Bring the community or your family and friends together by taking part in a fundraising event to raise money for Children 1st. Our team of fundraisers are on hand at any time to provide you with expert advice and support.
Pledge to walk 10,000 steps for a week or month in exchange for sponsorships. Whether you walk to work, go to the gym or take the stairs, the money you raise will help vulnerable children in Scotland.
Take on a challenge and go abseiling with your coworkers or family. Ask your loved ones or a local sports store for sponsorships.
Organise an afternoon where groups take part in an arts and crafts activity such as card making, pottery or sewing. Use collection buckets to gather small donations.
Having a bake sale is a staple for many fundraisers. Get volunteers and supporters to bake a wide range of cakes, biscuits, bread and pastries to raise money for charity. Get in touch for advice and guidance on food safety and labelling.
Are you competitive and a lover of board games? Well, this one is for you. Get people together for a game of monopoly, chess or scrabble. Ask participants for a small donation to take part.
Get people together for a bowl-a-thon. No bumpers allowed to make it fair for everyone taking part. Ask for a small donation for taking part and award a prize for the winner.
Gather unwanted items from your house and sell them at your local car boot sale. The money you raise will contribute to your fundraising efforts.
Get creative and design your own celebration cards. Set up a stall and sell your cards in your community. Donate a percentage of your profits to Children 1st.
Is it your birthday, wedding or anniversary? Ask your friends and family for donations instead of giving you a gift. Set up collection buckets at your occasion and publish an online donation page.
Open up your home for friends and family to host a social coffee morning selling hot drinks, cakes and biscuits.
Organise a craft fair where attendees can get their hands on hand-crafted cards, paintings and jewellery. Charge a small fee per stall and per customer.
Host a dance-a-thon where volunteers compete against each other on who can dance the longest to raise funds for Children 1st.
Who doesn't love a good dare?! Organise a dare contest in which volunteers agree to do weird and funny things to raise money for Children 1st.
Get your friends, family and neighbours together for a dog walking day in exchange for a small donation.
This one is all about being eco-friendly. If you catch someone leaving the lights on, printing uneccessary documents or leaving the taps running then charge them a small fine to help contribute to your fundraising efforts.
Set up a stall for people to get their face painted. Charge a small fee for those wishing to look like a tiger, zebra or butterfly.
Swap your school uniform or office atire for fancy dress. Organise a theme like disney characters or superheroes. Ask for a small donation for everyone taking part and don't forget to award a prize for best dressed.
Cigarettes, Chocolate, Netflix? Give something up that means a lot to you in exchange for sponsorships.
Feeling like a challenge? Get your mates or coworkers together to venture up a mountain in exchange for sponsorships.
Hire out a karaoke club and charge a fee for those wishing to come along. Award a prize for the best rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody, Wonderwall or Angels.
Hold a kite flying day in your community. Charge a small fee for those wishing to paricipate and invite friends and family to come along to cheer you on.
Use your loose change to make a line of coins. Do this everyday for a week or two then add it all up and donate your proceedings to help support vulnerable children.
Get volunteers together to clean up litter around your school or community. Ask for a small donation to help contribute towards your fundraising efforts.
Marathons for movies, tv series and sports or anything else of interest to you.
Hosting a sports marathon? Ask for a sponsorship from your local sports club, hire out a hall and get fundraising for Children 1st.
Grand National? Eurovision? Wimbledon? World Cup? Use a sweepstake with family and friends and invite them round for a celebration.
Host a themed quiz night in your community. Charge a small fee for those wishing to come along and award a prize for the winning team.
Get as many people as you can together for a scavenger hunt. A great way to build camaraderie whilst also raising money for a good cause.
Get fit by organising a sponsored run, walk or cycle in your community. Ask for sponsors from your loved ones to contribute to your fundraising efforts.
Give a helping hand by bag packing at your local supermarket. Use collection buckets to gather donations from volunteers and the public.
Fan of yoga or zumba? Find a local workout spot to help support your fundraiser. Charge a fee for your friends and family.
Host a Eurovision party, invite family and friends to come dressed as a different nation. Hold a sweepstake for the sinner and donate the winnings to Children 1st.
From balls to bake sales, running events to raft races, you will find a wide range of Children 1st events throughout the year
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