BLINDCARE
- KENNYLANDS ROAD, SONNING COMMON
RG4 9JT READING, BERKSHIRE
Phone: 0118 972 1421
Fax: 0118 972 1330
E-mail: Send messagewww.blindcare.org.uk
Short profile:
Blindcare, established in 1988, is an equal partnership of ten charities founded for the purpose of promoting payroll giving. This enables tax-free charitable donations to be made through a donor's payroll. Facilities to do this are available to more than half of all UK employees. Blindcare works to raise awareness of the benefits of payroll giving within all sectors of the economy and to highlight the work of our partner charities.
Blindcare's partner charities provide education and training for visually impaired adults and children to help them make their way in the world; mobility support to help the blind lead active lives; conduct research into blindness and provide vital treatment, including the restoration of sight, in developing countries.
Detailed description:
Each year, half a million children in the world lose their sight. Eight out of ten of these could be cured.
For millions of people, blindness is a daily challenge to be overcome. The charities which make up the Blindcare partnership are committed to helping visually impaired people achieve their goals in every aspect of their lives.
In the UK alone around one million people suffer from blindness or impaired vision. This may affect their education, livelihood and mobility, not to mention their confidence and self esteem. But you can help.
£13 could provide a day's care for a blind nursery school pupil.
£10 could fund an operation to restore the sight of a child in Africa.
Payroll giving is the simplest and most effective way to give support. Because payroll giving is tax free, every pound you give to Blindcare will actually only cost you 78 pence, if you pay tax at the basic rate, or only 60 pence if you are a higher rate tax payer.
You can give as much as you would like per month tax free. With effect from 6 April 2000, there are no limits to the donations you can make from your pay. Plus, for the next three tax years from April 2000, the Government will be automatically adding an extra 10 per cent to all employee donations.
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