Charity Gifts and Giving to Good Causes
Some alternative ideas to the traditional wedding day gifts
Like many couples you may already be sharing a home together and maybe you already have more than you need? Or perhaps you want some of the money spent on your wedding day to help someone less fortunate? Whatever your reasons, there are now many ways to help and support your favourite cause. Some charities are now adopting many unique and original ways in which you and your guests can offer support.
You can buy a goat, build a toilet (not literally!), make a traditional donation, set up a direct debit or buy your traditional gifts and cards directly from the charity itself.
Those stuck for present ideas this Christmas can go choose from 50 great gift ideas from the Oxfam Unwrapped alternative gift catalogue with ‘funusual’ gift starting at £6 |  | |
Wish List by Save the Children is a range of gifts for your friends and family that help to change the lives of children worldwide. When you buy a gift from the Wish List, they send that actual gift to a child and their family in one of the poorest places in the UK or around the world. www.savethechildren.org.uk
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 | The Alternative Gift Catalogue from World Vision provides a real way for supporters to buy gifts for their friends and family. It also provides families and communities in the developing world with a way to work their way out of poverty. | |
Shelter believes everyone should have a home. They help people find and keep a home. shelter campaign for decent housing for all. We are the fifth richest country in the world, and yet millions of people in Britain wake up every day in housing that is run-down, overcrowded or dangerous. Many others have lost their home altogether. Bad housing robs us of security, health, and a fair chance in life. http://england.shelter.org.uk Shelter help 100,000 people a year fight for their rights, get back on their feet, and find and keep a home. They also tackle the root causes of bad housing by campaigning for new laws, policies, and solutions. | ||
 | Age Concern support all people over 50 in the UK, ensuring that they get the most from life by providing essential services such as day care and information. Age Concern also campaign on issues like age discrimination and pensions, and work to influence public opinion and government policy about older people. There are 3.5 million older people living alone in the UK. Many of these people live on their own, with no-one to talk to or help them. Age Concern is there to help. Register your support here >> | |
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