Smile team member Barbara Consadine organised a Smile Curry Night, held at the Groves Hotel in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, in conjunction with Deespice who provided the original Sri Lankan spices for the curries. The event was a great success, raising £300 for Smile’s work. We would like to thank everyone who supported the event, we greatly appreciate your contributions to our work.

We would like to thank Heather Williams Associates Dentists of Petts Wood for their ongoing financial support for the work of Smile, through donating part of the proceeds from the sale of sundry items. We are so grateful to all those who help our work through such donations, and we thank the Lord for the many creative ways that our supporters find of raising funds for Smile. Every contribution brings more smiles to those in need around the world.

The Easyfundraising website provides a free service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and at no extra cost raise funds for any charity, good cause or group you choose to support. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally, but simply by using the links from the site first, each retailer will make a cashback donation to the cause you wish to support.

For more information, visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk/how_it_works and register Smile International (Reg Charity No. 1079730) as your chosen charity.

If you decide to use Everyclick or Easyfundraising, don't forget to tell your friends about this new way to support us!

Some of our supporters are helping us spread the word by adding a simple PS, similar to the following, to all of their emails. If you would like to do the same, that would be great!

"I raise money for Smile International just by searching the web! Everyclick is an internet search engine with a big difference - it donates half its revenues to charity, please support them too! Simply go to www.everyclick.com for more information. I also raise money for Smile at no extra cost by doing my online shopping through Easyfundraising - www.easyfundraising.org.uk."

BOOKBARN

Bookbarn International Ltd www.bookbarn.co.uk is a large second-hand book warehouse in Bristol UK that stores, prices and sells books (5 million) on behalf of the owner who gets 50% of the proceeds, as each book is sold. Sellers may nominate a the charity to receive the proceeds. If you have a quantity of books to dispose of, this is a great way to raise funds for Smile!  Their book search facility is www.look4abook.com which searches their entire stock.

RECYCLE YOUR MOBILE

FROM ANTIQUES TO AID

Did you know there was an alternative way of giving to our work? No doubt you watch the TV auction programmes and see how items are tracked down in hidden places in the house, loft or garage, valued and put into auction so that the owner(s) could go on that expensive holiday of a lifetime etc. What better way of turning something like this Royal Worcester vase or Biscuit Barrel into cash to further the work of Smile to bring the Good News of Jesus to the world. With the help of Northwood Missionary Auctions (NMA) you can. They take donated items, value them and then sell them through their auctions and give Smile the cash! There is no seller’s commission so Smile will receive the full sale price in the normal course of events.

NMA is a Christian Charitable Trust set up in 1969. They have two auctions a year (April and November) and auction items such as antiques, collectables and memorabilia including old jewellery, pictures and metalware, clocks and watches, smaller items of furniture, glassware, china and pottery, silver and plated items, sell them and send us the money on your behalf.

Would you help us in this alternative way of giving? If so please contact James Belmour at enq@nmauctions.org.uk  or call NMA on 01923 836634. You can also see their promotional film by logging onto www.nmauctions.org.uk and clicking on Promotional Video. Mention Smile when you call.

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