General FAQ

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These are the two most solved issues since 2017. If, god forbid, you have any other PETsite please c/o webmaster, and I’ll get back to you asap😁.

Thanks for sh-&c-aring.

The top navigating menu has main menus

and sub-menus to help your search.

Under the main menu “Contact etc.” menu, you’ll find the “Contact, Subscribe, search, site info” sub-menu page, where you can input a specific search term, to see a list of pages that term occurs on.

Lastly, at the bottom of pages (not posts), you’ll see a search box,

where you can input a specific search term, to see a list of pages that term occurs on.

PET’s associates consist of skilled Findhorn Ecovillage Community volunteers & paid part-timers who work together in different areas.

• affordable Housing group:
  available to assist (wider) Community bodies with Housing issues where necessary—especially in providing affordable housing — it does not bid for jobs.
  If any (wider) Community body requires a developer for Section75 housing, please offer it for our consideration!
• Carbon Strategy group:
  available to assist (wider) Community bodies and members with their practical environmental concerns and carbon reduction aspirations.
• Caring Community group:
  a group of Community minded, caring people with a mission to try to help make life a little easier for people who request a visit through friendly concern.

Behind the executive areas is PET Central which services the strategic, finance&fundraising, governance, communications and administrative/compliance needs of the diVisions and PET as both a company and a charity.

All PET associates practise the 3Principles and the Common Ground of the Findhorn Ecovillage. In a nutshell, into everything they do, PET puts

Click here for PET’s Board of Trustees.

PET is a Charity and manned by volunteers. Each diVision is funded through charitable donations, loans and selfmade income. Your donations, legacies and ‘friendly’ loans are much appreciated. Thank you.

Maya Angelou once said: “…people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” That’s why PET’s motto is CARE in action.

First of all, thank you for considering PET as a recipient of your charitable donations.  All donations to this official charity (registered in Scotland as Company No: SC354855 and Charity No: SC041279, Registered Office: 45 The Park, Findhorn, Forres IV36 3TZ, UK) are tax deductible in the country of your residence.

There are three ways you can donate to PET:

We understand that you want to feel comfortable with transferring your donation. For a GBP bank transfer please fill in that option in either the “PET or CCC specific use donation (uk£) forms” which you can find in the top menu under the “Donations” heading. So here are the different ways you can get it to PET and the CCC.

USA:
we have a fantastic donations partner in the Hygeia Foundation. You can make a USA tax­ deductible donation via:

The Hygeia Foundation for Health, Science and the Environment Inc,
POBox 1176,
New Canaan, CT 06840.

Choose from the following options:

1. Click on the image (right) to donate via Hygeia’s website the DONATE via PayPal button ———————>
2. Print, fill in and send/email Hygeia & us PET’s donation form, making your check payable to The Hygeia Foundation and stating clearly your intention to donate to PET!
3. For more information (e.g interbank transfer) please email John Clausen at  and do cc us too at:  c/o fundraising.

Other countries:
please   c/o fundraising. We will together creatively find the best way to transfer your donation in the most cost-effective way for all concerned. Thank you.

Thank you also for remembering that Park Ecovillage Trust is a charity, whose projects are financially reliant only on donations and grants.

For all payment possibilities, please check out our own payment methods page.

Clink on the respective image for a turbocharged, simple way to donate UK£s to either PET or the Caring Community Circle.

Please note that quick-donations go the the respective General Funds (= unrestricted use by PET ie. to be used for the most pressing needs NOW). Thank you for your gift!

Simple: click here to go straight to our USsponsor’s PayPal account! Thank you in advance for your CARE in action! Remember to mention whether it’s for PET😃 or the CCC😁.

When getting money to PET or one of its diVisions, projects or programs, you can choose to pay via PayPal (your account or creditcard) or by Bank Transfer.

Advantages of an inter Bank Transfer:

• Transactions are safe and secure.
• There is no possibility of payment reversals.
• Transactions are not subject to chargebacks.
• Payments are fully electronic.
• You are in control of the process.

Disadvantages of e-pay systems:

• Security Concerns.
• Disputed Transactions.
• Increased Costs (to PET, so less of your donation goes to its beneficiaries…).

On the “Specific Use Donations Form” of either Park Ecovillage Trust   or   Caring Community Circle (your choice), when you choose to “donate using your Bank Transfer” you will receive a return email with the complete form info you filled in, for your reference, and  then one with our bank details. We have to do this because of unfortunate security experiences… thank you for understanding.

With both these bits of information you yourself can set up the transaction on your bank’s payment app. You’re in control of your transfer directly between our banks, and we’re happy that you’re happy! Choose PET or the CCC link above and remember to mention on your transfer the specific project you’re supporting! And what about UK Gift Aid? Click on the link to see how to add a free2you 25% to your own donation!!!

Thank you for your CARE in action.

You want donate your time and skills — that’s fantastic!

Best thing is to (1) take a look at our volunteering page and online application form and then (2) have an informal, informative chat with one of the PET directors or a member of the CCCmanagement committee to get a first hand idea about PET/ccc.

End 2017 the PETboard agreed that most important were:

In 2018 the Community defined its values:

PET is the Findhorn Ecovillage Community charity. Thank you for considering putting both of PETs expressed PRINCIPLES in action ! Do come and talk with us.

Being a member of PET means that you’re interested in

• less than volunteering with us, and
• more than just keeping abreast of  what we’re doing; you want to do something about it;
• you’re over 18; and
• as a member=guarantor* (not shareholder) of PET you’re willing agree to pay £1 (known as ‘a guarantee’) towards the company’s debts if God forbid, it were to go into liquidation.

You can sign up here.

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If you are looking for “music to my ears” and images that “paint a thousand words” here’s how: PET has a Youtube Channel for interesting (diVisional) videos and “ecological+holistic=eclectic” music. Enjoy!

Feel free to subscribe to our Youtube Channel.