Charities Aid Foundation
The CAF Charity Account works like a bank account. Individuals can open an account with the CAF. They then pay money into that account via covenant, Gift Aid or Give As You Earn and CAF reclaims the tax paid at 25% and adds that into the account. Individuals get a charity card and a cheque book, so they can make donations (gross of tax) to the charity or charities of their choice.
For more details contact CAF at Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA (Tel. 01732-520000).
Give As You Earn
Many companies operate a Payroll Giving scheme, where the employer deducts money from an employee's pay and passes it to an agency, which in turn passes it to the charity of your choice, before PAYE tax is deducted. The donation is therefore paid gross. The maximum an individual can give in one year is £900.
Contact your employers for an application form if they operate this scheme.
Information provided by Carrie Whelan and Sarah Legg
It is with great pleasure that Ovacome can now offer merchandise to our members and other supporters. This gives us all an opportunity to promote the charity as well as raising funds to help us with our cause.
If you would like to order any merchandise, please post an order to the Ovacome address giving order quantities and sizes, along with a cheque for the appropriate amount (unfortunately we can't take credit cards at this time). All prices include postage and packing in the UK. Email for overseas rates.
It is a relatively straight forward matter to set up your PC to chat on-line with people in similar situations world-wide. I have found the #OncoChat and #Ovca groups to be extremely welcoming and would heartily recommend them. Go to OncoChat to find out more.
Help raise awareness of ovarian cancer and Ovacome by spreading the word. Please ensure that your local hospital or oncology clinic is stocked with Ovacome brochures and leaflets. Let us know where and how many we should send.
We are trying to raise the profile of ovarian cancer in the media and to that end we are looking for personal stories, both tragic and uplifting, that highlight the disease and its effects. If you have a tale for us or, even better, are prepared to talk to the media then please contact Ruth of the Raise Awareness Taskforce.
Additionally, we are always on the lookout for new members. Please encourage others that you have met to join.
We have organised Ovarian Cancer Ribbons that can be sold to raise both funds and awareness. Please contact the office at our normal address to find out more.
We are still waiting to hear from the many of you that organised events for our fund raising day in April 2003 and we hope to publish many of the best stories in the newsletter.
Ovacome is always on the look out for people who can help out in either a professional or voluntary capacity. In particular please contact us if you are interested in the following roles:
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