While fundraising does require some degree of time, energy and creativity, it doesn't have to be difficult. It should be a fun process that leaves you with a real feeling of accomplishment! Please make full use of the fundraising kit!The Fundraising Kit should reach you by the middle of March.Each team’s fundraising amount will be periodically added up and displayed on the web site.

■ The deadline for fundraising
This year the 2 fundraising deadlines are: May 7 for the ¥120,000 minimum sponsorship amount and June 30 for the remainder. For those participating through Hong Kong the deadlines are May 2 and June 23 respectively.

■ Fundraising exchange rate
1 USD (American Dollar) = 102.07 Yen
1 GBP (British Pound) = 200.75 Yen
1 HKD (Hong Kong Dollar) = 12.82 Yen
Commencing March 3rd, Oxfam Trailwalker Japan 2008 fundraising goes online using the rate of exchange specified by the bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (T.T.B). file downloading

Team members may either collect the donations directly from their sponsors and then pay Oxfam together with the rest of the team as a lump sum, or the sponsors can make their donations directly to Oxfam.

＊In case team member pay donations directly Oxfam Japan, please send “Fundraising Record Form” separately by post. Please see “Users Guide of Fundraising Record Form”.

■ 1. Payment at Japan Post Bank or Post Office:
Account Number: 00140-6-53804
Account Holder: OxfamTW
* Please make sure to indicate the followings:①Team number, ②Need a receipt (YES/ NO), ③Indicate if a donor wishes to remain anonymous.
* Please do NOT cash or check to Oxfam Japan by post.

■ 2. Payment by credit card
In this case you can go directly to the website and make a donation for the team. https://oxfam.jp/forms/en/sponsor_teams_form.html
*Oxfam Japan will issue a receipt if required. In this case please select the “receipt required” option.

■ 3. Making a donation to Oxfam GB through "Just Giving"(English only):
Participants create their own web page on "Just Giving"site, and sponsors may then access the page and make donations directly by credit card. Please follow the instructions below.
1. Go to http://www.justgiving.com/oxfam
2. Choose 'raise money'
3. Choose create your own page and then 'Trailwalker Japan'
4. Fill in your some details about yourself.
5. Choose your web address - perhaps the name of your team and then add any more info you want to your fundraising page. That's it - your page is ready to start raising funds!
6. Inform Oxfam Japan (trailwalker@oxfam.jp) about your team number, team name, and its web address.
7. Check out the email Justgiving will send you and follow their handy hints and tips. If you want, you can receive an email whenever anyone makes a donation through your fundraising page - and the funds will go straight to Oxfam so there's no paperwork or admin for you.
*Notes If you have already created your page on justgiving site before this announcement, please let us know your team number, team name, and its web address (trailwalker@oxfam.jp). Otherwise, the donations collected through the pages might not be recognized and received by us correctly against donors' will. In this case a receipt will not be issued by Oxfam Japan.

■ 4. Making a donation to Oxfam America:
Donations can be made to Oxfam America by downloading a form from the website(file downloading) and then sending the form to Oxfam America. For more details please see the explanation on the form.
*For US residents, donations made through Oxfam America are tax deductible.

■ 5. Making a donation to Oxfam Hong Kong:
For those participants coming from Hong Kong, donations will be collected and receipts issued by Oxfam Hong Kong. Hong Kong residents are able to use these receipts for tax deduction. For more information please contact Oxfam Hong Kong.
Tel: 2520-2525, E-mail: twinfo@oxfam.org.hk