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高考英语外刊阅读天天练:七选五模拟训练六
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Many charities have had a tough time of it during the cost of living crisis. It is clear that lots of people still want to support good causes. How to help support good causes?
Start small and local
Donate items to local charity shops or a local cause. Or volunteer. How about asking family and friends to sponsor you for shaving off your hair or doing a walk or run? ____1____
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Items regularly thrown out can often be used to raise money. Donate milk bottle tops to raise money for Friends of Water Search and Rescue Team. A recycling firm turns them into pellets for making hard plastic items.
Donate for free
Easyfundraising partners with more than 7,000 brands, including big names such as Amazon, Joh Lewis and Marks & Spencer, who will donate part of your spending to a cause of your choice. ___3____Go on to the site to find or register a cause.
Use your birthday
____4_____Two years ago, Flic Louise Everett raised £500 for Refugee Action for her 50th birthday, while Laura Schofield raised £250
for mental health charity Mind.
Access free resources
Charity Excellence Framework provides a wealth of resources and supports charities with funding bids, fundraising research, planning and campaigns._____5____
【The Guardian(August 12, 2023)】
A. Join forces
B. Check your rubbish
C. It offers a “ funding finder” database that also links to hundreds of other free grant funding databases.
D. Most brands pay a percentage of what you spend with them as a donation.
E. Or ask them for donations to sell at boot fairs or jumble sales.
F. Be careful if you are running a competition on a site such as Facebook.
G. Set up a fundraiser for your Facebook contacts to enable them to make a donation instead of giving you presents and cards.
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The restaurant industry was among the hardest hit during the pandemic. But the restaurant scene is bouncing back — especially fast-food chains. ____1___
Groceries are still expensive
Though inflation is receding, groce