£5
funds a toy for young children to play with at a contact session
£35
funds a teddy bear empathy doll, designed to help strengthen a child’s bonding through sensory stimuli
£100
provides a place for an adoptive parent on a therapeutic parenting training day
£400
provides an adoptive family a full consultation session with our adoption professionals
£1,000
provides a parenting programme, training workshop or online course for a family in need
Many people celebrate special occasions by choosing to ask for donations to Adoption Matters instead of gifts, flowers and cards.
If you would like to do this we can offer you donation envelopes that you can send to guests, or leave on a table. They can choose to Gift Aid (see more info below).
You can make a real difference to the lives of many families by leaving a gift in your Will to Adoption Matters. Gifts can be big or small – we appreciate every single one. We simply couldn’t continue to provide all our services without the generosity of our amazing supporters who leave us a gift.
Legacies of all sizes are a vital source of funding for Adoption Matters, helping to ensure we can continue to care for our children and our families, both now and into the future.
If you are considering leaving a Gift in your Will to Adoption Matters, thank you.
Gift Aid is a scheme run by the UK Government whereby if you are a UK taxpayer and you donate money to us we can claim tax you have already paid on the amount of the donation. This means we get up to an extra 25p for every £1 you donate to us – and it costs you nothing!
All you need to do is fill in a simple Gift Aid declaration form which is available to download below.
There are rules that must be followed. For instance, we can only claim on your donations if you are a UK taxpayer and if you are donating in your own right. You must also have paid enough income tax or capital gains tax in the past year to cover the amount we claim. We cannot claim Gift Aid on donations you have made and received something in return i.e. tickets for an event. We also cannot claim Gift Aid on donations left in a Will.
For full details about what can and cannot be Gift Aided please click here
If you’d like any advice or guidance about making donations please get in touch on Freephone: 0300 123 1066 or email us at: fundraising@adoptionmatters.org
Decide what you want to do
What do you like doing? Do you want to set yourself a challenge? How about organising something as a team or maybe you fancy inviting your friends around for Afternoon Tea or arranging a Bake off event at work?
Set yourself a fundraising target and let everyone know how much you would like to raise and how this will help Adoption Matters.
How do I tell everyone what I am doing? If you are happy to share your story, our Marketing Team may be able to help you by sharing on your behalf or assisting you with sharing. You could send an email to your friends and family with your JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving page and keep them updated on any progress you make. If you use social media, why not post the details of your fundraising activity on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tag us in so we can help spread the word.
We are here to support you with sponsorship forms, fundraising materials and plenty of motivation.
Meet some of our fundraising heroes...
Contact our Fundraising Team and we can help with:
Poster/Event Templates
Balloons
Collection boxes and buckets
Authorisation letter
Running vests
Sponsorship forms
Setting up your online fundraising page
T-shirts
Marketing/Social Media/Advice
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Cost: Free of charge
The Chester Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival, back for a seventh year in 2019, allows visitors to escape from the hustle and bustle of the festive period and lose themselves in the astonishing tree-lined winter walkways.
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The online retail giant, Amazon, is now doing its bit for charity. You can shop as usual and when you buy Amazon will donate 0.5% of the sale to us. All you have to do is like Adoption Matters as your favourite charity of choice at www.smile.amazon.co.uk
Here’s how to do it:
Volunteering can make a real difference to your own life and the lives of those around you. If you think you have a skills, experience or some availability that could benefit Adoption Matters, we’d love to hear from you.
Volunteering also has many added benefits – these include:
From time to time we carry out supermarket collections in our areas. If you have any time to offer with one of our lovely new buckets that would be wonderful. Please email fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066. If you can think of a local supermarket that would be a good venue for a collection for us then please just let us know.
Could you place one of our collection boxes in your local area, a community centre, chip shop, hairdressers or even taxi rank?
Please email fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066.
Could you volunteer your time to assist at one of our events? This could be for a couple of hours helping to collect funds or assisting at a Charity Lunch.
Please email fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066.
This Christmas we are one of the chosen charities for the Chester Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival.
Chester Cathedral welcomes more than 50,000 visitors throughout the month of December so we are delighted to be raising awareness of the need for adopters to a wide audience. In November, our Centre for Adoption Support Choir hand made some decorations which will be hung on our own Christmas tree at the festival, so please make sure you look out for it and also vote for your favourite tree for just £1.
All donations received will be split between two charities, Adoption Matters and Stick ‘n’ Step. More details on our event page here
You can also join us on Sunday 15 December 2019, 3:30pm at Chester Cathedral for their ‘Carols for the City with Blessing of the Trees service’. All adults and children welcome to this free of charge service.
ALL families and children welcome to this free, festive carol service. More details available here: https://chestercathedral.com/music-worship/cathedral-christmas-services/
Thinking of fundraising this Christmas?
Christmas can be a challenging time for our families: Over stimulation, change of routine, heightened anxieties, reinforcement of loss. Our continued support and guidance helps our families to manage these challenges. Support Adoption Matters this festive season and help families to create their own memories and traditions. Email us at fundraising@adoptionmatters.org for our new fundraising guide.
You can also support us whilst you shop this Christmas. Our shop section above has all the details and links Thank you for your support.
Could you spare some time to assist with any of our fundraising activities over the festive period? Get in touch, with us by emailing: fundraising@adoptionmatters.org
Why not tell your friends, family and colleagues that you are not sending Christmas cards this year and donating your money to Adoption Matters instead? In 2017 the Greetings Card Association estimated that over a billion Christmas cards were sold and a huge percentage of these are not recyclable so not only will you be giving something back to our charity – you will be saving the environment too.
A fun way to get your presents wrapped and raise funds for Adoption Matters too!
Dig out your cheesiest Christmas Jumper and wear it with pride for the day, perfect for December weather! Charge your work colleagues or friends and family £1 to join in! You could even give prizes for the best (and worst) jumpers.
Call or email our team for our fundraising guide, packed to the brim with ideas and tips to help you help our charity. Email us at fundraising@adoptionmatters.org or call us on 0300 123 1066.
If you have any other ideas or queries, please do get in touch, we would LOVE to chat with you.
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Eight thrillseekers
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The Ice Cream Farm
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