twitter
Charities are embracing social network websites such as Twitter and Facebook, follow them and find out about their latest news and campaigns

Charities on Twitter include
http://twitter.com/ActionAidUK
http://twitter.com/BritishRedCross
http://twitter.com/macmillancancer
http://twitter.com/nationaltrust
http://twitter.com/timebank

You can also search Twitter for your favourite charity as they will probably be listed on there now.

Raise Awareness of Issues
Women’s Aid give advice on how you can act to stop domestic violence including writing to the leader of your Council or local MP, speaking to family and colleagues, contacting local schools and attending local events.

Create or Sign an Online Petition
The Number10.gov.uk website is where you can set up or sign an online petition that will go before the Prime Minister

Register Your Support
It’s free to register your support for charities visit the Blue Cross Britain’s pet charity for more information.

Climb Mount Kilimanjaro with the WSPA Overseas Challenges

Jude — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:01:03 +0000

Nine celebrities including Chris Moyles and Cheryl Cole lead by Gary Barlow, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief and raised over £3,000,000! You could be following in their footsteps by taking part in the WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) Kilimanjaro Challenge 2009! Below is a video of the climbers on last year’s expedition. If you saw the Comic Relief documentary of the climb last week, you will instantly recognise most of the locations in the film.

As well as taking on Africa’s highest mountain at 5,895 metres, you will also get the opportunity to meet with a WSPA funded project and learn about their work. The trek on the quiet Machame route which takes 6 days and although no previous climbing experience is necessary, the trek is challenging and you need to be physically fit.

For more information on the challenge or about the WSPA and their charity work in Africa click here to visit their website.

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