Fundraising
GCAB needs £150,000 a year to carry on providing the help and support for blind and partially sighted people in Gloucestershire. We receive no Government funding so rely entirely on donations. We guarantee your money will stay in Gloucestershire helping those people.
How else can you help?
Take on a challenge
Running a marathon, climbing a mountain, jump out of a plane 10,000 feet in the air or swimming the English Channel.
Become a GCAB Online shopper
Do your online shopping through www.easyfundraising.org.uk. A FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores. At no extra cost raise funds for Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally, but simply by using the links from our site first, each purchase you make will generate a cash back donation to the cause you wish to support, instantly raising money for them.
Search online with GCAB
www.everyclick.com is a free online search engine and by using this site you can help raise money for GCAB for FREE.
How does it work? Every time you click and search 0.03p is raised for GCAB. This doesn’t sound much but it does soon add up! It’s really easy to set up and you can start fundraising straight away!
Leaving a gift in your will
By leaving a legacy to Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind, you will help ensure our valuable work continues for many more years to come. Making a will is far less complicated and expensive than you might think, and it is perhaps one of the more important things you'll ever do. It is the only way to be sure your family, friends and favourite charities and others are provided for as you wish after your death.
Where do I start?
It is always best to use the services of a solicitor when making a will. A solicitor will be able to advise you on legal aspects, the different ways in which you can make sure all your beneficiaries are provided for - including leaving a donation to a charity - as well as ensuring that the will is correctly drawn up in law and provide you with relevant inheritance tax advice.
I've already got a Will
There may be changes in circumstances as well as change of heart that can affect your will. The majority of minor changes can be covered by adding a codicil (an addition or alteration to a will) A legacy gift to a charity can be added to an existing will by codicil. The codicil must be signed and witnessed and should be kept with the will.
About your Will
There are several different ways to include a donation to Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind.
- Residual donation - Leaving a percentage of the residue of your estate after all dependants have been provided for.
- Pecuniary donation - by leaving a specific sum of money, which can be index linked to preserve its value.
- Specific donation - by deciding to leaf part or all of your estate to Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind.
- Charity name - Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind.
- Address - 81 Albion Street, Cheltenham GL52 2RZ
- Registered charity number - 204279
Donating in Memory of a loved one
A donation to Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind is a very special way to remember the life of a relative or friend. It is a thoughtful gift - in honour, and in memory. Your donation will be acknowledged by letter. What's more, using our secure donate online facility, friends and family can make a tribute from anywhere in the world.
For more information on In Memoriam giving, contact Lucy Gooding on 01242 22 11 70 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
How you can help
Supermarket collections
GCAB hold a number of supermarket collections throughout the year with the help of volunteers. We are currently in need of more fundraising volunteers so if you are interested please fill out the form on our contact page.
How you can help
Donate
Over 3,000 people in Gloucestershire suffer with significant sight loss. By donating just £2 a month you can help those people live a more independent life – your donation to GCAB would be most highly valued.
GCAB fundaising strories
Where does you donation go?
A standing order of just £2 per month will help us run our social clubs throughout the County for blind and partially sighted people.
This would pay for a visually impaired person to have a specialist computer lesson
This contributes towards the costs of one of our visiting advisors to attend a home visit and carry out an initial assessment, helping with a benefit application if required.
this would cover the expenses paid to a volunteer for visiting a visually impaired person in their own home
This will enable us to supply a second hand CCTV, allowing a visually impaired person the independence to read their own post.
By donating just £2 a month you can help people live a more independent life.
Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind · Telephone 01242 22 11 70 · email enquiries@glos-blind.co.uk
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