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Auction action
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Ask your staff or colleagues to donate goods or services to an auction. Finally, all those un-used Christmas gifts can serve a useful purpose. If people don’t want to donate goods, they can offer services – like making coffee, baking muffins, washing cars…or even working overtime!
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B
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Biking challenge
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The ASB bank in Timaru held an amazing bike challenge – from Mt Cook all the way to Timaru. Every rider was sponsored and they raised a lot of money. Think of a scenic biking route near you – big or small – then plan your event.
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C
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Cakes and muffins
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Get the team baking and have a bake sale at morning tea time. You can even award prizes for the most delicious, most colourful and healthiest.
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D
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Darts tournament
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Buy a dart board and charge an entry fee for a knock out tournament. Make it a regular Friday night event after work.
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E
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Email marketing
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Use your email signature to show you support St John! Give people a link to click through to your online fundraising page.
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Football sweepstake
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Organise a sweepstake on this season’s big rugby matches. Works well for other sports too.
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G
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Girl’s night out
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Organise a great girl’s night out and sell tickets (at a profit) to everyone who wants to go. Drinks, dinner and movies for a set price.
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Happy birthday!
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Ask friends to donate money to St John instead of presents for special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas and weddings. This is easy to do with an online fundraising page
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I
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Indoor jumble sale
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You can’t always rely on the weather, so hold an indoor jumble sale and rent tables to anyone who has junk to sell. School halls are great for this.
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J
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Juggling lessons
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Believe it or not, there are juggling associations in New Zealand! Hire an instructor, gather a bunch of friends and charge them to learn how to juggle. It’s a skill that everyone would love to master.
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K
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Karaoke night
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Hire some karaoke gear and do some sing-raising. Charge friends and/or colleagues to participate. You can also make it a talent quest and charge people to vote.
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L
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Lovely lunch
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Have a shared lunch. Everyone brings a dish and you all pay an entry fee to enjoy the feast. If there are lots of different cultures at your workplace, you could have an international theme.
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M
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Matched giving
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Ask your company to match whatever you and your work colleagues raise. Tell people this when asking for sponsorship.
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N
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No-smoking challenge
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Giving up smoking is easier when you’re doing it for a good cause. Get a band of wanna-give-up smokers together and get sponsored to give the bad habit away.
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One-for-one
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Ask your company to match dollar-for-dollar whatever you and your workmates raise.
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Party time
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Pick a theme and throw a fancy dress party. Charge for entry, food and drinks. Use donated prizes to reward the best-dressed party goers.
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Quiz night
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Challenge your friends to a quiz or games night. Run a pub quiz or play any of your favourite games. Make money by charging for entry and snacks.
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R
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Raffle
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Raffles are quick and easy to run. Gather together a bunch of donated prizes, then sell tickets. This is a super-easy way to raise money.
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S
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Small change
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Get everyone to donate their small change to St John. You can collect and count the haul.
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T
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Themed work days
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Charge everyone $2 to come to work or school dressed in a specific colour (Blue Monday) or in keeping with a certain theme (Hawaiian Shirt Day). Challenge departments or classes to raise the most money.
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Underwear party
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Lingerie parties are fun, and they can raise funds. Google for a supplier – there are plenty of them out there. Negotiate to give a percentage of sales to St John.
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Video viewing
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Rent a just-released film and invite friends to come and watch it. Charge them for couch space and pizza. We could provide you with a short video about St John, to kick the evening off.
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Watching the weight
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Gather together friends and colleagues who’d like to lose a few kilos. Have weekly weigh-ins and share weight loss tips. Charge people to join the slimming group and encourage them to get sponsors who’ll pay up for every kilo lost.
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Xmas party
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If you usually have a Christmas party at your workplace or school, turn it into a fundraiser for a good cause. Raise money by charging for entry, food and drinks. Run quick-fire raffles throughout the occasion.
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Yearly collection
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The St John national appeal is held in June every year. Volunteer to be a collector.
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Zodiac party
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Invite your friends over for an evening of astrological fun. Get them to dress as their own star sign and charge them for dinner.
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