R Expand Reading Half Marathon Race day Rowing Race night - organise an event at your local dog or horse racing stadium or arrange a ‘fake’ racing night. Radio campaign - your local radio station may help by broadcasting appeals or adopting you/ your fundraising campaign for a Christmas appeal. Raffles - organise a raffle.
S Expand Salsa night Swear box Sponsored events School Disco Shrove Tuesday Pancake Event Singles Evening Skipping Superhero Sweets in a Jar Swimathon - A great excuse to get fit and raise money at the same time. kids and adults can do sponsored distances. Ask for donations for every length you do. Scrabble competition Shave off your beard or flowing locks! Sherry evening - sell tickets for an evening in your own home. Included in the price is one glass of sherry. Further glasses are by donation only. Skydiving Slim - why not raise money as you lose the pounds? Get friends to sponsor you. Sponsored events - always popular. Bed push, half a beard shave, wheelchair marathon. Sports events - do you belong to a sports club? Why not persuade them to hold a charity day? People could pay to enter a competition. Sporting club dinner collection or raffle Stand up bingo - sell bingo cards around the room, each with one number on it. Ask all the participants to stand up. Spin the balls and when a number is called that person has to sit down. The last one standing scoops the prize. Good for dinner dances. Supermarket trolley dash - arrange date with manager and sell tickets beforehand. Winning ticket 'dashes' through the store grabbing as much food as possible. Money to pay for goods has to come from proceeds. Sweepstakes - set up an online sweepstake to give your fundraising a boost
T Expand Trekking Three Peaks Challenge Talent competition - Everyone has a talent, hidden or not. Ask your friends to give up some of their time and show off their talent. Talent Show/ competition Tribute Bands Teddy bears picnic - charge for entry and organise a clown, face painters etc. Theatre preview - could your local theatre or amateur dramatics society be persuaded to do a preview in aid of Northamptonshire Carers? Treasure hunt - get some prizes donated and organise a set of clues leading people from one location to the next. All participants pay a fee to enter. Finish with a barbecue? Triathlon - organise a place in your local triathlon or book a place in the London Triathlon and ask friends to sponsor you.
U Expand Underwear out - wear your underwear on the outside for a day, ask your friends for sponsorship. Underground pub crawl - follow one of the Tube lines, visit pubs en-route and do a collection. Uluru Under day - celebrate all things Australian, hold a BBQ and ask everyone to dress up like surfers or Crocodile Dundee. Ask friends to pay an entry fee.
V Expand Variety show Vehicle rally Visits Viral - Really want to make an impact with your fundraising? What about uploading a video to YouTube and hope that it goes viral. The more people to hear of your fundraising, the more likely to donate. Valet service for cars Valentines Day Event
W Expand Walking challenge – South Downs, Test Way Work-out- athon Wine & Cheese party Whist Drive Whiskey Tasting Walk - take part in a sponsored walk. Wine tasting evening - spend an evening tasting fine wines. Ask attendees to pay an entry fee, provide wine, cheese and French bread free of charge. Try and get the wine donated or buy it from France! World meal - have an Indian, Caribbean or Australian meal at your home for your friends and family. Get everyone to dress up and charge an entrance fee.
X Expand Xtreme challenges – See these websites for details http://www.jellyfish.co.uk/atlanticrow2013/the-top-10-extreme-challenges/ and, https://www.timeoutdoors.com/challenges/extreme-charity-challenges and,http://www.26extreme.com/categoriesList/252/charity-challenges.aspx Xercise-athon Xmas bazaar Xmas card donation - instead of sending cards this year, just wish your friends, family and colleagues a good Christmas verbally and ask them to do the same. Donate the money you would have spent on cards to Northamptonshire Carers.
Y Expand Yachting challenge Yoga marathon - only for the very supple! Yes day - say yes to everyone's demands (within reason!) and ask people to sponsor you to do so. Year after year – do something different every year to challenge yourself and build up you fundraising for Northamptonshire Carers.
Z Expand Zodiac Evening – horoscopes, Taro cards Zany events - the list is endless ... throw a custard pie at your manager, eat jelly with chopsticks, greatest number of marshmallows in a mouth, stocks. People can get sponsored or pay to enter. Zany clothing - Hold a fancy dress day and wear something a little out of the ordinary! Zumba