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Fundraising events can be great fun, but sometimes it’s difficult to come up with new ideas. If all you can think of is a raffle or a baked bean bath, have a look at these other suggestions for inspiration…
Auction
Two options here. First, you could dig up a load of things you never knew you had, sell them on Ebay and send Oxfam the profits. Or you could host a ‘live’ auction and invite people to watch you speak insanely quickly and bang a wooden hammer with gusto.
Crazy clothes
Wear your clothes back to front all day, wear your girlfriend’s/boyfriend’s Sunday best (if they’ll let you) or wear a clown outfit – the possibilities are endless!
Cycle ride
Announce to your bemused friends that you intend to peddle from point A to point B at great velocity on your old BMX, and then get them to sponsor you per kilometre. Then dig out your puncture repair kit, ‘cos you’ll need it.
Five-a-side football tournament
Set up a tournament in one of your local sports halls, and invite teams to register and pay an entry fee. Give prizes for the best (and the worst!) teams.
Litter-pick
Do your thing for the environment and organise a sponsored litter-pick. You get the double satisfaction of cleaning up the place where you live and donating money to charity. Bring on that warm feeling…
Marathon
No, not a real marathon! (unless you’re really keen). There are plenty of alternative marathons you could try out, such as 26 hours of continuous computer-gaming, music playing, hopping – the list is endless. Or how about a marathon on a unicycle?
Party on
Find a hall, find a DJ (preferably someone you know who’ll do it for free) and then sell tickets to your mates, your mates’ mates, their mates, etc. Make it a theme night or a traffic light night (wear red for taken, green for single, amber for undecided), and let the good times roll.
Quiz
Host a themed quiz night, and get teams to pay to participate. You can distribute quirky prizes to the boffins, and a wooden spoon to the losers.
Silence
Does everyone always say you’re a bit of a chatterbox? Then why not make them pay for the privilege of your silence throughout the day?
Treasure hunt
Hide an interesting item somewhere, and then have the participants follow a series of fiendishly difficult clues to get to it. Whoever finds it first takes the prize (and the glory).
Wear your pyjamas
Go ultra-casual and get sponsored to wear your pyjamas all day, whether at work, uni, college, or around town. Word of advice – pick a warm day!
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