Organise Your Own Event

An organised event will give people something for their money. Be innovative and wacky – remember that if it’s interesting enough, your local media will be more than happy to promote the event.

Don’t forget – Shout About It!!! Let the world know what you’re doing and why!

Here are a few ideas that are proven to work:

• Jail breakout challenge - workmates must get as far away as possible within a day or weekend. They are sponsored for every mile - provided they stay within the law and don't spend any money.
• Car boot sale
• Out tray sale. We've had car boot and garage sales, why not stock your out tray with the trinkets you don't want anymore? Someone else may love those earrings!
• Raffle your services for a day to iron, clean, cook, dog walk.
• Hold a raffle. Ask local shops if they will donate any goods that can be used as prizes. Do you know a hairdresser, mechanic or gardener who would donate their service as a prize?
• Organise a 5-aside, netball, cricket or sports match, charge each team an entry fee, sell refreshments and run sweepstake at the same time.
• Spot the baby. Embarrassment guaranteed when you collect everyone's baby photos. Charge people 50p to guess their identities.
• Sponsored swim, run, diet, shave, leg wax- old fashioned they may be but they work.
• Invite your supporters to a themed evening- a night of Indian, Chinese or Mexican where you provide the food (in keeping with your theme, of course) people to bring a bottle of wine and charge £5 to cover the cost of the food.
• Sponsored lunch run - offer to pop out and buy lunch for your colleagues. At 20p a go, five lunches a day will raise over £20 in a month.
• £5 draw - each person writes their name on a £5 note. The winner gets 25% of the total and the runner-up gets their £5 back. With 40 participants, that's £50 to the winner and £145 for your event fund .
• Weekend meat and wine draw - joints of meat and bottles of wine to be won every Friday - perfect for the weekend! Towards the end of the week, sell raffle tickets for 20p each or £1 for a strip of five. Meat and wine are popular, but you could include chocolate and flowers too. The first ticket drawn gets the most expensive prize, second gets the second priciest, etc. In a big office, different departments can run the draw on a rota basis.
• Demure day - you undertake not to swear, use vulgarity, innuendo or indulge in raucous cackling for one whole day. Set a day and publicise it well in advance. Appoint an independent arbiter to monitor your performance/s. If you lapse - no cash!
• Sponsored stairs. Work in a high-rise building? Get workmates to sponsor you to use the stairs instead of the lift for a set period
  
  

• Mulled wine and mince pie evening.
• Offer your services as a gift wrapper for a small fee.
• Get your family to pay you to cook Christmas dinner.
• Carol singing in your local area.
• A Christmas card amnesty - get your friends to send you a small donation instead of a card or present.
• Unwanted Christmas presents sale. You know that CD you'll never listen to in a million years, or those shocking 'comedy' socks? Someone might like them. Bring them in and sell them to your friends and colleagues. Give a prize for the most awful pressie.

Fundraising Information kindly provided by Across the Divide