Charities can benefit from celebrities without risk

People may not be fully aware that Rainbow Funds can provide the much needed auction items for your charity fundraising events at no risk to you or the charity. My wife is involved with a couple of charities and organises fundraising events for them over the course of the year. One of the real challenges is finding good quality auction items, even more so now when people are less able to give and more cautious about what they buy.

Rainbow Funds could be the answer; you can choose from a massive variety of memorabilia and collectables from the World of music, film, sport and history and present them as auction items at your charity event, if they don't reach the reserve price you simply return them to Rainbow Funds. Effectively, this removes any personal risk for the organiser and the charity whilst enabling you to offer truly unique and special gifts to your supporters.

Rainbow Funds work with charities in a number of ways to help them raise much needed funds, please check out the web site to see some other ways they can help you and, how they are already helping other charities.

10 Great Items to be drawn in our lottery draw on 31st December 2009

The first lottery draw take place on the 31st December 2009, here are the 10 items that will be drawn on that date. Be sure to buy your lottery ticket before the draw date.

• Legends of Welsh Rugby Limited Edition Presentation signed by Barry John and JPR Williams
• Frank Lampard signed shirt montage
• Nicklaus & Woods Montage
• Andrei Arshavin signed shirt montage
• Tiger Woods Carnoustie Flag
• Lewis Hamilton MBE Montage
• Lionel Messi signed shirt montage
• Spirit of the ashes signed print
• Torres signed shirt montage
• Frankie Dettori signed print

Memorabilia Memo 2.12.09 - Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali Dual signed Frazier Limited edition presentation
Supporting Zoe`s Place Hospice

This great item of signed Joe Frazier Memorabilia pays tribute to his remarkable career and his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali.

The presentation consists of a full size Everlast glove and a 16" by 20" print that shows Frazier knocking Ali down in the 11th round on the way to beating Ali in 1971, The Fight of the Century. At the signing, Frazier commented that to this day he never knew how Ali beat the count, as it was the hardest punch he had ever landed!

Each personally signed by Joe and they are displayed in a box frame with a stunning surround, dual mounts and a plaque, measuring in at a large and impressive 97cm by 55cm.

Part of an exclusive closed signing that took place on Tuesday 26th May 2009, both are supplied with a photo of Joe signing.

Joe Frazier was a remarkable fighter and the only man that Ali was genuinely frightened of, hence his bitter and sometimes extreme verbal abuse of Frazier. To this day Frazier maintains that he could have come out for the final round in the third fight, Thrilla in Manila, and such was his anger with his trainer Eddie Futch for throwing in the towel that he never spoke to him again.

(Buy now for £650.00 or win with a £2.00 lottery ticket draw date: 15/01/2010)

Memorabilia Memo 29.11.09 - Andy Murray

Andy Murray - signed limited edition presentation -
Supporting Ayrshire Cancer






Andy Murray is currently ranked number 3 in the world and is sure to win a Grand Slam title. He reached the 2008 US Open final and has beaten Federer and Nadal on a number of occasions.

This superb presentation is an officially licensed product and contains a ball personally signed by Andy.  The entire presentation is box framed in a tasteful surround with cut aperture double mounts and a plaque detailing the players career.

Measures in at a large and impressive 60cm by 37cm.

(Buy now for £450 or win with a £2.00 lottery ticket Draw date: 8/01/2010)

Memorabilia Memo 27.11.09 - Beyonce

Beyonce signed print




Stunning shot of pop superstar Beyonce, framed in a classic black finish and incorporating the singer's autograph.



Size: 480mm x 540mm

(Buy for £240.00)

Memorabilia Memo 24.11.09 - Roger Federer

Roger Federer - signed limited edition presentation - supporting Rainbows Children's Hospice

Roger Federer is considered by many to be the greatest player in history.

He has won 15 Grand Slam men's singles titles and in 2004, the Swiss became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three of four Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year.

In 2006, he repeated this feat and became the first man in the open era to win at least ten singles tournaments in three consecutive years. He is also the only player to have won both the Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles in three consecutive years (2004-2006).

In 2007, when Federer won his third Australian Open title, he became the only male player to have won three separate Grand Slam tournaments three times.

In winning the 2007 Wimbledon title he equalled Borg's record of consecutive titles. By winning the 2009 French Open, he has now won all the majors.

This superb presentation is an officially licensed product and contains a ball personally signed by Roger. Above is a photo of him in action and the entire presentation is box framed in a tasteful surround with cut aperture double mounts and a plaque detailing the players career.

Measures in at a large and impressive 60cm by 37cm.

A wonderful and rare item of memorabilia from a player who may go down as the greatest ever, Roger Federer.

(Buy now for £660.00, or win with a £2.00 Lottery Ticket: Draw date: 8/01/2010)

Memorabilia Memo 22.11.09 - Frankie Dettori

Quality framed montage of much-loved jockey Frankie Dettori celebrating in his inimitable style.

Size: 610mm x 190mm

(Buy now for £375.00, or win with £2.00 Lottery Ticket: Draw date: 31/12/2009)


This Frankie Dettori piece is supporting three local charities.

Dont forget, if you want the cance to win a superb David Beckham montage celebrating his 100th England Cap please enter our FREE PRIZE DRAW - Click Here

Memorabilia Memo 17.11.09 - Johnny Depp

Jonny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean Montage - supporting Derian House Children's Hospice

Johnny Depp a.k.a. the loveable rogue Captain Jack Sparrow in this award winning series has signed one of the superb portraits in this stunning montage. Scenes from all 3 of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy are displayed in the piece along with a DVD. This is a brilliant piece.

WIDTH 90mm HEIGHT 90mm (35" X 35")

(Buy for £850, buy lottery ticket for £2.00, Draw date: 22/01/2010)

Memorabilia Memo 16.11.09

Rolling Stones presentation Signed by Mick Jagger

The exceptionally rare presentation displays the iconic ‘tongue’ T-Shirt, personally signed with best wishes by the one of the greatest performers of all time, Mick Jagger.

Next to this is a superb black and white photo of the band and it is displayed in a stunning surround with dual mounts measuring in at a large and impressive 101cm by 66cm.

This superb one-off presentation was originally donated by the band to an Oxfordshire Charity so represents a rare opportunity to obtain a stunning item of stones memorabilia.

Price: buy it now for £2250.00

Don't forget - You can WIN a David Beckham Montage commemorating his 100th Cap - Click Here

Successful first week

Rainbow Funds launched last Monday and we are delighted with the first week's results, thank you to all the people who have visited the site, entered our prize draw and purchased lottery tickets or memorabillia.

Don't forget every purchase will help a worth while charity so please tell all your family and friends to take a look at some of the wonderful pieces we have available on the Ranibow Funds site.

You can buy these magnificent pieces of memorabillia from the World of sport, entertainment and music or, you can purchase a lottery ticket to try and win them - the choice is yours!

Lastly, we are running a great competition where you can WIN a David Beckham montage and commemorative 100th Cap, just visit the site and leave your contact details. Remember, tell all your friends and family, it's a great place to buy something truly unique whilst helping other.

Win a superb David Beckham prize

To celebrate the launch of Rainbow Funds we are offering a superb piece commemorating David Beckham's 100th cap for England. All you have to do is visit our web site and submit your details and you will be entered into our Prize Draw to win this fantastic piece of sporting history.

The Prize Draw will take place on 1st January 2010 so, please submit your details before 31st December 2009. We want to raise as much money as possible for the charities and that means spreading the word about our great new web site so please be sure to invite friends and family to submit thier details as well.



Good luck!

Welcome to the new Rainbow Funds Blog

Welcome to the Rainbow Funds blog where we will bring you regular information about the Rainbow Funds lottery and a range of collectables that constantly changes with new and exciting pieces being added all the time. If you want to keep in touch with the memoribillia from the World's greatest stars or stage, sport and screen you should subscribe to this blog.

Every item that we sell or submit to the lottery draw is fully authenticated and comes with it's own certificated of authenticity, to see the current items on offer please go to the web site, and remember, all new items will be detailed in the blog as they become availble.

What is Rainbow Funds?
Rainbow Funds source collectables and unique items throughout the world to raise funds for UK Charities and Sporting organisations. You can purchase any item outright knowing that you will own a superb collectable and at the same time support a worthwhile cause. Alternatively many of our items are offered in a lottery where you can purchase a ticket for a small fee.

What type of collectables do we offer?
We offer collectables in four main catagories:

Sporting Celebrities
The Screen and Stage
Rock and Pop
Historical

Who do we support?
We support Charities and Sporting organisations throughout the UK. The groups we support can earn up to 50% of the net proceeds.

Membership
Rainbow Funds are registered with AFTAL "Autograph Fair Trade Association Limited" and UACC Universal Autographs Collectors Club.