These personalised cards raise funds to support 12 leading charities, each of which are the foremost in their field.

We guarantee that 10p per card purchased will go directly to your chosen charity.

You can choose to support one particular cause or to support all 12. To find out more about any of the charities we support, please click on the charity name in the list on the right.

	British Heart Foundation By buying your personalised Christmas cards here you can help us beat heart disease. Heart disease touches us all. The BHF is the nation’s heart charity, dedicated to saving lives everyday by investing in pioneering research, supporting and caring for heart patients and their families, campaigning for change and providing vital information to help people care for their own health. That’s why it is so important that you buy your Christmas cards from the British Heart Foundation this year. Last year alone BHF Heart Nurses helped and supported around 100,000 heart patients and on average we send out 6,000 information booklets every day to help people look after their own hearts. We urgently need your help so that we can beat heart disease together. Thank you, for your support. Registered Charity Number 225971 visit the British Heart Foundation website www.bhf.org.uk
	Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity Welcome to the 2009 range of Executive Christmas cards and Calendars in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. Amazing things happen at Great Ormond Street Hospital every day. The children we care for are referred to us from all over the UK and around the world. They have complex, rare and often life-limiting illnesses and, as a result, we feel an enormous responsibilitiy to focus everything we do on the needs of these children. The wide range of specialists at the hospital are dedicated to providing leading edge clinical care. Our research concentrates on finding pioneering treatments and cures which will benefit children everywhere. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity needs to raise £50 million every year to fund this important research, specialist equipment, accommodation for parents and to help rebuild and refurbish the hospital. For many families and children the hospital is a magical place that provides them with hope. With your help we can continue to give the very best care to these remarkable children. Please help us keep the magic alive. Visit www.gosh.org and learn more about the work of the hospital. Registered Charity Number 235825 visit the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity website www.gosh.org
	Guide Dogs Choose a Christmas Card that make a real difference! I would like to introduce you to Guide Dogs’ prestige Christmas card range. By sending our cards to your most valuable assets – your clients and customers – you’ll be sending the season’s greeting in style while supporting our life-transforming work. Guide Dogs is a world leader in breeding and training guide dogs, which bring mobility, independence and freedom to thousands of blind and partially-sighted people across the UK. We also provide training in other forms of mobility, such as the long cane. We campaign to enable all blind and visually-impaired people to move around freely and safely, and enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as everyone else. This includes campaigning for better access to goods and services, public transport and the street environment, and better rehabilitation services. We also educate the public about eye health and fund significant research into the causes of sight loss and the preservation of residual vision. We could not do any of this without the generosity of our supporters. Supporters such as Kingsmead Publications, who are offering this range of Christmas cards free of charge to Guide Dogs and are guaranteeing a net profit of at least 20p for every card sold. Enclosed is a brochure showing the superb collection of cards, which I hope very much you will choose to use and join us in supporting Guide Dogs ths year. May I take the opportunity to wish you all the very best for the forthcoming season of goodwill. Fiona Price Head of Commercial Ventures Registered Charity Number 235825 visit the Guide Dogs website www.guidedogs.org.uk
	Multi-Charity By selecting this option you choose to support all 12 charities. The charity names will be listed inside the cards and the donation will be split equally between them. visit the Multi-Charity website www.charitycardsdirect.co.uk
	NSPCC The NSPCC's purpose is to end cruelty to children. Our vision is of a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfill their potential. Registered Charity Number 216401 visit the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk
	Oxfam Oxfam believes that in a world rich in resources, poverty isn’t a fact of life but an injustice which must be overcome. Oxfam responds in emergencies to save lives; works with people to improve their lives and prospects through longer term development programmes; and campaigns on the issues that will achieve lasting change. We believe that everyone is entitled to a life of dignity and opportunity; and we work with poor communities, local partner organisations, volunteers, and supporters to make this a reality. Oxfam’s goal is a world where every person is secure, skilled, equal, safe, healthy and heard Oxfam is active in more than 80 countries around the world – visit www.oxfam.org.uk to learn more about how you can make a real difference. Registered Charity Number 202918 visit the Oxfam website www.oxfam.org.uk
	Queen Elizabeth's Foundation Dear Friend, Not the end, but a brave new beginning ... Suffering a brain injury can mean the end of a way of life but with the help of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation, many people go on to a brave new beginning. Howard's Story ."I was 23 and looking back, my life was pretty complete; I was studying for a degree in computing at Kingston University, had a brilliant circle of friends, a family that was cool and a girlfriend I was truly in love with. It’s amazing how fast your life can be turned upside down." Howard was diagnosed with Wilson’s disease, a rare, genetic defect which can cause severe brain damage, liver failure and ultimately death. "At first, I was just tired and lethargic, then the 'shakes' started in my right hand and my speech became slurred. I lost coordination and balance and became paralysed from the waist down. I realised that I had both physical and mental problems to overcome and that a long road of rehabilitation lay ahead. "I came to the Foundation’s Brain Injury Centre in February 2005. The physical problems were relatively easy to tackle and I am now walking again but what I was unable to even recognise, let alone address, were the mental issues. My life had been derailed through no fault of my own and I was angry. I was a different person, one that even I did not know. A person that family and friends found it difficult to accept. The hardest thing I had to come to terms with is that I would never be the same again. The knowledge is still there but the manner in which I access information has had to be re-routed and the process is now much slower." Howard has now returned home and is looking for a job in what he knows and loves best, IT. "Without the help of the Brain Injury Centre, I really do not know what would have happened to me. It has been a real roller coaster of emotions and the staff have been brilliant in helping me to re visit the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation website www.qefd.org
	RNIB The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the leading charity providing practical support and advice to anyone with a serious sight problem. Fifty per cent of sight problems are avoidable but every day, another 100 people start to lose their sight. For many people who have worries about their own sight or the sight of someone they know, the RNIB Helpline, 0303 123 9999, is their first port of call. Dedicated staff provide a reassuring voice, offering immediate information and advice on the options available. RNIB’s pioneering work helps anyone with a sight problem, not just with braille, talking books and computer training but with imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. We also fight for equal rights for people with sight problems. We rely on your support to fund this vital work Yours sincerely Caroll Pattison Corporate Partnerships Manager Registered Charity Number 226227 visit the RNIB website www.rnib.org.uk
	Royal National Lifeboat Institution Most of us spend some time on or near the sea, whether involved in leisure activity on the water, travelling on a ferry or visiting a beach. I expect you know of the work of the RNLI’s lifeboats and lifeguards in saving the lives of sea users who get into difficulty. However, you may not be aware that we are independent of government and we need to raise the necessary funds ourselves to pay for this vital service. I am delighted to be able to present you with the opportunity to help our fundraising by purchasing these very high quality, personalised Christmas cards. The scheme is run on behalf of the RNLI by Kingsmead Publications Limited. The prices are very competitive and the RNLI receives a net profit of at least 20p for every card sold, which goes directly towards our lifesaving work. Please spare a few minutes to look through the catalogue. On behalf of everyone at the RNLI and, in particular, our volunteer lifeboat crews, I offer you my warmest thanks. Yours sincerely Andrew Freemantle CBE Chief Executive ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION P.S. The RNLI also sells a range of Exclusive Christmas Hampers - great as corporate gifts. Visit rnlishop.org.uk or call 0845 126 6999 for further details. Registered Charity Number 209603 visit the Royal National Lifeboat Institution website www.rnli.org.uk
	Shelter Shelter believes everyone should have a home. We help people find and keep a home. We campaign for decent housing for all. Registered Charity Number 263710 visit the Shelter website www.shelter.org.uk
	The Meningitis Trust Up to 500,000 people living in the UK have had viral or bacterial meningitis. Hundreds of people depend on the Meningitis Trust for support every day of their lives. Without it, many would never receive the professional help they so desperately need and the demand for our services is greater than ever. Meningitis continues to shatter lives and traumatise families with devastating impact on the sufferer, parents and siblings, employers and work colleagues. Whether a loved one survives, is left with a disability or sadly dies, the impact on the family unit is enormous. Our support is invaluable, without it, many would be left to suffer in silence. The Meningitis Trust provides practical, emotional and financial support to people whose lives have been affected by the disease. Our range of professional support services, developed over many years, is designed to help people across the UK to rebuild their lives after meningitis. The support is available for life, whenever it is needed, and includes the following: 24-hour nurse-led helpline – a free phone service, providing information and support seven days a week Professional counselling – confidential counselling for people who have had meningitis, and their families Financial support grants – to help fund specialist training, equipment, activities, respite care (to give a break from caring) and funeral costs Home visits – trained staff offer information and support in people’s homes One to one contacts – putting people affected by meningitis in touch with volunteers who have also experienced the disease Art Therapy – confidential theraputic service for children and young adults who have been affected by meningitis Please help support us. No other meningitis organisation offers this range of professional help. The M visit the The Meningitis Trust website www.meningitus-trust.org