Help Us to Help You

Sheffield M.E. Group helps hundreds of M.E. sufferers and their families and carers each year. Often, these people have nowhere else to turn. To continue its invaluable work, Sheffield M.E. Group relies on donations and fundraising. Even the smallest contribution will allow us to keep helping people with M.E. There are many quick and simple ways in which you and your family and friends could help raise money for our charity.

Everyclick

Everyclick is a website that helps raise money for charity. There are various ways of supporting Sheffield M.E. Group through Everyclick, including:

• Using their search engine - a donation is made to Sheffield M.E. Group upon each search made
• Making an online donation (see our Webmaster's appeal)
• By shopping online through the Everyclick website

To start contributing, follow these simple steps:

1. Create an account by visiting the Sign In page of the Everyclick website. This should take no more than a couple of minutes. Note - on the sign-up page, make sure you select 'individual' account from the drop-down list.
   
   
2. Link your account to Sheffield M.E. Group's account by clicking on the 'edit' button next to the 'Fundraising for' text. Enter the text 'Sheffield M.E. Group' in the search box labelled 'Find a charity' and once on our page, click on the 'select this charity' button.

Each time you search the internet using Everyclick's search engine, a donation of 1p is made to Sheffield M.E. Group. This may not sound a lot, but the money will soon accumulate if enough people sign-up! It can be used in three different ways:

1. Use the search bar above
2. Add the Everyclick search bar to your browser (this can be done while creating your account or alternatively, click the 'add to searchbar' link on top right of their website pages)
3. Use the search bar on the Everyclick website

Note: if you clear your browser's cache, you must sign back into your Everyclick account to ensure the search engine is raising money for Sheffield M.E. Group.

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Amazon

Enter the Amazon website by clicking on the image to the right and a donation will be made to Sheffield M.E. Group if you make a purchase.

Gift Aid

Did you know that if you add Gift Aid to your subscription and any donations, Sheffield M.E. Group can claim Gift Aid Tax Relief of 28p for every pound you donate? For example, a £10 donation can be turned into £12.80 just by indicating that it is Gift Aid. To make a Gift Aid donation you must be a tax payer and you must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax the Charity reclaims on your donation in the tax year. You can cancel this at any time by notifying Sheffield M.E. Group. Call our office for more details.

Hold a Fundraising Event

Could you hold a fundraising event of your own? It could be something simple such as:

• Hold a coffee morning and ask friends to pay a few pounds admittance fee.
• Hold a 'stepathon' using a pedometer in your home.
• Ask a family member or friend to take part in an event such as a sponsored walk, run or cycle ride.

Do you have any fundraising ideas of your own? Contact our office with your suggestions.

Why not ask your friends and family to support Sheffield M.E. Group? If you wish to send them an email, our email template is available that explains all our fundraising options. Alternatively, you could ask them to look at this fundraising website page for ideas of how they could help. If you, a friend or a member of your family belong to a club or society that raises money for good causes, why not ask them to raise a sum for Sheffield M.E. Group?

Thank You to Our Supporters

We would like to thank the following people who have helped to raise money for Sheffield M.E. Group:

• December 2008 - the first batch of 2009 subscriptions brought many donations of £20 or more. We would like to thank Katya, Jane, Pat, Karen, Ros, Diana, Mike, Helen, Jeffrey, Carole and Val. We are hoping for more as the subscriptions continue to come in.
• December 2008 - Clare donated £40
• October 2008 - Jo took part in a sponsored swim and raised £91.58
• July 2008 - Heather held a garden party and raised £40
• July 2008 - Elaine held an open house celebration and raised £40

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