Just Four Quid
The ‘Just Four Quid’ campaign to raise funds for much-needed biomedical research has now been running for over a year, and has seen very many generous donations — but it’s not too late to join in.
Specially designed for the recession, the appeal invites people with ME and their friends and family to join in a year of cleverly saving money so that they can donate a bit of their saving to research. The Just Four Quid blog contains tips for saving cash, and if, for example, a tip saves you £10, you might consider donating £5. In this way, you will be better off and you will have donated to the campaign.
Examples of Zonko’s recent cash-saving tips have been the “week of no chance” in which people who would usually spend £52 per year on lottery ticket were encouraged to give some to research instead; or the “week of the end of the day” in which people were encouraged to shop in the evenings when shops mark down food prices, giving any savings to the campaign. See the blog for lots more ideas.
The key idea of the campaign has been that lots of people donating little and often will raise a huge amount over the year. People can donate to one or both the charities taking part — ME Research UK, and the Ramsay Research Fund of the ME Association — and all of the donation goes directly to the charity chosen since Just Four Quid receives none of the money raised. If you’ve not already been involved over the last year, you can still start helping. Take a look at the Just Four Quid website to read all the fundraising tips, and if you think you can save money, give a little back to us. And you can tell other people about the campaign so they can join in. After all, “mony a meikle maks a muckle” as the old saying goes!
