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Booked Up 2011
I've done music and running related fundraising before and now its the turn of another great love of mine - books! The idea is to raise funds for two charities - Beating Bowel Cancer and Kidney Research UK - by auctioning off various signed or unique items donated by authors via EBay.
As charities are seeing declining donations due to the current economic climate I thought one way to get in vital funds is by charity Ebay auctions as people get an item they want whilst helping the nominated charity, who get funds they may not have otherwise have got.
Please note - 100% of the selling price goes to the nominated charity less Ebay’s final selling fees
Total raised so far via EBay auctions…£1,440.53
Beating Bowel Cancer = £1,391.76
Kidney Research UK = £48.77
If any author would like to donate an item for an EBay auction please contact me via papa_bear70@hotmail.com
Items donated… (BIG thanks to all the people mentioned below and please do visit their websites)
Signed Peter James novel
Whole heap of signed Ian Rankin paperbacks plus a very rare bottle of ‘Rebus’ whisky (this sold for £1,319!!!)
Signed Paul Doherty hardbacks
Signed Jeffrey Archer book
Signed Gerald Scarfe book on Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’
Signed Michelle Paver book
Signed Jasper Fforde audio book & postcards
Signed John Connolly book
Signed Michael Morpurgo book
Signed Christopher Brookmyre paperback
Signed Simon Brett paperback
Arthur Smith audiobook CD
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ALSO you can sponsor me and my daughter on our sponsored read to raise funds for Surrey Young Carers. It is like the sponsored reads we used to do at school.
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The JustGiving bit:
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So please dig deep and donate now.