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Discoverhttp://www.justgiving.com:80/en/discover<div id="fb-root">  </div> <h1 class="no-border"> Discover amazing stories</h1> <p> <span class="medium">People do the most amazing things to raise money for the causes they love – we've featured a selection here. </span></p> <p> <span class="medium">If you want to share your story <a href="mailto:yourstories@justgiving.com?subject=I've%20got%20a%20great%20story%20to%20share">email us</a></span></p> <h2 class="thin-border"> Unsung heroes </h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> A pre-wedding night to remember</h2> <p> <img alt="Charlotte" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/wedding cake.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Louise and Geoff met when they were volunteering for Robes, a charity supporting homeless people. When it came to getting married, they knew how they wanted to mark the occasion. The night before their big day, they slept rough outside the cathedral where, hours later, they became husband and wife.</p> <p> <a href="/Louise-and-Geoffrey-Delaye-Hand" target="_blank">Give to Louise and Geoff's page</a></p> <p>  <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving: http://www.justgiving.com/Louise-and-Geoffrey-Delaye-Hand #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/Louise-and-Geoffrey-Delaye-Hand" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2FLouise-and-Geoffrey-Delaye-Hand&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&font&colorscheme=light&action=like&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></p> <p>  </p> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Helping to save more lives</h2> <p> <img alt="Debbie" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Debbie.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> When Robert's wife Debbie collapsed, it brought back terrible memories of recently losing their son. Debbie needed emergency surgery. Luckily, Robert's prayers for an "amazing surgeon" were answered.  As a thank you, he's fundraising to buy more life-saving equipment for the hospital where Debbie's life was saved.</p> <p> <a href="/Robert-Eaton" target="_blank">Give to Robert's page</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving: http://www.justgiving.com/Robert-Eaton #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/Robert-Eaton" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2FRobert-Eaton&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&font&colorscheme=light&action=like&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Fairytale fundraising</h2> <p> <img alt="cake" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Charlotte gingerbread.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> After reading the story of the gingerbread man who ran away, six-year-old Charlotte wanted to find him. She asked for postcards with details of sightings of the fictional character, and donations to special care baby charity Cots for Tots. The elusive chap was last seen with Cinderella in Disneyland Paris.</p> <p> <a href="/gingerbreadchallenge" target="_blank">Give to Charlotte's page</a></p> <p class="one"> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving: http://www.justgiving.com/gingerbreadchallenge #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/gingerbreadchallenge" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fgingerbreadchallenge&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&font&colorscheme=light&action=like&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> <p class="one">  </p> </div> <h2 class="thin-border"> Spread some joy </h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> <a href="/en/discover/sockcats">Sock cats change the world</a></h2> <p> <img alt="Kookie" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Kookiepicturetwo.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 106px" /></p> <p> Once upon a time, a pair of socks decided to change the world by fighting pancreatic cancer. And with Rachel Cooke’s help – she transforms them into sock cats – they are well on their way.</p> <p> <a href="/en/discover/sockcats">Read more about sock cats</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-counturl="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/sockcats" data-hashtags="spreadsomejoy" data-related="JustGiving" data-text="Check out this amazing story on JustGiving" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/sockcats" data-via="JustGiving" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/sockcats" data-layout="button_count" data-send="false" data-show-faces="false" data-width="450">  </div> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> <a href="/en/discover/pooches">Pressies for old pooches</a></h2> <p> <img alt="Charlie the dog" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/dog.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Volunteers for charity Oldies Club are making sure its 14 elderly foster dogs aren’t forgotten by Santa this year – they’re running an appeal to buy them Christmas presents.</p> <p> <a href="/en/discover/pooches">Read more about pooches</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-counturl="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/pooches" data-hashtags="spreadsomejoy" data-related="JustGiving" data-text="Check out this amazing story on JustGiving" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/pooches" data-via="JustGiving" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/pooches" data-layout="button_count" data-send="false" data-show-faces="false" data-width="450">  </div> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> <a href="/en/discover/giggles">Giggles for poorly children </a></h2> <p> <img alt="Giggles" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Giggle Doctors resized.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Being in hospital can be a scary time for children. Enter: the giggle doctors. They prescribe smiles and laughter to brighten the days of young patients.  </p> <p> <a href="/en/discover/giggles">Read more about giggles</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-counturl="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/giggles" data-hashtags="spreadsomejoy" data-related="JustGiving" data-text="Check out this amazing story on JustGiving" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/giggles" data-via="JustGiving" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></p> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.justgiving.com/en/discover/giggles" data-layout="button_count" data-send="false" data-show-faces="false" data-width="450">  </div> </div> <h2 class="thin-border"> Going the extra mile </h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> It wasn't me!</h2> <p> <img alt="Stephen Tongue" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Stephen Tongue.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Poor Stephen Tongue was collared, nicked and put on trial – to raise money for charity. Edwina Currie acted as court clerk for this brilliantly bizarre fundraiser, with all “jail or bail” money going to the British Red Cross.</p> <p> “Unlike the other defendants (charged with crimes against fashion etc), I am innocent!” protests Stephen. There’s still time to save Stephen from the slammer!</p> <p> <a href="/freestephentongue" target="_blank">Give to Stephen's page</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/freestephentongue" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.co.uk%2Fen%2Fdiscover&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> The butterfly effect</h2> <p> <img alt="Nikki Christou" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Nikki Christou.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> At eight years old, Nikki Christou’s had five major operations and 90 hospital visits. Born with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), she suffers swelling and bleeding from her nose and gums.</p> <p> But Nikki’s no ordinary eight year old, and she’s determined to drive research into this rare disease. Nikki’s fundraising for The Butterfly Network, a charity set up by her family for AVM sufferers.</p> <p> <a href="/Nikki-Christou" target="_blank">Give to Nikki's page</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/Nikki-Christou" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.co.uk%2Fen%2Fdiscover&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> The Dancing Dogfather</h2> <p> <img alt="Dogfather" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Dog-trainer.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 106px" /></p> <p> One of the UK's top dog trainers is competing in Strictly Northampton - a fundraising dance-off inspired by the BBC show. Graeme Hall, who calls himself "The Dancing Dogfather" is gliding round the floor to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.</p> <p class="one"> "I'm a big ungainly bloke", says Graeme, "soon to be transformed into the most elegant thing since Fred Astaire!"</p> <p class="one"> <a href="/Dogfather" target="_blank">Give to Graeme's page</a></p> <p class="one"> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/Dogfather" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.co.uk%2Fen%2Fdiscover&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> </div> </div> <h2 class="thin-border"> Britain's got talent</h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Beauty queens take a hike</h2> <p> <img alt="Beauty Queens" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Beauty-queens.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 100px" /></p> <p> Four beauty queens proved they're more than just pretty faces by taking part in the 15km Marlborough Starlight Walk.</p> <p> Miss Wiltshire, Miss Swindon, The Wiltshire Galaxy and England's Perfect Miss swapped their high heels for hiking boots to raise money for Prospect Hospice, in memory of their friend, Tami Brown.</p> <p> <a href="/WiltshireBeautyQueens" target="_blank">Give to the beauty queens' page</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/WiltshireBeautyQueens" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.co.uk%2Fen%2Fdiscover&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Skate expectations</h2> <p> <img alt="Skaters" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Skaters.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 100px" /></p> <p> Friends Steph Brown and Sam Bonathon are getting into the Christmas spirit early by skating 25 miles in Santa suits. </p> <p> The Santa Cruise, which starts in London and finishes in Windsor, will raise money for the Children’s Heart Federation. The pair hope to raise £750 from the long-distance skate event, to help children with heart conditions.</p> <p> <a href="/GnarlyTrashbag" target="_blank">Give to Steph and Sam's page</a></p> <p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/GnarlyTrashbag" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.co.uk%2Fen%2Fdiscover&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Carl's Chessathon</h2> <p> <a href="/Carl-Portman"><img alt="Chess" src="/en/SharedMedia/Discover page/Chess.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 99px" /></a></p> <p> Carl Portman’s playing chess for 24 hours solid to raise money for the Cardiac Physiology Fund. Carl, who had an implanted cardioverter device (ICD) fitted three years ago, explains: “For some it’s the end of the world ... Boom, their life has changed.  Chess is a form of escape from the madness of life, a creative and positive one. This wonderful and ancient game has helped me through the bad times.”</p> <p> <a href="/Carl-Portman">Give to Carl's page</a></p> <p class="one"> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving #JGstories" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/Carl-Portman" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><a href="/Carl-Portman"><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.co.uk%2Fen%2Fdiscover&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></a></p> </div> </div> <h2 class="thin-border"> JustGiving staff picks</h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Animal app helps Corin’s campaign</h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/help-corin-walk.jpg" /></p> <p> Three-year-old Corin has cerebral palsy. His parents are raising money for The Tree of Hope Children’s Charity to pay for surgery that will enable him to walk by himself for the first time.</p> <p> Supporters can download ‘Fun for Corin’, a free animal noise iPhone app, which offers a chance to donate to his JustGiving page. Or you can give to his page directly.</p> <p> <a href="/corinsfirststeps">Give to Corin’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/corinsfirststeps" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fcorinsfirststeps&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Les Mis V Phantom<br />  </h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/les-mis-FC.gif" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> In a charity football match like no other, Team Les Misérables will face Team Phantom as thespians, celebrities and ex-professional footballers do battle at East Grinstead Town FC to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.</p> <p> The match is part of a day of fun being held in the name of Les Mis wig mistress, Melanie Oakley-Dow, who is battling cancer.</p> <p> <a href="/lesmisvphantom">Give to the Les Mis v Phantom page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/lesmisvphantom" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Flesmisvphantom&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Spoon player, runner, pensioner<br />  </h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/man-with-spoons.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Twenty-five years ago, a treble heart bypass at Glasgow’s Western Infirmary saved Peter Lee’s life. Now he wants to give something back.</p> <p> Peter is running to raise money for British Heart Foundation, so he can help others have the excellent treatment he received. And he might just treat the crowd to a ditty on his spoons along the way.</p> <p> <a href="/peter-Lee7">Give to Peter's page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/peter-Lee7" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fpeter-Lee7&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> </div> <h2 class="thin-border"> Celebrity fundraisers</h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Popstars’ charity wedding page<br />  </h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/rochelle-marvin.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> When Rochelle Wiseman from The Saturdays and Marvin Humes from JLS got married, they decided not to ask their guests and fans for the usual wedding gifts of toasters and towels.</p> <p> Instead they’re using their big day to make a difference, by raising money for a charity they care about. They chose Marie Curie Cancer Care.</p> <p> <a href="/RochelleHumes">Give to Rochelle and Marvin’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/RochelleHumes" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2FRochelleHumes&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Fantasy football fundraising <br />  </h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/chris-o-dowd.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Chris O’Dowd, the comedy actor who starred in The IT Crowd and Bridesmaids, is encouraging people on Twitter (@BigBoyler) to join his fantasy football league by donating to his fundraising page.</p> <p> Chris is raising money for Male Cancer Awareness Campaign, a charity that educates men around the country about the importance of early detection of male cancer.</p> <p> <a href="/chris-o-dowd">Give to Chris’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/chris-o-dowd" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fchris-o-dowd&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Comedian’s random act of kindness</h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/richard-herring.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p class="one"> When comedian Richard Herring found a fundraising page set up by his namesake, <a href="http://blog.justgiving.com/community/richard-herring%E2%80%99s-random-act-of-kindness/">he shared it with his 97,000 Twitter followers</a>. A day later, £2,600 had been donated to the page that’s raising money for Sense, a charity supporting deafblind people and their families.<br /> “I’m absolutely overwhelmed by people’s generosity,” said the non-comedian Richard.</p> <p class="one"> <a href="/richard-herring0">Give to Richard’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/richard-herring0" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Frichard-herring0&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> </div> <h2 class="thin-border"> Most popular this year</h2> <div class="triple-content clear"> <div class="g320 no-left-margin"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Vanessa’s campaign to beat cancer</h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/vaness-appeal.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Vanessa Riddle has already beaten cancer once. She relapsed in December 2011 and has been given less than a 10% chance of survival.</p> <p> Her parents are doing all they can to raise money through Neuroblastoma Alliance UK to fund treatment in Germany. The treatment will take nine months and will dramatically increase Vanessa’a chances of beating the disease.</p> <p> <a href="/vanessa-appeal">Give to Vanessa’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/vanessa-appeal" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fvanessa-appeal&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Martha’s school dinner mission<br />  </h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/marys-meals.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> Martha Payne’s blog made the national press when <a href="http://www.neverseconds.blogspot.co.uk/">she started to dish up a daily report of her school dinner</a>, complete with marks out of 10.</p> <p> She’s raising awareness and money for Mary's Meals – an international charity that sets up feeding projects where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education. Just £10.70 feeds a child for a year. </p> <p> <a href="/neverseconds">Give to Martha’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/neverseconds" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fneverseconds&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> <div class="g320"> <h2 class="thin-border"> Claire Squires’ £1 million legacy<br />  </h2> <p> <img src="/en/SharedMedia/Default/Discover/claire-squires.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 110px" /></p> <p> When Claire Squires tragically died while running the London marathon, the response was extraordinary. More than £1 million has been donated to her page (including Gift Aid), by over 80,000 people.</p> <p> Claire’s aim was to “change lives” by raising money for the Samaritans. The unprecedented support for her fundraising will ensure a long-lasting legacy.</p> <p> <a href="/Claire-Squires2">Give to Claire’s page</a></p> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-hashtags="JGstories" data-text="Check out this amazing story on @JustGiving:" data-url="http://www.justgiving.com/Claire-Squires2" href="https://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><iframe allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2FClaire-Squires2&send=false&layout=button_count&width=450&show_faces=false&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=21" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; width: 450px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <div>  </div> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> </div> <p>  </p> </div> <p>  </p>