It’s Cause of the Month time again! Last month Harborne Primary School – Birmingham were our winners and won a £200 donation from Viking.
The good news is Viking have kindly offered to donate £200 to another cause this month so why not nominate your cause to win?
Here’s how it works:
1. Post a comment below to tell us about your cause and why you think they should be our Cause of the Month.
2. On Monday June 20th, we will announce a shortlist of 10 causes and ask you all to vote for the one you would like to win.
3. The voting closes at Midday (12 noon) on June 30th and the cause with the most votes fairly cast will win a £200 donation from Viking
Please make sure you abide by our terms and conditions. To find out who wins, and to hear about our other competitions, subscribe to our blog updates.
Johari Foundation an independent charity registered in Scotland and in Kenya supports child education and promotes self-sustainability in Kenya. Working at a grass-roots level to help vulnerable children and young adults take charge of their lives and build a positive future for themselves and their families. This is achieved through the building of social enterprise and the Miale Community Programmes. Johari Foundation Kenya, currently supports 200 children by paying for their education and helping with social needs and basic needs.The children are developing well and impovements are being seen in their academic achievements, self esteem and positivity.
Bestwood Black Diamonds is a community based village brass band with 60 members, the band have an active Training Section in which the local children learn to play the instrument of their choice and to also learn to read music. We also perform around the local area and support local charities by way of performing free of charge. The band has been in the village since 1896 and are currently fund raising to have rooms given to them by the local Miners Welfare converted into a state of the art rehearsla facility which will also be used by other locla groups for making & recording music. The village is limited for buildings for activites and once the band have set up these rooms it will release the Community Centre to others users.
Sashita is a Scottish charity set up in May 2008 in Edinburgh to help rural communities in Tanzania. Our aim is to build a strong foundation for women and young people, empowering them to take control of their own development, through a wide range of skills training and raising awareness of their rights within the community, starting with the village of Samuye in the region of Shinyanga.
Our immediate objectives are, building water wells for the village of Samuye and facilitating the education of women and children. We hope to help provide school uniforms for the children of Samuye who are not allowed to go to school without the proper attire.
Brenchley and Matfield Bowls Club is a small but active club in a village setting in Kent. Many of our members are in their “golden” years, and the club provides not only gentle exercise but is also a vital source of interaction and social contact for those who might otherwise fall victim to loneliness and isolation. The club fosters a caring attitude among all its members and our teas are renowned throughout the area!
Gourock Park Bowling Club are my nomination as they need extra cash to improve the greens for all
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a rare neurological condition that most doctors haven’t heard off and IIH UK is a charity that works hard raising awareness of the condition.
IIH UK provides sources of information and support to people with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), their families, friends and carers.
National Cancer Support, which serves as the hub of the network of cancer self help and support groups throughout the UK, working to improve the effectiveness and influence of these vital groups who provide support and care for people with cancer, especially after they have finished active treatment in the NHS and may otherwise feel abandoned, alone and scared. Our 27th annual conference begins on the 30th June this year.
TRPS Support Group UK – we provide sympathetic support to individuals and their families with trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, a rare genetic condition which can lead to varied health problems including reduced height, bone and joint problems and learning difficulties.
We are a small, not-for-profit organisation (too small to be a registered charity!) run by our members who all live daily with the effects of TRPS.
We aim to:
Help others who may be without support or information about the condition
Give reassurance to others through our own experience
Raise awareness of TRPS
We are holding a Family Information Day next year and the £200 would really help us to reduce the cost for our members to attend.
iih uk. It is a rare illness that is uery debilitating.lots side effects.and often leads to blindness and operations for shunts.
Dogstar Foundation is a Registered UK Charity (1133431) & WSPA Member Society based near Kegalle ,Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. Working in partnership with local Sri Lankan vets , Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department at the University of Peradeniya and overseas Volunteer Vets, the Dogstar Foundation provides access to free veterinary care, sterilisation and vaccinations for dogs and cats from low income communities in Sri Lanka via fixed and outreach clinics. The name Dogstar was chosen as its the more common name for the star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major ( The Dog) which the brightest star in the night sky and is visible from both England and Sri Lanka.
This incredible charity takes relatively small donations and turns them into amazing contributions for animal health and welfare in Sri Lanka. They have also begun to work on projects to improve local housing and education for the human residents.
I would like to nominate Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice – Coventry as the cause of the month for June.
Zoe’s Place runs the only baby-specific hospices in the UK. We provide 24-hour, one-to-one care to infants aged 0-5 years with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses. We do not adhere to a set catchment area, welcoming infants and their families from all over the country and our services are provided free of charge.
Our hospice in Coventry does not receive any Government or NHS funding. We rely on the generosity of the local community to help raise the £900,000 it costs to run our hospice each year.
Winning the £200 would allow us to buy the rest of the items on our wish list, which includes bath supports, toys for our children and dressing up outfits.
For more information please go to http://www.zoes-place.org.uk
MERU is a small, registered charity based in Epsom, Surrey. Our highly skilled engineers and volunteers design and manufacture life-changing bespoke equipment for disabled children and young people, who without MERU would simply have no other solution available. From designing a specialised chin switch so a disabled child can operate their computer, to manufacturing a games controller for a young person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, we are here to help when there is no other solution available. Unfortunately our unique services are very expensive and every donation plays a vital part in helping us to make a real difference to the lives of even more disabled children and young people.
Villiers Park Educational Trust works to help the most able young people from disadvantaged backgrounds develop a passion for learning, succeed in school and gain a place at a leading university.
Did you know that independent school pupils are over 22 times more likely to enter a highly selective university than state school children entitled to free school meals? At Villiers Park, we don’t think your background should determine your academic future. Please help us develop the brightest minds so this talent doesn’t go to waste.
Pen yr Enfys are a Welsh charity who work to support people who are homeless, who have or may be developing alcohol or substance misuse problems and the families or loved ones of those affected by the substance misuse of someone close to them.
We provide accomodation, advice, treatment and support to our service users to help them tackle the problems created by alcohol and substance misuse.
We aim to work in a holistic way that ensures all aspects of an individual’s life and lifestyle are addressed, to help them equip themselves with the necessary skills to gain independence, self esteem, confidence and happiness in a life free from the chains of substance and alcohol misuse. We require all the help we can get to continue the good work that we are currently doing!
Earith Primary School is a small primary school in rural Cambridgeshire. Our old climbing frame went rotten and was condemned. We could use the money to aid redeveopment of the empty plot where it stood to create a quiet garden for the children. The school children have already designed their “ideal” quiet space – the money from Viking would go a long way to making this happen.
I think the Yorkshire Air Ambulance should win cause of the month as they are daily saving lives voluntary and deliver an excellent after care where theu can to see how you are progressing. The choppers cost such a big amount just fuel alone let alone the daily up keep! These people deserve to win and deserve everyone’s vote. Vote YAA!
HCPT- The Pilgrimage Trust gives disabled and disadvantaged kids a week away from their usual day to day existence. A week when they can forget their troubles and problems, when they can join in everything. The laughter and smiles the week generates keeps the helpers (who all pay for themselves) coming back year on year, and the appreciation of the week is reinforced by letters from parents and children alike. Please vote for it to be cause of the month. Thank you
I support the Dogstar Foundation who are dedicated to helping the street animals in Sri Lanka. The give veterinary care, run a neutering scheme, have a rabies day. They educate in the proper care etc of animals, they have mobile clinics to go out to help animals that are not close to the Dogstar base. They provide food and shelter for the animals where-ever possible. They do all this for free using money they themselves have raised by doing sponsored events.
I feel this is a very deserving cause and I would love to see them win.
3rd Poole Sea Scout Group provide young people between the ages of 6-18 the opportunity to get out on the Water and try something new. Activities on the water are always seen as expensive and are through almost all commercial providers are. 3rd Poole are able to provide these at a fraction of the cost. All the leaders are volunteers and give up their time free of charge every week to allow young people to be on the water. The group are always in need of funding to upgrade old equipment, keeping them at a standard which is safe to use and keep currently equipment running.
Dogstar Foundation! They provide free Veterinary care for companion and community (stray) dogs and cats in rural Sri Lanka. They also educate pet owners about things like rabies, animal care and sterilization. A brilliant, compassionate charity, named after Sirius Major (the ‘dog star’), which is visible from both the UK and Sri Lanka. Dogstar was founded when a little orange dog called Mango was brought to Sam (founder) in 2006. Since then, Dogstar has spayed over 1,000 animals and inoculated hundred. They do a huge amount with very little and make every pound stretch.
Kangaroos is a fantastic charity offering a wide range of recreational and skills based activities to chidren and young adults with learning disabilities aged from 6 to 30. The programmes offer members the opportunity to do many activities with their peers that other youngsters take for granted, but those with learning disabilities can only participate in with trained support. These activities help to boost the self esteem of our service users and give them the confidence to try new experiences and encourage independance from their families.
I would like to nominate STARescue an animal charity run by volunteers in the south of England. Not only do we take stray and un-wanted animals of all types i.e Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Rabbits, Guinea-pigs, Birds etc neuter where appropriate and finding suitable homes for all, we also help families on low income to neuter or provide veterinary care for their animals. Offen o.a.ps have a pet has their only companion, but when their pet needs veterinary care they have no means of getting to a veterinary practice or affording the bill. STARescue helps. People think we only help animals, In one sense we do, but we do help owners of animals as well. As you can appreciate veterinary treatments is quite costly.
Therefore the rescue would be grateful if The June Cause for the month could be put forward.
Many Thanks.
Shirley King. Founder, Treasurer, Animal Co-Ordinator Fundraiser. STARescue.
IIH UK are the only Charity in the UK who offer support and advice for sufferers of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. (IIH)
There is no cure for IIH and research is lacking..
Imagine your head feels as though it’s been crushed by a vice, a headache unlike anything you’ve ever felt before, where every part of your head hurts and the pressure is unbearable, and it’s a pain no-one can see.
Imagine a world in permanent soft focus, where things come in twos, where things disappear momentarily, where you can’t tell how deep a step is, where bright light is a pain you can’t stand.
Imagine a world that sways around you, where you feel as though you’re in the middle of a storm on a cross channel ferry, feeling dizzy and sick – yet you’re standing still.
Imagine you’re so totally exhausted that your body doesn’t want to move and all you want to do is sleep, yet an incessant roaring in your ears keeps you awake.
Imagine feeling lost and fearful, confused in a place you used to know well.
Welcome to the world of IIH.. (c) R Turner
IIH Support forum is fantastic, I dread to think what would have happened if I had not found it when my daughter was diagnosed with IIH almost 4 years ago. It really has been a life saver. The work IIH UK do is amazing. More awareness of this debilitating illness is needed. That is why I support IIH Support.
I would like to nominate St Jude’s C.E. Primary School Herne Hill.
We have been endlessly looking for support to improve our childrens
School playground. I say improve but really should use the word, ‘build’.
We are a Church of England School and we rely on generosity of parents for extra funding and the playground is near empty, very bland and tired looking. There is nothing inspiring for the children to do at play
And we are working endlessly on applications, school fairs etc to raise funds.
We are no where near our target and need as much help as possible.
So we would be really over whelmed to win cause of the month to bring us a little bit closer to bringing a little joy to our children at playtime. Many thanks from us all.
I think Assisi Animal Sanctuary should be nominated for this award as they are a small charity relying solely on the kindness of donations such as these to keep afloat. They work tirelessly taking in cats, dogs and rabbits who are no longer wanted. Some of these animals have lived at Assisi for years still waiting for a forever home but many many more are rehabilitated and rehomed. They never put animals down unnecessarily and in fact as there is such a high kill rate in Northern Ireland council run dog pounds, they also run a special service called Chance of a Lifetime whereby they collect dogs from these pounds and take them across to sanctuaries in mainland UK where they don’t put healthy dogs downs. Costs are obviously high for keeping the special transport and running costs going for this service but this £200 would be a big help in saving dogs who are otherwise facing death row in a council pound or in feeding the many animals currently living at Assisi.
Myasthenia Gravis Association
What Is Myasthenia Gravis?
Myasthenia Gravis is an auto-immune disease which is characterised by fluctuating, sometimes fatal, muscle weakness.
The body’s immune system, in the form of antibodies, attacks and damages the nerve signal reception areas on the muscles – causing a breakdown in communication between nerve and muscle; this results in a loss of effectiveness of the muscle.
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What Does This Mean?
To someone affected by Myasthenia Gravis it means that symptoms vary according to the amount of activity undergone, the onset of infection or stress of any kind. As a result diagnosis by a GP is extremely difficult. Also family and friends need a great deal of understanding to come to terms with a relative or friend who seems perfectly normal one moment and a few hours, or even minutes later is droopy and listless. Activities taken for granted by most of us become difficult or even impossible at times for myasthenics. Simple things like eating food, lifting arms, speaking to friends or laughing. There is no known cure to date and MGA rely solely on donations as they don’t receive Government funding.
I’d like to nominate Dogstar Foundation for Cause of the month. I have seen first hand the incredible humane work and support , this foundation provides to Sri Lankan people, their companion and community (street) animals. It is a small UK registered charity that is for non profit. Every penny donated is worth it’s weight in gold and is used wisely to enable Dogstar to deliver as much resources as possible. In such poor communities of Sri Lanka, the work of Dogstar makes a huge difference. Therefore I believe Dogstar Foundation would be a worthy recipient for the Cause of the Month donation.
I would like to nominate The Golden Lion Children’s Trust – a charity now in its 38th year that supports children with special needs.
The charity provides much needed support to families, schools and special care units by providing and arranging activities that allow these special children to experience life to its full.
Many of the activities and events can be tied into the national curriculum so that the children can learn first hand as well as having fun.
Theatre visits, Santa Special Train rides, Farm trips, Christmas Parties, Legoland trip, Countryside Days, and various day trips and outings are ongoing through the year.
The charity also provide equipment and materials so that special needs units can enhance and provide for every child’s need.
Support this cause please as the work of the Golden Lion Children’s Trust has made a massive difference to thousand of children’s lives. Thank Yoiu
I’d like to nominate Children of Esperança a UK non-profit organisation helping children in need in Brazil.
They provide food supplies and hygiene items, and they also develop artistic projects to help the children believe in their potential. They currently work with a day-care centre in the North-East area of Brazil established in a poor community which provide support for 130 children and try to take them out of landfill work.
June is a month of feast in Brazil as the St John day is celebrated everywhere during the June feasts (Festas Juninas). Children usually get dressed in countryside costumes, make paper garlands and dance on the typical Forro music.
The £200 from the prize would be enough to buy paper supplies to make garlands and decorations at the day-care centre and offer them a festive meal.
It would give a little shine in their daily life.
Thank you.
The Mayhew Animal home is my cause – and would love it to be cause of the month. Established in 1886, The Mayhew is one of the busiest and most effective rescue centres in London, helping thousands of animals escape from a life of cruelty and neglect each year. They never put a healthy animal down.
Their mission is to take in and care for unwanted and abused animals and re-home them with responsible and caring owners. They believe that animals, as living creatures, are entitled to legal, moral and ethical consideration, and have a value beyond economic measure.
The Mayhew International works overseas and is currently working, amongst lots of other places, in Japan where thousands of animals were just left – as owners were not allowed to take them when they were evacuated. One worker is in Afghanistan working with animals there.
Windmills Preschool is a small charity run preschool, we have 30 children on the register. They come to us from as far as 10 miles away, and really enjoy their time with us. As we are a charity and need to keep our fees down for less fortunate families, we have very little spare funds for new toys and equipment.
We are open to all children and currently have a disabled child on the register, who needs one to one care on the days he is wilth us.
We would love the opportunity to delight our youngsters with some new toys, we feel they really deserve it.
Thank you.
Mercy Ships serve countries around the world with free medical assistance. Their latest vessel Africa Mercy has excellent multi-theatre facilities onboard and is manned by volunteers.
Specialist medical personnel fly out to the ship wherever she is and serve onboard for specific projects. Not only are the patients grateful for all the professional assistance and treatment but also their families along with their wider communities among whom they live. On site, medical advice and healthy lifestyle clinics are fielded along with a variety of assistance given in other areas too.
Here is a clip from the Mercy Ship website:
Imagine a ship crewed by doctors, nurses, water engineers and agriculturalists visiting some of the world’s poorest countries. Now imagine their life-changing services offered free of charge…
Right now dedicated volunteers from around the world are bringing hope and healing to thousands of people who could never have believed it possible. Welcome to Mercy Ships, a compassionate response to a world where many have lost hope.
I recommend this immensely practical and enthusicatic cause to you as a potential “Cause of the Month” choice.
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Appreciating your cretaive and pro-active funding projetcs.
Kind regards,
David
People with Voices CIC is a social enterprise that aims to widen participation in journalism among the groups most under-represented as journalists in the news media in the UK. It is based in Manchester, in the north west of England which has higher levels of unemployment that most other regions in the UK. We aim to promote participation in the media by offering high quality training, work experience and mentoring. Giving marginalised groups the opportunity to have a voice in the media can empower them by giving them the chance to express their views and to cover issues that may not make it into the mainstream. The training develops skills in communication , writing, research and engaging with others and increases confidence. Past trainees have used their skills in a variety of ways, some of whom have gained jobs in the media.
Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group is an all age theatre group based in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Our aim is to bring musical theatre to the local community by putting on two shows a year. 2011 sees us really focusing on fundraising with the costs of hiring a venue for shows, rehearsal space etc rising.
To be shortlisted as ‘Cause of the month’ would be extremely encourgaing and would give fundraising morale a real boost within the club.
We really want to be able to continue puttting on shows for our local audiences.
I would like to nominate the Bumblebee Conservation Trust – the Bee is such a small and normally overlooked animal, people only seem to notice them on a lovely warm day when they dance from flower to flower with that melodic drone and yet they go about their business doing a crucial job for us. We need to understand them more than we do now and every little towards paying for research helps.
The Watson-Watt Society of Brechin, a registered Scottish Charity (No. SC037545), was set up to recognise the work of Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the Brechin born pioneer of radar. He led the team that played a crucial part in the defence of the UK during WWII particularly against the German Luftwaffe. His team created the ‘Chain Home’ defence system built along the East and South coasts of Britain. This system allowed the RAF to detect and track approaching enemy aircraft and enabled them to direct British fighter planes to the attack. There is no real recognition of Watson-Watt’s contribution to the war effort and the development of modern radar systems in Scotland. The Watson-Watt Society is raising funds to create a permanent memorial to him in his home town of Brechin in the form of a statue designed by Alan B. Herriot. The Society has the support of the local authority and has been granted planning permission for the statue. All financial support would be greatly appreciated.
I would like to nominate Scs Kinder, a children’s charity based in Merseyside. The charity works with children and young people who have been abused or are at risk of abuse. The charity offers therapuetic residential care for young people. The charity has been devasted by the Governments spending cuts and are determined to continue to provide a safe home for vulnerable children and young people. 100% of all donations goes directly to services for the young people.
I would like to nominate Kingswood Brownies as cause of the month because, they have more than 50 different girls throughout the village, and surrounding areas, and intakes children aged from 7-10years old, from both a poor and a rich background, some with behavioural needs, and disabilities. All of the leaders volunteer their time, and get paid nothing in return other than the satisfaction of knowing that the girls have somewhere to go and try out new activities, and meet new people. Many of the girls then go onto the same secondary schools, which can be a scary prospect for them, and if they know people already it is less scary. We rely completely on fundraising and the brownies subs that they pay, but to partake in some activites, this isn’t quite enough. We really want to keep running the units, and every little bit of money we recieve helps. Thanks
Seagry Pre-school is small rural charity run pre-school which offers top quality care for two to five year olds. It operates from two shared rooms in the local primary school and has only three permanent members of staff, yet at the last Ofsted inspection in 2009, the pre-school was adjudged as Outstanding, putting it in the top 5% of pre-schools in the country. More recently it also attained the Pre-School Learning Alliance’s highest accreditation. However, it does rely on charitable donations for operating costs, for consumables (such as art supplies) and for any new equipment and £200 would make a big difference.
I am a volunteer for this excellent animal sanctuary,like every animal rescue we rely on donations and fundraising events.
The rescue is struggling at present due to the high numbers of dogs needing new homes,we are so short of space that we are having to use private kennels.
We have also been asked to take dogs from a rescue in Ireland.Please vote for us thankyou.
I would like to nominate Relate Northamptonshire. It’s a little known fact that Relate actually do far more to support families in times of crisis than just offer marriage guidance. At Relate Northamptonshire we work with over 1000 clients each year, not only with their relationship breakdown but also by providing vital emotional support for children too. Relate provide this service throughout the county of Northamptonshire including schools and outreach locations, often incurring room hire charges. ALL local funding has been cut this year and the organisation depends on client contributions to provide a very valuable service. Unfortunately, there are many vulnerable people who are struggling to keep their families together, particularly in the current recession and many of whom have found themselves out of work, with very little disposable income. A donation of £200 would help Relate Northamptonshire to provide a bursary to those unable to pay for essential relationship support to keep their family together.
I am a volunteer fund raiser for the Mid-Warwickshire branch of Cats Protection, a local branch of the national cat rescue charity set up in 1927 to help rescue and rehome abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens.
As a branch, we rely entirely on donations given by members of the public and from funds raised at local events, to care for and feed the cats that we rescue. We never put a cat to sleep, regardless of its age, unless advised by the vet advises due to medical reasons.
This year we have an ever increasing waiting list of adult cats, pregnant, cats and new mum cats with their kittens, all desperately needing our help to find them their forever homes. Our volunteer foster homes are full to bursting and still the waiting list grows as more and more cats are abandoned each day.
We have a fantastic bunch of volunteers who all tirelessly give up their time to help the cats and kittens in the Mid-Warwickshire area but we always need an extra pair of hands.
Please show your support for us and help us rescue where we can.
Every cat deserves their own special home, forever!
Thank you
Julie
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I would like to nominate Heavenly Quest cic charity shop, which was set up as a community interest company charity. This is a non-profit making company as all income will be given back to the community for use towards training. this shop sells second hand items which have been donated by the general public. Prices are kept low so that the customers benefit. All profits will be for the public to help them on training courses there are a lot of disadvantaged and vulnerable people who would benefit from doing the work shops and training courses. These courses will not only provide career prospects to these people but also a sense of well being, self esteem whilst building confidence.
Any one who want to learn can do a course now matter what their circumstances, colour sex genter or relegain . we like to expand, and are looking know at more shops to open so theirs more money in the pot for the students,
their aim is to show that you can learn and progress in life know matter what the circumstances are…
I would like to nominate The Croft Pre-School. We have been established as a registered charity for 30 years and founded by two local mums. We are run by a parent committee. Through out this time we have continually raised funds through local events, which in a small village can be hard to maintain. All funds raised are to provide equipment and various materials for all of our children to enjoy. The outdoor play area is mainly grass which has a slight slope and currently the children have nowhere to ride bikes, scooters etc outside and we desperately need a specific track area for our children to enjoy this equipment.
I would like to nominate Cardiff Foodbank as the cause of the month
Cardiff Foodbank is a project to help and support those suffering financial hardship and who are facing the reality of being unable to feed themselves or their families. All food supplies are donated by the local community via schools, churches, businesses and individuals. Various professional agencies issue clients with vouchers that can then be exchanged for vouchers for 3 – 5 days of nutritionally balanced emergency food. Clients collect food from distribution centres across the City where they find a welcoming place to chat over a hot drink and snack and receive signposting to a range of support services.
Currently over 60 agencies refer clients to the Foodbank. Collections have been arranged in over 15 Cardiff University departments and other businesses and community groups across the City.
Distribution of food started in May 2010 and over 1000 people were fed between May and December 2010. Featured recently on ITV Wales This Week, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Wales website, South Wales Echo and Radio Cardiff interest and demand for the service has exceeded all expectations.
Extra office equipment is needed to take the project forward as we expand
please vote for the Bumblebee Conservation as the bee is very important in our eco system you know what they say no bees no world they also produce honey which not only tastes fantastic but is also used for its healing powers the bee helps to pollinate the flowers and life would be so dull without flowers bees are also a beautiful little creature and summers would not be summers without the bee last but not least they deserve to be on this planet just as much as we do so please give them a fighting chance
As a tour operator The Gambia Experience has always contribed to the local community and have done so primarily through helping to fund the building, renovating and equipping of schools in The Gambia, West Africa. Our school development fund was set up in 1989 and together with the help of our clients, we have assisted over 85 schools across The Gambia.
New Project: Jallow Kunda Lower Basic School 2011, Niani District – Central River Region, Amount Needed: £855.04
Mud brick teachers’ accommodation house
Staff members at the Jallow Junda Lower Basic School currently have to be accommodated by the local community. In some instances three members of staff are sharing a single bedroom.
Building of a new accommodation house for staff will enable staff to live onsite which will help in providing a better living environment for the teachers and will also help make the school more secure outside normal opening hours.
The school is located in region five CRR North and has 367 students with 13 teachers.
Equal People offers complete inclusion to performing arts. We are trying to raise enough money to build a fully accessible theatre so that everyone has the opportunity to perform on stage, whether they are able-bodied or have any kind of disability. For more information please go to our website: http://www.equalpeople.co.uk/ Children and young people of all abilities and disabilities meet together to enjoy and explore the performing arts and at the moment we meet together in an old Mushroom barn. £200 would help us towards our aim.
Springflower Animal Sanctuary is dedicated to providing shelter for abused and abandoned animals. We specialise in horses and farm animals and currently have 20 acres of rehabilitation fields full of anials in need of time and healing.
We take animals that have suffered a life of misery and offer them the path of happiness in new forever home. If homes cannot be sought for any animal that comes into our care, we offer them sanctuary with us for as long as they need.
The sanctuary runs campaigns to raise money for specific equipment but frequently have to use this money to pay for unexpected vet bills. We are currently raising funds for a field shelter which we have raised £500. Unfortunately one of our elderly horses has developed a terminal illness and this money has been used to support ongoing vet bills for him to comfortably live out the end of his days.
Thanks to the support of waitrose and our wonderful supporters we have managed to put some money back into our campaign, we are still on our way to reaching our target. £200 could secure us a shelter before the winter.
Please help us get back on track to raising money for a very worthy cause! We are not run by the government and we are not backed by wealthy silent partners, we are dedicated animal lovers fighting for the voice of animals, working voluntarily all year round.
Northern Academy is one of the most succcessful competitive colour guards in the United Kingdom and is a “sport of the arts” combining music, dance and equipment work. The Academy has three guards with ages ranging from 4 to young adults and is accessible to everyone. Like any sport, many hours are spent in training and the activity offers the youngsters a hobby, focus, lasting friendships, dedication and confidence and is a positive enhancement to the lives and futures of every youngster who becomes a part of it.
OC Support UK was founded in 1991 by Jenny Chambers following the stillbirths of her two daughters.
Obstetric Cholestasis is liver condition which effects around 5,000 pregnancies every year in the UK.
It is characterised by itching (which can be severe), which can start at any point during pregnancy. OC is also associated with premature labour, fetal disrtess and stillbirth. However, if OC is diganosed and managed, then the risks to baby are the same as a normal healthy pregnancy.
Despite this last year there were several stillbirths around the UK directly related to the condition.
OC Support UK aims to support those affected by the condition and actively supports research into the condition.
This year is our 20th Anniversary and all monies raised this year will be donated to the world class research team at Imperial College in London, so that we can carry on working towards every OC family being able to bring their baby home.
Thank you
distant shores is a UK registered, non-profit initiative with a global vision to support regeneration programmes in impoverished communities through providing aid, education and employment.
distant shores is a collaborative initiative outreaching to impoverished international communities. The charity has successfully established projects in the Phillippines. Their fundraising efforts range from assisting sponsored feeding and children’s education programs, regeneration housing, plumbing and sanitation, micro farm industries, arts & crafts enterprises and field medical programs. £200 would help towards financing further global regeneration programmes.
I would like to nominate New Ar k playground, they are the only available child care in this area. They do a fantastic job of educating children about the world around them. they have a farm and small nature conservation area where the children learn how to look after the planet. They do a pick up from school service which is perfect for working mothers like me.I found it difficult to find the appropriate childcare but New Ark are the perfect solution for a lot of parents.
iih idiopatìc intercranial hypertention..i hope iih uk wins as it is a uery deserving charity.lots more research is needed.and there is no cure as yet for this horrible illness.headaches like ur head being crushed,shunts fitted.wooshing in ears.fatigue to name a few.my 15 yr old daughter was diagnosed last yr.now has an lp shunt and is registered blind.pls help iih uk.x
IIH UK are the only Charity in the UK who offer support and advice for sufferers of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. (IIH)
IIH Support forum is fantastic, I dread to think what would have happened if I had not found it when I was diagnosed with IIH 18 months ago. It really has been a life saver. The work IIH UK do is amazing. More awareness of this illness is needed. That is why I support IIH Support.
There is no known cure for IIH yet, but with desperately needed research, hopefully this will change in the future.
Of the nominations so far I would support Mercy Ships – who bring hope to the poor by offering free medical care.
I would like to nominate the charity IIH UK. I was diagnosed with Ideopathic intracranial hypertension last year and found this charity and the support forum it runs a god send. IIH is a neurological condition which shows all the same symptoms as a brain tumour without a tumour. its incurable, painful and life changing. You need lumbar punctures to relieve the pressure and have to take medication that can cause really horrible side affects and in some cases you need a shunt to drain the excess fluid. It can cause blindness if left untreated and affects your cognitive abilities. It was so scary to be diagnosed and as it’s so rare, only 1 or 2 in 100,000, my doctor knew so little about it. IIH UK was founded to raise awareness of the condition and to offer support to people with the condition and their families. they also work hard to raise money to hopefully fund future and much needed research into the condition. I don’t know how I would have coped without it.
This site has a really active forum with loads of carers and sufferers exchanging ideas daily and has a current action campaign in progress to provide even more help to sufferers..
We are a body of people working and praying together to restore and maintain the historic parish church of St Laurence in the popular village of Downton, six miles south of the Cathedral City of Salisbury in Wiltshire. The church dates back to the 12th Century and we wish to ensure that it remains a welcoming place for the community for the enrichment of life and faith for many generations to come.
The crisis in 2008 was the complete failure of the church’s heating system which only seemed to have been around since the 12th Century! However it did serve us faithfully for many, many years thanks in no small way to some very dedicated gentlemen nurturing it. We had to find funds for it to be totally replaced; you can imagine this is no small task in such a beautiful, ancient listed building. We now need to repay £75,000 in loans!
The church itself – just to stand still – costs a lot of money that we raise annually with our regular events at the Cuckoo Fair, Summer Fete and Christmas. Therefore what we need now is EXTRA funding in even larger amounts. That is where the St Laurence Trinity FUNders come in.
You may wonder why we have chosen the title Trinity FUNDers – this was our immediate choice because
• We need God’s help in all three of his forms in all our efforts – hence Trinity
• We’d like to have fun while raising this money – hence the wordplay – FUNders.
• Our mission statement is also in three parts and reflects St Laurence’s by using it’s initial letters –
Saving the Past – Thanksgiving for the Present – Legacy for the Future
Bath Gerbil Rescue is a rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming organisation dedicated to helping small animals find new homes. As one of only a handful of rescue groups specialising in the rehoming of gerbils in the whole of the UK Bath Gerbil Rescue is in contact demand from private individuals and national animal charities to help with the rehoming of these small furries. With vet bills feeding costs reaching the hundreds of pounds every month, funds are desperately needed to continue their valuable work. All funds raised are used to help the animals directly with all rescue admin costs being met by the group’s founder, personally. To date, hundreds of small animals owe their lives to Bath Gerbil Rescue and indeed, without their work and the help of a dedicated team of fosterers, the number homeless would be staggering. Please help by selecting Bath Gerbil Rescue as cause of the month, ensuring small animals across the UK can be guaranteed a brighter future.
This summer, I am going on a World Challenge Expedition to Costa Rica and Nicaragua with a team of eleven other students aged 16-18 years old. During the month long trip, I will be spending time in an impoverished Nicaraguan community and school, completing community project work in order to make a difference, if only a small difference to their lives.
The project work could involve a number of things such as building a new part to the school, painting and decorating, teaching english etc. If I was to win cause of the month, I would use the £200 to put towards buying equipment for the school children e.g. workbooks, colouring pencils, sports/playtime equipment – whatever is required most and can help the greatest amount of people.
Support for my cause would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you.
I nominate Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation
Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation is a UK based voluntary org. that supports the care and welfare of over 80 stray dogs and puppies in Turkey .
Through fundraising they feed and care for these dogs who through no fault of their own have no-one else.
If they were to win this nomonation it would go towards a spay and neuter campaign .
Thank you
Thorley Cricket Club dates back to around 1890 and have been at their current Thorley Lane home since 1956. The club, or the Gannets as we are often fondly referred, is thriving and thanks to a dedicated membership who want to ensure the legacy of the club for years to come have exciting plans for the future. The most adventurous of which is the ten year project for a new pavilion, which was started four years ago.
We are now looking to expand and develop our junior section at Thorley, we are proud of the amount of Colts that we have integrated into our senior XI’s several of whom now form the backbone of our 1st XI. This year for the first time we have appointed a Youth Development Officer and with this we hope to produce an excellent environment for youngsters of all ages to hone their cricketing skills and to enjoy themselves with their friends. We now have a number of qualified coaches (who are all CRB checked) who provide advice and guidance for players of all standards and help them to make the most of their abilities and to enjoy playing the marvellous game of cricket in a secure and friendly atmosphere.
There is still a long way to go before these become a reality – we are working hard to raise the funds to make our club somewhere to be really proud of for years to come
By voting for us the money would be allocated to provide equipment for the youth section to allow them to play matches and develop a love for the game. Remember these children have a real desire to play the game of cricket and our club wants them to realise that desire. We hope you think our cause deserving of this venture
I would like to nominate Family Matters.
Family Matters have a Helpline and Counselling Service for Children and Adult Survivors of Rape, Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse both Male and Female.
Our Helpline is a national service and the Counselling is in South East London, Kent and Surrey.
We are a Charity and started over 20 years ago.
If we were to win the money would go towards the services we provide.
Thank you
The Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) is a UK-based charity that has been working for a world without cages since 1957.
They are working hard on a campaign right now to inform the public about the reality of circus life for wild animals, and to persuade the Government to ban their use.
Tiny exercise areas, cruel training methods, hours tethered and on the road, and physical abuse – it’s time that this archaic and unnecessary practice was stopped.
Experts agree, an animals’ physical, social and psychological needs simply cannot be met while in a circus. Please held CAPS to end this now.
Thank you.
Cranfield VC Lower School PTFA is a registered charity that raises money to buy additional equipment and activities that are not funded by the school budget. All money raised goes directly to the pupils well being at the school. We have quite a unique approach whereby pupils will raise with the school council the things they would like to see improved at school and we work alongside the teaching staff to ensure this happens. We also help to provide emergency funds when the school is faced with budget cuts so as to avoid disruption to the pupils learning. For example we have recently donated £1,800 to fund the school library service which was under threat. We also help towards funding school trips so that parents do not have to pay as much if at all towards these, something which is particularly relevant in the current economic climate.
Finally we provide a fantastic social link between the parents and school. It enables people to have an impact on the school their child attends in a positive way and work towards a common goal. We are all very proud of our PTFA. Any donation would be appreciated and put to good use and would assist us in raising the vital funds we need. Thank you
The Pernicious Anaemia Society work hard non stop to support people who suffer Pernicious Anaemia. The condition is not understood and many are not getting the treatmement to their needs but the pernicious anaemia society supports everyone and is trying to get the condition understood.
They do not currently recieve any government funding and appreciate donations and help to progress with their hard work. They are a regoistered charity and would really appreciate being the cause of the month and so would all who suffer pernicious anaemia and struggle with every day life each day.
Thank you.
I nominate Rosina Animal Centre, they take in a wide range of animals, they rehome the animals to kind and responsible people and the animals they cannot rehome due to age or personality they keep at their rescue centre and treat them like family, no animal is put to sleep unless it is the very last option, they rescue animals that much bigger organisations cannot or will not rescue, they also educate teenagers and children on how to care for animals and give work experience to troubled teens or young offenders in the local areas and in local schools
They also aid other charities in rescues and teach smaller charities how to manage and run their organisations, they provide bereavement counselling and are often required to counsel suicidal people who lose a beloved animal, they are very involved in their community and often hold fates or small gatherings whilst teaching people the importance on giving everyone and every animal the kindness and respect that is needed for a better community feeling.
They do all of these things and with the help of only two volunteers, i just think that five people in total who can manage to make such a difference to people, animals and their community should be appreciated and this would make them feel so proud of what they achieve and help them carry on their much valued work, please support them with me, thankyou.
Worthing Hospital – special care baby unit.
They took care of my premature daughter when she was born and were amazing, i don’t know what we would have done without them. The equipment needed and staff are vital for the care of babies. Im sure they would very much appreciate a kind donation.
Thank you
I would like to nominate SEPIA – Supporting Educational Projects in Africa. This is a small family run charity currently working with schools in Ghana. It help schools to build classrooms, buy furniture and educational resources. SEPIA also offer one off educational bursaries to help teachers and students to further their studies beyond that provided by the government.
Illness is one of the main reasons why children do not attend school in Ghana and SEPIA is now setting up a medical fund to help the poorest pupils gain medical treatment which will allow them to get treatment and then be able to return to school. I would like SEPIA to win the £200 so that it can be put towards this latest project.
The AKU Society is a patient organisation founded in 2003 in Liverpool, UK. They support patients diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, Alkaptonuria (AKU). People with Alkaptonuria do not have enough of an enzyme called homogentisic acid oxidase. The body uses this enzyme to break down a substance called homogentisic acid. Because normal amounts of this enzyme are missing,homogentisic acid is not used and builds up in the body, becoming toxic. Some is eliminated in the urine, but the rest is deposited in body tissues, where it accumulates at 2,000 times the normal rate.
Alkaptonuria is an inherited condition that causes urine to turn black when exposed to air. Ochronosis, a buildup of dark pigment in connective tissues such as cartilage and skin, is also characteristic of the disorder. This blue-black pigmentation usually appears after age 30. People with alkaptonuria typically develop arthritis, particularly in the spine and large joints, beginning in early adulthood. Other features of this condition can include heart problems, kidney stones, and prostate stones. This condition is rare, affecting 1 in 250,000 to 1 million people worldwide.
Their aims are to:
* Support AKU patients and their families.
* Provide the latest high quality scientific information about AKU.
* Recruit scientists and clinicians and to promote their research into the causes, effects and treatments of AKU.
* Help medical professionals find the best way to support new AKU patients.
* Ultimately, to bring together all the resources needed to find a cure for AKU.
because they are a patient led charity they get little funding. With help of donations thery are looking to find a posible cure for this little known about disease.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
Simon Laxon
Founded in 1971, Bield is today one of Scotland’s leading providers of housing, care and support services for older people. Each year, Bield helps over 15,000 older people to live life to the full.
In addition to our Volunteer Development Programme, we have created the Small Grants Programme to make improvements to the gardens for tenants to enjoy, to fund travel costs for days out and short breaks for residents who could not afford a holiday and exercise equipment to keep everyone active and happy.
This costs £15,000 every year and we receive no government funding whatsoever to continue this invaluable programme. A donation of £200 would make a big difference.
Thank you,
Kevin
Every heard of the Downs Heart Group? no? well please check us out. We desperately need to be the charity of the month. That donation could mean the difference not only of us staying a float for another month, but at least one more family who have a member either child or adult who has downs syndrome and seroius heart issue can receive support, either by email, telephone, snail mail or in person from our small but dedicated team of staff and members.
It’s not all like Emmerdale you know! lots of families feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the labels that are heaped on their beautiful newborn baby. Just by having one more mum, dad, granny grandpa, brother or sister who has been there to listen and understand helps us at DHG nurture resilience in warrior families.
A Stage For U operates throughout Lanarkshire in Scotland and is predominately made up of people with a lived experience of Mental Ill Health. Our main aim is to promote the benifits of the Performing ArtsIn Mental Ill Health Recovery and in an area that has pockets 0f deprivation in the 70%+ region that is not an easy task. We also believe in tackling discrimination and stigma in mental Ill health and as part of that objective we have made our group open to anyone and had a pledge signing of the Scottish Goverment’s See Me Campaign which included a commitment to a 7 point plan over the next twelve months. Our members are flourishing all the time and we are committed to their development on an individual basis creating an environment that exudes that sentiment and principle. We believe this lead to our recent performance at the Centre for Contemporary Arts as part of the Glasgow Comedy Festival. Also more recently on june the 2nd when we signed the See Me pledge we also held a succesful Mental Health Information Day entitled Linking People With People. This was held in a local Community Centre to bring people closer with the information they might need and help us engage with the wider community and as people first not services or organisations in a one to one friendly environment. So we hope that we get chosen as ‘Cause of the Month’ to continue the good work already acheived with new energy injected into ouroperations at winning such a prize…… Thanks for taking the time to read this.
I think Craigellachie School should be nominated to win the £200 because my grand-daughter goes to school there and has needed a lot of support to which she has had through the head teacher and staff .Everythng comes down to money { as it allways does} and the support has been tremendous. To continue helping other children as well as my grand-daughter in years to come any extra money, be it through various money raising activities or donations I know the money would be used for a good purpose.The head teacher is leaving in the summer {good luck in all she does) and i am sure her replacement will strive to keep up the good work as well. My grand-daughter can read fluently now with the help put in place and is coming on well with all other aspects of school work so thank you to the school and all there hard work, and i hope we are in with the chance to win some extra money.
Manchester Lightning Cheerleaders are a cheer and dance team based in South Manchester. We offer cheerleading classes for children aged 2+ up to adult. Anyone is welcome to join our club and improve their skills and fitness regardless of age, gender, background or experience. We offer the opportunity to compete at regional and national level and have recently achieved a number of top 3 placings in both cheer and dance divisions.
We are currently fundraising to buy some specialist equipment to allow our members to train safely and reach their full potential. There is very limited access to safety flooring or fully equiped venues in our area, especially for our younger members. We want to install a permananet sprung safety floor in our local leisure centre so that we can offer classes to more children without increasing our prices beyond what they can afford to pay.
Help us to raise funds to open a multi-sensory studio
Welcome to Ruby’s Fund
Ruby’s Fund’s mission is to open a multi-sensory studio for those with additional needs in Congleton, Cheshire, England.
Ruby’s Fund is a small non-profit making charity run by volunteers. We are heavily reliant upon voluntary donations and contributions. With the generosity of our supporters we have managed to raise £33,000 in two years of fund raising. Our third year of fund raising is well under way. Please have a look at our calendar for future events and support us with our mission.
Handicabs is a great charity, it helps disabled pepole to get to places which are otherwise unavalable, it is used for hospital appointments, shopping, and even outings, they took me to my grand daughters chrisrening, without which i was unable to go. They help peple in Edeinburgh and the Lothians, who otherwise would be housebound. Thank you HANDICABS
June 7, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I would like to nominate St Dominic’s Priory School Stone, faced with the threat of closure in January 2011 the parents and staff have worked to save the school. It was taken into new trusteeship on May the 26th and we all look forward to the future. But with the current climate we are anxious, will all our hard work be enough and there has been such a lot, miles walked leafleting for our open days, curtains sewn to improve the surroundings, walls painted and tears shed will the school thrive.We have not waled away, we are teaching our children about hard work and community and setting an example that things don’t come in life and those worth holding onto are worth working hard for, I feel this money will be a boost to our ‘New’ school.
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I think that Braveheart – healthy heart campaign is a worthwhile cause to support and be June’s cause of the month. It aims to help people who have cardiac problems and those who are at risk or cardiac problems and diabetes type 2, to get exercise. They have weekly walks in the Falkirk area and linlithgow which are led by volunteer walk leaders, they also run mentor groups to help people with heart problems understand their condition better. The objectives of Braveheart are:
1. to improve health
2. to encourage people to take responsibility for sustaining and improving their own health
3. to reduce inequalities in health
4. to promote healthy living within our communities
You can also become a volunteer and help with fundraising, last Sunday they held a sponsored abseil off the Falkirk Wheel.
Cause of the month – June
HALT Domestic Violence is a lifeline to victims of domestic violence. Almost daily the media tells us of another domestic related murder. HALT reduces the risk to victims and their families in over 95% of cases, saving lives, by giving help, support, legal advice and advocacy. HALT has worked with female victims for many years, but are looking to extend the services to men due to the increasing demand. HALT’s services are stretched and any new opportunities for expanding their important work are critical. Domestic Violence is an inherent social problem stretching into the lives of most people – either as a friend, family member, neighbour or a victim. There is a lot publicity about domestic violence now, but not a lot of funding. HALT would welcome any new supporters and would love the opportunity to be considered for Cause of the Month! Thanks!
The Harmony Therapy Trust is a newly registerd charity that provides FREE holistic therapy to people living with Cancer and other life altering serious illnesses.
I would like to nominate The Friends of the Priory School (FoTPS for short) a registered charity which aims to raise funds for the Priory School, Dorking and its pupils. The Friends is run by a small dedicated committee who support the school in raising much needed extra funding through social events and initiatives, to provide the additional equipment, supplies and pupil needs not provided through Government Funding.
Please vote for us as every little bit of extra funding makes a real difference to the lives of young people.
I would like to nominate Down’s Heart Group. We are a small national charity that has been in operation for over 20 years, but we tend to miss out on funding as local finders tend to prefer funding local charities and we are not high profile to attract support from those that fund national organisations.
Every day in the UK two babies are born with Down’s Syndrome.
47% also have a congenital heart condition – so every day one is born here.
Their families face all the issues of having a child with a potentially life-threatening medical condition as well as all the issues around having a child with a learning disability – it can seem as if life has ended for these families.
Down’s Heart Group is the only organisation in the UK that helps with the very specific needs of these families, using the varied personal experiences of it’s staff and trustees together with the knowledge acquired from over 20 years engaging with it’s membership to provide the support and information these families need in order to make informed decisions.
We are there for families for every step of their journey when they need us – from ante-natal diagnosis, through open heart surgery and beyond and we are there for those who experience the dreadful situation of losing a child at whatever age.
We work with other organisations and provide representation on boards and panels to ensure the needs of our members and families like them are met. We advocate for families and disseminate information to them to ensure they have the opportunity to have a voice in important decisions such as changes in healthcare.
Although a UK charity, our benefit goes beyond the UK as our information is freely available on our website allowing families from third world countries to find information that they would not otherwise have access to and overseas organisations to further assist their members.
We are a small but dedicated team with personal experience which we are putting to use in supporting other families to try and make their journey easier, but we are currently facing the possibility that our vital service may have to close if we cannot attract some extra funding in the next few months.
Durham Amateur Swimming and Water Polo Club is celebrating it’s 150 year anniversary this year, and is the second oldest swimming club in England being founded in 1861. We are based at Freeman’s Quay Durham, affiliated to the Amateur Swimming Association and our principal activities are Competitive Swimming and Water Polo. The club comprises over 200 members aged from 7-16, and is supported by parent volunteers who help variously as coaches, marshalls, secretary, treasures, timekeepers and judges. The club has a fantastic team spirit despite the gruelling schedule of early morning and evening swimming sessions. The club has arranged for regular training camps in Europe swimming in larger Olmpic sized training pools not availiable in the UK, but funds are not available for the majority of swimmers to alow them to attend. The £200 would be a huge help in allowing the full team to gain the best experience possible in their favourite sport as well as developing team-based cameraderie.
Sefton Carers Centre – for People who Care
Much press coverage is given to the many millions of sick and disabled people there are in the country, adults and children, who are all feeling the effects of changes and cuts due to the current financial climate. What we rarely hear about is the estimated 6 million people, people like you and I, who very often give up their lives as they’ve known them, to support and care for sick and disabled relatives, friends and neighbours. These people are ‘carers’ and they do this without pay and receive a minimal Carers Allowance of just over £50 per week. Carers of pensionable age receive not even that. As you can imagine, financial hardship is a part of life for many carers.
In many ways people who are carers face restriction and isolation and deterioration of their own health – like the person they care for, yet not through disability but through their caring responsibilities and the strain it places upon them. Some feel trapped as their caring role has become their duty through love or sometimes because they simply feel they have no other choice.
Carers need support too. They need support to ensure they can continue to care.
Sefton Carers Centre has been caring for carers for over 15 years and we too are now feeling the pinch. One of the most important things we can offer to carers is a short break from their caring role and due to local authority budget cuts we have unfortunately lost valuable funding to provide emergency cover and flexible breaks for carers. The impact of this could be affecting entire families as they now find themselves with even less freedom and peace of mind than before.
With £200 we could organise a day trip for carers, offered to them for free. This would give them a much needed break to recharge their batteries so they can continue to care. It could help us to continue to offer free complementary therapies to relieve stress or it could help us to produce information packs that ensure carers are aware of their rights and are getting the support they are entitled to.
If you would like to help people that give their time to look after sick or disabled adults and children, affected by the hard times that our country is facing, please give us your vote.
I would like to nominate Down’s Heart Group.
To support a better life for people with Down’s Syndrome and associated heart conditions by providing their families and carers with information and support to assist them in making informed choices regarding treatment etc.
GOES (Gambian Occasional Emergency Support) works in the tiny West African country of The Gambia. We assist communities and individuals we funding and advice. We have helped to re-roof a clinic, built an outdoor shelter (a bantabar) for use by the local school as a shady & rain-proof area for story telling, staff & parent meetings and a market stall for selling the produce from the school garden (which we also funded). We have paid for dental treatment, found help for a young mother with glaucoma, funded the operation of a teenager for osteomyolitis – and his after-care, provided a clinic with funds to purchase anti-biotics, provided sunhats for babies and spectacles for pensioners. We’ve funded a village girl to become a midwife and sponsored numerous school children from the age of five up. We paid fees for a young man to study at university and supported a family while their son was here having an operation on his heart. All this has been done on a tiny annual income of less than £5000. With your help we can achieve even more. None of the money donated to the charity has been spent on running costs. We, the trustees, pay all our expenses ourselves. Please feel free to ask any questions. Best wishes,
Joyce & Tom.
I would like to nominate the Downs Heart Group , this is a small charity but is big at Heart . As a parent who had to hand over there baby to a surgeon for life saving heart surgery I know first hand how important it is to have a supportive person available at the end of the phone day or night . This charity is fighting for survival and really deserves all the help it can get so parents like myself can have the support we so badly need at a very difficult time it makes so much difference.
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I vote for http://www.zimpi.org which is a brand new charity to give unborn children a chance at life.
Zimpi prevents mother to child transmission(PMTCT) of the HIV virus ensuring the newborn is healthy. Further ARV drugs help keep mother alive so the newborn is not another statistical orphan.
i think cat protection should win as they look after all the stray and unwanted cats in the area.They have them neuted and chip and find them really
good homes they do a lot of fund raising all for the cats
thank you
I would like to nominate Rye Cricket Club for the Viking award.
Rye Cricket Club was established in 1754. A rural family club we have around 85 registered young players under the age of 16.
The club is very much part of the community and provides fun and enjoyment to all its participants regardless of ability.
The clubs pavilion was burnt down last summer by an arsonist along with all of the children’s equipment and the club has set about raising funds to help provide the facilities these youngsters deserve.
Please vote for us.
I would like to nominate 1st Shinfield Road Brownies for the cause of the month.
We are a Brownie pack, for girls aged between 7 and 10 years old. We rely on fundraising and a termly subscription collected from the parents of our girls in order to offer fun and adventurous activities. We meet in one of the more deprived areas of Reading and so like to keep our costs down as much as possible in order to allow all our girls to participate in all the activities we offer.
We’d love the £200 to put towards our residential event next spring where, if we can fund it, we’d like to offer the girls the chance to have a go at climbing and abseiling or archery.
Please vote for us!
As a trustee of the Japanese Akita Welfare Trust, I know how hard it is to raise funds and awareness for any charity.
At the moment we have over 20 dogs who need new homes and we are being contacted about more on a weekly basis.
JAWT is a registered charity (no. 1080152) and we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Akitas in need. The charity was established in 1998 and was the first Akita specific rescue in the UK.
We are all committed to these wonderfully loyal and magnificent dogs and appreciate any help or assistance that we receive.
Adopt-A_Garden scheme on the Isle of Wight matches those who do not have a garden with those who can no longer look ofter their own. The scheme trains new gardeners to give them the skills they need to look after an elderly neighbour’s garden. They share the vegetables and flowers and no money exchages hands. All those involved are CRB (police) checked. The Footprint Trust charity wishes to expand the scheme and bring more neglected gardens under cultivation. Adopt-A-Garden reduces food-miles and encourages healthy eating and keeping fit. It brings together people of all ages. The Isle of Wight is known as the ‘Garden Isle’ and this scheme celebrates that tradition and pride in gardens.
the tia greyhound and lurcher rescue are my chosen charity they get no government funding as no animal rescue do the founder is deb she does a brilliant job rescuing from trainers taking from the dog pounds rescing from the streets all round the north yorkshire area she is a true hero for these dogs and my hat goes off to her and the people who give up their time to help her there is dogs in there that can never be rehomed i sponsor 1 of them blue bell she is so nervous and scared of everyone thats just one of them there is others there that have different problems what deb must keep for the rest of their days she is in need of fundings all the time vets bills etc i would love to see her rescue get a chance of been given some extra cash jen
I would lilke to nominate Winnington Park Bowls Club for the cause of the month.
We are a crown green bowling club in Mid-Cheshire and in the early hours of Friday 3rd June 2011 our pavilion was burnt down. Part of the struchure was over 100 years old and was built by Brunner Mond. To see the devistation please visit http://www.wprcbowls.co.uk there are several photographs of what is left, which is not much. the £200.00 would put a smile back on some of our faces. It would be spent on much needed equipment lost in the fire. So please help us to win this months cause of the month. Thank you.
Every charity, school. club and group mentioned here obviously work hard to obtain everything they get . In these purse-closed times, it’s particularly hard to raise enough for even the bare essentials much of the time. For this, each and every one are deserving of the chance to receive extra funds.
This is very true for the local TICEHURST AND FLIMWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL, who’s PTA endlessly strive to raise funds to give the children of the small rural school every opportunity for good experiences as larger schools, and to create the atmosphere of learning and recreation we all wish for our children.
What makes TICEHURST AND FLIMWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL more deserving than other charities and groups here? I can’t praise the staff, parents and friends of the school enough for their comitment and attitude, and their ongoing striving to do the best for the children in their care.
You deserve to win!
I’d like to nominate the amazing youth theatre group run by Jack Drum Arts every Monday night, especially now most of their funding has been cut. They continue to meet in order to create original work that crosses boundaries and promotes inclusivity, helping to build a better world through dialogue and community empowerment. They come from lots of different backgrounds and many live in impoverished homes and areas but when they walk through that door everyone is equal. These values of fairness and equality shine through in the work they make and tour around the country. In the past they have created shows about slavery and refugees. Next they are going to address teenage pregnancy which is particularly high in their area. Young people have such a bad name in our town which is a County Durham hotspot for anti-social behaviour but these young people doing youth theatre demonstrate only positive attributes.
I would like to nominate Down’ s Heart Group for charity of the month. It is the only charity specifically supporting families with a member with both Down’s Syndrome and heart problems. It relies on donations and fundraising to survive and has been around for 20yrs. DHG was a lifeline for us when my daughter was born and had to undergo life saving surgery. I have been involved with the charity ever since, trying to help other families through the trauma both heart conditions and learning difficulties can bring. Down’s Heart Group is desperate for funds at the moment, I can’t bear the thought of the charity not being here for the next 20yrs as so many families gain so much from being in touch with DHG, throughout their child’s life and beyond.
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a rare neurological condition that most doctors haven’t heard off and IIH UK is a charity that works hard raising awareness of the condition.
IIH UK provides sources of information and support to people with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), their families, friends and carers.
Through the website, you can link onto the IIH support forum where members and guests are able to chat and discuss how they feel. Little is known about the condition, so any shared advice is welcome and sometimes the only support a sufferer will have.
I am a member of the Japanese Akita Welfare Trust, who rescue, rehabilitate and rehome Akitas in need.
There are over 20 dogs at the moment looking for new homes and we are contacted regularly with more needing homes. These magnificent dogs are amazingly loyal and just want a home where they will feel safe and loved.
We are all volunteers and any help we can get in helping these wonderful dogs is truly appreciated.
Nominates Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation-TARO
Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation is a UK based voluntary org. that supports the care and welfare of over 80 stray dogs and puppies in Turkey .
Through fundraising, they feed and care for these dogs who through no fault of their own, have no-one else.
If they were to win this nomonation it would go towards a spay and neuter campaign .
Thank you
I would to nominate TARO. The only group in Turkey with the biggest hearts. Hearts that go to the streets early in the morning, twice a day to feed the stray dogs that WAIT for them to come. The dogs rely on these people and these people need funds. It hurts me to see the photos of the strays on their facebook page. I try and help whenever i can too.
Morley District Rangers is a brand new Guiding unit in Morley. We cater for girls and women aged 14-25. It offers an exciting and flexible programme with a huge variety of challenges and opportunities for personal development – sure to impress universities and potential employers!
The Look Wider programme offers a range of activities and challenges and motivates members to try out new things – it could be learning a language, playing a musical instrument, running a marathon, camping in the wilds or volunteering overseas. It is flexible and participants can take their chosen activities as far as they wish, from taster level all the way to gaining a qualification that is recognised outside guiding.
Senior Section members can undertake a wide range of awards and qualifications. These include the Leadership qualification, which helps them in running guiding units for younger girls, the internationally-recognised Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, and other prestigious awards specific to guiding.
As we are a brand new unit we desperately need extra funding to be able to provide all that Guiding has to offer. £1.50 a week in subs does not stretch very far!
Supporting Bulmer House Day Centre
We offer support and respite for our elderly clients and their relatives, many of whom suffer from alzheimers or some other form of dementia. Taking over the care of these people for a few hours a week enables their relatives, some of whom have their own ‘elderly’ related problems, time to complete what most of us see as simple housework chores – shopping, washing, making beds – or simply have time for themselves.
A donation such as this would allow us to take some of our clients out, perhaps to a theatre show or for a pub lunch – things that they can no longer enjoy on a regular basis, but which bring them such pleasure.
I nominate Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation
Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation is a UK based voluntary org. that supports the care and welfare of over 80 stray dogs and puppies in Turkey .
Through fundraising they feed and care for these dogs who through no fault of their own have no-one else.
If they were to win this nomonation it would go towards a spay and neuter campaign .
Thank you
I am the chair of Harrowbarrow PSA. We a a very small rural school who struggle from the lack of a school hall. Staff, Parents and children are working hard to be inventive in our use of space especially our outside areas and we are raising money to create an outdoor class room . Crucial to this is a canopy to help create a shaded, sheltered space that the children can thne use for a huge range of activities and especially Design, Technology, Art and Science lessons. Canopies are expensive and the money would really boost our fundraising efforts towards this and make our creative visiona reality!
I nominate Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation
Not only do they fundraise to help feed and care for the stray animals in Turkey but also fund a lot of what is needed themselves personally.
They really need to win this for the animals .
Turkish Animal Rescue Organisation
These ladies work so hard to raise funds to help the stray dogs in Turkey
They really could do with a windfall . £200 will feed , spay/ neuter quite a lot of dogs .
Turkish animal rescue org, TARO, for all the work they do feeding, speying and caring for the street dogs in Turkey. Many pups have been saved from the streets there and flown to other parts of europe to find forever homes. they are fantastic
TARO, for all the great work they do rescueing the street dogs in turkey, speying/feeding and rehoming .
I would like to nominate DOWN’S HEART GROUP.
They are a wonderful organization, and are facing a major financial crisis.
It would be a great loss if they were to fold.
Please support the UK registered charity Dogstar Foundation – a very small group of humble and selfless people working in Sri Lanka to provide free veterinary care to stray / street animals & pets belonging to poor local people. They rent a property as a base, but also conduct mobile outreach clinics for humane methods of animal population control (sterilisation) & rabies vaccinations – alongside other lifesaving surgical procedures, full vaccinations, parasite control and feeding programs. In addition Dogstar run human health/ animal welfare education classes & community DIY projects for impoverished people living in vulnerable housing. They work independently in a rural area with paid local & volunteer western vets, but also join other animal welfare & humanitarian organisations to deliver joint aid across Sri Lanka – recently funding medicines for strays, pets and farm animals stranded in the flood disaster. Dogstar Foundation are sponsoring a 20-day veterinary field clinic where at least 500 dogs & cats will be operated, treated & vaccinated free of charge in July 2011 – Life changing and life saving for animals and people alike. This prize money would mean healthcare, neutering and vaccinations for 20 dogs or cats – that’s 20 healthier animals and countless future litters of animals not born into a life of uncertainty, disease or suffering.
Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain is a small Irish medium primary school in North Belfast. We work hard to provide a full curriculum for the children through the medium of Irish. As we are a small school, we depend a lot on the generosity of parents and others to help us raise much needed funds for the school. At the minute we are trying to raise money to purchase an interactive whiteboard which would greatly enhance teaching and learning in our school.
Rubislaw Playgrous is fantastic. It runs playgroups for 3-5 year-olds 5 mornings a week, also a great two’s group. All the children have great fun and have learning opportunities, stories, activities and outings (about 1 a term), not to mention a fruity snack mid-morning. Fundraising is an ongoing challenge.
“Having Down’s syndrome is just a small part of who I am,” Andrew, one of our trainers.
Down’s Syndrome Scotland is a small registered charity (SC 011012) that provides information, support and services to people with Down’s syndrome, their families, carers and professionals throughout Scotland. Our Family Support Service Team offers support and information to parents and schools on topics ranging from: birth, education, health, speech and language, work, college and aging.
£200 can provide ongoing support to TWO schools educating a child with Down’s syndrome. This provides teachers with training materials and support, which will help a child with Down’s syndrome reach his full potential.
The Friends of Ulverley School are relentless at attempting to raise funds for Ulverley School. This is two form entry school with children from all walks of life. Over the last two years Friends has raised funds for two outdoor shelters in the playground. This means the children are now safe from the sun during the summer period and have somewhere to shelter from rain showers, However, Friends are now committed to raising funds for low level climbing apparatus for both the infant and junior playgrounds. A £200 donation would be a real boost to our fund raising efforts.
Action for Ann is an independent charity set up by a group of ladies off a pregnancy and baby website – it is a place for ladies trying to conceive, pregnant or with children to chat, share stories and support eachother. I have been a member of this site since last August and one woman who always support me through all I have been through was Ann. She is a site regular and is always on giving advice, help and support to all the lovely ladies.
There are a lot of ladies on the site who go through hardship and Ann is always someone to turn to for help and advice, even just someone to listen. She really is a gem! There are so many people’s hearts she has touched and sadly recently she has faced her own hardship.
Her and her husband have been trying for a baby for a long time and only recently found out that the good fertility she once had has now gone. She desperately wants a baby and at 47 this is becoming more and more difficult as time passes. The only hope of having the baby she wants is to find someone kind enough to donate their eggs to her. As the clock is ticking she wants to find this person asap and have the procedure carried out to implant these eggs.
The NHS waiting list is very long and due to her age she wants this to happen sooner rather than later. A group of us girls on the site have set up this account in order to help her in saving up money to pay for these procedures privately in a quicker amount of time and we really hope to recieve this goal. The £200 would be so appreciated and would be a great help to Ann in funding her treatment.
There really is no-one deserves this more than she does, she truly is a diamond! Please give us the opportunity to give this money to Ann and put the big smile on her face she deserves
xx
I am not a member of St Johns in selsdon croydon, But some members of my family are,. I know from personnel experience they work hard fundraising for this community church which is a vital link to its parishoners. They tirelessy look after the elderly dispite having limited free time, provide meals, and transport> They fund raise for charity as well as the church, And when I had a personel crisis 6 years ago the vicar who had never met me send me a card from her and tthe parish wishing me good thoughts and prayers while I went through my cancer. If I could repay them I would dearly love to win this prize to help this tiny church which has a big heart.
I would like to vote for Taro. Turkish animal rescue organisation. This group is based in the UK and fund-raise for dogs who are left to die alone on the streets of Turkey. Essential funding is needed if spaying and neutering is to be carried
out and food/water/shelter/medical treatment can be given to help stop all the needless suffering.
Animal Connexions are a small group of dedicated & committed people who were founded 16 years ago, in that time they have rescued over 6,000 unwanted, strays & abused animals – many more have been helped along the way. they specialise in the hand rear of orphans, provide valuable education work, work cross community and help many people in hard situations not only to be able to keep their precious companion but to refer them to agencies who can help with their personal problems. every penny raised goes directly to the animals who need urgent help – AC only exist on their own fundraising & donations as no grants available – despite sometimes never having money to fund their activities nothing stops them & they never refuse to help no matter how bad the funds are – £200 would rehabilitate several dogs from a dog pound who are on death row & waiting to be needlessly destroyed – it would be a wonderful boost for them to be able to do this – thank you everyone
My nominated cause is Condorrat Parish Church, Cumbernauld.
Cumbernauld is a new town but Condorrat Church is in the old village of Condorrat ( one of the original areas ) and has been there since 1875 after the local people raised over £3000 to build it.
Sadly , now, age is catching up with it and we need to raise in the region of £300,000 to do essential floor renovations and refurbishment. There are some grants we may be able to apply for but the bulk of the money has to be found by us. We are a small congregation so struggle a bit but feel it is vital to keep the church alive and functioning for the whole community.
Thank you for considering us for your Cause For The Month
Equine Market Watch Sanctuaries UK is a welfare campaiging charity working for Equines in the UK. Run only by unwaged volunteeers we depend on public donations to keep our welfare staff in auctions and markets as well as helping the charity campaign for improvements in equine welfare. We have over 100 horses and ponies out on loan across the UK as well as resident equines within our sanctuary. Our aim is to educate the public in equine welfare by holding demo’s and clinics throughout the year especially with regard to compassion and kindness. We think that if the younger generations learn how to keep horses and ponies happy we are building a better world for people too. £200 would allow us to run 4 extra clinics or demo’s before the Winter arrives. When we are in auctions we see all too often little foals going through auction rings for less than £10 each. When we have space we will bring home one of these poor ponies and give it back its life. Many do not have that option and instead are loaded onto meat lorries. £200 would go a very long way to allow us to bring back one pony and care for it until it is adult at our sanctuary in Herefordshire. Thank you for helping us and voting if we get chosen.
RAPID UK is an independent search and rescue charity based in Gloucester made up of a team of volunteers who through instant deployment of highly trained, self sufficient rescue teams, aim to save lives in the aftermath of disasters such as earthquakes across the world.
The majority of what RAPID UK carry out is mitigation work in vulnerable countries, training local government agencies and communities how to respond and take action in crises. Helping to develop local resilience and capability saves more lives in the long term and accelerates the country’s recovery period following disaster.
Operating all year round they receive no funding and therefore rely solely on public donations in order to allow them provide the response, assistance and training needed when disaster occurs across the world. Since 1996, RAPID UK have provided search and rescue assistance in some of the world’s most devastating disasters including India, Haiti, Turkey and Pakistan.
I support the RSPCA locally and nationally! We receive no state aid and rely totally on charitable giving to ease the suffering of the many animals that come to us needing assistance and freedom from cruelty and suffering.
We are, of course, a well-known charity running many services for animals and birds and all sorts of creatures tame or wild. The inhumanity of man to the rest of creation is staggeringly bad and we need all the help we can get to continue in our work.
We have professional Inspectors, animal homes, clinics and hospitals and many dedicated volunteers! We are an organisation for everything!! Thank you!
Child Concern Consortium is a group of five small charities working with children who need help across the UK. That’s children in hospital, needing new families, disabled, home alone or living in poverty.
We work together to raise money for our work so that more of the donations we receive can go directly into programmes changing children’s lives for the better – Five is better than 1!
I support the Llangollen Railway, a Heritage Railway running between Llangollen and Carrog, along the scenic Dee Valley (oriignally part of the Ruabon to Barmouth line which closed in 1964-5). The railway is aiming to extend the track beyond Carrog to Corwen in 2012 and preparatory work has started. The Railway has the support of the Welsh Assembly and Denbighshire County Council but further money is needed to complete the job.
I would like to nominate 1st Whittingham BP Scout Group as cause for the month, as we prepare for our 12 camps and expeditions this summer for the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Seniors and Rovers in our small rural area.
We provide an opportunity for 70 children and adults from a deprived, rural area to gain new skills and experiences that will set them up for life, making them more independent and more employable – very important in the north east where many of our jobs are disappearing.
The children have recently been learning about renewable energy, their natural environment, map-reading, knots, DIY and cooking as well as keeping fit through activities such as fencing, hiking, canoeing and swimming.
We are also setting up an expedition of a lifetime to Lesotho in Southern Africa next year, which will take the children beyond their comfort zone, and introduce them to issues such as HIV and AIDS, poor education, poor nutrition and poor health due to the smoky atmospheres of their mud huts.
The group is run entirely by volunteers, and any help is very much appreciated so we can give the children and adults in our area the very best opportunities to better themselves.
SouthernLurcherRescue.org.uk is a small UK voluntary organisation based in the South of England, dedicated to the work of rehoming unwanted lurchers mainly given up from home environments. The charity relies solely on donations and the hard work of some fantastic volunteers. There are no kennel facilities but the Charity has the most wonderfull bunch of people willing to foster these gorgeous helpless hounds, nursing them back to full fitness before finding them that special forever sofa that each dog so utterly deserves.
I would like to nominate Chameleon Batonettes a family run majorette troupe from Bridgwater in Somerset. The troupe has approximately 30 members, currently all girls, from in and around the town ranging from 4 to 28 years. The girls have lot’s of fun whilst keeping active. Now in it’s 21st year Chameleons have represented England in the European championships in several countries and is currently European champion having taken gold in Switzerland in October 2010. The troupe can be seen throughout the year fundraising and supporting local fetes and events around the area as well as bag packing and participating in sponsored activities to try to keep the troupe going. Whilst everyone in the troupe works extremely hard, the mammoth task of raising enough money for costumes, accessories and meeting rising costs of their training venue; gets tougher every year especially in an area that is so full of other causes all fighting to stay afloat. It would be wonderful to see Chameleon Batonettes benefit from this prize to reward them for all their hard work!!! Thank you.
Sandwell Citizen Advocacy provides community based grass roots practical and emotional support aimed at the marginalised individuals within our community. We work throughout Sandwell helping anyone who finds it difficult to say and get what they want and need, by offering advocacy and supporting its development. We are a volunteer led organisation with only three paid members of staff. Our commitment is to enable disabled people to have better chances in life. Our team of dedicated volunteer advocates provide support for disabled people to ensure their needs, rights and wishes are taken into account when planning and/or delivering health and social care services. We aim to provide the people we support with time to say how they feel, make informed decisions, be treated as an equal at their own pace, take control, feel confident, more able to engage and access appropriate services. May i add we are also a Viking customer
Many Thanks.
R&R UK is a charity set up to provide breaks for carers and people in recovery from illness.
It is a relatively new charity, set up by a very dear friend of mine who has herself battled with cancer for the last few years. She realised through her own experiences that having a break from the pressures of life when caring for or battling such a disease is vitally important. So in 2010 she set up the charity Respite and Recovery UK and since then has done some amazing work in fundraising and helping others across the UK.
R&R UK is a truly worthwhile cause and I know that any donation however big or small goes to make a real difference.
Please take a look at their website and see what fantastic work they do and how they have already managed to help so many people.
Many thanks
I would like to nominate Equine Market Watch as your Cause of the Month.
This charity is run entirely by volunteers. All work long hours in all weathers to support the various horses in their charge. Besides this, they travel all over the country to the various horse fairs in an attempt to ensure the well being of the horses/ ponies/ foals on sale there.
Being your Cause of the Month, besides the obvious, very welcome donation from Viking, would help spotlight their work. Hopefully this would lead to an increase in the donations they so desperately need in this present inclement climate – both financially and meteorologically speaking.
I would like Friends of Downs View School. We are a totally voluntary small group of Parents, Staff and Friends who work tirelessly to raise funds for Downs View School in Brighton for pupils aged 4 – 19. All the pupils have Severe learning difficulties, including autism and life limiting conditions. We raise funds for specialist equipment not funded by the local Education Authority including hoists, bikes, gym equipment, furniture for a common room (for the older students) and for a brand new specialist play area. Phase ! was opened in February 2010 and we are hoping to open Phase 2 later this year. We are currently trying to raise funds for new mini buses. Our minibuses are used very day by the pupils and students for their work in the community, work placements etc. We would be lost without them and two of them are at the end of their normal working life. We would love to nominated for the cause of the month and highlight the excellent work that our very small committee undertakes.
I would like to nominate Friends of Downs View School for the cause of the month. They are a totally voluntary small group of Parents staff and Friends who support Downs View School for pupils from 4 – 19 years old. All the pupils have Sever Learning Difficulties, including profound and multiple difficulties, autism and life threatening conditions. The Friends fund raise for specialist equipment not funded by the Local Education Authority. They have recently purchased gym equipment, an ipod, music centre and a leather sofa for the 16 – 19 year olds, and finally raised enough to complete Phase 2 of a specialist play area for the 4 – 16 year olds. It is hoped that this will be completed this year.
It would be lovely to be selected as charity of the month, especially for the committee who work tirelessly to support the school. The funds would go towards our next project of replacing 2 of our minibuses which are unfortunately on the heir last legs and costing more than they are worth to keep on the road.
Here’s hoping!
I would like it very much if The Island Parrot Sanctuary could win.
The sanctuary is a new charity. It is based on the isalnd of Kerrera off the west coast of Scotland.
Yvonne McMillan and her volunteers work tirelessly with all types of parrots, some who have behaviour problems and self abuse, biters, parrots who no longer have a forever home for one reason or another the list goes on.
Parrots need a great deal of time and attention and love, they are very intelligent birds.
The charity relies on donations and fund raising from their supporters, and every little helps to look after and care for these very special birds
Have a look at the website and you will see what a special place this is.
Fingers crossed for the parrots!
The Northcote Heavy Horse Centre gives horses a home after they have retired and care for them if they have problems. Heavy Horses are the main breeds but the centre does have some ponies too for the smaller visitors to the centre. In August 2010 the centre became a registered charity and it is run entirely by volunteer helpers who help in the office, run the tea room and shop, give guided tours, work the horses and help at shows which they attend to raise some of the much needed funds. Other volunteers help with building stables, putting up fences, concreting and fundraising all because they love what they do, and I think this is a really worthwhile cause and deserves support because without visitors and public donations they would not exist to do the work they do.
I would like to nominate IIH SUPPORT. Since i was diagnosed with IIH earlier this year IIH UK has helped me so much i wouldn’t have coped without them they work so hard with fundraising & trying to raise awareness and really deserve to win this : ) x
There is so little out there that gives useful information from other sufferers and also support and fundraising into the condition. It is a little known condition which needs help with funds. I am lucky mine is under control and was relatively symptonless until an eye exam. So you never know what’s round the corner.
They really deserve to win this please.