{"id":67,"date":"2017-09-23T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T10:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sparkles.org.uk\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:31:01","slug":"donations-and-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/index.php\/donations-and-fundraising\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for visiting our fundraising page.<\/p>\n<p>We raise money to help our children in three ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donations<\/li>\n<li>Our lottery<\/li>\n<li>Events, activities and sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s a couple of ways you can help:<\/h3>\n<p>Any sum you can <strong>donate<\/strong>, small or large, is hugely appreciated. \u00a0You can do it now very simply just follow this link to our JustGiving page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/southbucks-sparkles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/southbucks-sparkles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and\/or<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have fun with us, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/index.php\/donations-and-fundraising\/join-our-lottery\/\">Join our lottery<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from only \u00a35 a month and you can potentially win your donations back!<\/p>\n<p>and\/or<\/p>\n<p>If you are planning a <strong>fund-raising challenge<\/strong> and would like to raise money for Sparkles please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/index.php\/contact-form\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need more ideas to help fundraise?<\/strong> Have a look at this article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/10-ways-to-fundraise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Ways to Fundraise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-572\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/parachute-1-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/parachute-1-cropped.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/parachute-1-cropped-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/parachute-1-cropped-642x300.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-721\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/skydive-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/skydive-crop.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.sparkles.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/skydive-crop-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Yearly Sparkles fundraisers<\/h3>\n<p>Every summer we hold our &#8216;Big Step Forward&#8217;; our sponsored 1 mile walk followed by a picnic for all those who join us.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out more on any coming events on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sparkles-Supporting-Children-with-Downs-Syndrome-136947019023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for visiting our fundraising page. 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