CHARITY BLOG for UK'ers

[Jeanette ♥Maisy House]

A group of us in the UK sellers chat thread on Etsy.com got to talking some months ago about starting a charity blog to promote any charity related ventures [walks, runs etc] or sales offers [whether single items or % of proceeds/profit] we were involved in or wanted to offer.

I recently set up: http://paying-forward.blogspot.com for this purpose. Come over and take a look!

If anyone is participating in an event; running an offer in their shop, or on their personal website; and would like to write up a feature for the blog, please feel free! You can either email features to me to post for you, or if you would like to sign up as a regular contributor, I would be happy to add you [preferably the latter!!].

I have got the blog networked on facebook now, so you can follow along on blogger, or on facebook if you wish. If you'd like to help promote the blog and link to it, that would be great too! It's very early days, so if you have any suggestions - including suggesting any charities or hospices etc that you would like to see added, please do get in touch!

Many thanks,
Maisy

[Jeanette ♥Maisy House]

Charity blog updates that might be of interest:

1. This post is about a UK urological cancer charity:
http://paying-forward.blogspot.com/2009/08/do-ucare.html

2. This one is about a UK artist who just completed a run for a cervical cancer charity:
http://paying-forward.blogspot.com/2009/08/jos-trust.html

3. And this one is about a group of people undertaking a diving challenge to raise money for the RNLI:
http://paying-forward.blogspot.com/2009/09/crazy-divers-for-rnli.html

Doing anything charity related yourself? We'd love to tempt you to post about it on this charity blog!! Just contact me and I can add you as a contributor... or at least add your particular charity to the list if it's not on there already.

:)

[Jeanette ♥Maisy House]

Just giving this a little nudge in case it is of interest... :)

[Clare Scott]

I am absolutely delighted to bring you The Collective charity auction.

Every penny bid will go directly to the 2 chosen charities Headway and Royal Free Hospital Kidney Patients Association.

There are some amazing auction lots available with jewellery from Veryan of Beady Pool, Beverley Hicklin, Mel at Kookie Designs, Ray Skene, Kristin of KS Jewellery Designs, Izzy of Flame and Glass, Kelly of Kebo Jewellery, and beads from: Laura Sparling, Tina Scott, Emma Ralph, Mindy of Moogin, Cheeky Cherubs and finally Pixie Willow Designs. We also have 2, yes 2 sets of Mini Moo business card that the lovely Moo people have donated.

Plus there is an auction lot that is a collaboration between myself and Mel Poxon - bracelet with matching earrings.

Please do take a look at The Charity Auction page and bid, bid, bid. The auction will open on Saturday October 24th at 10:00am GMT and closes on Monday November 2nd at 8:30pm GMT. If you have a moment please do pass this e-mail on to anyone who may be looking to buy some amazing bespoke jewellery or beads, or anyone looking to buy you a present

Happy bidding - Take great care and have a great half term.

Clare x

[Jeanette ♥Maisy House]

New post in support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer:
http://paying-forward.blogspot.com/2009/10/breakthrough-breast-cancer.html

Clare, off to snoop your charity auction links and will blog it for you :)

[Jeanette ♥Maisy House]

Clare, blogged The Collective auction here:
http://paying-forward.blogspot.com/2009/10/collective-charity-aucti...

The lots look fab! :)

[Catherine Marche]

really great idea,
thanks