{"id":810,"date":"2011-03-03T10:08:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T10:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?810"},"modified":"2011-03-03T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T10:08:57","slug":"creative-fundraising-earns-50k-for-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/creative-fundraising-earns-50k-for-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative fundraising earns \u00a350k for soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fundraising is a great way to get money for worthy causes like Help for Heroes, but it can sometimes be difficult to motivate people to donate.<\/p>\n<p>A Bristol law firm avoided this problem by using unique and creative fundraising efforts to earn money for Help for Heroes, Bristol 24 reports.<\/p>\n<p>Employees at Burges Salmon raised almost &pound;50,000 in a year, after coming up with a range of activities for locals to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>They delivered bacon sandwiches in black-tie outfits, distributed Christmas 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