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New ways to raise money for CRY

 

We are always on the lookout for good fundraising ideas and initiatives, and a number of schemes are currently in place as novel ways to raise money for CRY - eBay for Charity; Waitrose Community Matters scheme; Northbrook Fundraising (gift-wrap supplies); the easyfundraising.org.uk online shopping scheme; easysearch and everyclick.com charity internet search engines; the Cartridges4Charity recycling scheme; and the Our Price memorabilia scheme.

 

eBay for Charity

If you sell items on eBay, it is now possible to donate a percentage of the sale value to CRY.  This scheme was re-launched in May 2008 to make it even easier for sellers to donate to charity.

Changes for eBay sellers as of May 2008:

MissionFish UK seller agreements are being terminated and replaced by new and simplified eBay for Charity Seller Terms and Conditions.

These new terms and conditions reflect a fundamental change to the programme: all sellers will be able to make and manage their donations from within their My eBay accounts, rather than through a separate account with MissionFish.

As a result, eBay sellers who donate through eBay for Charity will:

1.      Benefit from a lower minimum donation of £1, rather than the existing £2.

2.      No longer have to register with MissionFish before donating to a charity

3.      Be able to make donations using the default payment method they have on file with eBay, e.g. PayPal or Direct Debit

4.      Be able to request refunds directly through the Unpaid Item process, rather than through MissionFish

The eBay for Charity scheme was piloted by the BBC's Children in Need appeal, and is now open to all charities that register for the scheme.  You can read more about how to support CRY via eBay for Charity at http://pages.ebay.co.uk/community/charity/index.html

 

Waitrose - Community Matters

 

Supermarket chain Waitrose has announced that charity funding is being made available through a new initiative called Community Matters. Through this scheme £1,000 a month will be given to each Waitrose store to distribute amongst three local charities or community projects - as chosen by Waitrose customers and employees.

As part of the scheme, each customer will be given a token at the checkout which they can place into a box representing their preferred good cause.  The amount of money each charity receives will be in direct proportion to the number of tokens allocated by customers (e.g. £500 if a charity gets exactly half of all the tokens). Each month, Waitrose staff vote on which three charity applications will be supported.

 

To be considered for a donation, good causes and charities are asked to get in touch with their local Waitrose branch.  If there is a branch of Waitrose near you, please suggest CRY as one of the charities to benefit from this scheme!

 

Click here for more information about this scheme

 

 

 

Northbrook Fundraising - suppliers of gift-wrap, gift bags and accessories

 

Northbrook Fundraising produce a wide range of gift-wrap, gift bags, boxes, ribbons and all kinds of gift accessories.  If you purchase items online from the Northbrook Fundraising website by using the 'gift tag' link below then 20% of the value of your order will go to CRY.

 

 

 

 

easyfundraising.org.uk - online shopping

 

If you do any shopping online, you can now raise money for CRY at no extra cost to yourself.  Over 300 online retailers have signed up to the easyfundraising.org.uk scheme, including all the big names in retail - Amazon, Boots, BT, Currys, HMV, WHSmith and hundreds more.

 

To use this scheme to raise money for CRY, simply visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk and create a free account.  When you create an account, select CRY as the charity you wish to support.  CRY is listed as 'Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)' in the A to Z of good causes that can be supported.

 

Then, the next time you are shopping online, instead of going directly to the website where you will be purchasing items (e.g. amazon.co.uk), go to the easyfundraising.org.uk website and log-in to your account.  Then simply find the website you wish to purchase items from in the A to Z list on the easyfundraising.org.uk website, and click on the link to visit your intended website.

 

You can read full details on how this works at www.easyfundraising.org.uk

 

 

 

easysearch.org.uk internet search engine

 

You can raise money for CRY just by searching the web!  Use easysearch every time you search the web and they will give 50% of the fees paid by their advertising sponsors to your chosen cause.

 

Simply go to www.easysearch.org.uk and type 'CRY' into the 'Who would you like to raise funds for?' box.  Then check the circle next to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).  Now just type your search query in the search box as usual.

 

If you can't find what you want with easysearch, then why not try.......................

 

 

 

Everyclick.com internet search engine

 

CRY is also registered with www.everyclick.com - an internet search engine that donates half its revenues to charity.

If you wish to search the internet for something, go to www.everyclick.com/uk/cardiacriskintheyoungcry (instead of Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc) and use this page to search the web.
 

It does not cost us, or you, a penny so please use it to support CRY.

 

 

 

Cartridges4Charity

 

Donate to charity by re-cycling your printer ink cartridges.

Simply send them to cartridges4charity.co.uk and you will be helping CRY as well as the environment.

All funds raised will be evenly split between three charities:

  1. Cardiac Risk in the Young

  2. Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland (CBCS) - network of volunteer counsellors across the United Kingdom dealing with those who have lost loved ones and are having trouble dealing with the emotion and stress that accompanies such situations.

  3. SeeAbility - working with adults who are blind or partially sighted and have a range of additional disabilities

For full instructions please visit www.cartridges4charity.co.uk

 

 

Our Price memorabilia

 

Our Price records are offering a new service to anyone holding a charity event that incorporates a raffle or auction.  Our Price has a catalogue of varied memorabilia items that can be acquired for such events.  The pieces include music memorabilia, film memorabilia, sporting memorabilia - and more.

 

In return for supplying up to four items for an event, Our Price will keep 50% of the final sale value / raffle proceeds from each item, with the other 50% going to the charity the event is in aid of.  To see the items available, visit the Our Price memorabilia catalogue at www.ourpriceplc.com

 

If you would like to find out more about how this scheme works, please call Kerry in the CRY office on 01737 363222.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  items from Our Price may not be requested in order to sell them on eBay!!

 

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