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You can donate to Finchale Training College in a variety of ways, and we always welcome your contributions.  Every little helps! You can send us a cheque, postal order, or set up a regular deed of covenant or standing order. You might prefer a cash collection box to donate small change from yourself or your customers. We also welcome donations of goods and services "in-kind".

We don't yet offer an online giving service because lots of people are still a bit reluctant to use it.  We always however welcome donations by conventional means.

Unless you wish otherwise, we send all donors our newsletter "The Finchale Phoenix" which tells you more about what we do and how your money is spent.

Collection Boxes
Why not donate to Finchale Training College all that spare change? Every little helps! For business customers, we can supply a beautiful hand-crafted wooden collection box, shaped like a phoenix, designed and made by our own joinery trainees.
Available in white or natural wood, this can be chained or screwed to a counter for security. We can arrange local delivery and collection - just contact Sally Robinson-Lundy on 0191 3746117

For individual use, we can supply a vinyl flat pack collection box in the post. You simply collect your change and, when the box is full, take it to the bank and send us a cheque for the same amount. You can re-use your box again and again.
Contact us now to order your collection box.

  0191 3746117   sally.robinson-lundy@finchalecollege.co.uk

Please make all cheques or postal orders payable to "Finchale Training College", and send to:
Sally Robinson-Lundy
College Lifeline Project Development Officer
Finchale Training College
Durham
DH1 5RX
Please tell us if your donation is for a specific purpose.

 

Raffle Prizes
Finchale Training College welcomes donations of prizes that we can raffle at special events. Any raffle prizes are always welcome, and in particular:

  • Tools and equipment
  • Vouchers for goods and services at local businesses
  • Non-perishable goods for hampers
  • Crafts and artwork
  • Bottles of wine or spirits
  • Toiletries and cosmetics

If it's big or bulky, we'll gladly collect it. Please contact Sally Robinson-Lundy, College Lifeline Project Development Officer at Finchale Training College, Durham DH1 5RX. Tel 0191 3746117.

Standing Order and Deed of Covenant
We particularly welcome donations via Standing Orders or Deeds of Covenant because it helps us plan for the future. A printable version of the Standing Order form is available here. Standing orders and deeds of covenant are a vital way you can support the work we do. Anyone giving £50 or more or a deed of covenant or standing order automatically becomes a  Friend of Finchale College.


A GIFT IN YOUR WILL ~ Bequests
Leaving a gift to Finchale Training College is a way you can make a huge difference to unemployed disabled people for generations to come. You can ensure that our training facilities continue to help more disabled people towards independence by helping them to train for employment.
We hope to develop our facilities in the future, so that more people may benefit every year. We need new investment in order to gradually replace our residential accommodation with facilities befitting of a modern training establishment. In order to help disabled people with increasingly complex needs, we rely on our supporters remembering Finchale Training College in their will.
For anyone leaving more than £15,000 we can dedicate a section of a new development area to you, or name a residential area accordingly. For anyone whose total gift is more than £200,000, we would be able to name an entire block in liaison with you, as this would provide the core funding with which we could lever-in other sources.
We believe in working with any supporter who would like to remember Finchale Training College in their will to ensure your wishes are met and we spend such a generous gift in accordance with your wishes. This can be an area of residential or training development, a special project or general funds - the choice is yours.
For a confidential chat on this topic fill in the form below with your name and telephone number along with a convenient time to call you. If you could also provide us with your email address so, in the unlikely case of us not being able to call you at the time you specify, we can inform you via email.
Do let us know if you are including Finchale Training College in your will so we can thank you and keep you in touch with all the work we are doing. All conversations are confidential