Charities we support (new charity added in March 2010)

We raise funds for our chosen charities via our recycling services.

£2 is also donated to Children's Hospice South West from every printeco remanufactured toner cartridge we sell.
 





Children’s Hospice South West provides the only hospice care for life-limited children and their families in the South West of England. In the South West alone there are more that 1,000 children with life-limiting illnesses.

Caring for a life-limited child can be exhausting and lonely experience and can put immeasurable strain on the family. Our two hospices, Little Bridge House in North Devon and Charlton Farm in North Somerset are places where families go for respite and relaxation, friendship, expert palliative and end of life care; the support for the families start from their referral to our hospice and continues into bereavement.

Children’s Hospice South West had now launched the Precious Lives Appeal to raise funds to build a third hospice in Cornwall, which will put the final piece in the jigsaw of world class palliative care we provide throughout the South West. Sadly the need for children’s hospice care will never disappear but with your help, we can be there for as long as the families need us.

To find out more how you can help us make the most of short and precious lives visit www.chsw.org.uk


A local Bristol charity, which exists to improve the quality of life of patients diagnosed with incurable illnesses, usually cancer, by providing free specialised palliative care and support for them and their relatives. We help people to feel better for longer, enabling them to live with the disease they have and then to die with dignity where and how they choose.

We offer a community based service from our North and South Bristol sites from which all of our patients, their families and carers have easy access to any of the full range of palliative care services they may need.

• 22 In-patient beds available for symptom control, respite care or last few days of life
• A weekly place at Day Hospice for over 100 patients for specialist care and symptom control in a caring sociable, supportive environment
• 13 Community Nurse specialists offering treatment and advice to patients in their own homes and liaising with GP practices
• Hospice at Home – intensive nursing at home for the last few days of life
• Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Chiropody
• Complementary Therapies: Reflexology, Massage & Aromatherapy, Acupuncture
• Music Therapy
• Personal services- day to day activities which have become difficult to manage including hairdressing, shaving, bathing and manicure
• Lymphoedema Clinic
• Multi faith Chaplaincy
• Social Work services, including bereavement services for adults and children

This much needed service costs £5 million every year to run and your support really can make a difference to local patients and their families.

Find out more at the St Peter's Hospice website: www.stpetershospice.org.uk

Registered Charity Number 269177

 


ORCA – Looking our for Whales and Dolphins

Working in the Bay of Biscay, the North Sea and the Irish Sea, the conservation charity ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) is raising public awareness of whales, dolphins and porpoises and encouraging everyone to help in their study.

Marine life faces many threats, including climate change, fisheries by-catch and over-fishing, chemical and noise pollution. The information we gather via a network of volunteer trained observers is vital for monitoring cetacean populations and safeguarding their future and that the entire marine ecosystem.

We exist to forge links between people and the sea, encouraging public involvement by inspiring people to care about, watch and even learn more about whales and dolphins throughout the European Atlantic. We run regular training courses and volunteers are given the opportunity to take part in research surveys from ferries and cruiseliners throughout the year - a great way to see marine wildlife whilst participating in globally-important long-term whale and dolphin population monitoring programme.

Please help us continue our vital work by volunteering, joining as a member, or making a donation. If you have a group and would like us to come and give you a talk, please get in contact.

Whatever you can do, you’ll be helping a dedicated team undertake great work to aid the conservation of cetaceans and our oceans. With us you’ll know your contribution will count.

You can visit the Orca website at www.orcaweb.org.uk
Charity Registered in the UK. No: 1098765


The World Development Movement (WDM) campaigns for a world without poverty and injustice. Our world has the wealth and means for all to live comfortably and to end poverty. Yet despite this nearly half the world’s population live on less than £1.40 a day and over 11 million children will die from poverty-related illness this year.

We believe that charity is not enough. The policies of governments and companies are keeping people poor by exploiting them to make bigger and bigger profits. Unless we challenge them, we are allowing this injustice to continue. We challenge the powerful by lobbying decision-makers to put an end to practises that harm the world’s poor. We work in solidarity with activists around the world to tackle the root causes of poverty, researching and promoting positive alternatives which put the rights of poor communities before the interests of big businesses.

We are currently campaigning on two major issues. On climate change, we are lobbying the government to reduce UK carbon emissions by saying no to airport expansion and coal. On trade, we are campaigning to abolish unfair trade deals including those between the European Union and the global south.

We have already achieved great successes on debt cancellation, genetic modification, the arms trade, workers’ rights, and access to water.

To join us and take action, go to www.wdm.org.uk

The World Development Movement
Registered Charity no. 1064066, Registered Company no. 2098198


Somerset Community Foundation is an independent charity supporting local causes that make a real difference in local communities. Part of a national network of Community Foundations – all dedicated to strengthening communities for the benefit of everyone.

The Foundation creates opportunities and provides support by directing grants to local projects and voluntary groups that make a genuine and lasting impact on the lives of local people.

We are able to make sure that local giving meets the most pressing local needs, supporting local people across a wide variety of causes…

· Providing new opportunities for young people
· Improving quality of life for vulnerable adults
· Developing children’s potential
· Education, leisure and skills development
· Encouraging healthier lifestyles
· Support for the elderly

Somerset Community Foundation connects individuals and organisations with causes they care about.

To find out more about Somerset Community Foundation and other Foundations in your area visit www.somersetcf.org.uk

Somerset Community Foundation.
Registered Charity No. 1094446




New Futures Nepal is a UK registered charitable trust. It was established in 2002 by a group of like-minded people who, having spent time trekking in Nepal, wanted to give something back to the people of that country. Disabled and orphaned children live a harsh life in this desperately poor country (one of the top 10 poorest countries in the world). Without regular financial support and assistance they are often reduced to begging on the streets, living rough and are prey to unscrupulous traffickers and drug barons.

The charity obtained UK registered charity status in July 2003. We are a non-governmental, non-political and non-religious organisation. The charity is engaged in raising funds to provide assistance and relief and to support cases of need, hardship and distress for Nepali children and adults.

We are the main providers of financial support to two homes for disabled and orphaned children and adults; one in Kathmandu, Nepal and one in Kalimpong, Northern India. In these homes we care for 32 resident children, 2 disabled adults and we provide salaries for 7 carers. Our funding also helps to cover medical care and treatments required as well as education for all the children living in the homes.

We also support one-off projects providing shelter for street children and aid for community projects throughout the Himalayan region.

The charity’s total administrative costs are under 1% and all the trustees work voluntarily for the charity
A trustee visits Nepal at least once a year to oversee our projects and confirm that funds are spent as intended.
If you wish to know more about New Futures Nepal and the charities work please visit  www.newfuturesnepal.org

New Futures Nepal
Registered Charity Number 1098661


Friends of Paradise Wildlife Park (FoPWP) is a registered charity (charity number: 1108609) based at Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. FoPWP is run by people with a real passion for animals who are dedicated to raising awareness for the conservation of animals both in the UK and Internationally.

To date, thanks to the effort put into fundraising by all our volunteers, those who attend our events, Paradise Wildlife Park and its visitors; FoPWP has been able to raise thousands of pounds for animal conservation charities worldwide including: Gyps Vulture Project, Wildlife Vets International, Hill Top Animal Sanctuary, 21st Century Tiger, World Land Trust through BIAZA, Save the Rhino and the EAZA Campaigns, including this year’s for European Carnivores to name but a few.

Numerous fundraising events are run throughout the year by FoPWP raising funds which are then available in the form of grants to any animal based project worldwide. A list of previous grants can be found on the PWP website on the dedicated FoPWP page.

Please help us to continue our important conservation work of raising funds and awareness for conservation efforts around the world by volunteering at one of our events, joining as a member, making a donation or coming along to one of our events.

Go to www.pwpark.com to find out more about FoPWP and Paradise Wildlife Park.

Friends of Paradise Wildlife Park
Registered Charity Number: 1108609


The Ulster Wildlife Trust is your local nature conservation charity working across Northern Ireland for a natural environment rich in wildlife, valued by everyone. We are the only local charity dedicated to protecting all of our local habitats and species, both on our land and in our seas.

With your support, we can continue to:

• Engage with thousands of children and young people to inspire them about their natural environment.
• Maintain and grow our network of nature reserves as havens for local wildlife and people.
• Protect threatened species like the red squirrel, barn owl and Irish hare.
• Work at the heart of the community helping others to boost the wildlife value of their local parks and green spaces.
• Lobby government and elected representatives to ensure that legislation and policies are in place to conserve and enhance Northern Ireland’s biodiversity.

To find out more about our work and how you can help make a difference to local wildlife and wild places, visit www.ulsterwildlifetrust.org

The Ulster Wildlife Trust is a charity recognised by HM Revenue & Customs No. XN45269 and a company limited by Guarantee No. 12711


The Good Rock Foundation was founded by Jeff & Jacqui Shurr in 1997 after they visited China’s orphanages on the adoption of their daughter. At that time, China’s orphanages’ doors were closed to outsiders. Jeff & Jacqui’s daughter Abigail came from a poor & remote region where help was desperately needed. Our name ‘Good Rock’ comes from Abigail’s Chinese name which means ‘the rock’ & her birthdate; Good Friday!

Good Rock started small, reaching the needs of a few children with special needs & has grown over the last decade to reach out to hundreds of children across the region of Xinjiang. Good Rock works with in partnership with China’s government to help improve child welfare policy & we do that in a variety of ways with;

* Foster care
* Education for minority children & teens
* Therapy & life skills training for the disabled
* Medical relief
* Training for orphanage caregivers
* Feeding programmes

Good Rock is a registered charity in the UK and Hong Kong and a member of China Association of Social Work.

We at Good Rock believe that shared resources helps build a better future faster for China’s orphans & to this end we have co-operated with other organisations such as; WHO, Save The Children, International China Concern, Care for Children, Children’s Hope International, Half The Sky, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Fu Wai Hospital Beijing, Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong, Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation.

Our work is funded through individual and corporate donations, funds raised through events and from A Gift From China charity store.

Over the years we have brought volunteer experts to help the children. We have had visiting Doctors, Dentists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and others.

We currently have long term projects in 5 Xinjiang orphanages serving hundreds of children. There are over 35 orphanages in this province and it is our vision to reach each of these children. You can help by donating (see our web site) or volunteering your expertise.

www.goodrock.org.uk

Registered Charity No. 1089611

 

More charities to be added soon