Fundraising Collection

Penny Farthing Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
Approaching the Bodinnick Ferry are these penny farthing cyclists en route for Plymouth to raise funds for Macmillan Nursing Charity

Live Aid Concert in aid of the Feed the World campaign for the starving millions in Africa, Where music stars performed many songs for charity pictured is the finale of the show with George Michael

Francis Rossi lead singer with Pop Group Status Quo singing on stage at Live Aid concert, 13th July 1985

Haulage contractor Herbie Grindley is set to prove hes stronger than his horse. He plans to put Bess on her cart and pull them both up-hill, using just his shoulder length hair

Actor Michael Crawford holds a barbeque in the garden of his home in Wimbledon. Stars and their children come along, it is in aid of the Wimbledon Park Nursery School

Models at rehearsals for a charity gala Pierre Cardin is giving at the Commonwealth Institute, London. 23rd February 1966

A madrigal marathon has been set ting a few throats alight at a Cleveland comprehensive. But the fire in the choir at Thornabys Dene school was soothed by the thought that they were raising plenty of

London Marathon 1982 Joyce Smith finishing the Marathon - The first woman home

Rugby in the Mud, Lerryn, St Veep, Cornwall. March 1993

Hazel Lavery in a Lucile gown for Petticoat Lane Tombola WWI
Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of painter Sir John Lavery pictured as the artist in a tableau staged for a charity event during the First World War called Petticoat Lane

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

The Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit concert at Wembley Arena, London. 1st April 1987

London Eye illuminated pink and the River Thames, London
The London Eye illuminated pink in support of the Walk the Walk Moonwalk, an overnight charity walking marathon in aid of the breast cancer charity in London

WW2 Poster -- Don t Waver, Help Wavell
Dont Waver, Help Wavell. En---ds War Weapons Week, 17-24 May 1940. War saving photolithographic poster, published by The National Savings Committee, London, The Scottish Savings Committee

"Country Fair and Market"at Streatham for the British Home for Incurables, 3 July to 5 July (litho)
1107476 " Country Fair and Market" at Streatham for the British Home for Incurables, 3 July to 5 July (litho) by Holland Tringham

HRH Princess Diana, Princess of Wales is greeted by singer Elton John for a charity performance of Tango Argentino in aid of National Aids Trust at Londons Aldwych Theatre. 23rd May 1991

Adeline, Duchess of Bedford (1852-1920), formerly Lady Adeline Mary Somers-Cocks, George Sackville Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford

A team of gritty soldiers form Guisborough TA Centre 1st Battalion YorkshireVolunteers us completing a testing 120-mile coast to coast sponsored run in aid of the South Tees Hopsital baby care unit

Abseiling for charity JLP01_11_60748_07
Lewisham Centre, Citibank, Molesworth Street, Lewisham, Greater London. Abseiling down the outside of the Citibank offices in Lewisham, raising money for the Winged Fellowship Trust

Fund Raising Campaign for German Red Cross, 1914 (colour litho)
1630627 Fund Raising Campaign for German Red Cross, 1914 (colour litho) by Munzer, Adolf (1870-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920.

Paderewski, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Paderewski, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) seated at an outdoor table.

Marg. Andrews -- Catherine Porter, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Marg. Andrews -- Catherine Porter, between c1910 and c1915.

Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Shows Mildred Tillotson holding a doll at a Russian Bazaar held at the 71st Regiment Armory, New York City on Dec. 7-9, 1916.

Werrenrath, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Werrenrath, 1918. Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) singing at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign which took place on the steps of Federal Hall, New York City in 1918.

Werrenrath, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Werrenrath, 1918. American baritone opera singer Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I.

G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Lawyer and Presidential Cabinet Secretary George Woodward Wickersham (1858-1936) at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

Orville Harrold, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Orville Harrold, 1918. American operatic tenor and musical theater actor Orville Harrold (1878-1933) singing at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). A rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign which took place on the steps of Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I.

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. French women on the deck of the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A military band playing next to the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Edna De Lima, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Edna De Lima, 1918. Soprano opera singer Edna de Lima at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I.

Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Mrs. Hendrika A. C. Van Der Flier of Holland, participating in a bazaar to raise funds for Belgian orphans during World War I, at the Waldorf Astoria

Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918
Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918. Two girls, Luella Duys and Eleanor Horrmann holding dolls, possibly at a bazaar to raise funds for Belgian orphans during World War I at the Waldorf Astoria

Collecting for Red + [Cross] (Countess Mazzuchi), 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Collecting for Red + [Cross] (Countess Mazzuchi), 1918. Countess Chiquita Mazzuchi collecting money for the Red Cross in a large American flag during World War I. Mazzuchi was later accused of fraud.

Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. N.E
Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Mabel E. Harlow, the wife of Edward Howland Robinson "Ned" Green with dog Caesar and sign reading: "Belgian war dog

German U-Boat in N.Y., 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat in N.Y., 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Irish American tenor singer John McCormack (1884-1945) seated at a table, selling Liberty Bonds to people during World War I.

Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Captain Jack Adams boarding the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

RECRUIT, (c1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
RECRUIT, (c1917?). The U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds.

Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I.

Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I.

Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Shows Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I.

Liberty Bond Meet, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Bond Meet, (19 Oct 1917?). Crowds and bagpipers in kilts in front of the Sub-Treasury building on Wall Street, probably for a Liberty Loan meeting held Oct

Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917
Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917. Shows (left to right) Mrs. William Burton, Mrs. James F. Curtis (the former Laura Beatrice Merriam), wife of James F

Mrs. J.F. Curtis, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J.F. Curtis, Oct 1917. Mrs. James F. Curtis, (the former Laura Beatrice Merriam) wife of James F. Curtis, an Assistant Secretary at the Treasury Department; holding a poster for the 2nd Liberty

Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917
Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917. Elise (Elyse) Robert and Dorothy Kohn putting 2nd Liberty Loan posters on the side of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City during World War I.

Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

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"Unforgettable Moments of Fundraising: From Penny Farthing Cyclists to Live Aid Concerts" In the picturesque town of Fowey, Cornwall, August 1992 witnessed a remarkable fundraising event as Penny Farthing Cyclists took to the streets, pedaling for a cause close to their hearts. Francis Rossi, the iconic lead singer of Pop Group Status Quo, captivated audiences at the legendary Live Aid concert with his electrifying performance in support of various charitable causes. Mud and rugby merged into an extraordinary spectacle in Lerryn, St Veep, Cornwall in March 1993 when locals organized a charity match that brought together sportsmanship and fundraising spirit. Streatham's "Country Fair and Market, " held from July 3rd to July 5th (litho), created an enchanting atmosphere where visitors could indulge in shopping delights while supporting the British Home for Incurables. Haulage contractor Herbie Grindley proved his strength by challenging his own horse in a unique fundraiser that left spectators amazed and inspired by his determination. The arrival of HRH Princess Diana was met with excitement as she joined forces with renowned singer Elton John for a charity event that aimed to make a difference through their influential voices. London's iconic landmark, the London Eye illuminated pink against the backdrop of River Thames served as a powerful symbol during an unforgettable fundraising campaign dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer research. A vintage WW2 poster showcased how Merchant Navy Comforts Service played its part during wartime by organizing fundraisers that provided comfort and support for those serving at sea. Actor Michael Crawford opened up his Wimbledon home garden for an intimate barbeque gathering where guests enjoyed delicious food while contributing towards meaningful causes close to Crawford's heart.