We require £6.5m this year to continue providing its vital services.
A to Z of Fundraising Ideas
Here are some other ideas of how you can raise money for us:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AAuction
Ask people to donate prizes and then organise an auction at your local pub or club.
Art Attack
Draw or paint pictures of people and then ask them to make a donation for the picture.
Abseil
Get people to sponsor you for abseiling down a local building or join us on Sunday 6th September at Romford YMCA.
B
Bake a Cake
No one can resist homemade cakes, so why not try out some new recipes and sell the cakes to your family and friends, or take them to work and sell them at lunchtime.
BBQ
Whether it is a few friends at home or all your neighbours on the village green, ask people to make a donation for a tasty hot dog or burger.
C
Come Dine with Me
Do your own version of the popular TV show come dine with me and charge your friends a fee for entering the competition. The person who gets the highest score receives half the money and the rest is donated to us.
Car Wash
Pull on your wellies and she how many cars you can wash in a day for a donation.
D
Dress Down Day
Get your work or school involved in a dress down day, where people pay £1 to come to school or work in their clothes of choice or maybe fancy dress.
Don’t Say That
Have a swear box at work or in your local pub and charge people for per swear word.
E
Empty Your Pockets
Each day empty the change from your pockets and put it in a jar… you can ask your friends or colleagues to join in and then donate all the change to us.
Egg and Spoon Race
See if your school will have an egg and spoon race at your sports day where people give a donation to enter.
F
Fashion Show
Organise a fashion show at your school or club and then ask people for a donation on the door.
Football Penalty Shoot Out
Find the best goal keeper and get people to make a donation to try and score a penalty.
G
Go Without
If there is something you really love, whether it is chocolate or biting your nails, get people to sponsor you to give it up.
Garage Sale
Ask your neighbours to donate all their unwanted items and then have a garage sale.
Gift Aid
If you have made a donation to the hospice in the last 6 years then please let us know if you are happy for us to claim gift aid on your donation. Call 01708 771407 or e-mail us.
H
Halloween Party
Organise a party for Halloween and ask people for a donation on entry.
I
Iced Buns
Buy a pack of iced buns and then email all the staff in the office and say the buns will go to the highest bidder with the amount bid being donated to Saint Francis Hospice.
J
Jump out of an Aeroplane
Ask people to sponsor you to do a sky dive or any other dare devil activity.
K
Keep Shtum
Do a sponsored silence at work or at school and see how much people will donate to keep you quiet for the day.
Kickathon
Charity football matches are a fun way of getting the local community involved in fitness and fundraising.
L
Love
Organise a speed dating evening at your local pub or church hall.
M
Make Them Laugh
Invite your friends around to watch a funny DVD or TV show and provide them with refreshments for a donation to us.
Murder Mystery Weekend
This is a great way for groups and corporate supporters to raise money while having a fun weekend away.
N
Name The Teddy
Ask people to donate £1 to guess the name of a teddy.
O
Online Sale
Sort out anything that you don’t need and sell it online then donate some or all of the money to us.
P
Party
Hold a sunflower party and sell our sunflowers and soft toys to all your guests.
Pack Bags
See if your local supermarket will let you back bags at their check outs in return for donations.
Q
Quiz
Hold a quiz night and challenge people’s brain power.
Questions For The Boss
See if your boss is a good sport and hold a Q&A session one lunch time. People pay a £1 to ask a question on sport, politics etc and if your boss get the question right the £1 is donated to us and if he gets it wrong the question asker gets his money back and the boss has to make a £1 donation.
R
Readathon
Get sponsored for reading or join in with The Big Read - call Lynda Head on 01708 771412 or e-mail for details.
S
Sweepstake
Organise a sweep stake at work or in the pub and use half the money as a prize and donate the rest to us.
Singalong
Organise a Karaoke competition and ask everyone who enters to make a donation.
T
Treasure Hunt
Organise with your school or group to have a treasure hunt and then charge people to take part.
Tea at 3
Hold a tea party for your friends and serve tea and cakes for donations.
U
Umbrella Rental
When it rains offer your customers an umbrella to rent until their next visit for a donation.
V
Valentines Day
Make cards and sell them to friends and family.
W
What Did You Say
Take a picture and ask people to guess the caption for £1, then use half the money for the winner and send the rest to us.
X
Xbox Challenge
Invite your friends for an Xbox challenge and ask for a donation for each play.
Y
Yoga Class
Get fit and raise money.
Z
Zoo Trips
Arrange a trip to the zoo and then have a quiz at the end of the day.
If you have some great fundraising ideas of your own, or you have used ours and want to tell us how it went please e-mail us, or phone 01708 7223593, or write to us at:
Saint Francis Hospice
The Hall
Havering-atte-Bower
Romford
Essex RM4 1QH
