For more than 100 years our agency has cared for children
and this has only been possible with the help of voluntary
contributions. Every contribution makes a difference to a
child's life. We have described below some of the many ways in
which our supporters have helped us to help children. Could
you help us too? Please click to find out more. If you
would like any further information, or have any fundraising
suggestions, please do contact us.
Make a donation
CCS Adoption has teamed up with the website JustGiving.com, which provides a secure way for you to make a
donation online. If you would like to make a credit card
donation to CCS, please
click here for
further details.
If you are a tax payer, please do Gift Aid your donation, which will
make it go even further.
If you would like to make a one-off donation by cheque or a credit
card donation by post, please
click
here for a
form which you can print off and post to us with your donation.
If you are a tax payer, you can make your donation go even further
by filling in the Gift Aid section of the form.
Support our triathlon teams
We are pleased to have had some
more CCS supporters join our informal Triathlon Group, but we would
welcome lots more !
You’re no doubt aware that it is
especially difficult to raise funds in these challenging times, and
CCS would really value your help in raising funds to continue their
work.
We have now also set up CCS Young
Triathletes for 8 to 16 year olds. There is lots more info at
http://www.ccstriathletes.org.uk/ccsyoungtriathletes.html
The event will be great fun, and
if you, friends or family would like to take part and raise funds,
you’d be very welcome !
To get involved, please contact
Andy: try his mobile 07971 544709 or e-mail:
andy.white@ccsadoption.org
For more info, please see
www.ccstriathletes.org.uk
For Adults:
what do you need to do?
Pick an event,
and decide on doing the whole thing or forming a relay team with
friends/family/colleagues. Then get in touch with coordinator Andy
White and we’ll help get you prepared, trained, kitted out and
entered, and we’ll support you on the day.
Oh, and most
importantly get sponsored!
It’s fairly
straightforward and we’ll help every way we can.
If you’re up for
one part of the event and need team-mates, let us know.
Events:
4th October the Warwickshire Triathlon (details to be
confirmed)
This includes the shorter,
non-relay super-sprint event.
Everyone who has
taken part in the triathlons have found it a rewarding personal
achievement, as well as contributing to an important cause.
The emphasis is
on fun, first-timers are very welcome, and remember you can do the
event as a relay team with friends/family/colleagues.
Standing orders
Our work is greatly assisted by the stability of regular income
which allows us to budget effectively and plan for the future with a
greater degree of confidence. Could you consider setting up a
standing order to support our work? It doesn't have to be a
large sum - anything you can afford will help us to continue our
work building brighter futures for children. Please
click
here
for a bankers order form to print out and send to us.
200 Club
Joining our 200 Club gives you the chance of winning a cash
prize, for a £1 a month donation.
Details of the 200 Club in brief:
Each membership costs £12.00 per year.
You will be allocated a number which is entered in the draws.
There are six draws per year: January,
March, May, September and November when prizes are £25, £15 and £10 AND
December when prizes are £200 and £100!
You can, of course, have more than one
number – there are plenty available!!
If you would like to take this opportunity
to support CCS, you will need to complete a standing order form.
Click here for a PDF version which will
print on almost all systems and
click here
for an Excel version for which you will need EXCEL installed on your PC.
Please
e-mail or
contact us for more information.
Consider leaving a lasting gift in your Will
Remembering us in your Will is a wonderful way of
investing in a brighter future for thousands of children. You can read about one recent benefactor who has helped us in this
way by clicking here.
The Law Society says that two in every three people
in the UK die without making a Will.
This means that an administrator must be appointed to
divide the Estate according to statutory rules, without regard to
the wishes of the deceased or their family. This can significantly
delay the distribution of the Estate at a time when the family most
need things to be done without difficulty; and the process costs
much more than making a Will would have done.
A Will simply appoints and empowers people of your
choice to distribute your money and possessions according to your
wishes.
We encourage you to consult a solicitor to make or
update your Will in order to ensure that it is not open to confusion
or challenge. Your solicitor may also show you how to reduce paying
Inheritance Tax on the value of your Estate above the tax-free
allowance.
You should consider updating your Will with a Codicil
if new children are born into your family; if any of your
beneficiaries die; if your assets are significantly increased or
decreased; or if you wish to add another beneficiary to your Will,
such as a Charity. Please note that it is essential to make an
entirely new Will if you marry or remarry, as the previous one will
be invalidated.
Reduce your Estate's Liability to Inheritance Tax
By remembering the Clifton Children's Society (a UK registered
charity) in your Will, you can reduce your Estate's liability to
Inheritance Tax, currently payable at 40% of the balance of your
Estate over the nil-band (currently £300,000).
If you have already made your Will, it can be simply updated.
Some suggested wording that may help you:
For a
pecuniary legacy (leaves a specific sum).
I give to CCS Adoption (Clifton Children's Society) of 162 Pennywell Road, Easton Bristol, BS5 0TX,
the sum of £XXXXX free of duty, such sum to be applied to the
general purposes of the Charity, and I direct that a receipt of the
Treasurer or other authorised officer for the time being of the
Charity shall be a good and sufficient discharge to my Executors.
For
a residuary legacy (leaves the balance of your Estate after your
other legacies have been honoured).
I give and bequeath all the residue of my estate
OR one [fraction] share of the residue of my estate absolutely
to CCS Adoption (Clifton Children’s Society) of
162 Pennywell Road, Easton Bristol, BS5 0TX, such sum to be applied
to the general purposes of the Charity and I direct that a receipt
of the Treasurer or other authorised officer for the time being of
the Charity shall be a good and sufficient discharge to my
Executors.
If you would like further information on how to make a bequest to
the agency in your will, please
e-mail or
contact us.
Volunteer opportunities
Do you have a little free time to help us? We would really
appreciate help in the following areas. Please contact us on
08451 22 00 77 or by e-mail to
info@ccsadoption.org if you are interested in any of these
roles, or would like more information.
Volunteer Handyman/Gardener
We sometimes need a helping hand with small repairs and
maintenance work in our office at Easton.
If you are a good "DIY-er"
and could pop in from time to time to help us, we would love to hear
from you.
Box Collectors
Could you join our team of box collectors and organise box
collections in your parish or work place?
This involves
distributing boxes for small change, and collecting money every six
months, or yearly. We will provide you with a "kit" including
boxes, labels and receipt forms.
www.charityflowers.co.uk
Don't forget you
can order your Mother's Day flowers (and flowers for other occasions)
through Charity Flowers Direct, a Guernsey based flower service
where 15% of the price of each order will be donated to CCS.
Charity Flowers Direct is a flowers by post service
where all the profits are donated to charitable causes. When you
place an order, whether by phone, post or over the internet, please
quote our charity code: CCS.
The flowers on the website look beautiful and are
reasonably priced e.g. a bouquet for £21.99, 30 freesias for £17.99,
or 30 roses for £18.99. There are also gardening gifts and
chocolates - please take a look!
To order your flowers or gifts, visit
www.charityflowers.co.uk
and order online or call the 24 hour phone line on 08705 300 600
remembering to quote CCS when you order.
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