CamCRAG is a registered charity who organise regular weekend volunteer convoys from Cambridge to Calais. We also collect donations and funds to help refugees in Europe and beyond.
CamCRAG is a registered charity who organise regular weekend volunteer convoys from Cambridge to Calais. We also collect donations and funds to help refugees in Europe and beyond.

Donating

> Donating physical aid
    – What to donate: Current needs list
> Donating money
> Workplace giving schemes
> Gift tokens
> Can you help sort donations or provide a venue?
> What do we do with unsuitable donations?

Donating physical aid

We are currently NOT accepting physical donations while we work through a backlog in our storage.

We hope to begin accepting them again sometime in early 2024: Details will be published on this page of our website.

Please DO NOT take donations to the regional and local hubs we used during the pandemic, as these are now closed.


Donating money

You can donate to CamCRAG’s general funds by text message, online via JustGiving, or through Facebook:

  • Donate £5 now by texting CAMCRAG to 70085. You can donate any other amount from £1 to £20 by sending an SMS with the message CAMCRAG followed by the amount. For example, texting CAMCRAG 20 makes a £20 donation.
  • Donate on Facebook
  • Donate on JustGiving
  • Bank transfer. To arrange a bank transfer, please email treasurer@camcrag.org.uk.

We rely entirely on the generosity of our supporters to provide the aid we send to Calais, and the funds we use to help refugees. We have no employees, no offices, and thus minimal administrative costs, so you can be sure any money you give goes directly to help those in need. In the financial year ending 30 June 2021, we received £25,484 from fundraising and donations, of which only £334 was spent on administration. (See our annual report for more details.)


Workplace Giving Schemes

We can also accept donations through workplace giving schemes.

We are set up with both the Charities Trust and the Charities Aid Foundation so if your company allows payroll giving through these organisations you can direct it to us. We also accept CAF Charity Vouchers.


Gift tokens

Not sure what to buy someone for a birthday? Fed up with buying something just for the sake of it?

This year, why not give them a CamCRAG gift token? All funds raised will be used to buy much needed aid for refugees across Europe on their behalf.

The CamCRAG gift tokens are available in electronic or paper versions from £5. You can combine this thoughtful gift with one of our lovely greeting cards designed by local artists.

To find out more or to order, please email fundraising@camcrag.org.uk.


Donation sorting and drop-off days

If you have a potential venue we could use for future donation sorting and/or drop-off days – e.g. a church or village hall, sports club or community centre – or have any other questions, please email donations@camcrag.org.uk

We would also love to hear from you if you can help with storing aid, which now has to be collected in larger amounts to be shipped efficiently.


What do we do with unsuitable donations?

Any donations we receive that cannot be distributed to refugees are either sold to raise funds or donated to local charities.