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1 FUNDRAISING Ideas and Inspiration THE SUN FLOWER JAM At The Sunflower Jam, every penny counts Whatever you choose to do to raise money, remember that we are here to support and help you along the way Before you do anything, get in touch with us at and let us know about your fundraising effort and we will do all we can to make it as successful as possible starting small yard sale sponsor me to bake cakes Need to get rid of stuff? Get friends and family to donate all their unwanted stuff and get selling on your own doorstep! Give up chocolate? Wax your chest? Shave your head? Give up your car? The possibilities are endless You ll be amazed how much money people will be willing to give you for that little sugar fix in the afternoon birthday giveaway dress up/dress down bag a donation We know presents are ace, but how about asking for donations for your favourite charity instead for one year? Get your teacher or boss to let you organise a dress up or dress down day at school or in the office Ask your local supermarket or grocery store if you can spend a Saturday morning bagging groceries for donations how much?! chore-ly not! game night Fill a jar with jelly beans or marbles and get people to pay a 1 to guess how many are in there Offer to help your neighbours out with their chores mow lawns, rake leaves, wash cars for a small donation of course! Get your friends over for Game Night Get them to pay to participate and get gaming!

2 come dine with me Cook something easy & cheap (spag bol, lasagna, curry) and get your friends over Get them to pay what it s worth! book sale Collect old books that you, friends and family don t want and get selling! give it up! Smoker? Give it up and donate the money you save to The Sunflower Jam Go on you know you want to! wrap it up If it s nearly Christmas, offer to wrap presents for friends and family - 1 a pressie Best leave them to wrap your present of course! film night Get friends over sell popcorn, sell drinks, sell chocolate, sell a seat Theme your nights get them to dress up Go forth & have film-themed fun pub money Skip a Friday night at the pub and donate your beer money to The Sunflower Jam instead It ll save you a hangover too! get crafty Design greetings cards, knit beanies, make Christmas decorations, paint nails, customise clothes Sell your wares and donate your profits! sports tourney Organise a sports tournament at the office or at your school Whether it s football, netball or tiddlywinks, get them to pay to participate thinking bigger and the winner is Beg and borrow from local businesses, friends and family and get them to donate prizes for a raffle Get selling tickets and raise money! get crafty Design greetings cards, knit beanies, make Christmas decorations, paint nails, customise clothes Sell your wares and donate your profits! swap-it-up Bored with your own clothes? Books? Films? CDs? Get your mates together and get swapping Get them to make a small donation for each swap! auction Get friends and family to donate services and organise an evening to auction them off Alternatively, do it as a silent auction

3 seriously challenging If you ve got big fundraising ambitions then there are loads of things that you can do to raise some serious cash Remember though, these challenges can take a lot of time, energy and effort to organise and can be huge commitments We will always support you in any way we can, but make sure you have friends & family on board SUPERJAM? MINIJAM Organise your own MINIJAM Get in touch with a local pub, café, venue & see if they d be interested in hosting your gig Get in touch with local bands and artists & see if they d be willing to play for free Set up a Facebook event, shout about it on Twitter, get posters up and about and charge a 5 entry fee QUIZ NIGHT Get in touch with your local pub/café/village hall and see if they d be willing to let you host a quiz night Get your friends, family (and anyone you can convince) in and charge an entry fee Winners can take a percentage of the cash the rest can come to The Sunflower Jam COME DANCING Organise a charity ball Get a venue, get a band or a DJ, get it looking gorgeous and get selling tickets Donate all your profits to The Sunflower Jam and have fun The Thames Path Challenge was 100km of hard work and some dark moments but well worth it to know I was helping to make such a difference Graham Gallagher, Challenger 2013 TALENT HUNT Organise your own talent show host it at work, at school, at the local pub and get people to donate to come and watch Perhaps you could get a local celeb to judge? Walk? Jog? Run? The Sunflower Jam organises a number of challenges that you can sign up to If you want to get stuck in then please info@thesunflowerjamcom and find out what we ve got going on LE JOG Lands End to John O Groats has been a famous charity route for many years now Whether you fancy cycling it, walking it, running it, doing it with a fridge on your back, hopping it, or doing it three legged doing LE JOG for The Sunflower Jam is a great way to raise money

4 getting your donation to us There are loads of ways that you can get your money to us Once you ve collected all your donations, just pick the easiest way to send them to us BANK TRANSFER For any donations that you have collected offline, you can forward these directly to our bank account Head into any branch of Lloyds Bank or simply do it via the magic of online banking Lloyds Bank Account Name: The Sunflower Jam Account Number: Sort Code: ONLINE FUNDRAISING If you are collecting donations online via JustGiving then you don t need to worry about a thing All your donations will automatically come to us Easy! CHEQUE Please feel free to send any donations by cheque Please make these payable to The Sunflower Jam along with a copy of your sponsorship form (if you used one!) Send all cheques to: The Sunflower Jam PO Box 4736 Henley on Thames Oxon, RG9 9BT Please print off the offline sponsorship form on the next page and you are ready to go! From everyone at The Sunflower Jam, thank you for all your support Welcome to The Jam Family and happy fundraising! The Sunflower Jam is a Registered Charity Number PO BOX 4736, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 9BT E: info@thesunflowerjamcom / T:

5 Name of fundraiser event name event date offline sponsorship form If you are a UK tax payer, and over 16, you can add Gift Aid to your donation This means that, for every 1 you donate, The Sunflower Jam can claim an extra 25p at no extra cost to you If you are happy for The Sunflower Jam to claim Gift Aid on your behalf, simply fill in your details below and tick the Gift Aid box full name address post code dona0on date signature gi3 aid