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ShelterBox was founded in 2000 in the town of Helston, Cornwall, UK by Rotarian and former Royal Navy Search and Rescue Diver Tom Henderson, OBE, who conceived the idea of "a disaster relief kit for a family, contained in a box for fast and easy global deployment" after watching a disaster relief broadcast on television that highlighted the difficultes that disaster relief efforts frequently ...
Pennies is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.Its purpose is to encourage and facilitate charitable giving, and to raise funds for a variety of UK registered charities through micro-donations made by customers at the point of sale (a form of 'digital charity box').
Outdoor donation box for the RNLI at Portrush, Cornwall, UK Indoor donation box "For the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg. A donation box or collecting box is a receptacle for receiving donations. These are typically found in public places, as a means of generating additional revenue in small increments.
To assist with their transition into a new home, KidsOut provides age- and gender-appropriate Toy Boxes containing brand-new toys and books. In 2023, the charity distributed over 11,000 Toy Boxes, making it the only organization in the UK to provide toys and books to every child in a Women’s Aid refuge.
Dave Cooke (born c. 1954) [1] is the founder of two charities: Operation Christmas Child and Teams4U.. Cooke founded the charity Operation Christmas Child (now Samaritan's Purse) in 1990 [2] and developed, then worked for, the biggest shoebox programme in the world.
Planet Aid, Inc. collects used clothing through a wide network of donation bins placed on public and private property, donation centers, and curbside pickups. [24] The group has collaborated with local businesses and other organizations to place bins on their property, with an aim to make donations more convenient and thus increase recycling rates. [25]
A Mental Health Foundation donation box with green ribbons. The green ribbon is the "international symbol for mental health awareness.". The Foundation's green ribbon ambassadors, include: Olly Alexander, Aisling Bea, Olivia Colman, Matt Haig, David Harewood, Nadiya Hussain, Grant Hutchison, Alex Lawther, and Graham Norton.
In 2014/15, the charity provided care to more than 40,700 people with terminal illnesses, and is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS.. The millions raised by the Great Daffodil Appeal over the years have enabled Marie Curie to provide more free hands-on care to people living with a terminal illness, usually in their own homes or at one of the charity's nine hospices.