Edinburgh bus driver Derek Brash is urging workers across the country to ‘GiftaShift’ and donate the value of one day’s work or a work shift to charity.

In particular, he is focusing on the upcoming Bank Holiday on 29 April when the nation is being given a day off work to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Since the Bank Holiday is a bonus this year, Brash hopes many people will choose to donate the value of this to charity.

But the idea could be applied to other dates and events, so he is hoping the idea will catch on. “GiftaShift once a year, once a lifetime or as often as you can”, suggests Brash.

Among the Scottish charities to have already benefitted from the concept is Waverley Care.  Jane Griffin, of the Waverley Care fundraising team said:

“We’re thrilled to be one of the first charities to benefit from GiftaShift. It’s a great concept that makes it easy for anyone to support a charity without having to climb a mountain or run a marathon and allows you to share your ‘act of kindness’ with others, hopefully inspiring them to do the same.”

To find out more about the GiftaShift concept:

Visit the website – www.giftashift.com

. www.facebook.com/giftashift
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. www.twitter.com/giftashift
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GiftaShift is neither a business nor a charity. Brash simply wants individuals and charities to try out the idea.

Tags: fundraising

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