The Oxfam UK Trailwalker 2012 is just around the corner, for those that want to take part in one of the most grueling challenges imaginable! This epic experience will see teams of 4 travel 100km in 30 hours, do you have the mental fortitude and physical stamina to take part in this awesome charity event?
If you’re sat looking a pile of unwanted Christmas gifts this new year, why not donate them to an Oxfam charity shop and help raise much needed funds this 2012? I think we all get a few things that we don’t actually want/like, I know I’ve got a scarf that’s never going to be worn, so why not make the most of these brand new items and donate them to charity.
Oxfam UK are asking you to come together on Thursday 8th March 2012 to celebrate International Woman’s Day. First started in the early 1900′s, the annual day of celebration was first started in Russia to mark the changing roles of females in society.
The British Red Cross has launched an innovative new mobile app that will give smartphone users helpful advice in an emergency. The app will be available for Apple, Android and Blackberry, and will feature simple advice on everyday first aid scenarios, as well as tips on how to prepare for emergencies. Completely free of charge, the app features videos, interactive quizzes and step-by-step advice in an emergency, and you never know, it could saves someone’s life.
Oxfam UK is asking for your help and support the Big Give appeal on Monday 5th December 2011, where your donation will be DOUBLED! Last year saw a massive 15,000 donations get doubled, raising an astounding £9.3million in total. You donations will help children like Fatima, who you will see in the video below needs donations to help her to attend school to build for a better life.
Centrepoint are pleased to announce that Jamie Cullum will be performing for just 100 lucky people at the Chappell of Bond Street in London on Tuesday 1st December 2011. The gig, to commemorate the Chappell’s 200th anniversary will be compered on the night by DJ Mark Goodier and will see an audience of just 100 enjoy Jamie’s mix of classic and eclectic pop jazz.
The British Red Cross will be hosted a ‘Jail and Bail’ event on Thursday 1st December 2011 to help raise funds for the charity. This will give people the opportunity to be locked up with one of their heroes, and this one has particular appeal to myself. As a massive fan of the band The Smiths, you can now have a chance to be locked up with ex-drummer Mike Joyce for a few hours at Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Oxfam UK is asking for your continued support for their GROW campaign, which is helping people in Uganda that have been forced from their homes to make way for a timber plantation. Up to 22,500 people have been displaced, with many without enough food or money to send their children to school.
British Red Cross staff are pleased to announce that their first ever solely vintage shop in Shrewsbury has turned record profits in it’s first week! As reported here, the newly refurbished shop on in Mardol Street has seen an amazing 114% increase in profit compared to this time last year, a truly staggering improvement! The retro Tudor building is now seeing a far steadier stream of customers, with some popping in every day to see what’s new. The shop itself has had a complete facelift that is obviously pleasing the punters eye.
The British Red Cross are pleased to announce the opening of their first ever vintage shop in Shrewsbury on Wednesday 19th October 2011. The store was officially opened by Mary Steadman and Ann Allport, local ladies who have been volunteering for the Red Cross for an amazing 25 years.
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