The little purple book of fundraisingideas

IntroThis Little Purple Book of Fundraising ideas has been developed to help you raise funds and have fun along the way.

We have some great ideas and have even listed our top 10 fundraisers to do at work, and at home.

Relay For Life is a great opportunity to connect with others to celebrate life today, remember loved ones and fight back by fundraising.

By getting involved in Relay For Life you are helping the Cancer Society provide a wide range of free support services and information for people affected by cancer. You are also supporting vital research into the causes and treatment of cancer.

For more information visit relay.org.nz or email relayforlife@akcansoc.org.nz Happy Fundraising from the team at the Cancer Society.

Keep it legal and safeTo put our minds at rest and to stop you from accidentally breaking any laws, please read the important stuff below.

You definitely need to consider health and safety and legal requirements when doing any fundraising activities.

Health and safetyIt’s all about common sense. Follow the professional advice of equipment manufacturers and staff supervising any facilities. The formal bit: Cancer Society Auckland cannot accept liability for any loss, damage or injury suffered by you or anyone else as a result of taking part in a fundraising event.

Food hygieneThis is vitally important. No one likes an upset tummy, especially as a reward for raising money for a charity. Please take great care when handling food and work to basic rules for safe preparation, storage, display and cooking.

Our broader Cancer Society Fundraising Guidelines can also be found here

We couldn’t provide our vital services without the people who support us.

Get involved in your local area, sign up for an event or organise your own. You’ll make a real difference to people living with cancer today and tomorrow.

- John Loof, Our CEO, Cancer Society AucklandHope for a better tomorrow.

Our top 10 1 Join an event (Idea 2)

2 Raffle (Idea 3)

3 Host your own (Idea 24)

4 Car wash (Idea 16)

5 Get selling (Idea 7)

6 Quiz night (Idea 46)

7 Pamper party (Idea 28)

8 Matching funding (Idea 48)

9 Swear Box (Idea 4)

10 Morning Tea (Idea 24)

For at home... Work related...

The Ideas

“Relay For Life....”

1 Sponsored ‘give it up’So we begin. And with our first ideait’s not what you do, it’s what youdon’t do. Why not give somethingup to raise some cash? Chocolate,shaving, talking, driving, Facebook…

Challenge yourself...

2 Join an eventSign up to local runs, walks, Marathons, and then get your friends, family and work colleagues to sponsor you.

3 Sponsored Silence

Sshh! The less said about this the better. A great idea for a group of noisy kids or adults.Parents, teachers or work colleagues are sure to pay good money to see how long they can keep shtum. Silence is golden, especially whenit raises money.

Shhhh!

4 A bloody great fundraiser!Stick a swear box in an office or social club to raisemoney.

#%$ *!?

SWEAR BOX

Shhhh!

5 Up for the challenge?Ask your friends to set youa fundraising challenge.- Learn a new language- Run, run, run!- Give up (See idea 1 )

6 Challenge to do at Relay

Dare your team to:- walk backwards in fancy dress- have a themed hour- dress as superheroes at midnight- dress as ballet dancers at 6am- sing on stage as part of the entertainment

Then get sponsors.

Group challenge at Relay

Group challenge at Relay

Get Crafty

Get selling!

Organise a local craft fair selling anddemonstrating handmade goods: home-baked cakes and pastries, jams, preserves and pickles, basket weaving, knitwear, tie dying and screen printing…

Hold a plant or flower sale. Camellia, clematis, delphinium or daffodil…

Bring andbuy sale

Second-hand books

Turn your old paperbacks into hard cash by holding a book sale of all those old holiday page turners and unread classics gathering dust on your shelves.

One man’s unwanted Christmas jumper is another man’s golfing sweater.

11 Get Knitted

Baby clothes, scarves, jumpers. Putyour knitting needles to good use andstart creating some woollen wondersthat people will donate money for.

12 Face painting

Are you a tiger or a pussycat? Bring out the animal in you...Or the spiderman.

13 Auction of ‘IOU’s

Persuade friends and colleagues to donate their skills, expertise and services for auction.Lessons in sport, music, dancing or languages; home-baked cakes and meals; ironing and other household chores. Try persuading localrestaurants, theatres and leisure centres to offer meals, tickets and other goodies.

IOU3 x Mowed

LawnsIOU3 x NightsBabysitting

14 Give change, change lives...Ask your friends and colleagues toempty their pockets every evening for a week. Their small change can make a big difference.

15Clothes Sale

Ask friends and familyto donate old or unwanted clothes and hold a ‘recycled’ show.

Persuade a few friends to indulge in the modelling career they’ve always dreamed of - set them on the catwalk!

16 Car wash

If you had a dollar for every car with ‘clean me’ scrawled in the dirt on the back window... Well, now you can… a car wash is bound to clean-up. In fact, it’s a wheelie good idea.

17 Raffle

Ask local businesses for prizes and raffle it off.

From cookbooks to massages everyone loves to win.

18 Gift of life

If it’s your birthday coming up, suggest to your family and friends that instead of giving you presents, they make a donation to the Cancer Society through your Relay team. This can also work for weddings or any special occasions that involve gift giving.

17 Raffle

Ask local businesses for prizes and raffle it off.

From cookbooks to massages everyone loves to win.

19 Calender cornerGet a group of friends or colleaguesto pose for a calendar, with profitsfrom sales going to your Relay team.So get snapping! The new calendar year is just around the corner!

20 A recipe for success

Gather together all of your family’s and friends’ mouth-watering recipes and create your own cookbook.

21 A bit of theatre...Encourage local theatre and music groups to perform in aid of Relay For Life.

You can raise money through ticket sales, programmesand refreshments.

To be, or not to be?

In your community

To be, or not to be?

22 Be an exhibitionist

Get in touch with local artists and ask them to donate artwork.

Organise a sale, auction or exhibition with an entry fee.

23 Country fair/farmers’ market

These local events can support your Relay team by donating a percentage of sales.

24 Morning Tea

Hold a Morning Tea to raise money for your Relay team.

Host your own ...

25 Host a luncheon

StarterShow people what the Cancer Society does to improve the lives of people affected by cancer

EntréeEnjoy fine food and drink

DessertGet a guest speaker to wow diners

Coffee and mints optional

MENU

26 Don’t go out

…invite everyone over to yourhouse for food and drinks.Donate the cover charge to Relay For Life.

27 Christmas party

Invite friends and family to a Christmas party. You can host a Christmas quizz, charge entry fees and donate the proceeds to your Relay team.

28 Pamper party

Host an evening of indulgence for you and your friends. Slap on the facemasks, get the nails painted and enjoy a foot spa. Oh, and don’tforget the chocolate!

29 Come dine with me

Create your own version of the popular TV show. Host a dinner party with a few friends. At the end of the evening, rate the food and the host’s performance. Make a donation to take part and make sure the winner receives a prize for being the ‘hostess with themostess’.

Host your own reality shows...

30 X Factor/ Karaoke night

Bring The X Factor to your street, school or workplace.

Everyone’s got a party piece they’dlove the chance to show off for a good cause.

31 Dress purple

Dress it up!

32 Dress down day

People will pay top dollar not to have to wear their usual work clothes or uniform. They’ll probably pay even more if they can wear the T shirt of their favourite sports team or some kind of fancy dress.

Did someone say jandals?

32 Fancy dress

Fairies and gnomes, animals and birds, heroes and heroines, country and western. Fancy dress is a long-standing favourite.

33 Office Olympics

Try your hand at speed typing,synchronised chair swivelling orfast letter franking.

There are many events you cancompete in to become an OfficeOlympics champion.

Set the competition...

34 Darts competition

Game on! Step up and hit those bullseyes! A game of arrows is popular with all ages.

35 Swing into action

Hold a golf competition. Or if playinggolf isn’t your bag, you can alwaysraise money by being a caddy,cleaning balls or finding themwhen they fail to hit the fairway.

36 SweepstakeHands up who hasn’t taken part in aGrand National sweepstake? Ah, the sheer excitement of randomly picking the name of a horse and then cheering it on to victory – hopefully. But let’s think beyond racing’s bigday. How about holding a sweepstake for a reality TV show or a football tournament?

37 Tug of War

Old vs young. Women vs men. Dunkers vs non-dunkers.Marmite lovers vs Marmite haters.

Whatever the division, a game of tug of war will decide who is best. Fact.

heave ho!

38 Treasure Hunt

Shiver me timbers! You can’t go wrong with a treasure hunt. All you need to do is devise some cunning clues on how people can get their hands on some prizes and away you go.

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39Guess the baby competition!

39Guess the baby competition!

40 Dance marathon It’s a case of bop till you drop with this one. Well, not literally, but expect to swing your hips and tap your toes until the early hours.

41 Card games eveningBridge, rummy, whist, pontoon,poker or even snap or Top Trumps. A card games night could be a big deal. Pick a card any card… learn a few card tricks and amaze your friends.

Top tip:Wear long sleeves.

45 Through the keyhole

Who would live in a house likethis? Does your home reflect yourpersonality? Find out in our ‘Throughthe keyhole’ challenge. Take a photoof your home and get colleagues tosnap their abodes too. Then guesswho lives where.

46 Quiz night

Collect as many quotes from moviesor song lyrics you can and test thetrivia knowledge of friends andfamily. Charge entry to the quiz,with a prize for the winner.

42 Caption competitionChoose a funny photo from your lastholiday or office party and hold a caption competition. Entrants pay per caption and the winner receives the framed photo to display on their desk or noticeboard. If it’s an embarrassing photo, people might pay you not to display it.

43 Eyes down!You’re bound to get a full house with bingo.Kelly’s eye, knock at the door, lucky seven, legs eleven. Bring back the old bingo lingo.

44 Guess how many have gone in a...

Sweets in a jar is an old favourite, but let’s get creative.

How about…footballs in a carbaked beans in a bucketpound coins in a sockchocolate bars in a dustbinScotch eggs in a goldfish bowl

47 Spelling beeAll you need is a dictionary.

Another great idea...

48 Match fundingMatched funding is when a company offers to donate an amount of money to your fundraising efforts. This can either match the amount that you’ve raised or be a fixed amount agreed up front.

My fundraising!

$400 $400 $800

You can contact them at relayforlife@akcansoc.org.nz or call (09) 308 0494 to find out more.

ContactThere are lots of lovely people at the Cancer Society who can’t wait to help you with your Relay For Life fundraising.