Charity News

Mon, 22/02/2010
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RAG week

This Saturday, campus will host the annual RAG Week, which aims to raise money for a number of local charities, including Sue Ryder Care and Julian House.

Among the week's many events will be a Bierkeller, Silent Disco, Gunk-A-Sabb, Speed Dating, and the recently renamed Auction of Promises. Further information can be found at www.bathrag.com/ragweek or on the RAG Week Facebook group.

Anyone wishing to help out at the events should email ragweek@bathrag.com.

Donate With Love event a success

In memory of former Finance Office employee Joyce Friend, Dorothy House held a clothes exchange on campus on February 16th, in which members of staff donated clothes and bought those donated by their colleagues. The event aimed to raise money and awareness for the hospice.

During the first two hours of the event, staff were invited to exchange good quality clothes with other staff members; for the rest of the event, the remaining items were put on sale. Those not sold were donated to Dorothy House. The novel approach was the result of the event’s organisers’ desire to change the way people donate to charity.

The event was a pilot scheme solely for staff, though as its organisers considered it fairly successful, another Donate With Love event may take place in the future, incorporating students as well as staff, though there are no concrete plans yet.

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