Wiltshire Search and Rescue is a non-profit making organisation.
We do not charge anyone for the services we provide and get no funding from the government or local authority so we rely entirely on our own fundraising and public donation.
We are a registered charity.
It costs in excess of £10,000 per year to remain operational excluding the purchase of major investments like vehicles etc! We have no paid employees and all our members are volunteers who pay for their own personal equipment, clothing, fuel and expenses.
Our members work hard to raise funds for the team. As well as spending time on street collections and other direct means of collecting cash from generous members of the public, we also organise activities and involve ourselves in other people’s fundraising.
Interested in joining? Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Ways To Donate
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Easy Fundraising is easy! We benefit every time you shop. So please sign up and start now.
BT mydonate – Donate directly by credit card. You can also register your fundraising event and create a page to gain sponsorship on behalf of WILSAR. Don’t forget to include gift-aid!
Just Text Giving by Vodafone – Donate from your mobile phone. Text WSAR11 + your amount eg WSAR11£1, WSAR11£2, WSAR11£5 etc to 70070. WILSAR receive 100% of your donation.
ebay – You can donate 10-100% of your proceeds from your ebay sales to WILSAR. You won’t pay seller fees on that percentage of your final sale price. Charity auctions can attract extra potential buyers who search for charity listings. You can also pay direct by credit card using this link.
easyfundraising – THIS COSTS YOU NOTHING!!! You can raise money for WILSAR when you shop online by clicking through this site first. It’s free and easy to register and has earned us over £1000 to date!
Credit Card payments can be made via “BTmydonate”, “eBay” or “PayPal”. To arrange a Bank Transfer contact our Treasurer for our bank details. Cheques should be made to “Wiltshire Search and Rescue” and posted with a covering letter to Wiltshire Search and Rescue, c/o Wiltshire Police HQ, London Road, Devizes, SN10 2DN. Please contact our Fundraising Officer to arrange handing over any Cash donations.
You can also:
- Offer a location for a collection pot. This will be emptied on a regular basis by one of our fundraising team.
- Payroll giving. Ask your employer if they support payroll giving. This is a scheme that allows employees to make donations on a regular basis straight from the employer’s payroll before tax is deducted. See the Inland Revenue web site for more information.
- Give your time. If you are interested in becoming an operational or support member involved in Search and Rescue, or would like to help with activities such as fund-raising, administration or operational support, please contact us for more information.
How Companies and Other Organisations can Help WILSAR
If you represent a commercial company or other organisation, here are some ways that you may be able to help:
- Financial donation. This can be in the form as a one off donation, or perhaps to fund a specific piece of equipment. Your generosity would be represented on our website and we would be happy to be jointly featured in any advertising or promotional material.
- Equipment or service donation. If your company produces or sells equipment, or provides a service that may be of use to us, or could be offered as a raffle prize at one of our fund raising events.
- Ongoing sponsorship. We would like to develop relationships with organisations that are able to provide financial support, equipment or services to us on a regular basis.
- Help your staff to help us. You could encourage your staff to support WILSAR by running fundraising events or choosing us as their nominated Charity at sponsored walks etc.:
Please contact us if:
- you would like more information about any of these options, or
- you would like to discuss other ideas for supporting our work, or
- you would like someone from WILSAR to come and give a presentation at your organisation or community event.
We look forward to working with you.
Community events are great for engaging with the general public, raising our profile and for fundraising too.