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"We realise that you cannot help everyone,
but you can help some"
ON THIS PAGE: Gifts /
Prayer Partners
/ Aid
/ Car share for delivering aid to Smile office
/ Wishlist / Fund Raisers
/ Volunteering
Listed below are ways you can
help Smile and we pray that as you read through the areas of need, you will
discover a window of opportunity for you. We need people to support us
prayerfully, financially and practically. Every contribution, whether it be
large or small, will help us to help others. If you would like further
information on how you can help support Smile International, or to request a speaker for your church,
school or meeting, please contact the Smile
office.
We would like to thank everyone who gives so
generously to support our ministry
GIFTS
Smile International relies on the generosity of its supporters, people
like you, for its work. As a registered charity, number 1079730, we are
dependent on voluntary income, and through general donations we are able
to respond quickly whenever a need arises, and well as continue our work
helping to tackle the underlying causes of poverty. If you wish to
donate to Smile, full details are on our
Donations page.
PRAYER PARTNERS
If you would like to pray for the work of Smile on a regular basis, why not become a Smile Prayer Partner? You will be kept informed of our prayer needs through
our monthly Prayer Calendar which can be posted, or
emailed to you as a Word document. We can also send you email updates
inbetween the Calendars. The text of the current month's Calendar is published on the
Prayer Partners page where you may also download the
Calendar as a Word document. We greatly esteem and value the advantage the Lord intends us to gain through this largely unseen
activity and would like to thank all those who continue to support our ministry
in this way.
AID
We are very grateful to all our
supporters who have given aid and Christmas shoeboxes, and knitted clothes,
blankets and toys. Full details of types of aid required is on the
Aid Guidelines page. The cost of sending the aid
by truck from London to the Balkans is approximately £3,000
CAR SHARE FOR
DELIVERING AID TO THE SMILE OFFICE IN KENT
Smile supporters! – If you are coming to the Smile office in Orpington,
Kent, and have some spare room in your car, you might like to consider
helping us with our aid delivery. If you can help in this way, or if you
are donating aid to Smile, you should contact your
Regional Coordinator
who can make the appropriate arrangements for the aid to be collected.
You will be helping Smile, saving petrol and conserving environment!
WISHLIST
We invite you to view our Wish List page
which details some of our present needs, over and above our normal aid
requirements.
VOLUNTEERING
If you are able to volunteer your time, gifts and talents in any way, then please contact us. We would appreciate help in the following areas:
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TRUSTEES
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Responsible for directing the affairs of the charity, and ensuring that
it is solvent, well-run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for the
benefit of the people for whom it has been set up.
This is a
three-year appointment. We would like to add two new Trustees to the Board.
Those appointed must share Smile’s Christian ethos and be in agreement with our
statement of beliefs. We are looking particularly for people who have experience
of strategic planning, finance, marketing, communications, fundraising or
project management; though people with other relevant skills are welcome to
express an interest. If you would like to be considered, please send in a
covering letter, outlining why you would like to join the Board of Trustees,
what skills you are able to contribute, along with your C.V., to Ruth Doubleday,
Director.
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LOCAL COORDINATORS |
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To be area representatives for their church/region/country,
to help raise the profile of Smile and organise publicity and fundraising.
If
you are interested in helping us in this way, please contact Ruth Doubleday for further
information and an application form.
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LOCAL AND AREA FUND RAISERS
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To stimulate local awareness and
interest in supporting Smile.
This work
is ongoing throughout the year, but we hope you could organise 3
fundraising events in your area per annum.
To help raise Smile's profile in your area, we have speakers available for meetings/groups, who can show video clips and Powerpoints on the work of Smile. Please contact us if you are interested on
01689 870932 or
info@smileinternational.org. See
our
Fundraising page for
more information and fundraising ideas.
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SPEAKERS AND TRAINERS
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To help with our many requests for
people to talk about the work of Smile in schools, churches and other
groups.
We particularly need former teachers to go into schools and
preachers for Sunday service requests and those who could help to brief
our trippers. Help with this is needed
throughout the year. The peak of schools work is during the Autumn term,
and most requests are for day-time speakers.
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EXHIBITION HELPERS
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To assemble and man Smile stands at
various events.
We need suitable
volunteers for events like the Christian Resources Exhibition, Soul
Survivor and New Wine.
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CLERICAL SUPPORT
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A range of office support tasks such as
reception, telephone, typing, filing, at our Orpington Office.
This help is needed throughout the year.
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ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER
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Donations are recorded throughout the year and
help with inputting and processing would be appreciated.
This would ideally be someone with a good working
knowledge of Sage and Excel.
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DRIVERS AND VEHICLES
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To collect aid and shoeboxes from donors around the UK.
We also need lorries and drivers several times a year to take aid to the
Balkans. Help is needed throughout the year, but our peak need is
September to December.
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COMPUTER SUPPORT |
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To check over donated PCs before they are sent overseas.
The help needed is periodic as we get batches of donated computers from
schools and offices.
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KNITTERS
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To make blankets, hats, gloves, scarves and children’s jumpers for
emergency aid and needy families in the Balkans.
Knitted goods are needed throughout the year and we have a
knitting pattern booklet you
can download.
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SORTERS AND PACKERS
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Checking and packing aid and shoeboxes.
The peak need is for our shoebox season from September to
December. Our
prime need is sorting at the Smile office in Orpington, but we also need
sorters and packers around the country.
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STORAGE SPACE
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For storing aid and shoeboxes pending collection for transport to our
main sorting office.
Our peak need is in the Autumn. Our main
requirement is for storage/warehouse space in the Orpington area, but we also need
interim storage around the country.
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LORRY LOADING
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Loading aid onto lorries for transport to those in need.
Keep an eye on our website for lorry loading dates or give us your
contact details and we will alert you to our next loading day.
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GARDENER
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To maintain the gardens at our Orpington Office.
Help needed is seasonal and mainly grass cutting. |
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