Fundraising
Organising your own fundraising event is a great way to support GAR’s work. Our fundraising supporters really do make a real difference and organising your own event can be a great and fun way to help raise money for the animals of Greece.
There are lots of different events you can hold; from stalls at charity events, street collections, sponsored dog walks, marathons, quiz nights, car boot sales, coffee mornings to raffles, cupcakes and craft items.
For even more ideas on how to fundraise visit www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk which is a free online resource packed with ideas and information about fundraising and how to get started. Take a look and be inspired! If you wish to organise your own event we would suggest setting up your fundraising page with EVERYCLICK, which is a secure online site that manages donations to charities via Charities Trust. They accept all major credit and debit cards.
For more information on how you can get involved or if you would like to tell us about an event you are organising, which we would be pleased to promote, please contact us by email at info@greekanimalrescue.com.
Amazon Wishlist
We’ve put together a Wish List on Amazon so that donations can be made of items such as food and medication.
Amazon Wishlist
Purchase a greeting card from the Greetings Card Company
If you purchase a greeting card from the Greetings Card Company website, you can select Greek Animal Rescue to receive a percentage of the sale proceeds.
http://www.greetingscards.co.uk/
Donate unwanted or broken jewellery
Donate unwanted or broken jewellery and 100% of the sale the proceeds will be donated to Greek Animal Rescue.
Please send your items by recorded/registered post to; Scotts Jewellers, Dolgellau, Gwynedd LL40 1ET.
Donate an unwanted car to Give a Car
Donate an unwanted car to Give a Car and you can choose to donate all the money raised or send half to Greek Animal Rescue and keep half.
http://giveacar.co.uk/charities/search?Title=greek+animal+rescue&=Search
Shop online with Give As You Live
Support us just by shopping online with Give As You Live, all at no cost to you. You don’t pay any extra for the items you would normally buy and a percentage of each purchase will go to Greek Animal Rescue. Please sign up today and help us to help animals in Greece.
Raise funds for GAR as you browse the web
At no cost to yourself, you can help raise money for GAR by changing your internet search engine from Google, Yahoo, etc to ‘Everyclick’.
Everyclick.com is a search engine with a difference – it gives 50% of its revenue to charities.
Launched in June 2005, everyclick.com is the fastest growing search engine and one of the busiest charity sites in the UK.
Funds are generated by Everyclick users in a number of ways; searching, shopping, donation, Vouchers and sponsorship. Where applicable Gift Aid is also collected. Each month Everyclick ensures that funds are distributed to recipient charities via Charities Trust.
To start raising funds when you search online please visit Greek Animal Rescue’s Everyclick page by clicking on the Everyclick logo above. To create an account with Everyclick, click on ‘sign in’ in the account bar in the top right hand corner of the web page. Then choose ‘Not registered? Sign up now’. You will then be taken to a form where you can fill in your details. There is no sign-up fee or hidden charge to the user or the charity – it’s free and easy giving!
For more information on how to use Everyclick please visit the help section on their WEBSITE.
eBay for Charity
Did you know that you can raise money for GAR through the auction website eBay? If you sell items on eBay you can chose to donate between 10% and 100% of your sale to Greek Animal Rescue. For more information on how to sell on eBay and raise money at the same time, please visit eBay’s WEBSITE.
You can also purchase items which are being sold to raise funds for us. To view the items currently available for sale please visit eBay.
You can also add a small donation to Greek Animal Rescue when paying for an item through eBay Checkout using PayPal. Just tick the box if you’d like to donate.
Have you got good items to sell, but don’t want to do the eBay bit?
We have a wonderful volunteer; Wendy Holmes who manages our eBay account. If you have items you would like to donate for sale on eBay, please email Wendy at greekanimals@aol.co.uk. You can then can either send us the items or just email a description and photos and we will tell you once it has sold and who to post it to.
Collection boxes
Collection boxes not only help to raise vital funds, they also create awareness of our work. Small change can make a big difference. Perhaps you own a business or would like to approach a local businesses to ask whether they would be interested in displaying one of our collection boxes?To order a collection box please please contact us by email at info@greekanimalrescue.com.
Donate to Celebrate
If you’re celebrating a special occasion, why not ask for donations to Greek Animal Rescue instead of gifts? Whether it’s a birthday, wedding, anniversary, christening or any other occasion, supporting Greek Animal Rescue is a really positive way to celebrate your special day.
You can offer your guests a choice of ways to donate;
CASH: Via a collection box at your event.
CHEQUE: Made payable to Greek Animal Rescue
ONLINE: You can set up an online fundraising page via EVERYCLICK, which is a secure online site that manages donations to charities via Charities Trust. They accept all major credit and debit cards. Your friends and family can make a donation and can leave you a message of congratulations.
A gift in your Will
Leaving a gift in your Will to Greek Animal Rescue, however large or small, will help us to continue our work helping animals in their time of need. So once you’ve remembered the people you care about, please don’t forget the cause you believe in.
What are the basic pieces of information I need to include GAR in my Will?
Including GAR in a Will is a straightforward, easy and cost-effective way to support our work. It simply involves adding a short paragraph (clause) to your Will. We would always suggest that you use a qualified solicitor to assist you with this. The most important pieces of information to include are our name, our address and our registered charity number:
Greek Animal Rescue
PO Box 336
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 0WR
Registered charity number: 802243
Can I add GAR to my existing Will?
If you already have a Will, it is important that you keep it up to date. Fortunately, making changes to an existing Will is very straightforward.
If you want to add GAR to an existing Will, your solicitor simply attaches a written instruction, called a codicil. This must be done by your solicitor – don’t make changes yourself as you may inadvertently invalidate your Will. The codicil will need the signature of two independent witnesses.
If there are a number of changes you want to make, it may be better to make a new Will, which your solicitor can help you with.
Do I have enough to leave a legacy?
A common misconception is that a legacy has to be an enormous sum of money. This is not the case. Any gift left in a Will, no matter how large or how small, is important to the charities you support.
What kind of gift can I leave?
The three main types of legacies that people leave are: Residuary legacy: Part, or all, of your estate (after debts, funeral costs and pecuniary gifts are paid). This means that, however much your estate is ultimately worth, you ensure your loved ones are looked after as well as giving a gift to your chosen charity. It also means you don’t have to keep altering your will as your circumstances change.
Pecuniary legacy: A specific sum of money.
Specific legacy: A particular item to be used or sold by the beneficiary.
If you would like to remember us in your will, here is some suggested wording for your solicitor:
Residuary gifts
Greek Animal Rescue
PO Box 336
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 0WR
Registered charity number: 802243
to be used for its general charitable purposes, and I direct that the receipt of the treasurer or duly authorised officer shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors.
Pecuniary and Specific gifts
I give to
Greek Animal Rescue
PO Box 336
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 0WR
Registered charity number: 802243
the sum of £ amount or specific gift of my item to be used for its general charitable purposes and I direct that the receipt of the treasurer or duly authorised officer shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors.
What about inheritance tax?
Leave a legacy in your will and smile because it will be free of Inheritance Tax. It could be the most significant donation you could ever make.
If the total value of your estate is over £325,000 (the current inheritance tax threshold), your beneficiaries will have to pay 40% inheritance tax on the amount over £325,000. This means that if your estate is worth over £325,000, your beneficiaries will only keep £6,000 out of every extra £10,000 that you leave.
Gifts to charities in your will are generally exempt from inheritance tax. If you leave a charitable gift it will be deducted from your estate before inheritance tax liability is calculated. For more details we suggest you visit the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). To contact CAF for a free brochure: Tel. 0800 99 33 11 or visit CAF’s website for information on CAF, its work and its services for charities, individuals and companies.
If you would like to calculate what you think you may have left to leave please visit the Remember A Charity website to use their wealth calculator.
Donate in memory of someone special
Donations in memory to Greek Animal Rescue are a positive way to remember a loved one while helping animals in Greece.
Increasingly, people are honouring their loved ones in this way rather than buying flowers for their funeral, or upon the anniversary of their death. Unlike flowers, a donation made in someone’s memory really will live on. It is, for many, a fitting way for family and friends to pay tribute to their loved ones.
To make a donation in memory of your loved one, please download and complete the donation form HERE and return it with your gift to:
Greek Animal Rescue
PO Box 336
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 0WR
You can set up an online Tribute Fund for donations to be made in memory of your loved one with EVERYCLICK, which is a secure online site that manages donations to charities via Charities Trust. They accept all major credit and debit cards.
You can also speak to your funeral director who may be able to arrange a collection and forward the donations on your behalf directly to Greek Animal Rescue.
Donate unused postage stamps
Every postage stamp helps us to keep costs down.
If you would like to donate some unused stamps please post them to;
Greek Animal Rescue
PO Box 336
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 0WR
