Well it has been a very busy month for the Fundraising Support Team and all the Challengers out there!
Most Challengers are now back at School and College and are getting back into their fundraising. We have spoken to lots of Challengers who have already held meetings and are halfway through planning there first round of events.
We heard that four crafty Year 8 girls from South Hampstead High School ran their second successful Hooty Owl cushion stall today. Alice, Molly, Riya and Alex - all of whom are going to Romania in 2012, sold Hooty Owls, Hooty Owl bags, baby Hooty Owls cushions and cats to an enthusiastic audience of mothers and children alike.
The girls have now sewn over 100 Hooty Owl Cushions and these, in addition to knitted teddy bears and massive cup cakes have assisted their fundraising efforts. They are running several more stalls before Christmas, and even have to take orders from customers as their stock runs out!
They all managed to earn £210 each from this event, well done!
Fundraising in the office is at a high, Will Green from the Customer Support Team completed his cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats in only 8 days, and he expected it would take the trio 10 days, what a result! They have raised £18,500 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Well done Will!
Ishia from the Business Support Team has just completed her very first Marathon this month raising money for the South Bucks hospice.
It was a particularly tough marathon with mixed terrain and very steep hills. She was also required to navigate her way round, which she found extremely difficult but in the end Ishia managed to raise over £300!
Last year over £270,000 was raised by Challengers completing Challenger events!
The dates for the Challenger events were released last week. This is a great opportunity for you all to raise money, get fit and meet other Challengers.
You can either sign up to the Challenger abseils and/or the Challenger runs. This year we have tried to add a few more venues to get you involved and raising money.
Fundraising ideas for October
It’s obvious isn’t it… Halloween! Its great excuse to have a party but also to raise some money! Hold a Halloween party and charge entry, or charge to take part in apple bobbing or pin the head on the zombie.
This time of year local towns and villages may be holding small events where there will be stalls available, how about baking bread and selling it on a stall or selling crafts.
It is good to get the majority of your fundraising completed in the next few months before all of your exams start, it’ll save you stress and you will have less to worry about.
We’re looking for two teams of students and teachers to join us on the voyage of a lifetime, sailing a historic tall ship, the T.S. Pelican, between Weymouth and Morocco.
