Open Door Fund

The OPEN DOOR FUND was launched by Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington at the Centre for Complementary Care's 20th Anniversary celebrations in August 2009.

The world economic downturn has had a devastating effect on everyone, but small charities like the Centre have been particularly badly hit. When people are looking to conserve their dwindling finances, charitable giving is one of the first things to be axed.

From the very beginning, the Centre has always seen everyone who came to them for help irrespective of their ability to contribute financially to the charity's running costs and no-one has ever been turned away – but the drop in donations has made that philosophy harder and harder to stand by, while the increasing stresses in the local community caused by the recession have meant that the demand for what we provide has never been higher.

The OPEN DOOR FUND is intended to do exactly what it says on the tin – keep the Centre's doors open to EVERYONE regardless of their financial resources.

While many charitable trusts and corporate donors are happy to give money for ‘things' – office equipment, supplies and tools – funding for everyday running costs has always been much harder to come by – which is what makes the OPEN DOOR FUND so important.

Please help us to continue to help others..

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To make a donation to the Open Door Fund, you can do so by the following methods. Please contact us for further details (please state clearly that you are making a donation to the Open Door Fund rather than the general running expenses of the Centre):

• Paying electronically by PayPal. This is a very simple and fast method suitable for anyone with an internet connection and a bank account/credit card. Registration is straightforward and it costs the donor nothing to make a donation. Please click on the link below.

• Completing the donation form and returning it with your donation to the address shown.
  
  
• Setting up a standing order with your bank. You will find a form of Standing Order instruction here.

ACCEPTABLE forms of payment: Personal sterling cheques, sterling cash (sent by Registered Post please), postal orders, CAF and other charity cheques and International Money Orders. We can also accept US checks and cash, via a trusted US intermediary (please ask us for the contact details). If none of the above is suitable, please get in touch - we have many international contacts and can probably make suitable arrangements.

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