November 30 marks Just Giving Tuesday and there are plenty or Oxford-based charities to donate money, food or your time to.
Giving Tuesday is a day to give back by supporting good causes, someone in need or doing something good for your local community.
It is a day where everyone can do something to support causes which are close to their heart.
🎉Happy #GivingTuesday!🎉
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The official Giving Tuesday website states: “You can volunteer your time; donate money; share your skills; campaign for something; donate goods, food, or clothes; organise a community event such as a street or park clean-up or a coffee morning.”
Last year, £20.2 million was donated on Just Giving Tuesday, equivalent to £14,000.
The day also holds the world record for the most money raised online for charity in 24 hours.
These are all the charities based in Oxford, according to Oxford Visitor Information:
- Action4Youth
- Cancer Care & Haematology Fund
- Against Breast Cancer
- Aspire Oxford
- Asylum Welcome
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire And Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
- Crisis Skylight Oxford
- Emmaus Oxford
- Homeless Oxfordshire
- KEEN Oxford
- The Mulberry Bush Organisation
- Oxford Food Bank
- Oxford Hospitals Charity
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation
- Oxfordshire Mind
- Oxfordshire Youth
- The Parasol Project
- Refugee Studies Centre
- Ronald McDonald House Oxford
- Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
- Siren Conservation Education
- SOS Sahel International UK
- South Central Ambulance Charity
- St Michael's and All Saints' Charities
- The Art Room
- The Gatehouse
- Viva
- Yellow Submarine Charity
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