THE TRUST EMPLOYS JUST ONE MANAGER AND A GROOM. WE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO HELP WITH NUMEROUS AND VARIED TASKS INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION.

If you choose to join our rescue team you will be a vital part of the ponies lives, and remember, no gesture is too small - we all do what we can to help and this is the total sum of what the Trust is.

Our motto remains unchanged "Every penny possible for the ponies."

ARE YOU CONSIDERING ORGANISING A FUND-RAISING EVENT FOR LLUEST?

If you are, why not do this through Just Giving - it will broaden your capacity to raise lots more much needed funds for the ponies, and give you even greater satisfaction and a real sense of achievement. Go to

www.justgiving.com/lluesthorseandpony/raisemoney/

and find out how you can set up your own fundraising page.

Everyclick - the search engine donate 1p for every search click you make - at no cost to you. 40 supporters already have raised over £250 - so the pennies do mount up!!

If you use an online shopping facility please consider using easyfundraising.org.uk as many stores donate to Charity. Lluest is registered with sharegift.org and by donating unwanted shares Lluest could benefit.

Some Ways for You to Help

Adopt a pony for a year - Although the suggested donation is £25 per year we invite supporters to donate according to their personal circumstances during these uncertain economic times. Please see our 'adoption' page.

Become a volunteer at the farm (see below for information).

Have a collection box for small change at home or in the office.

Collect foreign and British commemorative stamps. Please do not send stamps to the farm but to Lluest Horse and Pony Trust Stamp Appeal, PO Box 6198, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 9XT

Donate unwanted tack or stable equipment.

Sell something on Ebay and click the charity donation box.

Open your gardens to the public.

Distribute leaflets/posters to friends, your local feedstore, shop, vet.

Host a coffee morning/ do a car boot sale or bring-and-buy.

Get sponsored - everyone can do something - serious or silly! *

Get together with some friends and form a support group.

Buy a pony a gift (see our Shopping List page).

Dedicate a stable to a family, group or in memorium - minimum £250.

Join our mailing list (not supplied to any other organisation), and receive our newsletter.

* Sponsorship forms are available by request.

For our Open Days

Make craft items for us to sell.

Bring your own table-top of things to sell.

Help us to set up and run an Open Day - loads of jobs available.

Standing Order & Gift Aid

If you are a tax payer you can increase the value of your gift by completing a Gift Aid Form, which enables us to reclaim the tax on your donation. Even better, if you can consider a monthly donation, however small, by standing order, this provides us with a regular income which will help us to plan an annual budget. Standing order mandates are available to print out. Please click here to download and print our standing order form.

Legacies

Since Ginny's death the Trust has teetered towards insolvency a couple of times, and both times has been saved (literally) by a legacy. Several of the ponies have been named after people who have left legacies. Val and Ginny don't think about it as they munch their grass and snuggle in their warm beds, but we know how much the Trust owes to their thoughtful, caring namesakes. You could continue spreading a little love after you have gone and add to Ginny's own legacy, which is the Trust itself.

Alternatively, CHEAT THE GRIM REAPER!

Why wait - why not donate a "legacy" early and enjoy seeing the money help the ponies now (you may even divert a bit from inheritance tax). If you would like to help in this way then please contact us by email or phone - Thank you.

Volunteers

Do you live near us and have time to spare? We are always desperately in need of extra help to look after the ponies. Managing on minimal staffing levels, we need volunteers every day to help muck out the stables and help with routine maintenance around Beili Bedw. If you are within reasonable distance of the Trust and can spare a few hours regularly each week we would love to hear from you. If you cannot make a regular commitment, help is always needed for our Open Days. For dates see "Open Day Events".

Anyone who would like to be involved should telephone the Trust on 01550 740661

Looking for a Printer to print newsletters and information leaflets.

We were recently complimented on the contents of our newsletters. Advised though that the appeal would be so much greater in colour - is there a very kind printer out there who would be willing to offer a free colour printing service for our newsletters and/or our information leaflets, maybe even as an ongoing gesture of goodwill until such time as we are in a position to either pay for the service, or purchase our own colour printer? We would be happy to have a line of advertising on the newsletter. 2010 is the 25th anniversary of Lluest becoming a registered charity. It would give us an amazing boost to have our publicity material in colour for that special year. Please contact Barbara if you would consider helping us.