At ruralnet|uk we need to raise more money so that we can support volunteers in rural communities and help them have a bigger impact in their communities. So we are setting up the 'Participation Fund' which will enable volunteers to participate in our annual conference and get access to our online services like 'Experts Online' and this ride will pump-prime this fund. For more information please follow the links below.
> the multiplier effect of a donation
You can sponsor me in several ways:
- If you have a credit or debit card, the quickest and easiest way is to click the 'Make a Donation' button at the top left of the screen. This will take a secure payment using PayPal;
- You can send a cheque or postal order made out to 'Ruralnet UK' to: ruralnet|uk, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2RR. Please write 'Participation Ride' on the back of the cheque or postal order;
- You can email me to pledge support and I will contact you after the ride (assuming I survive it). My email address is: s.berryxxx@ruralnet.org.uk (please remove the xxx from the address before you use it).
- You can also pledge support by sending me a text (07932 107109).
Thanks for considering supporting me.
Note on GiftAid: We were hoping to be able to receive GiftAid contributions but it takes longer to be approved by the Inland Revenue than we had expected.
All donations go straight into ruralnet|uk's Participation Fund. All the costs associated with the ride (accommodation, travel, gadgets etc) are being paid by me personally.
We use Justgiving to collect online donations. They charge 5% of the gross donation, which is the donation plus any tax
reclaimed under Gift Aid. This means that, when a donation is made by a UK taxpayer,
the charity receives approximately £12 for every £10 donated. When a donation is not
eligible for tax reclaim, the 5% fee applies to the donation alone.
All the time spent on this project (this website, other time spent preparing the ride and actually doing it) is my own time.
Each £100 raised will enable us to support a community activist for a year. These communitry workers may be rebuilding their village hall or saving their village shop. They may be developing services for younger or older people. They might be campaigning for affordable housing in their community or developing a parish plan. Whatever voluntary work they are engaged in, they have a multiplier effect, their actions will effect the lives of many others.
For example, a successful campaign for affordable housing will enable younger people to stay in the village, this will make the primary school and village shop more viable and may even stop them closing down.
With the help of fellow riders I'd like to raise a total of £1,750 for the ruralnet|uk participation fund.
My personal target will be to raise £1.25/mile or around £1,150. That would leave £50/stage to be raised by fellow riders (assuming I will be accompanied on at least 12 of the 16 stages). A deal?
I am going to need all the help I can get to: 1) do the ride and 2) reach the fund raising target and it's going to be easier the more people that get involved. Please join me if you can.
If you are interested in taking part in one or more stages please either:
- call me (07932 107109) or
- email me (s.berry@xxxxruralnet.org.uk - delete the xxxx in this email address) or
- add a comment to the stage(s) you are interested in.
Do it now otherwise you'll forget!
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