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Everyclick news
01 May 2008Everyclick mouse joins BCDH volunteers
As part of RSPCA Week this year Bath Cats & Dogs Home held a street collection in Bath City Centre. 30 of their volunteers were out collecting and this year for the first time the Everyclick mouse joined them.
He certainly drew the crowds from very young children just waving at him, to 8-10 year olds doing a high-5, and the older teenagers wanting a hug! He also took part in the 5 minute 'Big Freeze'.
The Independent on Sunday happy list
Everyclick founder Polly Gowers is named in the IoS Happy List alongside JK Rowling, Tim Berners Lee, Duncan Bannatyne, Ian Botham and Tinky Winky!
For more details, read the full article
28 April 2008Mouse out and about in Mansfield
To publicise their entry in the Everyclick Charity Challenge the Jigsaw Support Scheme enlisted the help of the Everyclick mouse to hand out some special leaflets and to spread the word.
The mouse spent the day causing a stir in the Idlewells shopping centre in Sutton in Ashfield in the morning. Then he went down into Mansfield Town Centre in the afternoon where he had his own market stall. He certainly attracted a lot of attention and with the help of some of Jigsaw's staff we managed to hand out all our leaflets and told loads of people how they could help support Jigsaw through Everyclick.
The day was a great success. The mouse was a big hit with the kids and we made a lot of new friends who will hopefully go on to sign up to Everyclick.com. He's welcome back anytime!
The Everyclick mouse visits Dorking for pizza with The Brigitte Trust
The Everyclick mouse paid a visit to Pizza Express last week where local charity The Brigitte Trust was launching its 25th Anniversary year with a fundraising reception for local business people.
The Brigitte Trust offers emotional support and practical help to people facing life-threatening illness such as cancer and Motor Neurone Disease and is named after its late founder, Dorking resident Brigitte Watkin.
"It [Everyclick] is a great money maker for us." said Vanessa Smith Promotions Manager for the Trust "We currently have 27 supporters and they have earned us over £120 so far. We would love to have 100 supporters by the summer. Give your mouse a heart and sign up today."
Patrons Nicholas Owen and Adrian White paid tribute to the Trust, which has 60 volunteers working throughout the area. A volunteer training course is planned for the Autumn.
20 April 2008Britain's most inspiring fundraiser...
The last day for nominations for Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser has passed.
We are in awe at the hard work and determination shown by those nominated for Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser. The nominees have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for their chosen charities.
You can read some of their stories on our Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser competition page.
The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in July where they will be presented with a cheque of £20,000 for their chosen charity.
Here are just some of the amazing fundraisers that have been entered:
Olga Orlandini of Birmingham, West Midlands for her fundraising efforts for The Birmingham Children's Hospital. Jan Orlandini has nominated her daughter because:
"Sadly my daughter lost her 2-year-old son to Williams Syndrome in 2005. Since then she has organised 3 Charity Balls, Fun Days, coffee mornings to help raise money for this little known illness.
To date, she has raised over £30,000, which has enabled her to buy equipment, TV's and video games for the heart department at The Birmingham Children's Hospital and also toys for local special needs groups plus donations to The Neo-Natal Unit at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. Through her website she has also helped Parents who have children with Williams Syndrome.
Through the undoubted grief my daughter is suffering she has managed to turn it into a most worthy cause and in doing so, helped so many other children with this rare illness to make life more comfortable for them whilst in hospital."
Ralph Jennings, Brighton. He was nominated because:
"In 2005, Ralph became ill with pneumonia and was in ICU on a life support ventilator for a week. When he came around, he was diagnosed with the HIV virus, which nearly destroyed his immune system. While in recovery, he watched the London Marathon on TV and hoped he would be able to run again someday. Two years later, his twin brother fell ill and died of a blood disorder related to HIV. They had only just realised that they both had the virus. Because of his death and his own goal, he decided to run a marathon in his honour and for his favourite charity which provides meals to those with AIDS and other critical illnesses.
Ralph was amazed at how easy it is to raise funds and how generous people are when their hearts are touched by a story and they see the benefits of giving. His fundraising has helped him get through the hard time of missing his twin, and has made him realise that, "I still have my life and there are so many who offer support. I feel I can be an inspiration for fundraising, as I've seen how easy and rewarding it is, after having such a mental block against it. I also think my story can be an inspiration to others as well."
Gwen Owen of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for her fundraising efforts for VSO. Emma Kendon nominated her because:
"Since 1972 Gwen Owen has raised funds tirelessly for VSO as a volunteer and so was awarded an MBE in 2007. She is 86 now, and she raises a few thousand pounds every year. She has shown an unrelenting high level of dedication, outstanding commitment and support to VSO and continues to give as much time and energy today as she always has.
Her ability to inspire commitment and action in other Local Group members has meant that VSO Cheltenham is amongst VSO's longest-standing groups. For 33 years, Gwen has provided Cheltenham-based volunteers with a continuous and reliable point of contact before, during and after their overseas service. She is best known for her fundraising and has provided a continuous source of funds for VSO through nearly 40 years. While she has organised and energised others to participate in street collections and sponsored events, it is predominantly Gwen, doing 6-hour shifts on street corners regardless of wind, rain, snow and even a broken arm and leg!
Since 1986, she has been largely responsible for over £22,500 donated by the Cheltenham Local Group to VSO. VSO is her love, she is a role model, willingly doing the lioness' share of the work and she has a brilliant can-do attitude. We all know people, or have even been people, who raise funds and awareness voluntarily for a worthy cause through some sacrifice, brilliance or imagination. Gwen is the Most Inspiring of these for me because she has kept it going for so incredibly long at such a pace!"
Bob Boswell, Coventry, for his fundraising efforts for the Guide Dogs for the Blind:
"For as long as I have known Bob he has been raising money for charity. Bob has completed the London Marathon five times, The London Half Marathon five times, The Great North Run seven times and The Great South Run six times.
He has raised over £10,000 for Guide Dogs as well as other charities such as Hearing Dogs, Cancer Research, Leukaemia Research, Help the Aged, Children in Need, Action Aid and the Tsunami in the past and all this has been achieved since he reached the age of 50.
Bob holds tombolas, quiz nights, bonus ball, tuck shop, puppy cards, cake sales, sweepstakes on the Grand National, World Cup, FA Cup, Rugby World Cup, Christmas and Easter raffles to name but a few.
Bob encourages people to donate prizes and he happily uses his own time to organise events - he is inspirational. He is very selfless in his approach and quietly raises money without making a fuss or by blowing his own trumpet! I think he has achieved an awful lot and I feel very proud of him."
John Hambly, Milford for his fundraising efforts for the Guildford MS Therapy Group:
"John, a former club rugby player, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1999. Shortly afterwards, he joined the MS Therapy Group (Guildford), a self-help group providing practical support for people affected by MS. At the time, the group met in a village hall, which placed severe constraints on its members. The group was in great need of a permanent home for its existing members, and where those who are newly diagnosed, who often feel lost and isolated, could head.
For some time, the Group's aim was to meet this need by building a dedicated resource and therapy centre in West Surrey. However, it remained a dream until John presented a plan to enter into a joint venture with the Guildford Waterside Centre, a registered charity incorporating the Wey Kayak Club and the British Sub-Aqua Club's Guildford branch, to replace their existing centre with a new building which suits the needs of all its users.
The MSTG's share of the scheme's cost was £200,000, and they had just 18 months to raise this - a huge challenge to a group of some 45 members, most of whom are physically disabled. John was largely instrumental in achieving this target, organising events such as charity quiz nights, horse races, auctions, rugby matches and street collections.
In December 2005, Phase I was completed and the Samson Centre opened its doors. Since then, with John still at the forefront of fundraising, a gym has been added and membership has more than doubled. The Samson Centre, which has improved the lives of so many people with MS in West Surrey, stands as a testament to his vision, determination and hard work, which continues despite his own deteriorating condition."
Simon Beresford of Lichfield for his fundraising efforts for Down's Syndrome Association:
"Simon is the first person with Down's syndrome to have complete the London Marathon. In doing so he raised over £10,000 for the Down's Syndrome Association. Simon completed the marathon along with his running partner John Dawson last year in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
After completing the marathon on the hottest day of the year, I asked Simon if he was having the day off on Monday and he asked "No way, I have got to get this medal into work and strike whilst I am hot". That was when I knew I was talking to a committed fundraiser.
Simon is again running the marathon for us again. He is an inspiration to everyone he meets. Through his efforts he challenges people misconceptions about the abilities of people with Down's syndrome.
Simon's approach to fundraising is to put in the hard work training and inspire people to give by doing something that most people think is hard and nearly impossible for someone with Down's syndrome. Simon proves that nothing is impossible."
31 March 2008Try out our new portal pages...
Click on any of the search categories above the search box without entering any text and you will visit the portal page for that section.
- Web portal – shows recent and popular searches and news headlines.
- Charities portal – charity directory by type and area. There are also popular searches and links to charity news.
- Fundraisers portal – soon you will be able to see the most popular and the most prolific fundraisers on Everyclick.
- News portal – shows popular news searches and news headlines, business headlines, sport headlines and entertainment headlines.
- Shopping portal – shows popular shopping searches and a directory of shops on Everyclick.
Everyclick welcomes new company supporters
More and more companies are adding Everyclick to their company intranet as the search engine of choice for employees.
Since the beginning of the year we have welcomed scores of new coporate supporters including: Chelsea Building Society, Towry Law, Monsoon/Accessorize, Dixons Stores Group, United Bristol NHS Trust, Yorkshire Water, MCPS/PRS Alliance, Hilton Hotels, Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust (Kings Lynn), Lockton Group, Alscot Estate and the Commonwealth Forestry Association.
Companies can now benefit from setting up their own Everyclick Custom Homepage.
For more information on how to get your employer set up to raise charity funds for free on Everyclick, visit our companies page. It's such a quick and simple way for your company to make a difference and it's good for team morale too!
10 March 2008Diabetes UK breaks £4000 barrier
Wuggy,the Everyclick mouse, headed North of the border last week to present Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, with a big cheque (literally!) in celebration of Diabetes UK breaking through a total of £4000 raised by Everyclick supporters.
Accepting the cheque on behalf of Diabetes UK, Amanda Neylon, (Website Manager) commented:
"Diabetes UK are delighted to have raised over £4000 helping us to fund our vital work in the research care and treatment of the condition. Everyclick has been an incredibly simple way for us to raise these valuable funds with no cost to the charity or our supporters."
Pictured:
Douglas Smallwood Chief Exec Diabetes UK
Amanda Neylon Website Manager Diabetes UK
Wuggy the Mouse, Everyclick
Inspiring stories from Britain's fundraisers flood in
We’ve had an overwhelming response to our search to find Britain’s most inspiring fundraiser with entries so far from over 250 special individuals who together have raised tens of millions of pounds for their chosen causes.
They’ve done it by trekking, cycling, running marathons, rafting, sailing, bringing & buying, holding coffee mornings, partying and shaking buckets. Many of their stories are truly inspiring with fundraisers coping with personal illness or loss whilst they carry on with their amazing work.
You’ll be hearing more of their stories soon, in the meantime, if you know of someone whose outstanding dedication to fundraising should be recognized then why not fill in an entry form. They could win £20,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.
04 March 2008New features!
You may have noticed that over the weekend our technical wizards have been busily installing fantastic new features.
You can now add your own feedback and news directly to your charity's page, including an image, so please let us know what you are up to in your fundraising quests! You can submit both on your charity's page. Please read our posting guidelines before submitting a piece of news or feedback.
Charities can also automatically submit their chosen image to create their custom homepage.
Have a look to see the wide range of images that other charities have already chosen.