Red for Heart fundraising ideas and materials
National Heart Month might be over but you can fundraise
all year round! We've got plenty of materials to help you with your
fundraising activities, as well as lots of ideas to help you on
your way.
At
work
At
school
At
home
In
your community
Download a fundraising kit
Fundraising at work
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Red letter day - Sponsor the boss to
deliver the post, work in the canteen at lunchtime, or make the
tea. Or organise a team-building red letter day, with everyone
making a donation.
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Sweepstake - Why not use one of
our sweepstake
posters as an easy way to raise some money? Charge people
to enter and arrange a prize for the winner.
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Red, not blue - A few swear boxes placed
around the office should raise plenty of money. You decide on how
much to charge per naughty word.
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Guess the Red - Fill a jar with lots of red
treats, such as dried cranberries or juicy strawberries, and ask
people to donate £1 to guess the number in the jar. The winner
takes the jar of goodies home.
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Get baking - Why not have an office bake-off?
Challenge your colleagues to make the best red cake then sell
them in your office.
You can order heart-shaped cookie cutters from our online
shop
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Red olympics - 2012 is the year the Olympics
come to the UK. Get everyone ready by challenging your colleagues
to a tournament where everyone pays to enter - you could even enter
as teams and each person could have their own event. Think
egg and spoon races, hula hooping, office chair races, or even
come up with your own version of curling!
Fundraising at school
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Red faces - Arrange a face-painting event
at your local school, nursery or youth club. Let your creativity
run wild.
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Red snack time - Make some healthy red treats
such as red smoothies, red fruit kebabs and strawberry scones and
sell them in your canteen or tuck shop at school.
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Red football - Love football? Arrange a red
football tournament for everyone. Have classes compete against each
other and get friends and family to sponsor everyone to enter - you
could even hold it after school so they can come and watch - better
still, get them playing too!
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Red for Heart art - Whether it's with paints,
pastels, pencils, plaster or potatoes, get crafty in the
classroom and create some "works of heart". Put together an
exhibition and charge people to come and see your creations. You
could even have a sale or an auction once the exhibition is
over!
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Red catwalk - Dig out your finest, fanciest or
funniest red gear and strut your stuff on a catwalk! Get everyone
in school involved (even the teachers) and have some fashionable
fun whilst raising money. Everyone pays to enter and you could even
have an X Factor style judging panel to pick their favourite
outfits. The redder the better!
Fundraising at home
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Become a redhead - Get sponsored to
be a redhead for the day. Dye your hair red, or cheat and wear a
red wig.
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Wine tasting - Like to know your Shiraz from
your Claret? Then invite your friends round for a (red) wine
tasting. You could ask them to make a donation to attend, or have a
collection box to hand. Get some help with your
red wine tasting evening.
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Come dine red with me - Invite your friends
round and get each of them to bring a red dish. Everyone should be
wearing red of course and you can ask people to pay a suggested
donation. Let us help with some
red recipe ideas.
Fundraising in your community
Spread the word
Tell all your friends, family and colleagues how to be a part of
Red for Heart.
Games
Games are a really fun and easy way to fundraise. Here's a
few to get you started:
Important information
Contact us
If you need any more support or help with your event, contact
the Red for Heart Team on 0300 330
0645 or email
us.