Did anyone have charity pin badges for favours?

We're not but a wedding we went to in May had Cancer Research ones. They were a nice touch as his mum died from breast cancer.

Only thing they said about them was that the pins didn't come attached to the paper so the venue had to attach them.

I had GOSH, Birthmark Support Group and Everyman Testicular Cancer.

We paid £1 per badge, plus enough to cover postage.

Here's a piccie of ours

(In the box!)

Im thinking about having the cancer research pins, but im on the hunt for charity pins that are for lung cancer as i lost my dad very suddenly to it back in may (4 weeks from diagnosis to passing away) and its something thats very close to my heart but so far i cant find any☹️

My friend had a charity pin as her favours and her MIL2b ran around all the tables making sure everyone picked their up as she was worried they would all end up in the bin..... but i suppose that is the same for all favours - apart from the edible ones

Most of our guests put theirs on and you can see them all in my evening photos. I think we had one handed in by the venue which had been found

We are having BHF ones in memory of the Father of the Groom- they are £1 per badge.

I desperately wanted cystic fibrosis badges but I could not find any anywhere, I was really disappointed.

I'm having the same problem with stroke badges.

Oh what a fab Idea.. i am seriously going to look into this

Have you tried the Roy Castle charity? ******.******@*********.***

We had Cancer Research locker token keyrings which were 99p each.

Thanks RaeF, I think its been the only place i have not tried yet. Will send a wee email off to them.

Thanks xxx

You could also try here:

http://www.choosehope.com/category/by-cancer-color-cancer-type

There are in the US but have really nice choices and they ship to the UK

I really want to do this with the Marie Curie Daffodils (grandad spent his last weeks in a Marie Curie hospice) but I think they only sell them as part of a campaign from March to April. Wedding is in Feb ☹️

I think charity pins is a lovely idea though! OH wasn't sure about it at first. He reckoned that some guests might feel cheated out of a favour ? I told him that anyone with that sort of attitude won't be coming as we're not friends with mean people!

We're thinking of having ones for Help the Heroes as my other half is in the forces.

It's a great idea as it gives something to help a fantastic cause whichever charity you choose!!!!

The Charity we are supporting is the Hughes Syndrome Foundation (condition my OH has) but they do not sell badges so we brought the Shopping Trolly token so we have given a donation and is something practical for the guest and we will have a collection box on the day to raise money for them

Yep, all 80 were hand made by myself and the bows were done with some help from a friend whilst the boys were on H's stag do. I had to do it all in stages as it took FOREVER! Be warned now! ?

Boxes were about £30 for 100 and the ribbon was a few quid both were ebay.

If there's wine in it for me I'm there!

H said in his speech what they were and why. The Everyman and GOSH ones were on a little card but the Birthmark Support Group ones didn't and I would doubt anyone other than my family would have known what they were so P just said which charities they were for and that without them his bro and our niece wouldn't still be with us so we wanted to give something back. I'll find out what it actually was he said and fb you with it if you want an idea?

I get married two weeks today and H2B and I have spent the last few nights attaching the cancer research pins to the personalised cards that you can get with them (optional). I'm afraid I don't have a picture. My grandad died of cancer a few years ago and my other grandad is suffering from cancer just now so we thought it would be a nice touch.

The cards are lovely and really nice with the pins attached.... I just hope everyone takes the time to remove the pins and wear them/ take them home!!

We donated £1.75 per head and although that is only slightly above the recommended minimum, it all adds up. I think you should stick to your budget... you are donating money for a good cause so don't feel tight about it!!

Fantastic. I'll alert the girls! ?