21 ideas: How to fundraise for the Circulation Foundation.

• Coffee Morning or Cake Sale - a perfect way to enjoy 'elevenses' and a good catch-up

• Instant Funds - pick a day and ask all your colleagues to bring a pound to work

• Race Night - here's a great website about how to organise one www.racenight.me.uk

• Carboot Sale - sell all your unwanted and unused items

• University Challenge - pitch two teams against each other like in the TV show

• Lunch Money - ask colleagues to bring in homemade lunches & donate the money saved

• Auction of Promises - ask people to donate a gift, or promise of their time for auction

• Theme Day / Night - lighten up the winter months and hold a themed event

• Ice Cream Stall - fill up the freezer and sell delicious cones around your office

• Open Day - if you've got a colourful garden, open it for people to admire for a donation

• Night In - stay in on a Saturday night and donate the money you save

• Fancy Dress - any event involving dressing-up is a great way to raise much needed funds

• Organise a Charity Golf Day

• Utilise the talents of family and friends to come up with a unique fundraising idea

• No Smoking - get friends and colleagues to sponsor you for giving up cigarettes

• Dress Down Day - your colleagues can come to work in jeans for a small donation

• All Day Event - ask a local pub or venue to hold a sponsored event like darts or bridge

• Tombola - get some raffle tickets and persuade friends and colleagues to donate prizes

• Invite - an 'expert' or local wine dealer to do a tasting and collect donations from drinkers

• Of course you can always do a sponsored run, swim, bike ride or skydive etc!

• No Drinking - feel great by giving up booze for a few weeks & ask people to sponsor you.