Christmas VIP Charity Nominations!

[Tom]

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Mainly same reason as Jord, but:

Simply because, in the past wars (WW1/2), even though it was a while away, when some soldiers came back from war they had nothing, no money etc and some people had to live on streets. They went out thinking they would become heroes of their country. Anyway, they help us, we should help them!

[Samantha]

Do they have to be national charities?

[Special]

www.make-a-wish.org.uk

[Mikey]

The Dyspraxia Foundation - Dyspraxia is a learning and co-ordination disorder which I have myself and so does Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe. It effects people in different ways, people have very high types of it and people have very low types of it. This foundation tries it's best to make the condition more known to everyone and try to diagnose people that don't know that they have it and make sure people know the symptoms.

What does the Dyspraxia Foundation do?

The Dyspraxia Foundation is a country Wide charity, founded in 1987 as the Dyspraxia Trust by two mothers who met at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. After being told that their children had Dyspraxia they were astonished and dismayed to discover that no facilities existed to help or inform parents and children with the condition. They decided to form their own group to help others to help themselves.

From the very beginning they encouraged others to join the group and then to set up their own local sub-groups to support other parents and sufferers of Dyspraxia in their own local area, but in the name of the Trust. In 1996 the charity changed its name to the Dyspraxia Foundation and this is what it is know as today.

Today the Foundation, with its head quarters in Hitchin, answers approximately 10,000 enquiries and distributes more then 20,000 leaflets about the condition, annually. The Foundation seeks every opportunity to increase understanding of Dyspraxia, particularly among professionals in health and education and encourages its local groups to do the same. It continues to encourage the smaller local groups to thrive and develop their own ideas and to distribute information and fund raise for themselves.

The Foundation - The Challenge

"Everyone says I'm stupid but I know Iím not. I wish someone could understand what itís like to be me. I feel so fed up and lonely."

Sarah, an eight year-old girl who has dyspraxia

Dyspraxia is surprisingly common in both children and adults. It is a hidden condition, which is sill poorly understood.

The Dyspraxia Foundation is committed to making the teaching and medical professions more aware of dyspraxia; and to spread understanding of how those who have the condition can be helped.

http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/

[kuzkasate]

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/

[FlyingJesus]

The "Send Tom To Uni" fund is a really good one I reckon

Edited by Infectious (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not make pointless posts!

[GommeInc]

The "Send Tom To Uni" fund is a really good one I reckon

^ Agree with this.

Or, an underheard of charity. It's obviously good to donate to the large ones - LifeBoats, Cancer Research UK, Help for Heroes, but I feel a smaller charity would benefit more.

[Jordan:A]

It's quite hard picking a charity as they all do so many things which you would want to help with.
I think you should try and do two charity's.

Heres my nomination:
https://www.barnardos.org.uk

[Sharon]

literally gonna put it out there, can we just not donate to GOSH/Cancer Research/Help for Heroes or something like i know they need help and stuff and i'm not saying they don't need money but tbh EVERYONE donates there? i'd just prefer to donate to smaller charities that probs arent that known but need help!

http://www.plan-uk.org/sponsor-a-chi...FeYmtAod6C-vuw

[Cow]

www.make-a-wish.org.uk
Charity granting wishes of children and young people aged between 3 and 17 living with life threatening illnesses.