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Organise your own event and raise funds for Children with Cancer UK! Our work is funded entirely by voluntary donations – we couldn’t continue our life-saving work without you. Thank you for all of your support.
Events Team
Third floor
Children with Cancer UK
21-27 Lamb’s Conduit Street
Holborn
London
WC1N 3N
A – Arts and crafts fair; afternoon tea party
B – Barn dance, BBQ
C – Cake sale; coffee morning
D – Disco; dinner party
E – Easter egg hunt; exhibitions
F – Fashion show; fun day
G – Golf fundraising; games night
H – Head shave; hair dye
I – Intellectual quiz; ice skating party
J – James Bond evening; jumble sale
K – Knitting; kids fun day
L – Lunch party; awn mowing
M – Matched giving; music concert
N – New Year’s resolutions; netball tournament
O – Opera night; Olympics day
P – Plant sale; pyjama day
Q – Quit chocolate for a month; Question Time
R – Race night; raffle
S – Sponsored silence; sweepstake
T – Tuck shop; treasure hunt
U – Uniform dress up; unwanted present sale
V – Village fete; villains and superheroes night
W – Wine and cheese party; weight of the cake
X – Xmas hampers; Xmas card sale
Y – Yacht race; yo-yo competition
Z – Zumbathon; zoo themed fancy dress
Research your venue well and make sure it has all the facilities you need.
Choosing an appropriate date and time to hold your event is crucial.
Think about who you want to invite and what time is most suitable for them.
Put together a realistic budget of possible costs.
Consider who you would like to invite and how you’ll let them know about your event.
Spread the word through posters, flyers, print adverts and radio announcements. We can provide a press release template for you to send to local newspapers. Please email media@childrenwithcancer.org.uk.
Recruit volunteers to help with the preparations and on the day of the event.
Your event may require permission from the police, your local council or even the charity. Give your local authority a quick call to check what you need to do.
You may require public liability insurance so make sure you have adequate insurance for your event. You’ll need to check that your suppliers have got insurance too. If you need more advice, please get in touch on 0800 222 9000 and we’ll be happy to help.
Check with us to consider all health and safety issues if you are organising a large event – from food hygiene to fire regulations, it’s better to be safe than sorry!
Sending a press release to local media could give your event a real boost. If you are organising a local event, contact your local paper, radio or TV station. We can help you so please get in touch at media@childrenwithcancer.org.uk.
You can create a personal fundraising page in minutes and email a link to friends, family and colleagues.
If you’re collecting sponsorship for an event, don’t forget to ask your sponsors to complete a Gift Aid declaration. It won’t cost you or them a penny, and can increase the total you raise by 25%! All we need is the name and home address (including postcode) of the donor.
Please send us your pictures and stories from your fundraising event, we’d love to share them with our supporters. Reading about your fundraising event can be one of the most encouraging things for new supporters.
Email us or post to:
Fundraising Team
Third floor
21-27 Lamb’s Conduit St
London
WC1N 3NL
If you’d like to fundraise for Children with Cancer UK and do a sports event that is not on our website, you can find an event with our partner Let’s Do This. If you sign up to an event just let us know at fundraising@childrenwithcancer.org.uk and we’ll send you a fundraising pack and running top.
0800 222 9000 | fundraising@childrenwithcancer.org.uk |
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