Sponsor a Christmas dinner and that’s just for starters
Howard Lake | 29 November 2007 | News
Imagine hosting Christmas lunch for 120 homeless people without peeling a sprout. For a £5 a month long-term pledge made at www.workplacegiving-uk.com/sponsor Crisis will provide a festive turkey dinner for 120 at a Crisis Centre near you each Christmas.
The exciting new sponsorship scheme from Workplace Giving UK allows you to send someone an extra special gift this Christmas. By agreeing to give an amount straight from your gross pay the charity in question receives not only your donation but the tax you would have paid on the amount. Your £5 a month pledge will therefore only cost you a mere £3.90 as a basic rate or £3 as a higher rate tax payer – the rest is topped up by the taxman.
What better gift for someone than committing to support a worthwhile cause on their behalf? According to Tom Sessions, Corporate Partnerships Executive at Crisis, “Sponsoring charity projects through Workplace Giving makes a huge difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the UK. This ongoing, long-term support is essential to allow projects like Crisis Christmas dinners to happen.”
The sponsorship scheme makes a perfect alternative gift for your loved ones. Why not consider:
Sponsoring a child through Action Aid – your recipient would receive personal letters or pictures from the child and updates and reports from local fieldworkers. They would also be welcome to send messages as well – �15 a month (cost to you �11.70 as a basic rate and �9 as a higher rate tax payer)
Sponsoring a child through the Pattaya Orphanage Trust providing them with food, clothing, education, schooling and most importantly the care they desperately need – �15 a month (cost to you �11.70 as a basic rate and �9 as a higher rate tax payer)
Becoming a friend of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – hearing dogs change lives by alerting their deaf owners to sounds we take for granted, providing greater independence, confidence and security. You recipient will receive a personalised certificate and information about their dog, as well as regular updates – �5 a month (cost to you �3.90 as a basic rate and �3 as a higher rate tax payer)
Why not log on now to
www.workplacegiving-uk.com/sponsor
and rally some of your work colleagues to think differently this Christmas too. What a great alternative to an office Secret Santa or Christmas party?
Give the gift of support this year and sign up to sponsor now at www.workplacegiving-uk.com/sponsor
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For media information please contact:
Rachel Corcoran or Susan Blair on 01242 269170 ext 250 / 253 or email su*********@re*******.uk ra*************@re*******.uk
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
In addition to Crisis Christmas dinners, sponsorship opportunities include:-
Sponsor a Child – Action Aid – For a donation of £15 a month your recipient would receive a photograph and details of a child uniquely linked to them. You can choose where you would like to sponsor their child including Africa, Asian or Latin America. The recipient will receive personal letters or pictures from the child and updates and reports from local fieldworkers. They would also be welcome to send messages as well.
Sponsor a Wish – Make-A-Wish Foundation UK – For a donation of £250 a month the Foundation will tell your recipient about the individual child concerned, why they chose that particular wish and all about what the magical experience was like for the child’s whole family.
Sponsor a Child – Pattaya Orphanage Trust – For a donation of £15 a month, twice a year your recipient will receive a case history of a child, a DVD about the work of the Trust along with a certificate and a thank you card, plus a quarterly newsletter on all events including lots of photos. Your recipient is welcome to write to their sponsored child, send birthday and Christmas cards and even visit as many sponsors do.
Sponsor a Talking Book – RNIB – For a donation of £65 a month your recipient’s name will be added to the recording of a book. Plus they will receive a commemorative pack which includes a CD with their name printed on the label, a print copy of the book with a bookplate inserted, a small photographic souvenir and information about the work of the Talking Book Service and RNIB.
Sponsor a Dog – Dogs Trust – For a donation of £4 a month your recipient would get a best friend for life. They’ll receive a sponsorship pack of fabulous free gifts including a special photo certificate of their new pal, a wallet-sized sponsor’s card, a car sticker and more. Plus they’ll receive updates 3 times a year from their sponsor dog.
Sponsor a Hearing Dog – Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – For a donation of £5 a month your recipient can become a friend to a hearing dog. In return they will receive a personalised certificate featuring a photo and history of their dog’s life to date and three updates a year on his or her progress.
Sponsor a Room – John Grooms – For a donation of £16 a month your recipient will receive regular updates on life at Kenway Court, plus they will be invited to attend regular events there so that they can see the new building and meet some of the residents.
Sponsor a Gorilla – The Aspinall Foundation – For a donation of £6 a month your recipient will receive PC wallpaper, a fact sheet and certificate, a monthly e-newsletter and a choice of mobile wallpaper or musical ring tone for WAP handsets.
Sponsor a Grandparent – Help the Aged (NB this option can’t be gifted) – For a donation of £15 a month you would receive a photo of your grandparent and details of their life and community. Twice a year you will hear the latest news from your grandparent letting you know how they are. You will also receive a newsletter 3 times a year.
Susan Blair
Red Signal Ltd
Hanover House
Montpellier Walk
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1SD
T. 01242 269170
W. www.redsignal.co.uk
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.