A-L of fundraising ideas

» A

Aerobics Challenge

Afternoon Tea

Arm wrestling

Art Auction

Art Exhibition

Assault Course

A-thons? Juggle-a-thon, swim-a-thon, skip-a-thon

Auction: anything including your services from window cleaning or babysitting to the highest bidder

» B

Baby Contest: guess who! Ask colleagues for photos of themselves as babies: then ask people to guess who's who.

Balloon Race

Barbeques

Barn Dance

Baseball or Basketball contest

Bingo

Book Reading

Biscuits: from around the world: bake, sell and eat

Book Sales

Bowling Competition

Bric-a-Brac

Bring & Buy Sale

» C

Cabaret Night

Cajun Evening

Cake Decorating

Cake Sales

Call my Bluff

Car Washing

Card Night

Cardboard Collection Box: at home or work, every penny counts

Carnivals: get involved

Carol Singing: in the local shopping centre

Ceilidh

Cheese and Wine Evening: guess the wines

Choirs

Choral Concert

Christmas events

Church Collection

Cinema night: ask your local cinema or film society

Classical Concert

Clubs

Coffee Morning

Collecting tin in shops, dentists etc

Collections: theatres, cinemas etc

Comedy Evening

Concerts

Country theme: food, decoration, literature, music and dress

Craft Sale

Cricket Test

Cycling

» D

Dances

Dance til u drop

Diet

Disco

Dinner: at home, ask a restaurant for a special deal

Drama night

Dress Down Day

» E

Easter Egg Hunt: charge for entry and then watch your participants search!

Email: tell everyone about your event, tell them to pass it on!

Employers Matched Donation: it can't hurt to ask and you may double your donation

Exotic Cookery Evening

» F

Festivals and Fairs: get involved locally

Fancy Dress: party, at work or school

Fantasy Football League

Fashion Show

Five-a-side Football

Flower Arranging: give lessons or charge for your services

» G

Garage Sale

Garden Party

Gig

Give it up: and be sponsored to do so

Go-Karting

Golfing Competition

Guess: how many sweets in the jar, what you're eating blindfolded

» H

Hairdressing: give your services at a local event

Haunted House Party

Hide and Seek

High Tea

Home-made sale: clothes, food, crafts

» I

In Memorium

» K

Karaoke Night: pay not to take part?!!

Knobbly Knees: guess whose are in the photo or run a competition

» L

Lent: give something up for SSBA

Literary Evening

Local Events

Lunch for SSBA

Lunchtime learning: hold a class in yoga or another topic