Charitable contributions
Why not use some (or even all) of your gift list to make a contribution to help others. We work with the following charities (all affiliated suppliers) to encourage you to give a little back! So as well as having some beautiful gifts for yourself on your list you can also include some life changing gifts for others.
When your gift list closes just follow these links to either buy charitable gifts or sign up to a direct debit at Great Ormond Street Hospital and your contributions (see further comments against each entry below) will count towards the free use of our gift list service! And remember, with The Bottom Drawer you can break down a high value gift into several smaller parts to make it easy for several guests to contribute to the same item. So you could use your gift list and your guests contributions to help buy a small scale hydro-electric power station in the Peruvian Andes with Practical presents or a complete classroom for a village with Save The Children - now that's impressive!
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Great Ormond Street Hospital opened its doors on 14th February 1852, with just 10 beds, 2 wards & 20 staff. Today, they have 353 beds, 38 wards & 2,700 staff, treating children from throughout the UK and world for a wide range of conditions. Although the running costs of the hospital are met by the NHS, the charity needs to raise over £50 million each year to fund, the latest specialist equipment, medical research, redevelopment and family accommodation. They want to ensure the hospital remains a world class specialist paediatric hospital, giving new hope to children suffering from complex and life-threatening conditions. In order to count towards the free use of our gift list service, if you sign up to give to Great Ormond Street by Direct Debit then this is worth the equivalent of spending £100 of your gift list funds at another store, no matter what the value of the direct debit to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities in some of the world’s poorest regions throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America. They provide sustainable solutions to poverty.The current patron of Practical Action is HRH The Prince of Wales. Practical Presents is a range of gift ideas that offer you the chance to buy a unique gift and make a real, long lasting difference. The gifts include a goat, a bicycle ambulance, a bee-keeping business and also, training to help farmers administer vital medicine to animals such as llamas and alpacas – each one of their gift ideas will truly help transform the lives of people in the developing world. Every pound spent on gifts at Practical Presents counts towards the free use of our gift list service!
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Save The Children are the world's independent children's charity. They're outraged that millions of children are still denied proper healthcare, food, education and protection and are working flat out to get every child their rights and make further, faster changes to right the fundamental wrongs that affect children. Their Wish List is a range of virtual gifts that directly benefit children. When you buy a gift from Wish List, they give that actual gift to a child and their family in one of the poorest places in the UK or around the world. You receive a greetings card of your choice and a Wish Certificate inside explaining how your gift will directly benefit children. Every pound spent on gifts at Save The Children counts towards the free use of our gift list service!
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