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support Thorpe Hall Hospice's
incredible care

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How we can work together

Charity of the Year Events
A great way to engage your staff and With many events to choose from why not
customers, whilst enabling us to continue get a team of employees together to take
to deliver our vital work. Let us work on a challenge? Our national and regional
together and we can support you with teams can engage and support your staff:
dedicated account management, ensuring they feel incredible and know
personalised fundraising support, exactly how their hard work will make a
volunteering opportunities, media support difference.
and a host of other benefits.

Company Donations Volunteering Payroll Giving
Your donation can make a big difference St John's Hospice could not function Payroll Giving is an easy to set up scheme
to the services we provide to many local without the support we receive from our run by HMRC that lets employees to make
patients and families. However much you hundreds of volunteers, and your staff’s tax-effective donations to any UK charity
can donate, we will work with you to time could help us make a difference. or good cause. Donations made through
ensure that you know how your money is Payroll Giving are deducted from gross pay
making a difference. With a variety of roles available there is – before tax is deducted. A great way for
sure to be something that appeals to you your employees to support a charity!
Employee Fundraising and your employees.
We can work with your staff to deliver How we can support you
fundraising activities that are right for The Out of Office Challenge is great way to Your local fundraising team are on hand to
them: something that complements their promote Sue Ryder in the local help advise which way is the best way for
day rather than interrupting it. We know community. Our hospice teams need your you to support us. We can help answer any
that your employees are busy people, and wit, stamina and creative thoughts so put questions you may have and support you
we’re confident that we can find activities your 'Out of Office' on for the day and help every step of the way in whichever way you
that meet your needs. us. to choose to support us.

Sponsorship Gift in Kind Contact us using the details below.
We have sponsorship opportunities which Can your company help us with a gift in
will help you promote your organisation kind? To help boost fundraising we often Call: 01767 642 412
within your community. Talk to us for more rely on the support of our local businesses Email: [email protected]
details. to donate a gift in kind, a service or Visit: www.sueryder.org
experience. By donating a gift in kind you
can know that you are helping us to raise
vital funds for the hospice.

Sue Ryder Lottery
Sue Ryder runs a weekly £1 charity lottery.
Players subscribe for their chance to win
cash prizes of up to £10,000, as well as
donating to their local hospice.This is a
new way to support us, and has proven to
be very popular with our supporters. We
can also offer bespoke lottery promotions
to engage staff, clients and customers.

Five easy ways to be incredible

Great Office Bake Off Quiz your workmates or
Ask everyone to cook up hold a raffle
their favourite sweet treat Hold a lunchtime quiz or
and then hold a ‘taste and sell quiz sheets for people
vote’ coffee morning. to answer in their own
time. Or ask for raffle
Pay to enter with a prize prizes then sell tickets.
for the winner.

Dress down – or up Go hairless!
Leave office clothes in the Will the hairiest man in the
wardrobe and pay to wear office agree to a leg or
something different for a chest wax? Head shaves
day. Pick a theme, dress aren’t for the faint hearted
down or go super-smart in but are great money-
black tie. Fine those who spinners.
don’t take part!
Sweepstake
The Eurovision Song For more information
Contest, the Grand call: 01733 225 999
National and Wimbledon email: thorpe.fundraising
are perfect for office @sueryder.org
sweepstakes. Or how visit: www.sueryder.org
about betting on the sex,
weight and birth date of a
team member’s baby?

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Your Fundraising Plan

What? When? And afterwards...
Choose an activity that you enjoy and Check the calendar before you choose a Thank everyone who supported the event
others will want to get involved in - date to make sure it doesn't clash with any and update everyone with how much
fundraising should be fun! If you are local or big national events. money was raised.
struggling for ideas, find inspiration in your
fundraising kit. Make sure that close family and friends can Pay in the money you have raised to Sue
attend - they can bring along their family Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice.
Look at ways you can increase your and friends too!
incredible fundraising perhaps by holding a Get in touch and tell us about your
raffle at your event or asking your Where? fundraising and share your photos.
employer to match your total. Where will your fundraising activity take
place? Remember to think about capacity, For more information
Think about everything you need to do, for location, transport, parking, facilities and call: 01733 225999
example find a venue, source raffle prizes, cost. email: [email protected]
collect branded materials (see our
materials checklist) and entertainment . Indoors or outdoors? Make sure you have
a back up plan for bad weather - have
Who? shelter and wellies at the ready.
Get social and tell your friends about your
fundraising on Facebook and Twitter. If you are inviting the general public you
Remember to tag us on Facebook at Sue may need public liability insurance. Check
Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice and copy us in with the venue as they may already have
to your tweets @SRThorpehall. this in place.

Ask friends, family and colleagues to get You may be required to complete a risk
involved and help you during the event. assessment, this will identify any potential
risks so you can address them. If this is
Keep your audience in mind when something you feel you need get in touch
planning your refreshments, and our fundraising team can help.
entertainment and other aspects of your
event.

How?
Create a Just Giving page to collect
donations online.

Think about raising extra money through
Gift Aid (speak to our fundraising team for
advice).

Tell your supporters why you have chosen
to support Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice
and the incredible work we do. We can
provide informative materials for you to
share with supporters.

Bring the family to
the 5km Fun Run

Sunday 14th October

Running's more fun together
- join #TeamIncredible

Walk, jog or run the Great Eastern Fun Run in Peterborough
to raise money for your local hospice - rope in friends,
family or workmates too.
Join us and you'll receive a Sue Ryder running top, and
fundraising advice and support from our team.
Find out more
Visit: www.sueryder.org/GreatEastern
Call: 01733 225999
Email: [email protected]

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Great Eastern
Run

Sunday 14th October

Do something incredible for
2018 and support your local
hospice by joining our team!

All #TeamIncredible members will receive:
- a Sue Ryder running vest
- fundraising advice and support from our team
- training advice and support from our professional running
coach
Find out more at
www.sueryder.org/GreatEastern
Call: 01733 225999
Email: [email protected]

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Keeping your fundraising legal and safe

Fundraising for Thorpe Hall Hospice First Aid Handling Money
should be fun and exciting. It is also You will need a fully-stocked First Aid kit to When counting money a second unrelated
very important that your event is legal hand. For bigger events you may wish to person should be with you to verify the
and safe for you and everyone involved. consider having external First Aid providers total amount raised. If someone would like
The team at Thorpe Hall Hospice are on site. to make a donation by cheque ask them to
here to help. make it payable to 'Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall
Food Hygiene Hospice'. Ensure that the money is kept in
To get you started here are key points Check the Food Standards Agency a secure place and is paid into the hospice
to remember when handling money. guidelines if serving food to ensure this is as soon as possible. Contact the
being done safely. If you are using an fundraising team for information on how
• Cheques should be made payable to outside catering company, ask to see their to do this.
Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. Food Hygiene Certificate and Public
Liability Insurance. Permission and Licences
• Any money should be stored safely, We recommend getting in touch with your
preferably under lock and key. Raffles local authority to check whether you need
If you are holding a raffle remember to a licence for your event. This may include
• Ensure all collection tins and buckets charge a standard price for a ticket and public entertainment, recorded music,
are sealed and secure. draw the winner on the same day. For other collections or the sale of alcohol.
types of raffles, for instance if you are
• Cash should never be sent in the post. planning to sell tickets over a number of
days you will need a Gambling Licence.
If you have any questions or need help You can get more information from your
with regards to keeping your event safe local council's licensing department.
and legal the team at Thorpe Hall
Hospice are here to offer help and Collections
support. There are a few different rules governing
collections. If your collection will be on
Call: 01733 225 999 private land such as a shopping centre you
Email: will need permission from the land owner.
[email protected] If you are planning a collection in a public
place, such as a high street, you will need a
licence from your local authority.

Risk Assessment Insurance
When planning your event it may be If you are inviting the general public, you
necessary to complete a risk assessment. will need Public Liability Insurance for your
This will identify any potential risks so you event. Your venue may already hold this so
can address them. If this is something you check before contacting any insurers.
feel you need, our fundraising team can
help.