How charities are urging people to donate with #FinalFiver 

02 May 2017 Voices

Kirsty Weakley looks at how charities are using #FinalFiver to raise cash.

With just four days left until paper £5 notes are no longer legal tender, charities are encouraging people to donate their remaining cash to good causes. 

Here’s how some charities have gone about it. 

Barnardo’s ‘Love Me Tender’ campaign

Children’s charity Barnardo’s has launched a fully-fledged campaign, ‘Love Me Tender’, in a bid to encourage people to donate their last £5 note and is encouraging people to donate in their charity shops or text ‘FINAL FIVER’ to 70500. 

According to the charity:  

  • Five fivers (£25) will help pay for a case worker to give life-changing practical support and safety advice to a young person affected by sexual exploitation. 
  • Ten fivers (£50) will pay for 10 young carers to go on outings to the cinema or a bowling alley, so they can have fun with other children and enjoy a break.
  • 200 fivers (£1,000) will allow a family with disabled family members to go on a day out together, covering the cost of bus hire, specialised equipment and carers.

Sarah Lee, director of fundraising, cited her charity's link to Elizabeth Fry, who features on the outgoing paper £5 notes.

She said: "Elizabeth Fry shared many of the ideals of the man who created Barnardo’s, including work with the homeless and vulnerable, so donating a banknote that carries her image to Barnardo’s would be a fitting tribute."

CLIC Sargent partners with JD Wetherspoons 

CLIC Sargent is reminding its supporters that they can donate their final fiver at any JD Wetherspoons pub.

The children’s cancer charity has a longstanding relationship with the pub chain, which has raised more than £13m for the charity since 2002. 

 

 

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