Fundraising

It is a sad fact of life that, in order to help the many cats who need our care, we need money. It is a constant struggle, but with the help of our supporters, somehow we manage, although naturally, the more money we raise, the more cats we can help. Please consider helping us help the cats, using one or more of the methods below. For other ways to help, please see Other Ways to Help.

Membership
Donations
Branch Shop

Helping in the shop

Providing items for sale

Shopping!

Running races/Sponsorship

1. Membership

We are always happy to welcome new members, who can be as active or as inactive as they like. The membership fee not only helps local cats, but also entitles you to four copies of our quarterly newsletter, The Catalyst (see below), which will keep you up to date with what we are doing and how you can help.

Annual membership runs from 1st January, and the cost is as follows:

Category	Cost (£)
Junior (under 17)	3.00
Unemployed	3.00
Senior Citizen	3.00
Single Membership	7.00
Family Membership	10.00

If you would like to join us, please contact us.

2. Donations

We are always happy to receive donations, of whatever size - every little helps. Donations do not only have to be financial - we always welcome unopened cat food, such as food which perhaps your own cat does not like. Please contact us for more information.

3. Branch Shop

Our shop is located at:

Unit 12 The Springfield Centre

Orchard Street

Kempston

Bedford, MK42 7PR.

There are a number of ways in which you can support the shop, as follows:

Helping in the Shop

We are always happy to hear from people who are able to help keep the shop running smoothly, whether it’s sorting and pricing goods or helping behind the till. If you can help, please e-mail us or contact the shop direct on 01234 840827.

Providing Items for Sale

We are always grateful to receive any saleable items you may have or make, such as books, ornaments, small items of furniture, crafts, bric-a-brac or unwanted presents. Collection can be arranged if necessary. Please note that for safety reasons we are unable to accept electrical equipment. Soft furnishings must have fire retardant labels and prams and buggies etc. need to have a kite mark.

Shopping!

Of course, you may prefer to support the shop by becoming a regular shopper. We stock Cats Protection catalogue goods, gifts, clothes, toys, houseware and much more, so why not pay us a visit? The shop is open Monday - Saturday 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. and there is plenty of free parking.

Unfortunately during the school holidays we are often unable to keep the shop open for its full opening hours due to a shortage of shop volunteers who can help during this time.

4. Running

If you are running in any road races (or even in the London Marathon), and would like to run on our behalf, please contact us.

Postage Stamps

Sadly, we have decided we will not be able to continue with the collections of used postage stamps as we have found it is not financially viable. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has so kindly supported us by collecting stamps to help raise funds for the cats in our care.

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