What better way to bring your community together than fundraising for your local children's hospice?
Every penny you raise means we can continue to provide vital care and support for children with serious or terminal conditions and their loved ones. It will all make a big difference.
Download our schools fundraising pack full of fantastic fundraising ideas, or visit out main Fundraising page for our full list of resources.
Who doesn’t love to see gardens in bloom? Encourage the more green fingered people in your local community to plant amazing displays of flowers and host a flower show. You can ask people for a fee in exchange for taking part, and encourage visitors to donate.
Why not host a raffle in your village or town? You can ask for donations from local people and businesses as prizes, and sell raffle tickets for a small amount. Our top tips for holding your own community raffle are; ensure you give each person a raffle ticket(s), sell these at the event (they cannot be sold online unless it is an online only raffle), and let people know when you will be drawing the raffle!
Many of us have got to know our local area and our neighbours better over lockdown, and there’s been great community spirit. Why not celebrate that and have a picnic in your nearest park? Everyone can bring a dish, and because it’s outdoors it’s easy to be socially distanced. Charge a fee for joining in, and donate the money to Demelza.
Vernon, 12, wanted to raise funds so that the children and families Demelza supports can continue making memories together. Accompanied by dad Matthew, he cycled a mammoth 120 miles, completing the Viking Trail four times, over four weekends – raising over £1,500.
For Halloween, Kieron and his family transformed their home into an extravagant Halloween display. The spooky set-up attracted an impressive flurry of trick or treaters, raising a phenomenal £2,617. Planning to go all out with your Christmas decorations? Host a Christmas lights 'switch-on', asking friends, family and neighbours to support with donations.
If you love the great outdoors then a hiking challenge could be the one for you! Take inspiration from the Hoo Hikers team who have covered some 3,500 on foot, raising over £7,300 for Demelza - most recently hiking 125 miles from London to East Sussex.
For Wayne, running has been a way of channelling his grief, and earlier this year he took on the challenge of running four marathons in three weeks, taking part in the Brighton, Goodwood and London Marathons on consecutive weekends in memory of his baby daughter Jade.
Gavin has shared a great blog post telling us more about it why he decided to take on the famous 26.2mile route for Demelza, in memory of his brother, Ryan and how he prepared mentally and physically for this inspiring challenge.
Earlier this year Sherri and her brother jumped out of a plane for Demelza. She shares: "We skydived for Ronnie, we fundraised for others that need what we once did. I promised my little boy that his life wouldn’t be in vain and I’ll spend my life keeping that promise to him."
Using JustGiving is a great way to allow people to sponsor you from anywhere. It is really simple to set up your own fundraising page, just visit our JustGiving page and click on ‘Fundraise with us.’
Our community fundraisers have put together a great guest blog to explain what they do for a job and what a typical week looks like
Cessy Crascall – a devoted Demelza supporter from Dover – has been hailed as a 'local hero' by ITV Meridian after her nomination for their Fundraiser of the Year Award.
Have any questions?
Our community fundraising team are available to answer any questions you might have about fundraising and support you with your events.
