25-04-2014, 09:36 AM
I'd like to draw everyone's attention to the SJCA Educational Trust appeal (arranged in partnership with Chess Scotland) to raise funds to finance (at least) the full travel and accommodation costs of the twenty Scottish juniors involved in this year's Glorney International events (some 20 players in four separate team tournaments). This year's events will be hosted by Scotland (early August, Stirling).
All the necessary information is at the box at the head of the CS homepage, including the essential link to the relevant BTMyDonate donation page: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://mydonate.bt.com/events/glorney2014/124693">https://mydonate.bt.com/events/glorney2014/124693</a><!-- m -->
The donation page is extremely user-friendly and easy to use. The advantage of raising funds through a fully registered and regulated charity, such as the SJCA Educational Trust, is that donors can, if they wish, GiftAid their donations, as long as they are current UK taxpayers. This adds 25 pence wholly from the public purse to every £1 donated.
The trust itself is donating £1,000 quite separately. Since the trust's inception in 1969, it has always supported this important international event, now much expanded, expressly when Scotland is the host nation.
Donations can be made in complete anonymity or in name, with a message, if wished. Small amounts are welcome and indeed add up quickly if there are lots of them!
This is a very worthy cause (read the blurb at the BTMyDonate page). Do tell friends who don't access the noticeboard about it.
All the necessary information is at the box at the head of the CS homepage, including the essential link to the relevant BTMyDonate donation page: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://mydonate.bt.com/events/glorney2014/124693">https://mydonate.bt.com/events/glorney2014/124693</a><!-- m -->
The donation page is extremely user-friendly and easy to use. The advantage of raising funds through a fully registered and regulated charity, such as the SJCA Educational Trust, is that donors can, if they wish, GiftAid their donations, as long as they are current UK taxpayers. This adds 25 pence wholly from the public purse to every £1 donated.
The trust itself is donating £1,000 quite separately. Since the trust's inception in 1969, it has always supported this important international event, now much expanded, expressly when Scotland is the host nation.
Donations can be made in complete anonymity or in name, with a message, if wished. Small amounts are welcome and indeed add up quickly if there are lots of them!
This is a very worthy cause (read the blurb at the BTMyDonate page). Do tell friends who don't access the noticeboard about it.