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Thank you for your interest in raising funds for Smile International.

It is no exaggeration to say that Smile International could not survive without the kindness and generosity of individuals, churches, businesses and organisations. We are always in need of financial support, as this is the means whereby we can help so many people around the world. We are indebted to everyone who has raised important and urgently needed funds to support our work – thank you.

If you are intending holding a fundraising event, please let us know about it so that we can give you practical help and publicise your event in this website and in our newsletter.

Your fundraising event could be targeted to a specific item such as our Smile Centre in Kosova or Sri Lanka, new boat for a fisherman in Sri Lanka, our feeding schemes in Zimbabwe and Zambia, or any other Smile project. However, the best way you can help support and preserve our ministry is to make your gift unrestricted – it may then be used appropriately for any project requiring funding at the time it is received. Needs can arise or change very rapidly and Smile international endeavours to respond equally rapidly.

If you have any other ideas to add to our list, then please contact us. We would be very pleased to hear from you.

       
Sponsored bike ride, head shave and leg wax – Walking the four countries of the UK – Auction of teddies

 
Smile Sponsored Challenges: Great Wall of China, Sinai Desert Trek, Sri Lanka Trek

M Mad hatter’s tea party Marathon Mile of coins Money mountain Musical evening Mystery tours N Name the baby/teddy Nearly new sale Netball tournament New Year’s Eve party O Obstacle course Odd jobs day Offering at meeting Office collection day Open garden Operatic evening

P Pancake race Parachute jump Penalty shoot-out Pet show Photo competition Picnic in the park Pitch and putt Plant sale Pool competition Pram push Q Quizzes R Read-a-thon Recycling Relay race Restaurant benefit Rock n’ Roll

Rounders Rowing Rugby match Runs S Sack race Scavenger hunt Six-a-side football Sixties night Skateboard display Spelling competition Sponsored event Sponsored silence Sports day Squash tournament Start a local group Strawberry cream tea party Swim-a-thon

T Talent contest Teddy bears' picnic Ten pin bowling Tennis tournament Themed dinner party Treasure hunt Trivial pursuit Tuck shop Tug-of-war U University challenge Unwanted gift sale Used book sale Used stamps

V Variety show Vegetable eating (5-a-day!) Victorian day Volleyball tournament W Window cleaning Working breakfast X X-Factor show Y Yacht race Yo-yo competition Z Zoo trail

EVERYCLICK – Search engine We all use a search engine to look for things on the Internet. Everyclick is a search engine that gives half of the revenue it generates to charity, so if you choose www.everyclick.com as your search engine and nominate Smile International as your chosen charity, then whenever you search the web, you will raise important funds for our work. There is no charge to you or Smile International! The more you use Everyclick the more money you will help generate for the Smile International. All you need to do is register on www.everyclick.com/uk/myeveryclick/setup or make www.everyclick.com your home page (see their FAQ page to choose the best method for you), and choose Smile International (Reg Charity No. 1079730) as your chosen charity.

EASYFUNDRAISING – Online shopping

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."

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.

Thank you for your support.