Support Us  Our
recent Zumba event was well supported.
There are various ways you can support our work:
Last year we launched a £248,000 Capital Appeal to improve
accessibility to our building and improve our other facilities. Click here for further information.
You
can also keep in touch by following us on Facebook
or Twitter.
How our work is funded
We
receive annual grants from the City of Edinburgh Council and the
Community Health Partnership, but these sources make up only 25% of our
income and they are unlikely to increase. We are supported by a number
of generous charitable trusts and local people. This makes up 35% of
our income. We also earn money from the rental of rooms to local
organisations but with fuel costs increasing and parking more difficult
this has become a less viable way of sustaining our work.
We
are a member of the Fundraising Standards Board so you can give with
confidence knowing that your money will be put to immediate use helping
people in our community. In the unlikely event that you have any
concerns about our fundraising
activities we have a fundraising
complaints procedure.
WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT JUST 8p OF
EVERY £1 DONATED TO US GETS SPENT ON ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING THE COST
OF FUNDRAISING.
92p IN EVERY POUND YOU DONATE GOES ON
OUR SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EDINBURGH.
How you can help
Providing this level of care and support in the local community is
only possible with the support of generous people like you.
- It costs £95 to provide one day?s care for
someone with Dementia.
- It costs only £1 to provide one day?s support
for one carer.
There is a donation link at the bottom of this page.
Other ways to help
If
you feel you are able to, why not hold your own fundraising event? We
are able to help with posters, publicity and general advice. Maybe you
would prefer to do a sponsored event, e.g.; running the Meadows
Marathon, head shave, parachute jump,
slim or swim to name just a few.
Perhaps you are a member of
a local community group, school, church or sports club who would be
interested in raising funds for the Eric Liddell Centre? We would be
very pleased to hear from you. Please contact
us.
In memoryFrom time to time we are offered a donation
when someone who has benefited from our services during their lifetime
has died. Relatives want to support the organisation that was a
support for their family through difficult years. Family and
friends may choose to pledge a lasting tribute in the form of recurring
donations on the anniversary of a death or on a birthday.
There
is also the option to leave a legacy to the Eric Liddell Centre when
making a will.
We are all encouraged to write a will in our
younger years nowadays, and many people do so when they make their
first house purchase or when their children are born.
Reasons
to make a will:
- Protect your loved ones: you cannot assume
that your partner or family will inherit everything after your death.
Making a will ensures that your wishes are adhered to.
- Legal
implications: it is advisable to involve a solicitor in writing your
will, as badly-worded or out-of-date information can result in legal
problems for your family.
- Expense: using a solicitor is not as
expensive as you think. Most solicitors charge a flat rate for
making a will. However, if it that trip to the solicitor is what
is putting you off, you might like to check out an online service such
as www.justwillsplc.com.
- Leaving something to charity: now is
the time to consider a cause you would like to support and include that
cause in your will. Let us know - we will be pleased to have your
pledge and delighted to be able to thank you in advance!
- Remember,
a legacy left to the Eric Liddell Centre will be spent in Edinburgh,
helping people in Edinburgh to overcome barriers such as dementia,
being a carer, poverty, isolation and exclusion.
Contact
us for further information about giving through:
- In
Memory donations collected at funerals
- Leaving a Legacy
For
further information contact:
Ewan Hastings, Fundraising
Manager
0131 446 3318 or use the contact us page of the website to
send an e-mail to Ewan,
Make a donation
We
cannot maintain and expand our services without the help of people like
you. This is why we are asking you to support us by making a donation
to the Eric Liddell Centre.
Two ways to donate:
- Online
- For your convenience have an online donation facility where you can
give using your credit or debit card. Please click
here
to make a donation. (Online donations are processed securely by Work
With Us - a service run by the Scottish Council of Voluntary
Organisations.)
- By
Post - Please click here
to download our donation leaflet (a pdf file) and send it with with
your
cheque (made payable to ?Eric Liddell Centre") to:
Fundraising
Department
Eric Liddell Centre
15 Morningside Road
EDINBURGH
EH10 4DP
Thank you.
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