Fundraising Collection

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

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

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

Young environmentalists are hoping to create a wildlife wonderland, from an old graveyard. Members of the Robin Hood Watch Group are to transform the neglected Lindley Methodist Church grounds into a

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

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

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

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

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

American Red Cross fundraising poster with three portraits of the first soldiers killed during World War I
RED CROSS POSTER, 1917. American Red Cross fundraising poster with three portraits of the first soldiers killed during World War I: Merle David Hay, Thomas Enright and James Bethel Gresham

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

"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

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

Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950
Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore

John Stonehouse Postmaster General and MP for West Bromwich enjoys a cup of tea after completing the West Bromwich Charity Walk in aid of the Mayors Holiday Home for the Aged Project

60-year-old granny Lil Bone from Huthwaite has raised 20 for her local hospital after dressing up as a punk for two weeks. 12th July 1980

Old friends Michael Parkinson and Jimmy Tarbuck on the fairway at The Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Wirral, for the celebrity tournament in aid of Alder Hey Childrens Hospital. 13th May 1992

Elizabeth Taylor at a gala dinner in aid of the AIDS Crisis Trust in Whitehall. 6th November 1991

Colin Gregg, headmaster of the Kings School, Tynemouth, and Chairman of the Childrens cancer run committee, handed over a bumper cheque for £ 124, 030 to consultant paediatrician Dr

Lady Mae Hall, wife of Sir John Hall property developer (knighted 1991) and life president and former chairman of Newcastle United football club (1992 to 1997), pictured at Wynyard Hall Estate

Seretse Khama and his wife Ruth Williams Khama at the National Spastics Society Christmas Charity Ball. Grosvenor House, London. 28th November 1955

Photo shows boy band Take That, Howard Donald (top left), Jason Orange (top middle), Robbie Williams (top right), Gary Barlow (bottom left) and Mark Owen (bottom right)

Actor Jonathan Linsley - who plays Crusher in BBC TVs Last of the Summer Wine series - got the fun under way at a Holme Valley charity fete

Manchester University students nude show on Deansgate blitz site. 26th February 1957

The Mirror organised a Disney day out for the kids at Lord and Lady Baths Longleat House, in Wiltshire. A great fun day in which Ghislaine Maxwell presented a cheque for £ 2000 for the save

Pupils at Binley Park Comprehensive school in Coventry are collecting newspapers to recycle and have already collected over a ton

Fowey Town Crier, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992

Sponsored Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992
Members of Fowey Weightlifting Club about to set off for John O Groats in Scotland, where two of them will cycle and walk back to Lands End in Cornwall

Charity Pub Crawl, St Austell, Cornwall. August 1991
A pub crawl with a difference as Robert Putt of St Austell decided to raise money for the Mid Cornwall Multiple Sclerosis Society

Abseiling for charity JLP01_11_60750_01
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

Garden Party, Governor's Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Garden Party, Governor's Island, 1911. Shows an annual lawn party, possibly in 1911, sponsored by the Army Relief Society

Gen. F.D. Grant; Sec'y Stimson, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. F.D. Grant; Sec'y Stimson, 1911. Shows General Frederick Dent Grant, commanding officer on Governors Island, greeting Secretary of War Henry I

Mrs. F.D. Grant; Mrs. Francis M. Gibson; Mrs. U.S. Grant III; Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. F.D. Grant; Mrs. Francis M. Gibson; Mrs. U.S. Grant III; Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Shows General Frederick Dent Grant, commanding officer on Governors Island

Sheba, c.1929. Creator: Mary Tripe
Sheba, c.1929. This is a portrait of Allison Kirkcaldie, who was part of the family that owned Wellington's Kirkcaldie and Stains department store

Kaiser's coffin, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser's coffin, May 1918. Display of Kaiser's coffin with sign reading "The Kaiser's coffin come in and help bury the Beast of Berlin." Coffin is located in front of the New

Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Howard Paul's Beehive, at the Royal Dramatic College Festival, in the Crystal Palace, [Sydenham], 1865. The annual festival

Grand fancy bazaar at Orleans House, Twickenham, in aid of the French Société de Bienfaisance, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Grand fancy bazaar at Orleans House, Twickenham, in aid of the French Societe de Bienfaisance, 1864. This society was formed in 1812...for the purpose of affording relief to unfortunate Frenchmen in

Fete given by the Prince Imperial to poor children of Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Fete given by the Prince Imperial to poor children of Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, 1864. The officials of the Emperor's household had caused provision to be made for the gratification of a

Bazaar at St. James's Hall in aid of the French Protestant schools in Soho, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Bazaar at St. James's Hall in aid of the French Protestant schools in Soho, [London], 1864. The opening of the grand fancy bazaar...for the benefit of the French Protestant Free Schools situated

Fancy-dress ball in aid of St. Ann's Dispensary, at St, George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Fancy-dress ball in aid of St. Ann's Dispensary, at St, George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr

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

Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 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

German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German 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

Liberty Loan parade, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan parade, 25 Oct 1917. Shows (left to right) Thomas William Lamont, Jr.; William Woodward, president Hanover National Bank; Charles H

German U-Boat in N.Y. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat in N.Y. 25 Oct 1917 (date created or published later). The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917
Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. The chistening of the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

Mrs. E.R. Stettinius. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. E.R. Stettinius.Mrs. Edward Riley Stettinius, (formerly Judith Carrington) head of the Economy League of the Junior Colonial Dames of America

Actors Fund Fair, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Actors Fund Fair, 1917 or 1918. Red Cross nurses standing behind guns at an Army and Navy Tea Room during a fundraiser for the Actor's Fund

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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.