Celebrating 60 years of service - Cerebral Palsy League

Friendship Bank – A little change goes a long wayYour spare change and notescan go a long way to change thelives of people with a disability.The Friendship Bank program hasbeen part of the Cerebral Palsyfundraising landscape for the past48 years.As the years have passed theconcept has remained the samewith supporters of the Leagueputting out tins to help those withcerebral palsy.Today, the traditional methodsof gaining new friendship bankmembers, through door knockingand word of mouth, have beenreplaced by telemarketing.Telemarketing has the potential toreach thousands of new “friendshipbankers” on a daily basis.Friendship Bank is one of theeasiest ways to support a charity.A collection tin is left in thehome or business allowing youto fill it to your own level at yourconvenience.Tins are collected systematicallyevery four months. When amember of our Friendship Bankteam is in your area you arecontacted by telephone, with acollection then arranged for thefollowing day.The contents of the tin are emptiedby the collector and a receipt forthe tins contents is sent to you,normally within the week.All Friendship Bank collectors carryofficial identification for securitypurposes.If you are interested in becominga Friendship Banker contact theMarketing and Fundraising on1800 819 086 or visitwww.cplqld.org.auJust a simple daily actionIt is amazing how quickly the contents of your Friendship Banktin add up over a couple of months. With the simple daily actionof putting your loose change into the tin you can raise:•••20c a day over 4 months = $2450c a day over 4 months = $60$1 a day over 4 months = $120For every old mobile phonedonated through speciallymarked satchels and bins,the Cerebral Palsy Leaguereceives between $3.00 and$5.00 from the AussieRecycling Program.Phone 1800 819 086 or visitwww.cplqld.org.au/mfr/arpForeign coins can make a differenceNearly everyone has coins from another country put awaysomewhere in their house. They might be left over from a trip abroador just wrongly given as change at the shop and there is nothing youcan do with them.Foreign coins cannot be exchanged for Australian dollars throughthe regular banking methods. However, your loose foreign coins canmake a difference to the Cerebral Palsy League who can exchangethem for Australian dollars.It is easy to make your foreign coins count:. Separate your foreign coins from your Aussie coins.. Put them in a clip seal bag.3. Give them to a Friendship Bank collector or leave them with yourtin when it is ready for collection.For more information about the Foreign Coin Collection Drivecontact Marketing and Fundraising on 1800 819 086 or emailfriendshipbank@cplqld.org.auPage 14 - League News Volume 32 Edition 2, 2008