Donate
We rely on your support to help older people in Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. There are many ways you can donate to us and help support our important services.
We are dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life and we simply couldn't do that without help from our supporters.
While some of our services receive funding, we heavily depend on donations and support from our community to sustain and enhance our vital programs. Your contributions play a crucial role in enabling us to persist, grow, and plan for the future. Your support ensures the continuity of our services, making a lasting impact on the lives we touch.
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One-off Donation
Help to brighten someone's day by making a one-off donation. Your gift will help us to continue providing vital support and services to older people in our local community. With your support, we can help our clients to age with dignity and joy.
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Regular donation
Show your ongoing support by setting up a regular gift. Giving in this way ensures we can provide consistent care, from daily check-ins at home, to a warm welcome in one of our dementia groups. Help us to plan for the future and create lasting change for older people in our community.
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Leave a legacy
Leave a lasting legacy by giving a gift in your Will. This incredible gesture ensures future generations of older people receive vital support and care. Every gift, no matter how large or small, truly does make a difference. By remembering us in your Will, you are helping to build a kinder world for tomorrow's elderly.
Some donation methods won't cost you a penny! Discover below ways to support us that you may not have thought about.
Give As You Live
Give as you live is a free application for your computer that allows you raise money for Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge while you shop online - at no cost to you! You don't pay any extra for the items and with Give as you Live, you can send an average of 2.5% of every pound you spend online to Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge doing your usual online shopping.
Start raising free funds today!
The Big Knit Campaign
The Big Knit is the campaign that Age UK runs in partnership with innocent drinks where we ask you to knit little woolly hats which then go on to their smoothies. For every smoothie sold, Age UK receives 30p.
This year, Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge has the target of 10,000 hats. Read our article to find knitting patterns and more information!
Send Us Your Used Stamps
You can raise money for us simply by cutting around the used stamps that come on your posts. Simply cut around the stamp, leaving no more than a 1cm border.
Stamps can then be dropped off or posted at one of our offices. Maidstone office at 7 Mill Street, Maidstone, ME15 6XW, Sevenoaks office at Hollybush Court Hollybush Close, Sevenoaks TN13 3UX or at our Tonbridge office 5 Bradford Street, Tonbridge TN9 1DU.
What your donation could do
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£5
could pay for an older person to have a delicious two course meal and a friendly chat at our weekly lunch club.
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£10
could go towards equipment for our chair-based exercise class that helps older people stay strong and avoid falls.
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£20
could help to provide transport for our home help volunteers to support older people with household tasks.
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£35
could help to cover daily fuel for our bus to help 20 older people who can't easily get out and about to visit our day centre.