Penumbra is focused upon innovative ways to support people with mental health issues to move towards recovery. We rely on public support to fund our current services for individuals all over Scotland and to develop new projects in the community.
There are many ways to help Penumbra and every donation counts. For example, only £17 could provide a teenager with a one to one counselling session with a member of our Self Harming Team. £20 will pay for a home visit from a Penumbra support worker, focusing on improving a person's home, opportunities and sense of empowerment.
You can support Penumbra by:
- donating directly at www.justgiving.com/penumbra
- using www.everyclick.com/penumbra as your online search engine
- collecting loose change in a Penumbra home money box
- making a regular gift with Give As You Earn or a standing order
- taking part in one of our fundraising events
- supporting us through school, work or university as your nominated charity
Support Penumbra at no cost by choosing us as your charity on www.ibelongto.com. This new website is a revolutionary way to contribute to charity by doing nothing more than your day to day shopping. When you shop at hundreds of online stores (including Tesco, John Lewis, the trainline, play.com, iTunes and toys R us) up to 5% of the purchase price will be donated to Penumbra. Please help us raise £5000 for our projects through this innovative free fundraising tool.
Fundraising Events
Forth Rail Bridge Abseil - April 2010
Sign up to abseil 165ft SAS style (i.e. free fall!) from the Forth Rail Bridge onto the beach below. A unique opportunity to take in the views over the Forth and a true adrenaline rush! Supporters must pay £20 to secure their place. Contact claire.addison@penumbra.org.uk for more information
Edinburgh Marathon and Relay - Sunday 23 May 2010
Why not get in shape for 2010 and run the Edinburgh Marathon or Relay for Penumbra? The cost is £100 to enter a relay team of 4 runners. Individual runners running the full marathon must pay a £60 non-refundable deposit. In both cases, the sponsorship target will be £500. All runners will be given a Penumbra T-shirt to wear on the day.
For more information email Claire at claire.addison@penumbra.org.uk or telephone 0131 475 2549. To visit the Edinburgh Marathon website itself go to www.edinburgh-marathon.com.
Bighearted Scotland
Penumbra is a member of Bighearted Scotland, a consortium of 6 Scottish Charities fundraising together. By working together, these smaller charities can achieve great results and offer impressive fundraising events in aid of all of their great Scottish causes. The member charities are:
- Penumbra
- Momentum
- Epilepsy Scotland
- Scottish Native Woods
- ClicSargent
- Alcohol Focus Scotland
The current big event for Bighearted Scotland is The David Livingstone's Footsteps Challenge which happens from 5th - 15th November 2009. Participants will be raising sponsorship to tackle several challenges in Zambia. They will also take part in a local community activity (last year we helped to refurbish the dormitories of a school for children whose families were affected by HIV AIDS) - as well as rafting, trekking and canoing the Zambezi.
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