Get involved in 2021 💙🌈

Posted on 4 January 2021 | No comments

There are lots of great ways to get involved in 2021 and help to transform the lives of people with profound disabilities. Our fundraising is crucial and pays for the extras like our hydropools, activities and specialist equipment, that make the difference between sympathetic, holistic care and just minding someone.

Here are our Top Ten ways you can help to support Martha this year

  1. Help us spread the word
    Follow us on Facebook and invite friends and family to do the same. Simply go to your liked pages, find Martha Trust and select ‘invite friends to like Martha Trust Facebook page’. If all our current followers got just one more person to follow us we could double our reach from– 3,131 to 6,262!
  2. Become a Martha Champion
    Join our team of Martha Champions and help make a difference to the lives of people with profound disabilities!
    Set yourself a personal challenge and raise sponsorship online by setting up a Virgin Money Giving or Just Giving page. Or use a skill to raise money for Martha.
  3. Make a difference when shopping online
    Next time you need to pick something up online, visit easyfundraising.org.uk and support Martha Trust while you shop. Easyfundraising.org.uk is an extensive online shopping directory which boasts over 2,700 of the biggest names in online retailing including Amazon, M&S, Boots, Next, Argos and John Lewis. It’s free to register and they will donate up to 15% of the purchase price back to Martha.
    Or if you are shopping with Amazon, then use AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile works in the same way as amazon.co.uk, the only difference being they will automatically donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to Martha! Simply go to smile.amazon.co.uk and log on with your normal Amazon account and start shopping!
  4. Sign up to the Dover Lotto
    The Dover Lotto is a great way to support Martha, and you are in with a chance of winning a £25,000 jackpot! Tickets cost £1 with 50% of the ticket sale going to Martha Trust! Visit www.doverlotto.com or call 01304 776123 9am-5.30pm Monday – Friday.
  5. Set up a Facebook Fundraiser
    Search Martha Trust on your Facebook, click on ‘fundraiser’ and select ‘Raise Money’ and follow the steps to set up your own fundraiser. You’ll be amazed by the generosity of your friends.
  6. Nominate Martha
    Nominate Martha for the token scheme in your local supermarket or for any charity of the year schemes in the local community or place of work.
  7. Support one of Martha’s Fundraising events in 2021
    Book tickets for one of our organised fundraising events set to take place later in the year. Have something to look forward to – we’ve got a great line up to choose from. Whether you’d like to join us for live music this Summer at one of our Music4Martha events, or if you are a keen golfer book a team at one of our charity golf days. Book online or call 01304 610448.
  8. Donate unwanted bottles or gifts
    Martha are always in need of unopened bottles of drink for our barrow of boozes, and new and unused gifts for our raffles and tombolas! We ask you simply bag them up and get in touch with us on 01304 610448 or email fundraising@marthatrust.org.uk
  9. Make a donation
    Making a donation to Martha, whatever the size, will help make a huge difference to us at this time. Make a donation online at www.marthatrust.org.uk/donate or post to Martha Trust, Homemead Lane, Hacklinge, Deal, CT14 0PG.
  10. Get your company involved
    Good employers make great communities! Whether your business if looking for a strategic partnership, sponsorship opportunity or employee engagement through fundraising and events, we welcome the opportunity to discuss this with you.  If you’d like to find out more about how your business can get involved, please call 01304 610448 or email fundraising@marthatrust.org.uk

 

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