The Family Fund has been helping severely disabled and often disadvantaged children throughout the UK since 1973. Over the years, with the help of the national governments, we have made a huge difference to hundreds of thousands of families with disabled children. More and more, due to a greater need from families, and even with improved efficiencies distributing 91p in every £1 in grants, there is still a lack of funds, and we are unable to help so many families that need our support.
Friends of Family Fund extra come from all different walks of life; families and friends who care for a disabled child and corporate companies. The one thing they share is the passion and vision of an inclusive society where families with disabled children have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life.
Family and friends
Fundraising with family & friends
Getting together with your family and friends and have some fun fundraising!
Auction and raffle – ask a local business, your friends or family to donate items that you can raffle or auction.
Dine at mine – invite some friends to join you for dinner and make a donation to help severely disabled children.
Treasure hunt – arrange a treasure hunt with your local public house or social group and raise money for each person or car that joins the hunt.
Quiz night – invite your friends and neighbours to enter a quiz.
Summer money – collect leftover foreign currency at the end of the holiday season.
These are just some of the ideas for fundraising with friends, but there are many more in our “Friends guide to Fundraising”.
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At work
There are many fun ways to raise money, even when you are at work!
Getting together with your work colleagues, no matter what time of day, can make a real difference. Lunchtimes are a perfect opportunity to run a quick raffle or sponsored activity, in addition to taking fundraising inspiration from activities and themes, Wimbledon, Olympics, or the Oscars!
Here are a few ideas of how to fundraise at your desk:
Dress down day – donate and wear casual dress at work.
Donate your last hour's wages – work for a different cause and donate.
Summer money – collect leftover foreign currency at the end of the holiday season.
Sweepstakes – use a sporting event to raise money.
Easter egg hunt – have a family day and invite the children to work.
Skill auction – offer your skills and services to the highest bidder.
Talk don’t type – pay a fee to play, pay a fee if you email!
Who is the baby? – get your colleagues to bring in a baby photograph and charge them to play, guess the babies.
These are just some of the ideas for fundraising at work, but there are many more in our “Friends guide to Fundraising”.
School / college
Who said school and college was not fun? There are thousands of ways in which you can make a real difference and have fun doing it!
Here are just a few of those ways:
Quiz time – want the chance to beat the teachers?, why not have a teacher v pupil quiz.
Sponsor me – organise a sponsored spell, run, or basketball game. Anything that is a challenge.
Casual day – want to go to school in your jeans? Pay £1 to not wear your uniform for the day.
Treasure hunt – arrange a treasure hunt for your school and college. Pay £1 to enter, and the winner arranges the next hunt.
Our school’s got talent – hold a talent contest, with the teachers as the judges to find just who is the most talented member of your school.
Book sale – all those unwanted text books and reading books, why not arrange a book exchange or sale?
These are just some of the ideas for fundraising with friends, but there are many more in our “Friends guide to Fundraising”.
On-line
The internet is an easy and secure way to fundraise! Whether you are at home, work or with friends, by shopping or recycling you can raise vital funds to help more families who care for a severely disabled child or young person.
Donate – if you have held a fundraising event, post your story and your donation on our friends page.
Recycle – become a recycling friend and arrange collections online.
Give in celebration – wedding presents? birthday? wedding anniversary? Look at ordering one of our gift cards and post your story online.
Gift Aid – don’t forget to read about Gift Aid before you start fundraising and learn how you can increase your fundraising by 28%!