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This category contains 16 sites:

• Blindcare - A partnership of nine UK charities for the blind and partially sighted. Main purpose of the organisation is fund-raising. Offers advice on how to save tax through tax free payroll giving.
• Breast Cancer Campaign - Charity primarily concerned with raising money and funding research projects.
• British Heart Foundation - Uk charity providing information on, and promoting research into, heart disease. Publications can be ordered but are not provided online.
• British Red Cross - Independent charity providing emergency help to people in need. British part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent organisation.
• BT Swimathon - Event being held from 18th to 24th March 2002 to raise money for the Macmillan nurses. Includes on-line donation facility.
• Children Nationwide - National UK children's charity funding research for childhood diseases. Details of current projects and how to make a donation.
• Everyone's Welcome - Macmillan Cancer Relief charity fundraising and awareness site, offers the chance to make an online donation.
• Foundation For Children With Leukaemia - Charity. Sponsors research, equipment and training for childhood leukaemias in the UK.
• Friends of the Elderly - Providing a combination of nursing, residential and dementia care. Information on clubs, nursing homes and donation information.
• Macmillan Nurses Cancer Relief - Information for people with cancer and links to other cancer care charities and organisations.
• Meningitis Trust - Information on Meningitis, Meningococcal Septicaemia and Meningococcal disease.
• Mind The Mental Health Charity -
• Northwest Cancer Research Fund - An independent charity to provide funds for fundamental cancer research in the North West of England.
• Rescue Foundation for the Brain Injured Infant - Charity for children with neurological problems. Details of projects, jobs available and how to volunteer. Support network for parents and an extensive collection of links.
• The Care Fund - Supplying funds, foodstuffs and materials to a number of different charities. Details of all projects available on-line.
• The Wellcome Trust (UK) - The world's largest medical research charity.