For the fourth year running Parcelforce Worldwide has helped underprivileged children in eastern Europe by collecting parcels for an international children's charity. "Operation Christmas Child," a special project run by the Samaritan's Purse International Charity, has delivered Christmas treats to needy children in 12 impoverished and war-torn eastern European countries.
What can you do with your old shoes when they're worn out? Get them repaired? Throw them away? Fortunately they can now bring benefit to charity and people in need, by being recycled on behalf of the British Red Cross.
Forty three per cent of computer owners say they will shop online this season, according to a survey by Dell and Louis and Harris Associates. And with over 7 million UK adult Internet users, which charities have set out their trading stalls online?
For those who can't get enough of Denis Norden, the British Wireless for the Blind Fund has released "Bloopers Gold", a CD compilation of classic radio moments, most of them "bloopers", or verbal fumbles, mispronunciations, and assorted mistakes.
Shelter would like you to suit yourself at branches of Austin Reed and help raise money for their work with the homeless and badly housed people. During the National Suit X-Change, which runs between 1 and 25 October 1998, you can take any old suit into a branch of the outfitters and receive up to £50 off the price of a new suit.
The Charity Christmas Card Council has launched its Web site. The 4C, as it is known, represents around 100 charities and helps them sell Christmas cards to business customers and individuals. 4C publishes a business catalogue, and also operates temporary Christmas card shops in London and other towns in the run-up to Christmas.
CARE has launched a bookshop that will help readers learn about the areas of the world where CARE works, while also raising funds from the secure online sales of books. The site is also giving away free frappuccinos. Find out more.
Secure online trading isn't just for the big charities. With low-cost products such as Actinic Catalog available, even small charities can test online trading without a large financial investment.
Bookpages are promoting their branch manager scheme to fundraising charities. Charities can sell books related to their work via their Web site and link into the online catalogue, transaction and distribution system of Bookpages. For every book sold via the link on the charity's site, Bookpages will pay the charity a 10% finder's fee.
