With the festive season around the corner, we wanted to provide you with some fun and creative fundraisers. Our charity elves have even included a checklist with each idea to help you make your event totally tree-mendous!
If you would like any help or guidance on any of the ideas below, please contact your local charity Regional Fundraiser.
And remember to post your activity on social media – tagging us in – so we can support your un-fir-gettable festive event!
Donate in place of Christmas cards
Sending Christmas cards can be time-consuming, not to mention expensive. And after New Year, the majority go in the recycling bin.
So, why not use the money you would have spent on cards by donating to our Charity instead? You could message all your friends and family to let them know and spread the word about how we help our amazing fire family!
Santa Dash
Whether you join a Santa Dash or your local park run, a sponsored run is a great way to have fun whilst keeping active. You can choose your distance, meaning every age can take part, and costumes are absolutely necessary!
Activity Advent Calendar
At this time of year, you can get caught up in the festive frenzy. Take some time out to set good habits before the New Year by undertaking our Activity Advent Calendar. Donate £1 a day for every activity you achieve and raise even more money by getting sponsored on JustGiving.
Download our Activity Advent Calendar and display it in your home or office, and follow along with friends or colleagues.
Carol Singing
Spread some festive cheer by singing Christmas carols to your family, friends, neighbours, and community.
- Ask your local shopping Centre or supermarket if you can have a slot for Carol Singing
- Make sure you have plenty of bucket collectors to hand
- You can add this to traditional supermarket bucket collections, for added interest and crowd-pulling
Christmas Fair
This is the perfect festive activity to bring the community together around the holidays.
Tips for organising a Christmas Fair
- Choose a date and publicise it well in advance to give people the opportunity to add it to their diaries
- Ask for donations from local businesses for refreshments, prizes
- Invite local crafters and makers to take a stall
- Charge £10 or £20 depending on the size of your event
- Ensure there is only one stall per product e.g. preserves, handbags, jewellery, wood carving etc. to ensure stalls aren’t competing with each other
- Include your own fundraising stalls, such as a tombola, raffle, cake stall, name the cuddly toy
- Ask a few local community groups (church/WI/Scouts etc.) if they’d like a table to promote their cause, or fundraise, but ensure they DON’T do the same fundraising as you – tombola/raffle etc. as it will dilute your fundraising opportunities
- Have A Santa’s Grotto, complete with Mrs Claus and elves!
- Have a “Stage” area, for local performances, and have a timed programme throughout the day
- Ensure collection buckets are to hand during all displays
Festive Baking
Do all your friends and family think you should apply for Bake Off? How about literally dusting off your rolling pin and hosting a festive baking class for a small donation? Or selling your festive treats at work or at a local event?
Festive Quiz
Host a quiz over a video call or face-to-face, invite your friends and family and ask them for a small donation to take part. You can either find template questions online, write your own, or ask your contestants to submit a question each to mix it up a little!
Boxing Day Dip
Brave the icy waters for a good cause, but make sure to stay safe by taking part in a local, pre-organised event in the sea, river or lake near you.
- Get sponsored by friends, family and colleagues
- Set-up an online JustGiving page and promote it on social media
Unwanted Christmas Gifts
Ask people to donate their unwanted Christmas presents for a future raffle. Or hold a festive eBay sale of unwanted gifts donating the proceeds. You can do this by going to eBay for Charity and selling in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity
Whatever you do to support us this Christmas, we want to say a HUGE thank you! With your help, we can continue to be there for our UK fire family now, and in the future.