Breast Cancer Care Events

Latest Fundraising ideas

Here are a few more ideas if you're struggling for inspiration...

• Spring picnic - pick a sunny day and head to the hills or your local park with fresh lemonade, strawberries and fruit teas. Invite lots of friends and family and ask each guest for a donation.
• Sports tournament - you could hold a variety of sports games, from a sponsored football match at your local sports centre to family tournaments in the park with three-legged, egg and spoon and wheelbarrow races. Don’t forget to charge an entry fee to boost your money!
• Car washes - a sparkling fresh way to get the whole community involved.
• Dog walking - if you love dogs, offering your services as a walker can be a great way to train and raise money at the same time.
• Grass cutting - another way to raise funds, meet your neighbours and increase fitness levels.
• Pink cakes - bake and sell pink cakes at work and at home.
• Flower sale - have you got some of your own plants, flowers and vegetables that you can sell? Why not donate the proceeds towards your £175 fundraising total?
• Chocolate hunt - lots of chocolate in the house at Easter? Why not put it to good use and invite friends and family over for a chocolate hunt? Don’t forget to ask for donations!
• Penny pot - Ask your family, friends and colleagues to empty their pockets every evening for a week to put towards your fundraising total.
• Donate an hour’s wages - Ask your friends and colleagues to follow your lead and do the same.
• Dinner hosting week - why don’t you and a few friends or family take turns to host a dinner party all in one week? At end of each evening, rate the host's performance – just like ‘Come Dine With Me’! Remember to ask for a donation!
• More ideas to get you thinking - hold a BBQ, pamper party, barn dance, Ceilidh night, book sale, masked ball, photo competition, or try your hand at face painting!

Hold your own fundraising event

It's easier than you think to host your own fundraiser, which could help you accumulate your sponsorship money for the Pink Ribbonwalk. Here are just a few ideas.

• Murder mystery party
  A ‘who done it’ night of fun
• Summer fete
  Does your local school or village hold a summer fete?
• Food lover
  Organise and sell tickets to a curry night, wine tasting or host a pink ball!
• Sporty
  Hold a fundraiser at your local tennis, golf, rugby or football club

You could even get your family and friends in on the act...

• Christmas gifts
  Ask for donations instead of presents as a Christmas or birthday present from friends and family.
• Make do and mend
  In these thrifty times, put some sewing skills to use and offer a mending service 
• Recipe book
  Create your own cook book made up of friends and family’s recipes and sell it 
• Organise a manicure and pedicure pampering session
  Enjoyable, relaxing and a good fundraiser!

Your workplace is also a great place to raise money - be sure to tell your colleagues what you're walking for!

• Monopoly magic
  Get some classic games together and set them up for teams of work colleagues to play at lunch.
• Bleep bucket
  Introduce a bleep bucket at work where offenders pay a donation every time they loosen their tongue!
• Organise an event for your work colleagues
  Dress down days  are always good, or maybe ask your boss if you can auction off a day’s leave. Don’t forget to ask your company if they have a policy for matching money that you raise for charity, part of the Matched Giving Scheme

There are also many ways to fundraise in your local community.

• Bag packing
  Ask your local supermarket if you can pack customers’ shopping bags for a small donation.
• Get theatrical
  Hold a play or a dance in aid of Breast Cancer Care. Ask your local musical societies or drama schools to get involved.
• Plants and Craft
  Organise your own plant and craft sale – you could sell anything from cakes to knitting or even your own flowers and plants.
• Swimathon
  Organise a swimming challenge for your friends and family at your local swimming baths.

The importance of Gift Aid

For every £1 you give to Breast Cancer Care, we get an extra 25p in Gift Aid and 3p in Transitional Relief. Please get your sponsors to fill in their full home address details on your sponsorship form and tick the box for Gift Aid. It’s that simple!

To qualify for Gift Aid, the amount you pay in Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax must at least equal the amount we claim in the same tax year (25p in every £1).

Fundraising made easy using Justgiving

Now you can raise sponsorship without all the hassle. No more dealing with cash and cheques, no more chasing friends after the event.

Simply create a free, online fundraising page, personalise it with a photo and message, and email it to your friends, family and work colleagues. They can donate quickly and securely online with a credit or debit card.

Online donations from UK taxpayers are worth almost a third more to us with Gift Aid, which can be claimed on Justgiving donations.

Create your page now at: www.justgiving.com/breastcancercare/raisemoney .

1. Click on ‘Make your page’.
2. Register.
3. Click on your chosen 2010 Pink Ribbonwalk location.
4. Follow the step by step instructions set out by Justgiving.
5. Please ensure you sign up to Justgiving using the same postal address as you registered when signing up for the Pink Ribbonwalk.
6. If you are setting up a page for someone else, please enter their details in the ‘your details’ section, not your own (without the correct details we are unable to ensure the money is attributed to the correct person).

For more information or help setting up your page, visit www.justgiving.com or call the Justgiving helpdesk on 0845 021 2110.

Please note: Justgiving money will only be attributed to the person who set up the Justgiving page. Therefore if you are fundraising as part of a group you must register your group on the Pink Ribbonwalk website and invite your friends to join it so the money will be split evenly between you. 

If you want to use an online donation website other than Justgiving please speak to us first and we will be able to advise you.

Ways to publicise your event

If you do host a fundraising event, be sure to spread the word in advance.

• Posters
  To raise awareness of your challenge or promote your fundraising event, you may wish to create some publicity. Posters are a simple and easy way to get attention.
• Get in the press
  Contacting your local press is a great way to get publicity for your challenge and also for the work that Breast Cancer Care does. Appearing in a local paper or on your local radio station can also help you maximise the number of people who support you or attend your fundraising event. Email us for a press release template, to help get you started.
  

Frequently asked questions

Is it okay to photocopy my sponsor forms?

Absolutely, please do. Please ensure that your Breast Cancer Care number is listed on all forms and correspondence you send us so that your sponsor money is allocated to your record.

How do I get more sponsor forms?

It’s easy, simply go back to the email you first received from us confirming your registration. In your email there is a link to your very own sponsorship form which you can download as many times as you like!

If you do not have an email address, then please call us on 0870 145 0101 to request a additional form.

Can I bring my sponsorship money to the Pink Ribbonwalk?

Please do not bring any sponsorship money to the Pink Ribbonwalk as we will not have the facilities for processing and storing it at the site.

When does my sponsorship money have to be in by?

Breast Cancer Care must receive your minimum sponsorship money by Friday 20 August 2010.

What is GiftAid?

Increase the value of your donation by nearly a third!

Use Gift Aid and make your donation worth more. For every £1 you give to Breast Cancer Care we get an extra 25p in Gift Aid and 3p in Transitional Relief. It’s that simple.

To qualify for Gift Aid, the amount you pay in Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax must at least equal the amount we claim in the same tax year (25p in every £1). Please remember to send us any sponsor forms you may have as we will need these to claim Gift Aid.

If you have set up a Justgiving account, your donations will automatically include Gift Aid.

How do I send you the money I have raised?

In the final pack, which you will receive four weeks before your event, you will receive your pay-in forms. Once you have received these forms you can send them to us along with your sponsorship money and sponsorship forms. Please do not send cash in the post.

If you have decided to create a Justgiving fundraising web page, then you do not need to do anything as all your sponsorship money will automatically be sent directly to our bank account. Please note, that it can take up to 4 weeks to show up on your fundraising record at Breast Cancer Care.

Further questions

If you have any further questions then please get in touch with us by emailing pinkribbonwalk@breastcancercare.org.uk or calling 0870 145 0101.