Jailbreak Expand Jailbreak – teams take part to get as far as they can from their starting point with limited cash/resources. Whoever gets the furthest is the winning team! Remember to stick to health and safety guidelines to ensure everyone stays safe.
Challenge Events Expand Challenge Events – check the myaware website for gruelling challenge events to help raise funds and test your endurance!
Raise & Give Expand Raise and Give (RAG) – nominate myaware as one of your University’s RAG charities and help to raise funds for people living with myasthenia during RAG week and beyond.
Student / Teacher Strictly Expand Student/Teacher Strictly: This one’s a belter! Ever wanted to see your teachers strut their stuff on the dancefloor? Well now’s your chance! Get students from the dance course to team up with willing teachers across campus for a festive show of shows! Ask for a donation on the door and enjoy the show!
Concert Champions Expand Concert Champions: Time to flex those creative muscles! Gather musicians for a Battle Of The Bands. Have it over one night or even ramp up with heats and a final! Tie in with the theatre department for help with stage, sound and lights. Have a cover charge on the door and offer some light refreshments. Easy win!
Inventers Extraordinaire Expand Inventers Extraordinaire: Another competition idea without limits! Open submissions for a donation and ask the students to design a brand new invention. Set the rules such as Environmental Inventions, Little Life Hacks or everybody’s favourite – Useless Inventions! Draw up a shortlist and let the staff or students pick the best!
Short Story Stars or Poetry Pros Expand Short Story Stars or Poetry Pros: Tie in with the KS3 English strand on Poetry or Writing Skills and run a competition! Have the students enter their efforts for £1 and staff/students can vote on their favourites to pick the winner!
Sponsored Litter Pick Expand Sponsored Litter Pick: Get mobile as a class and get out in the local area with a sponsored litter pick! Ask friends and families to donate a set amount or price per piece of litter picked – two good deeds for the price of one!
Uniform Shop Expand Uniform Shop: Have the children got old shirts, ties, school jumpers or blazers that they’ve grown out of? Why not ask them to bring them all in for a sponsored shop where parents can give donations for the items they need.
The Takeover Expand The Takeover: Have the children bid to take over some adult roles in the school for a class, half or even full day! They could help run the assembly, give an afternoon’s lesson, help in the office – anything!
The Tower of Coins Expand The Tower of Coins: Ask your classmates to bring in coins of any denomination for a special game. Take it on as individuals in class, competing classes/years or even students vs teachers to stack those coins as high as possible! Whoever goes the highest gets a prize and all the coins can be donated at the end!
Promise Auction Expand Promise Auction: If any of your pupils or classmates have a special talent, they could auction it off! Promise to paint someone a picture, make them a meal, sing them a song or help with their studies – a great way of working together and strengthening friendships whilst raising money!
Great School Bake Off Expand GSBO: Got some budding bakers at your school? Why not hold a bake sale! Make a plan to get together and bake as a class or get the kids to bake at home and donate their culinary creations for sale at a Great School Bake Off! There’s no tastier way to raise money.
Crafty Kids Expand Crafty Kids: Kids love to get creative, so why not get crafty in class and have a ‘Create Day’. The kids can get as inventive as they like and then you can hold a craft stall or art exhibition after school. Invite friends and family to come along and buy some of the amazing creations!
Fancy Dress Friday Expand Fancy Dress Friday: Or any day for that matter! Hold a non-uniform day and come to school dressed as fancy as you like! A simple pyjama day, a fancy affair or a themed day like superheroes! Then just ask everyone to help raise money by bringing in a donation.
Andrew Robinsonn Expand Andrew lives in Halifaz, West Yorkshire. He and his wife have been involved with myaware since their daughter was diagnosed with myasthenia aged one. They are both members of the Brighouse support group. Andrew enjoys spendign time with his family, walking and cycling. Hi is a charted certified accountant. He has worked for a major building society and has been director of a textiles company and a property company. He is currently the finance manager of a theatrical organisation and also has his own bookkeeping buisness
Fundraising ideas and building the partnership Expand Our Partnerships Pack contains everything you need to start your partnership with myaware. For more information and to discuss partnerships in more detail or request a partnership fundraising pack, email [email protected] and a member of our Fundraising Team will get in touch.
Singing Loud & Proud Expand Singing Loud & Proud: Singing is an amazing way to get children together and it’s good for you too! Bring the classes together and teach them a few songs each. Bring them all together for a school concert. Give it a festive theme in December, or just go for fun any time of the year and ask friends and family who attend to donate.
Dance It Out Expand Dance it out: Children love to dance together! Why not plan a sponsored disco? Get some popular songs on the speakers, provide some light refreshments and ask everyone to bring a donation.
Fundraising Ideas and Fundraising Pack a few ideas to help you to help the myasthenia community! Expand The sky is the limit when it comes to organising your fundraising event! There are many activities you can run which will help raise vital funds for myaware, the only charity in the UK solely dedicated to supporting people living with myasthenia. Here are a few ideas to help you to help the myasthenia community: Sponsored walk Football tournament Teach an online class, like yoga, knitting, guitar lessons and donate the proceeds to myaware Karaoke night or talent party Car boot or vintage sale Sponsored ‘giving up something you enjoy’ challenges – give up smoking, drinking alcohol or anything else you enjoy for a month! Bake-off competition Fundraising Pack For more ideas and guidance, look at our Fundraising Pack, which contains everything you need to help you fundraise successfully. Download it now: Fundraising Pack For further information and support, please email [email protected] Fundraising
Afternoon tea Expand Afternoon Tea for myaware Everyone loves tea, cake and tiny sandwiches! So why not gather some of your best bakers and makers and have a tastytreat together! Just pop a collection box on the table when you do and raise money for myaware in the meantime! Like we all need a reason to eat cake... but a great way to support people living with myasthenia and their families in the tastiestway possible! To find out more, contact the Fundraising Team via [email protected] for your collection box and extra materials to makeyour afternoon tea extra special! In the meantime - you might like to try this recipe: Pineapple Mule INGREDIENTS100ML GINGER BEER50ML PINEAPPLE JUICE2 LIME WEDGESSPRIG OF MINT25ML JUNIPER-RICH GIN ORSIMILAR (OPTIONAL ) Mix the ginger beer, pineapple juice and juice of one of the lime wedges in a shaker with a generous handful of ice. Add the mint sprig and gin (if using) and shake again. Prep a glass with plenty of ice and pour the mule over ice. Remove the mint sprig and thread through the ice and use the second lime wedge to rub the rim and add a little extra zing!
Collecting in stores Expand Organising collections in Stores Applying for In Store Collections Supermarkets have different preferences for making an application to hold a collection in store. Here are some examples:-Tesco – register online at www.tasteattesco. Once you register, then you will be guided through the steps to make an application for collections in your area, availability permitting. Collections during December and bag packs throughout the year can be organised directly by contacting the Community Champion in each store.ASDA – obtain an application form in store from the Community Champion.Morrisons – write directly to store’s Community ChampionSainsburys – write to the store’s Manager. Collections should always be supervised by an official myaware volunteer or a myaware member of staff. When recruiting helpers to assist with the collection, why not advertise your collection to your friends, family and wider networks to help! If you would like to take photos of the helpers on the day, please ensure they complete a myaware Photo Consent form. This means we will be able to share the photos on our social media pages, our website and in our newsletter. After the event it is very important to contact the store as quickly as possible after your collection date to thank them for allowing you to collect on their premises. You should let them know how much was raised and thank the staff for their help and assistance. Also let your helpers know how much has been raised (in accordance with contact consent information). There are more useful tips to view in our downloadable, handy guide to organising a store collection. Store collection guide
Organising a street collection Expand Organising a street collection on behalf of myaware Street collections work best for groups where one person is designated the leader. Where possible, street collections should be supervised by a myaware-trained volunteer or member of staff. Street collections are ideal for clubs and groups, university students or work colleagues, who all know each other and who want to take part in a one-off fundraising activity. Fancy dress is a brilliant way to attract attention as is a busy location in a town centre. Myaware will provide collecting tins, leaflets and t-shirts, just let the Fundraising Team know how many you need. How you style the rest of your outfits is up to you! Download the full guide here
Promoting your event on social media Expand Social Media Top Tips Social media is an amazing way to reach a large audience and can boost all of your fundraising efforts. Here are a few handy tips that will make the most of your social media when promoting your fundraising. 1. Choose the social media platforms that work for you. This might sound obvious, but choose a social media platform that you are comfortable with. 2. Promote with your personalityWhen using social media to promote your fundraising, you should never be afraid to inject your personality into your posts. 3. Always use pictures and videos to increase engagementWe have all been scrolling through Facebook and stopped at a video or picture that has caught our eye. 4. Using live streamingLive streaming your event is a great way to engage with your audience and make donors feel like they are a part of the event. 5. Updates are essential Don’t forget to celebrate your successes along the way! Set some fundraising benchmarks and post on your social media channels each time you meet one - make sure they are tied to the difference you’re making. 6. Thank your supportersThis is the most important tip when promoting your fundraising event through social media.