OSCR and the new accounting regulations
“ Scope of the Regulations – The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 apply to all charities (including those governed by other statutes) with a financial year starting on or after 1st April 2006.
A charity’s income or asset values for a financial year will determine the type of accounts prepared or external scrutiny that should be carried out.”
Full and further information can be found at www.oscr.org.uk
If you require addition help with interpreting this information please contact VONEF.

Foneaid – Raising Funds for your Organisation
FoneAid Fundraising Campaign – Mobile Phone Recycling

FoneAid is a fantastic fundraising initiative, which will help you raise money for anything that your voluntary organisation needs.

It is brought to you by the team behind Fones4Schools, the school fundraiser that has now raised over £1 million for participants.

The concept of FoneAid is very simple, but it delivers big rewards for anyone looking to raise money. All you need to do is collect mobile phones of any age and condition and in return you’ll receive £3.00 per phone. On top of this, we will donate £100.00 worth of vouchers for every 100 phones collected, so making money for your organisation couldn’t be easier.

FoneAid guarantee that every phone is either reused in developing countries or recycled. In addition 100% of the phones collected are diverted from landfill sites where they can cause serious environmental problems. The campaign is completely free to participate in, as we provide all the promotional material and even courier the phones back to our warehouse at the end of the campaign.

Simply register your organisations’ details on the website www.foneaid.org.uk, or call our team on 01625 667867, and we’ll send you all the materials needed to run your collection. Use the posters and collection bags to advertise your campaign and collect as many old mobile phones as possible. Even if the phones don’t work and are in a poor condition, FoneAid will still donate £3.00 to your organisation for every single one of them!

With around 100 million old and unused mobile phones lying around homes in the UK and no cost to take part why don’t you start collecting today?

For further information please contact:
Gemma Bullivent
PR & Marketing Coordinator – Fones4Schools
T: 01625 665 787
E: gemma.bullivent@fones4schools.co.uk

EVENTS

Farmers Market March 17 (Bonnygate Car Park, Cupar)
Farmers Market April 7 (Argyll Street Car Park, St Andrews)
Cupar Choral Society perform BACH April 21 (Corn Exchange, Cupar, contact 01334 655131)
May Day Holiday May 7 (VONEF Closed)
Cupar Children’s Gala Duck Race May 20 (Haugh Park, Cupar 12.30pm)
Cupar Children’s Gala June 2 (Further information available on website http://www.vonef.org.uk )
Lloyds TSB Surgery July 16 (VONEF Office)

Scottish Executive Central Heating Programme and Warm Deal Grant
Are you aware that Scottish Gas is the new managing agent for the Scottish Executive Central Heating Programme and Warm Deal Grant? The Community Development Team will be pleased to attend and offer presentations to your group so that you can correctly refer people for the Central Heating Programme and Warm Deal. We will also be pleased to attend any events that you may have organised with a stand and literature. To request literature phone Anne in our team on 0131 777 2508, or for more information please contact Amanda Bruce, Network Liaison Manager, Scottish Gas Development Team on the same number.

Rural Development Small Awards Fund
The RDSAF is an interim pilot programme which aims to support community groups looking for a small sum of money (£500 to £5,000) on a one-off basis. As attendees at the Rural Think Tank event discovered, there is an underspend for this, the final year of funding and the Rural team at the Executive are keen to see more applications coming in over the next couple of months. The fund can offer support for: activities relating to project planning; maximising community involvement; capacity building; consultation exercises; gathering of local ideas. Applicants are encouraged to be creative when considering what their community requires. Previous awards have been granted for village hall kitchen/catering equipment, tables & chairs, feasibility studies and multi-media supports. Further information is available on the Rural Development area of the Scottish Executive website. Alternatively, the RDSAF team can be contacted by e-mail or on 0131 244 3885.

“McIntosh and The Daily Record have recently come together to launch the ‘Changing Lives’ Campaign, which is set to support life enhancing, worthwhile projects across Scotland. As makers of traditional Scottish food made for today McIntosh believe this carries a certain amount of social responsibility and they are firmly committed to supporting Scottish communities in any way they can.
Each week the Changing Lives campaign will award bursaries to community projects which have a real impact on the quality of life in their community, such as purchasing toys for a local nursery, funding facilities for an OAP’s club or grants for a youth arts project.
So if you know of any community projects or groups that would benefit greatly from a helping hand, McIntosh is inviting you to apply for a bursary from the ‘Changing Lives’ Campaign and explain how much would be required to make a difference. Amounts awarded will vary – and even a small sum can be enough to enhance enjoyment of life for certain groups.
The Daily Record & McIntosh “Changing Lives” Campaign will run until April 6. Bursaries will be awarded on a weekly basis and decisions are made according to each individual application. Potential beneficiaries are urged to apply soon by visiting www.strathmore-foods.com where they can download the application form and post to Anna Howatson, Changing Lives Campaign, Denvir Marketing, Craigarnhall, Bridge of Allan, Stirling FK9 4NG
If you require any further information on The Changing Lives Campaign please do not hesitate to contact me on 01786 832 812.

CAR BOOT SALE
Would your organisation like the opportunity to raise some extra funds at a large-scale car boot sale?
The Douglas Bader Community Garden group and VONEF are planning to team up to organise a major fundraiser in Cupar this summer. Held in the car park at Bell Baxter school, the car boot sale could provide a major opportunity for groups to turn their brick a brac into cash.
Voluntary and community organisations are being offered the opportunity to take a slot at the event at HALF the going rate. Groups that book a car space at the event in advance will get a 50 per cent price reduction: £4 per car instead of £8. Larger scale vehicles will cost £5 per vehicle instead of £10, while vans will cost £10 instead of £20. The car boot sale will be held in the open air, and we are examining Saturday dates in August as possibilities. The event would start at 10 am and finish at 1 pm - vehicles would have to be in position by 9.30 am.
In order to judge the potential interest, we would ask you simply to email us back to let us know if you would be interested, and how many vehicles you might utilise at the event. Please be assured we won’t hold you to it – we are simply seeking a rough indication of interest before we finalise details. As well as being a great method of raising funds, the event will also let you get your group’s message over to the general public. Teas, coffees, soft drinks, and snacks will also be available on the day.
To register an interest or to make any suggestions or comments, please email: car boot@dbcg.org.uk

Cupar Scout Group - Red Nose Day - Table Sale - Saturday 17th March 2007 9.30 - 1300. For Further information and to book a table mailto:Cuparwolfcubs@aol.com

First Aid - If your organisation is interested in First Aid Training could they please get in touch with Sue. We are in the process of organising a "First Aid at Work" course. Once the numbers are in we'll organise dates and time to suit the participants.