Supporting SWEDA

The demand for the services Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association (SWEDA) provides is ever growing. Unlike many charities SWEDA does not hold investments but spends all of its funds on charitable purposes. There are a number of ways that you can support the activities SWEDA undertakes.

Making a Donation
The majority of donations we receive are used to fund our core services, which are a valuable resource to clients - those affected by eating disorders (whether they be a sufferer themselves, a carer or loved one or any concerned party).

You can donate online by clicking this Donate Now button. SWEDA will receive 100% of any online donation you make

You can make a one off donation by forwarding a cheque to SWEDA. You can also make one off donations along with regular dontations and join the 'Friends of SWEDA' using our Dontation leafet. We have a downloable version here:-

Our donation form is in Adobe PDF format and is designed to be printed back to back and tri-folded.

If you are a UK taxpayer we can claim another 28% for each donation we receive; this means that for every £1,000 donated we can claim an additional £280. If you are a UK tax payer and are sending us a donation please ensure that you fill in the Gift Aid form which can be downloaded from this website.

If you are not able to make a donation yourself perhaps you could pass the details on to a friend or colleague.

Search the Web!
An easy way to raise money for SWEDA is simply to search the Web using Everyclick. Your can select SWEDA as your choosen charity (or just use the search box below) and search away. Every search you make will raise a little more!

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Gifts in Kind
SWEDA is always looking for volunteers to help with the work we do. If you have skills that you think might be useful to us then please give us a call and talk to Jan, our Volunteers Coordinator, will be happy to discuss you joining us as a volunteer. We have a comprehensive training programme which will give you experience and knowledge around SWEDA, eating disorders, and what we offer clients; as an individual you will have the opportunity to talk through how you would like to get involved with SWEDA.

Fundraising Events
If you would like to hold an event, or raise money for SWEDA here are some ideas of what you could do:-

• Coffee Mornings
• Raffles
• Sponsored events (such as a parachute jump, which we hope to do in the Summer)
• Charity auctions
• Fundraising balls and dinner dances

Legacies and donations in lieu of flowers or gifts
You might like to donate to SWEDA by asking for money to be donated to SWEDA in lieu of gifts or flowers, on birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas etc. You may also wish to make a bequest to SWEDA in your will or to commemorate the memory of a loved one or a special day.

Join 'The Friends of SWEDA' Scheme
'The Friends of SWEDA' has been formed to enable those interested in our work to help us reach out and develop more services for those affected by eating disorders in Somerset and surrounding counties.

Membership costs from as little as £10 per year. On joining, new members will receive a membership certificate, a pen and a carrier bag. All Friends of SWEDA will receive a regular newsletter. If you would like more details about joining "The Friends of SWEDA" take a look at our 'The Friends of SWEDA' page.

We greatly appreciate any donation, big or small, which will help us continue to serve those affected by eating disorders. All donations and gifts in kind are acknowledged by a personal letter and "Thank You" lists which can be found on the website and printed annually in our Review.

If you would like more information on any of the above, or to talk in great depth, email paula@swedauk.org or telephone 01458 448611, we would love to hear from you.