Christmas

Innovative online charity Christmas card retailer Studio51 is to close down in the next few weeks after it failed to reach the targets necessary to secure further funding.
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Trinity Hospice expects to raise £60,000 from its Light Up A Life appeal, beating last year's total by £10,000.

Over 700 supporters of Clapham-based Trinity Hospice joined celebrities Geraldine James and Huw Edwards on 13 December 2007, to celebrate its 'Light Up A Life' Christmas appeal.
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'What A Wonderful World', a duet by the late Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua, has today reached number one in the Official UK Singles Chart. Available exclusively through Tesco, all profits from sales of the single benefit the British Red Cross, the 2007 Tesco Charity of the Year.

This is the first time the British Red Cross has ever benefited from a charity single reaching number one.
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Celebrities from the worlds of sport and entertainment gathered in London on the 4th of December for The Lord's and The Lady Taverners Christmas lunches.

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The Parkinson's Disease Society is contacting existing supporters this Christmas outlining what the charity hopes to achieve in 2008 and inviting extra donations to help make these wishes come true.

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CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) online advent calendar starts today with the aim of promoting lesser-known causes and encouraging the public to support charities. Each day CAF will open a window on the calendar to reveal a donor and their favourite charity, explaining why they support them.

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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is thanking donors with a Christmas gift this November whilst highlighting the ongoing need for support.
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New online greetings service Nocardsthanks.com is encouraging people not to send printed Christmas cards to friends and family this year and raise funds for charity in the process.

The new service isn't just for Christmas: it can be an environmentally friendly way for anyone to give money to charity instead of sending greetings cards, whatever the occason.
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Tesco is selling a range of items for Christmas presents and stocking fillers which will generate income for the British Red Cross.

Items on sale include:

a Prestige Deco red kettle and toaster, sales of each of which will generate £2 for the British Red Cross

Canon PowerShot A460 red digital camera (£5 for the British Red Cross)
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Save the Children launches its annual fundraising event, the Festival of Trees, at the Natural History Museum on 26 November in the evening.

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