What is a charity?

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What is a charity?
A charity is an organisation which helps one
group of people to support another, helps animals
or protects the environment.
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Young Peoples Rights
Children of the world have the right to

• a happy childhood
• feel safe and secure
• be heard
• be valued
• an education
• support after neglect and abuse

• quality health care
• clean water
• nutritious food
• a home/shelter
• relax and play
• support if disabled.

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Charity Support

• Supporting a charity is not just about raising
  money,
• be enterprising in your fundraising
• event planning can develop your collaborative
  working skills, management, marketing,
  organisational skills and budgeting abilities
• learning about a charity will help you grow as a
  responsible citizen
• your confidence will be boosted by taking part in
  fundraising activities
• your contribution and efforts will make a real
  difference to the lives of vulnerable and
  disadvantaged children in Scotland.

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Whats on your mind?
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How CHILDREN 1ST can help

• Listening talking
• Offering advice
• Play through your problems
• Provide help and support in the home
• Friendship
• Keep children safe
• Protect children from harm

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How we help children
CHILDREN 1ST only work in Scotland supporting
Scotlands children.

• ParentLine Scotland
• Children and Families Services
• Safeguarding in Sport
• bfriends

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How you can help

• be a good friend
• be a good listener
• share your worries with others
• if you are worried about someone, tell an adult
  that you trust
• be kind and considerate to others
• respect others and yourself
• tell people about CHILDREN 1ST and what we do.

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How your money could help

• 10 art materials
• 12 an outing with a befriender
• 14 breakfast club for parents and children
• 16 one class at Dinosaur School
• 18 one storytelling session
• 20 a puppet or games and music for young carers
• 22 one hour of play therapy.

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How your money could help

• 275 17 week course at Dinosaur School for one
  child
• 550 six months supply of play and art materials
  for one abuse recovery service
• 800 BIG BREAK the chance for six Young
  Carers to receive a break from their day to
  day lives and the chance to be children!

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When is Kilts for Kids?

• Kilts for Kids celebrations are focused around
  Scottish days such as
• Tartan Day (6 April)
• St Andrews Day (30 November)
• Burns Night (25 January)
• But can be held anytime you feel like celebrating
  our national culture.
• Please take part in our tartan-tastic fundraising
  events to help give
• Scotlands vulnerable children a brighter future.

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The only limit is your imagination
Here are a few ideas to kick start your brains

• sponsored event, run, walk, skip or silence
  (teachers can dream!)
• Kilt-aoke, Kilt Idol, Scotlands Got Talent!
• pay 1 to wear something tartan to school
• hold a Scottish themed event
• Set up an enterprise company with a Scottish
  twist
• do a kilted conga round your school.

The ideas are endless!
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