A Charity Run By Volunteers

Contrary to popular belief our Scout group, just like all Scout groups, is a charity. We receive no funding from the Scout Association for the work that we do, nor do our leaders or helpers get paid for their time. In fact, each year we have to pay the Scout Association thousands of pounds simply to remain a part of the Scouting movement.

Obviously we cannot provide this service to the young people in our community without help, so we rely on donations from the parents and families to fund the activities that we provide for the children and young adults in our care. Just like other groups, we have a great many bills to pay each year including; rent on the Scout hut, heating, water, purchase and maintenance of our minibus, materials for our activities, tools, building and grounds maintenance, tents and other camping equipment..... the list is almost endless.

Our leaders and helpers provide their service to the group in their spare time. They receive nothing in return aside from the satisfaction of seeing the young people in the community grow into successful balanced adults.

We need your help! There are many ways that you can contribute to the finances of the Scout group, and some of them are simpler than you might think.

Donate directly to the group funds

Perhaps unsurprisingly, this is the simplest and most effective way of supporting our Scout group. We will always warmly receive donations of any size towards our group. Please hand any donations to a group leader when you drop off or collect your child/youngster, you will be making a very valuable contribution to your community and you will always earn our gratitude!

Alternatively you can donate to the group right now from the comfort of your chair. We accept all major credit and debit cards, you can donate from any country using any currency, we use a very well established external secure site to process your donation, and the process is very easy. Please click on the "Make a Donation" button below and follow the instructions shown. Thank you!

Purchase goods from Amazon.co.uk

Do you shop on-line with Amazon.co.uk? You can now earn money for our Scout group by accessing the Amazon.co.uk website via the special link below. With every item that you buy, Amazon.co.uk will contribute a percentage of the purchase cost to our Scout group funds. It's quick and easy, the cost to you is the same as if you had visited Amazon.co.uk by any other method, and it doesn't matter what you buy from the site! Amazon offer a wide range of items; music, DVDs, electrical goods, DIY & Tools, cameras, household & kitchen items, books, toys and games. Every purchase counts towards the scheme, so please remember to visit Amazon using the links from our site when you shop.

If you have friends & colleagues who buy from Amazon.co.uk, please encourage them to use our web site links when they shop. You can download a poster here to display in your office / workplace to explain the scheme. Thank you for helping 3rd Molesey Scout Group.

100 Club

We are delighted to introduce the "100 Club", which is available to Group members and their families. This is an opportunity for you to win £50 each month, plus the additional chance of winning £100 in our special Christmas draw. At the same time you will be helping the Scout Group to raise funds to enhance our activities. To participate in the 100 Club you will need to buy shares which cost £13 each and are valid for the entire year. Each month we will draw a winner from the list of members of the 100 Club, who will receive £50 as their prize. For full details and an application form please click here.

Winning tickets:

Where is the money used?

The costs of running a Scout group are often much higher than people realise. We spend and enormous amount each year purchasing the equipment and materials that we need to run activities for our group members. Examples include paper, pens, games and sports equipment, heating, lighting, mini-bus maintenance, camping equipment, tables, chairs, the list is endless! Click to learn more about how we use our funds.

Printer Cartridges

You may not be aware that every time you change the ink/toner cartridge in your printer at home or at work, you can make a valuable contribution to the group. If we return the cartridges in bulk, printer manufacturers will pay us a small amount towards our group funds. It may not be much for each cartridge, but if we can collect enough of them then the money soon adds up.

Please wrap the old cartridge from your laser or inkjet printer, preferably in its original packaging but if necessary in a sealed plastic bag, and hand it to one of our leaders. We will collect them and once we have enough we will return them to the manufacturer.

If you work in an office, please ask if you may collect the empty cartridges and bring them to us. You can download and print this handy poster to display next to your printer(s) so that all of your colleagues know what they need to do when changing the cartridge. Please print lots of posters, because your ink cartridge will run out faster, and we like it when that happens!

Recipe Book - UPDATE

All of the recipes have been collected and the book will soon be published. Thank you if you contributed to this fund raising idea - Watch this space for further news!

2006 - 2007 Fundraising

A breakdown of the fundraising from the last financial year has been published. Click here to view it.

Bob Recommends....

Are you a music and film addict, then you need to read "Bob Recommends". This is a new feature on the site from our resident media expert, bringing you up to date with some of the latest music and film CD / DVD releases, and perhaps reminding you of some that you'd forgotten.

Tell us YOUR ideas!

We are always looking for fundraising ideas, so please let us know if you have any flashes of inspiration. We have a team of fund raisers who always need help with suggestions for making money. They are volunteers too, so if you'd like to become involved with the Scout group to earn some additional cash (even if it is only occasionally) then please contact us. You can e-mail us at fundraising@3rdmoleseyscouts.org.uk . All of your efforts will go towards a very good cause.

Charity Number

The 3rd Molesey Scout Group is a registered charity. Charity number = 305731