London's anti-LGBT hate crime charity, GALOP has been working with Give as You Live this year
to help you with your Christmas shopping and in return you help
them to raise money at no extra cost to you!
For those of you not aware, GALOP is a charity that was founded
25 years ago and provides advice and support for the LGBT community
around crime and policing issues. Today GALOP provides the only
specialist LGBT sexual abuse support in the UK and continues to
raise awareness and understanding of LGBT hate-crimes, which still
often go unreported.
Now, this little festive treat they've set up is definitely
worthwhile and it's not rubbish on offer, either. Say hello to some
very popular stores including: Boots, John Lewis, Debenhams,
Selfridges, Tesco, Play.com… I could go on, but I think you get the
idea.
Having registered and downloaded the programme in seconds from
Give as You Live, all
you need to do is start shopping! Your browser will let you know if
the store you're at is signed up to the scheme, and many will offer
special deals to Give As You Live customers. When you make a
purchase, the store will make an automatic donation to the charity
of your choice and you'll receive a statement to show how much
you've raised. In short, not only will Give As You Live be
doing good for you, you will be doing good for GALOP.
For example, how about a VW Camper Van Tent, from Firebox? I
know what you're thinking. How could anyone go through life without
a VW Camper Van Tent? So, here's how it works: you buy the said
necessary item at £299.99 from Firebox and they give £12
direct to GALOP. Pretty cool, right? Imagine how much money you
could raise if you did your entire Christmas shopping this way
without, let's be honest, having to do that much - everyone's a
winner.
Let's face it; a lot of us do our Christmas shopping online
anyway these days and the big day is still just under three weeks
away. Think of those people you still have to buy for. Go on,
picture their faces right now, sign up to Give As You Live and just
go and have a browse. You might find their perfect Christmas gift
is also the perfect Christmas gift for GALOP and the LGBT
community.
