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CLA Game Fair 2010
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People was delighted to have been one of the chosen charities at the CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall last weekend along with Dogs for the Disabled. We'd like to thank all those that attended the fair and gave their support to the charities.
We train dogs to alert deaf people to specific sounds, whether in the home, workplace or public buildings offering them greater independence, confidence and security and the dogs took part in demonstrations to show the audience what they can do! We organised raffles and auctions on the day and prizes included a chauffeur driven Bentley for the day, a Newmarket race experience and a signed cricket bat by the Vice Captain of the England Cricket Team, Alastair Cook.
The Hearing Dogs staff were very excited to be presented with the signed bat by the cricketer (pictured above) as were the dogs!
Over 800 companies from different specialist areas ranging from fishing and shooting to antique experts exhibited at the Fair which made for a great family day out. Hearing Dogs was pleased to see so many families enjoying the day and supporting the event. Ruth Dunkin, Events Manager at Hearing Dogs, said:
"The staff and I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and we are delighted with the money we raised. Hearing Dogs receives no government funding which is why it is so important to be included in events like this, we were thrilled to be one of the CLA's chosen charities."
Leap of Faith!
Hearing Dogs Chairman of the Trustees Faith Clark will be falling through the sky on Sunday 22 August when she embarks on her first ever parachute jump. She has decided to take on this extreme challenge to mark the centenary of her mother's birth, Lady Wright, a co-founder of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
Faith says "As you know she co-founded Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Her wonderful charity has flourished and grown over the years and we are proud to celebrate her centenary year with an assortment of events. The least I could do would be to undertake an exciting challenge and raise a large sum of money."
You can sponsor Faith by going to her JustGiving page www.justgiving.com/faith-clark
Why not take on your own personal challenge be it a sponsored dog walk round the local park or climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge. Contact Hannah Phillips for inspiration and fundraising ideas at events@hearingdogs.org.uk or 01844 348113.
Summer Fair 2010
The annual Hearing Dogs Summer Fair took place on Sunday 6 June with over 3,000 people attending. Headline act Jive Pony went down a storm with the gathered crowds- how those girls managed to stay on the horses whilst upside down we'll never know! A very good show indeed.
Blue Peter presenter Joel Defries opened the fair and then judged the first class in the dog show so we'd like to say a great big thank you to him for coming along and supporting us.
Other attractions included a display by the Harris Hawks, ferret racing and our brand new Hearing Dog demonstration which gave everyone an insight into what a hearing does for his/her deaf recipient.
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Vote for Hearing Dogs at MoneySavingExpert.com
Thanks to all our supporters who have visited the website moneysavingexpert.com, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People have now been shortlisted as a Charity of the Year. To vote for Hearing Dogs, you must be registered on MoneySavingExpert.com. Click here to register for free and vote for Hearing Dogs.
Weather Lottery
Please help us raise much-needed funds for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People by participating in the Weather Lottery. Every line that is entered enables us to train more dogs for deaf people. So please help us by filling in your entry today. Your support is much appreciated.
How does it work?
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People now participates in four different draws of the Weather Lottery: Sunshine, Lightning, Rainbow and Cyclone! Simply choose the draw you wish to participate in, and follow the clear instructions on the Weather Lottery website.
Costs and prizes vary per lottery and full information, terms and conditions can be found HERE for each of the draws. Payment can be made online by card, or by standing order, cheque or postal order. Cheques are made payable to Prize Provision Services Ltd.
All the money is kept securely in a stakeholder fund, and more than a third comes directly back to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
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Support Hearing Dogs by selling on eBay!
MissionFish and eBay have teamed up to bring you eBay for Charity, a fundraising programme that offers an easy way for people to support their favourite charity, by buying and selling on eBay.
MissionFish verifies charities, collects and distributes donations, and provides online tracking and other support for charities and donors.
Click here to access our own home page created by MissionFish in conjunction with eBay.
How it works (sellers)
• register with eBay (it’s free and easy)
• register with MissionFish (free and easy)
• select a percentage or the full selling price to donate to Hearing Dogs
• list your item/s on eBay
• at end of auction, seller sends proceeds to MissionFish
• MissionFish distributes money to charity
To buy on eBay, just register and bid away at any objects you desire.
Online shopping helps Hearing Dogs...
...with Charity Checkout
We’ve teamed up with Charity Checkout to give you the chance to shop at well-known stores like HMV, Asda, John Lewis and Next and still support Hearing Dogs. The stores have agreed to give a percentage of every sale that comes through the Charity Checkout website to the purchaser’s chosen
charity.
But don't worry! Items are exactly the same price as if you were buying
directly from the stores.
Here’s what to do:
1) Go to www.charitycheckout.com
2) Sign up for free and choose Hearing Dogs as your beneficiary charity.
3) Shop as normal and a percentage of the fee for everything you buy will come to us!
...or with Easy Fundraising
Easy Fundraising provide a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and at no extra cost raise funds for any charity, good cause or group you choose to support. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally, but simply by using the links from our site first each retailer will make a cashback donation to the cause you wish to support.
For example, spend £25 with WH Smith and 3.5% will be donated. You will have raised £0.88, at no extra cost to your purchase. Make any purchase from Woolworths and 2.5% will be donated. Insure your car with The AA and raise £30, or purchase a mobile phone from Vodafone and earn £29, and so on.
It’s completely FREE to register at www.easyfundraising.org.uk