How you can help and support us:
By volunteering
Volunteering at the Bookrelief UK stall at a local village fete
We are always looking for volunteers - particularly people who are based in the Bideford and Barnstaple areas of North Devon where most of our work is carried out.
At present, we particularly need more volunteers to help with the following:
In Barnstaple:
We need volunteers who can help out in our charity bookshop at 10 Litchdon Street (behind the Imperial Hotel).
We also need volunteers who can help us to sort donated books that we have in storage at Silver Street in Barnstaple (location is very close to the Bus Terminal) - both for our charity shops - where we sell books to raise funds for our projects - and for direct donation to the various groups we support under our Books Overseas Programme.
In Appledore:
We need volunteers to help out in our charity bookshop at 26 Market Street.
If you can spare a few hours, a half-day or even a whole day each week, please call either Barry on 01237 477728 or John on 01271 343774.
you can also take a look at our Volunteer Form which can be accessed and downloaded through the link below.
By joining BookRelief UK
You can become a member of BookRelief UK at very little cost, and from anywhere in the world. For more information, please see a copy of our Membership Form which can be accessed and downloaded through the link below.
By signing up for Everyclick and using them to make a donation and/or seach the web
We have recently linked with Everyclick, which allows us to raise funds each time you use them to seach the web. You can also use everyclick if you wish to make a donation to BookRelief UK using your credit card. For more information - and to sign-up with us at Everyclick - please go to: http://www.everyclick.com/bookreliefuk
By shopping online at buy.at
Just click through to www.buyat.com/bookrelief uk to visit a wide array of online retailers from Amazon to M&S to Virgin Media. As an every purchase counts fundraising affiliate of buy.at we will earn a small commission on any purchases you make with these retails through buy.at.
By recycling the following items
Apart from donating your used books and related items such as CD's and DVD's (CD's and DVD's should be operable and include casing with artwork), we can also accept the following items:
Stamps and Foreign Coins and Banknotes
Used stamps, both British and foreign are welcome, as are all foreign coins and banknotes. We can earn money from these by passing them on in bulk to specialised dealers, or by selling selected lots/items directly to the public.
Empty Toner and Inkjet Cartridges and Mobile Phones
We now have an arrangement with Recycle4Charity.co.uk who will accept the following: All Mobile Phones as well as Inkjet and Toner cartridges from Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark and Canon (BC01/02/05/06/20, BX2, BX3 only).
Recycling Collection Point: We can accept used books, stamps, coins, empty toners, inkjet cartridges and mobile phones at the National Uniform Shop, 36 Boutport Street, Barnstaple.
By making interest-free loan
To support us with working capital to develop our book storage and online sales facility in Barnstaple, we are pleased to consider interest-free loans from individuals or institutions. These constitute an indirect gift of the interest earned by the capital loaned to us - and the donor is not taxed on the interest income while the loan is still outstanding.
Should you be interested in supporting us by way of an interest-free loan please contact us by email or telephone.
By holding or sponsoring an event
We'd be pleased to hear from you if you want to working with us in arranging an event - such as:
Sponsored Walks - particularly if they have a 'literacy' theme - such as the ones we are organising along parts of the Tarka Trail in North Devon - or anywhere else where there is a connection with a particular author or book. These, we think, are a great idea, as they also draw attention to what we are doing at BookRelief UK.
Quiz Nights - again, if you can throw in a round or two of questions with a literacy theme, then so much the better.
Or even if you just want to jump out of an aeroplane for fun...
Please get in touch to discuss any ideas you might have.