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Get into giving - on Red Nose Day in the UK.

Celebrated every other year, the next Red Nose Day is next observed on Friday, March 13, 2009.

The seriously silly tradition began in 1985 when UK comedians created Comic Relief to use comedy and laughter to alert the public to poverty in the UK and in Africa.

Since then, millions of pounds have been raised by schools, companies and just plain upstanding individuals who welcome the opportunity to help the world's needy and vulnerable.

You can, too, by visiting trusted and respected charitable organizations who work to help fight poverty and disease year round.

Elsewhere the Web, learn more about planned events & activities for Red Nose Day 2007 with related ideas for your own classroom or workplace project, plus find out what others are doing this year to help those in need ...

Red Nose Day - The official site featuring online donations, event postings, cyber shop, school resources including fundraising ideas, interactive stories and lesson plans, plus organizational worksheets, event tips and desktop downloads.

BBC - Red Nose Day - Watch for updates as Red Nose Day draws near, including scheduled TV and radio event listings, video clips, interactive features, contest info, kids resources, educational content, where to send donations, related links.

Essential UK - Red Nose Day - British Council - Keep scrolling for great info on classroom activities, discussions, and fund raising ideas related to the day.

Oxfam's Cool Planet for teachers - Comic Relief - Downloadable learning and teaching resources especially for Red Nose Day from one of the UK's top charity organizations, and featuring printable posters and factsheets on globalization and Third World debt, related links, and info about the Make Poverty History campaign.

Celebrate Red Nose Day with an Online Donation

also see -> London Marathon | World AIDS Day

National Pancake Day | Fundraising Ideas