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Wee need YOU!

posted on 22 Sep 2009 and tagged children, continence, donation, eric, support

Help us to raise money for children and young people with continence problems!  ERIC receives very little government support and we rely almost entirely on voluntary donations to fund our work.  Please help us to help children with continence problems and their families. 

 

Voluntary donations

Almost all of ERIC’s work is funded by voluntary donations – supporters like you are vital to us.  You help us to provide information and support to reduce the suffering for thousands of children and families every year.

Raise Funds 

There are lots of ways that you can raise funds, from making a one-off donation to holding a cake sale, doing an abseil, or even getting your company involved.

 You can:

 Make a donation

A donation of £10 will fund the cost of an average call to our Helpline. 

A donation of £25 will provide 100 information leaflets for families struggling to help their child.

A donation of £50 will help us to run online question and answer forums, giving thousands of parents access to information and support for their child’s continence problem. 

 To make a donation online, please click here

 

Regular donations

If you would like to make a regular donation, please click here.

 

Go on an adventure…

You could take part in a trek or cycle, at home or away to raise vital funds for ERIC.  If you want to find out more about these events visit www.acrossthedivide.com

 

Trekking through forgotten Inca trails in Peru

 

Cycling from London to Paris

 

Dog Sledding in Norway

 

Taking part in a Just Walk or Just Cycle event in England

 

The Three Peaks Challenge in England

 

Skydiving or abseiling!

 

If you have always wanted to take part in a trek or cycle, now is the time!   

 

Run!

If you are a keen runner (or even if you are not!) you could take part in a running event for us, such as local 10k or Half Marathons, or even a 5k race local to you.  Running challenges are a great way to get fit whilst raising funds for ERIC the UK’s only dedicated childhood continence charity.

 

Visit www.runnersworld.com to find a running event near you.  We ask that you raise minimum sponsorship per event, which varies depending on the event.  If you would like to run for ERIC, please contact us here.

 

 Leave a gift in your will.

ERIC’s mission is to reduce the suffering caused to children and young people with continence problems and their families.  Leaving a gift in your will could enable us to provide information, help and support for even more families each year.  For a confidential conversation about leaving ERIC a legacy gift, please telephone our Juliet on 0117 301 2107. 

 

Provide Corporate Support

ERIC is the only UK charity that focuses entirely on the needs of children with continence problems and their families.  Support from your company will help us to provide help, information and support to thousands of families affected by childhood continence problems.  Your company could raise vital funds for us in loads of fun ways – from holding cake ‘bake offs’, to 5-a-side tournaments, to doing a team challenge event like a cycle or trek.  Why not make ERIC your company charity of the year? If you would like to get your company involved.

 

Charitable Trusts and Foundations

ERIC is almost entirely funded by voluntary donations and we are very grateful to the Charitable Trusts and Foundations that support our work.  Childhood continence can be a difficult cause to raise funds for, as some people are embarrassed about being associated with such sensitive problems.  The generous support we receive from Trusts and Foundations each year is enormously valuable to our work.  

 

For further information, please contact Juliet Allen by email or on 0117 301 2107.