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Organise YourOwn event |
Running your own event can be a lot of fun and it's also a great way of raising funds for Motivation. The key to a successful event is energy, enthusiasm and an excellent idea!
Here's an alphabet of ideas to get you going:
Fun Fundraising Ideas
| A | Ask
Motivation to do a presentation and have a donation box there (we
will come and give a talk, if you get enough people to attend), Auction,
Antiques Sale or Roadshow, Art exhibition, Aerob-athon, Abseil |
| B |
Blind
date, Beard shave, Barn dance, Balloon race, Black tie Ball, Bungee
jump, Bring and Buy sale, BBQ, Bridge morning, Bad taste clothing
day, Bring a pound to work day |
| C | Coffee
morning, Car wash, Christmas merchandise sale (Motivation will provide
the merchandise!), Cycle ride, Concert, Christmas Carol singing, Car
boot sale, Craft show, Cricket match, Curry Night, Contact your company/employer
about Payroll Giving |
| D | Darts
tournament, Disco, Dance marathon, Dog walking, Dress Down Day, Dinner
Dance |
| E | Egg
and spoon race, Exercise classes, Erecting a money column, Easter
Egg hunt, sponsored Expedition |
| F | Fashion
show, Food demonstrations, Fishing competition, Fancy dress party/pub-crawl/walk,
Football tournament, Film show, Face painting, Fun run, Fayre |
| G | Guess
the weight of …, Guess the number of …, Games of skills, Golf day,
Grand draw, Guess the baby photo, Garage sales, Garden parties, Give
As You Earn (GAYE), Gala evening, Gladiators |
| H | Halloween
party, Head shave, Hockey match, Hug-a-thon, Home-made wine tasting |
| I | Ice
skating, Indoor bowling, It's a Knockout |
| J | Jumble
sale, Joke-a-thon, Jazz evening, Jelly bath, Juggle-a-thon |
| K | Karaoke
night, Kick a bad habit, Keep-fit classes |
| L | Leave
a legacy, Lunch for Motivation, Learn to …, Line dancing, Language
classes, Lecture |
| M | Marathon,
Mini Marathon, Magic show, Medieval banquet, Mastermind competition,
Monopoly challenge, Massage, Murder Mystery evening, Make and sell
toys, Mile of pennies, Masked ball |
| N | Non
uniform day, No smoking day, Netball competition |
| O | 'Old
time' music night, Open day (work, garden), Outward bound weekend |
| P | Promote
our work – leave our brochures and newsletters in waiting rooms throughout
your town, Plant sale, Poetry competition, Pub quiz, Ping-Pong competition,
Parachute jump, Pitch and Putt competition, Pantomime, Piano marathon,
Pancake race, Promise auction |
| Q | Quizzes,
Quit smoking |
| R | Rugby
match, Raffle, Roller skating, Rock 'n' Roll night, Record breaking
attempt, Raft Race, Railway challenge, Race night |
| S | Songwriting
competition, Sponsored Silence, Sell Services, Stay-A-Wake, Surprise
lunches, Swear boxes, Sponsored Swim, Sports day, Special delivery
Service at Christmas or birthdays, Sweepstakes |
| T | Talent
contest, Totally Tasteless party, Three legged race, Treasure Hunt,
Tennis Tournament, Teddy bears picnic, Tug-of-war, Tiddly winks |
| U | Unwanted
gift sale, Underwear sale, University challenge |
| V | Variety
Show, Volley ball, Volunteer to be an fundraising assistant at our
Bristol office |
| W | Wine
tasting, Wellie throwing, Walk to Work, Wine and cheese evening |
| X | Xylophone
concert, Xxx-a-thon (kiss-a-thon) |
| Y | Yodelling
concert |
| Z | Zombie
look alike party |
