Start fundraising for Macmillan today

Start fundraising
for Macmillan today

Macmillan Cancer Support 0300 1000 200
89 Albert Embankment fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
London SE1 7UQ www.macmillan.org.uk

We’re thrilled to hear that you have chosen to support Macmillan
Cancer Support. Together we can help change the lives of
millions of people and make sure no one faces cancer alone.

By 2020 almost one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetimes. At Macmillan, we know a cancer
diagnosis can affect everything, so we’re here to support people to take back control. And now,
thanks to your incredible efforts, we’ll be able to reach even more people who need us.
You may have chosen to take on an activity for us because a loved one, friend or colleague has
been affected by cancer. Perhaps you’re getting involved because you’ve set up a tribute fund.
This is an inspiring and positive way of remembering someone and supporting Macmillan at the
same time – you can find out more at macmillan.tributefunds.com
Maybe you are organising Your Event because you simply want to help others through their cancer
journey. Whatever the reason, you can rest assured that every single pound you raise for us will
help us improve lives every single day.

Putting the ‘fun’ into fundraising

This guide to organising Your Event for Macmillan has been designed to make sure everything you
do is fun and rewarding. Take a look through for lots of handy information including:
• Ten easy ways to top up your total – little things can make a big difference;
• Ask the experts – top tips for fundraising success courtesy of our super supporters;
• Supercharge your fundraising – it’s packed with practical advice;
• Your Event planner – pop it on your wall today and get organised;
• Stay legal and keep it safe – useful guidelines to follow; and
• How your money could help – read Kate, Bill and Charmaine’s stories.

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We’re with you every step of the way

As a member of Team Macmillan, you will receive our guidance on organising Your Event and
fundraising for it. We will be with you until the big day and beyond, and we’ve got loads of
resources that are available to you. Why not head to be.macmillan.org.uk to order from a
selection of promotional materials and merchandise for Your Event? You can also choose from
hundreds of poster, flyer and invitation templates that you can customise and print. Not only is
be.macmillan.org.uk really easy to use, but it’s also absolutely free.

Make life easy and make more money

Why not set up a JustGiving page for your fundraising activity? It’s so easy and,
because it collects money from your supporters automatically, it takes all the hassle
out of rounding up your sponsorship. JustGiving will also claim Gift Aid from HMRC
on Macmillan’s behalf, just head to justgiving.com today.

And, while we’re on the subject of Gift Aid, please make sure you don’t forget about it. For every
£1 your supporters donate (provided they pay tax at the time of donation), we are able to claim
an extra 25p from the taxman. This extra money can make a huge difference to the lives of
people affected by cancer, so please do encourage your eligible supporters to say that they
are happy for us to claim Gift Aid on their donations when they fill in your sponsorship form.
You can find out more about Gift Aid, JustGiving and be.macmillan.org.uk in the
Supercharge your fundraising section of this guide to organising Your Event.
Finally, whether you need information, advice or some moral support before Your Event,
don’t forget that we are always on hand to help. Just give our Fundraising Support Centre
a buzz on 0300 1000 200 or drop us a line at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
In the meantime, good luck with Your Event. Thank you for choosing to support us and help
people with cancer to take back control of their lives.
Best wishes,

Claire Singlehurst
Director of Regional Fundraising

Please follow these guidelines for the different methods
you can use to pay in the money you have raised or
donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Head to the bank

If you’d like to make a donation in person, you can pay in cash
and cheques at the bank. For a paying in slip that you can use at
any branch of NatWest, RBS or Ulster Bank please contact our
Fundraising Support Centre. Call us on 0300 1000 200 or email
fundraising@macmillan.org.uk and make sure you leave your
details with us so that we can send you an acknowledgement letter.

Pop to the post box

Cheques made payable to Macmillan Cancer Support can be
sent by post to: Freepost RTHE-KYHB-TRTJ, Supporter
Donations, Macmillan Cancer Support, Camelford House,
87-90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7UQ. Please make
sure you include the donation form included in the pack and don’t
forget to tell us about your amazing fundraising efforts.

Hop online

You can pay your money in to us directly at macmillan.org.uk/
youreventdonate or you can make a bank transfer or BACS payment.
Just contact the Fundraising Support Centre (you’ll find our details above)
and we’ll provide you with a reference number and our account details.
Or, why not set up a page on justgiving.com? It will collect money from
your supporters automatically and take all the hassle out of collecting your
sponsorship.

We’d absolutely love to hear about your • W hat activity did you do for
fantastic fundraising efforts. If you’d Macmillan?
like to share your experiences and help
inspire others, please drop us a line • What motivated you to fundraise
at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk for us?
answering these questions:
• What did you get out of taking part
in your activity?

• H ow would you feel about taking
part in another activity in the future?

You’ve planned your fabulous 2 Have a rumble
fundraising activity and you can’t in the jumble
wait to get stuck in. You’re keen
to get Your Event raising bundles Here’s a traditional Macmillan proverb: one
of dosh. You may be holding the man’s unwanted Christmas jumper is another
event to remember someone too. man’s golfing sweater. So dig out your unloved
And did you know that it’s super clothes and all of those other bits and bobs that
simple to boost your fundraising are clogging up your drawers and throw a jumble
total in the run up to the big day? sale, car boot sale or bring and buy sale in aid
of Macmillan.
Here are just a few easy-peasy ideas that
are guaranteed to get your friends, family, 3 Put the ‘super’
neighbours and colleagues digging deep. into supermarket
They’re also excellent ways of getting out there
and promoting your activity. Whether you choose Why not ask your local supermarket
to celebrate an occasion or do your own thing, if you can bag customers’ shopping
you’ll know that you’re helping give people with and ask for a donation for your service,
cancer the support, energy and inspiration they or alternatively hold a collection there for
need to feel like themselves again. Macmillan? You can get the lowdown on
organising collections in the Stay legal and
1 Get quizzical keep it safe section of this guide. Not only are
they simple, proven ways of raising lots of money,
Q. What’s guaranteed to get the grey cells but they’re also great ways to meet people.
working, the perfect excuse for a pint and tons
of fun to boot? 4 Go Mad, Go Green
A . A super duper pub quiz night in aid of Be it at work,
Macmillan. Why not organise one at your local? school or university, get
everyone to dress like a
Turn to the Ask the experts section of this guide to green god or goddess.
discover Mitch’s top tips for organising a pub quiz. You can charge them
a few quid for the
privilege. And don’t
forget to head to
be.macmillan.org.uk
to get your hands on the
obligatory green wigs
and much more besides.

5 Be a smarty 8 Here’s a sweet
Did you know that one empty money-spinner
tube of everyone’s favourite chocolaty
treats can hold a whopping £27 in Challenge your friends, family or colleagues to
£1 coins? Make yourself super popular make like Sherlock and guess how many sweets
among your friends and family by are in a jar. Ask them to make a donation for the
treating them all to a tube of chocolate chance to have a go – the lucky winner gets to
joy on the proviso that once they’ve keep all the sweets. Or, if you fancy being a little
filled their faces, they fill the tube different, why not try chocolate bars in a waste
with dosh for Macmillan. Quids in. paper bin or Scotch eggs in goldfish bowl? Yum.

6 Make it a top draw 9 Make it a clean sweep
A holiday to the Seychelles. A night Whether it’s the Grand National, the
out with Brad Pitt. A cuddly toy. When it World Cup or Strictly Come Dancing, there’s
comes to organising a raffle for Macmillan, nothing quite like that smug feeling that comes
the prizes can be as extravagant as you like. with picking the winner in a sweepstake. So, why
And, if you’d like some advice on how to not throw some names in a hat for the next big
get your paws on some prizes, just give sporting or reality TV event and get your pals to
our friendly fundraising team a buzz on pick one at random for £1? The winner could scoop
0300 1000 200. some of the proceeds and Macmillan
could have the rest. You can download
7 eBay your way a selection of our sweepstake examples
CDs, clothes and collectibles cluttering from the Ideas of the month section on
up cupboards and gathering dust? Now’s the be.macmillan.org.uk – just enter
perfect time to clear the decks, auction off all ‘ideas of the month’ in the search field
those unwanted bits and bobs on eBay for
Macmillan. The great news is that eBay allows you 10and then click through the months.
to automatically donate all or part of the proceeds A novel idea
of your sales to the charity of your choice, so it
couldn’t be easier. To find out how, just head to Everyone loves to lose themselves
ebay.co.uk/ebayforcharity between the covers of a literary gem, so hop
to it and set up a book sale or library at work,
at school or in your local community centre.
Ask everyone you know to donate their old
Dostoevskys, Harry Potters and Jilly Coopers,
and then sell them or lend them out in return
for a donation to Macmillan.

After some further fundraising boosters?
Head to be.macmillan.org.uk and
search for The little book of 101 BIG
ideas or our Five marvellous money-
spinners guide – they’re choc-a-block
with inspiration. Just enter ‘101 ideas’
or ‘five marvellous’ in the search field.

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Who better to offer advice After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in
on making a Macmillan 2005, Della received physical, emotional and
fundraising event or activity financial support from Macmillan.
go with a bang than some
of our super supporters? She wanted to make sure everyone affected by cancer
We asked four fundraisers was able to benefit like she did, so she decided to give
who took on four very something back by organising a ball for Macmillan.
different challenges to share
their top tips to help make The result was the extremely glamorous Splash of Green
Your Event a success. charity ball. The event raised an astonishing £20,999 in
its first year and was so successful that Della has since
organised two more, and has a fourth in the pipeline.

Play to your strengths

‘Before my cancer diagnosis, I worked in marketing
and I was also the office social secretary. So, when it
came to my event, I tapped into my promotional and
organisational skills.’

Tell your story

‘I’ve found that the key to gaining support and donations
from people is to speak from the heart. I share my
cancer story and explain how much Macmillan helped
me. Your passion for Macmillan can really inspire people
to dig deep.’

Set a target

‘Before I got stuck into organising my event, I set myself
a fundraising target and worked backwards from that. It
meant I knew exactly how many tickets I needed to sell, and
I found it really useful for keeping my planning on track.’

Do your research

‘When I was organising the ball, I thought
about the ‘side-entertainment’ that always went
down well at these kinds of events. I arranged
a magician, face-painters, dancers and
comedians – the guests loved it. There was
something for everyone.’

When Becky’s friend’s mum lost her hair
during cancer treatment, Becky decided
that shaving off her own hair in solidarity
would be a great way to fundraise for
Macmillan.

Losing her long, blonde locks was a big deal but,
in order to raise as much dosh as possible, Becky
bravely decided to do it in front of everyone she
knew at a band night that she organised. Becky’s
event raised a fantastic £3,161 for Macmillan.

Tell everyone

‘I found the prospect of losing my hair a bit
scary but once I’d let everyone know what I
was doing there was no going back. It was a
great motivation.’

If you don’t ask, you don’t get

‘It’s amazing how generous local businesses can be
if you just let them know what you need. I found
that speaking face to face often gets the best
results. I ended up with a hog roast from my
local butcher’s, and 74 brilliant raffle prizes.’

Get your timing right

‘Local businesses often decide how they will be
using their resources to help charities at the
beginning of the year, so that’s the perfect time
to ask for donations.’

Use your contacts

‘Some of my old school friends are in a band, so
when I asked if they would play at the event at a
discount, they said that they would be delighted.’

As an enthusiastic Macmillan fundraiser, Her 25-day challenge saw her sporting a weird
Megan had always been passionate about and wonderful array of tinsel-tastic outfits to work,
our work. to the shops, on nights out and on her daily train
commute. It certainly got people talking, smiling
She was keen to take on a fundraising challenge and – most importantly – donating. Megan raised
with a difference so, with Christmas on its way, a jolly superb £1,000 for Macmillan.
she vowed to get sponsored to wear a different
festive costume every day in Advent. Dare to be different

‘The more unique and silly the challenge you take
on, the more people will be interested in what
you’re doing. Not only will that mean more money
for Macmillan, but it also means you’re more likely
to make people laugh and brighten up their day.’

Get creative with your
fancy dress

‘Fancy dress needn’t be expensive. I pieced 25
outfits together with the clothes I already had and
cheap accessories like elf ears and Santa hats.
My auntie chipped in by sending me a Christmas
tree outfit and a colleague lent me a light-up
Christmas jumper.’

Stay on brand

‘I wore a Macmillan sash over my costumes and I
found it was a great way of explaining to people
why I was dressed so strangely. It was also a great
conversation starter and a way of promoting
Macmillan’s work.’

Use your social media
superpowers

‘I set up a blog on which I posted pictures of my
outfit every day. I promoted it on Facebook and
Twitter and made sure that all my supporters could
see what I was up to.’

After sadly losing both of his parents
to cancer, Mitch was determined to do
something to thank Macmillan for the
support that his mum and dad and the
rest of his family received.

As a keen pub-quizzer, it didn’t take long for
him to work out what kind of fundraising event
he wanted to organise.

After a little research – and a lot of help from his
wife Cheryl – Mitch held his first quiz in the local
church hall. It was such a roaring success that he
did it all over again the following year and raised,
in total, an incredible £1,400 for Macmillan.

Think about the little extras Plunder your phone book

‘As well as charging people for tickets, we also ‘We texted everyone we knew and asked whether
held a raffle, a bring and buy sale, a roll- they fancied getting a team together for the
the-pound-coin-closest-to-the-whiskey-bottle quiz. The response was amazing. What’s more,
competition, and we sold Macmillan pin badges so many people who weren’t able to make the
during the interval. All of these things boosted event donated a tenner when they heard what
the total.’ we were doing.’

Ask people to bring their Google is great
own food
‘You don’t need to be a boffin when it comes to
‘We held our event at a church hall, so we asked creating quiz questions – just hit the internet and
people to bring their own food and drinks. Some type in ‘free quiz questions’. You’ll discover loads.’
brought nibbles while others brought full banquets,
so there was more than enough to go around.
Hosting a fundraising event needn’t be expensive.’

It’s always a great idea to say thank you to your These stories just give you
supporters and the people who’ve helped out a flavour of the types of
with Your Event. fundraising activities you
can do. Whatever activity
A simple thank you card – which you can order for you do, no matter how
free at be.macmillan.org.uk – can go a long way. big or small, will make a
difference to the lives of
What’s more, if you decide to repeat Your Event again people affected by cancer.
(or take on something new), you’ll have built great
relationships for the future.

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This guide has been created to help make Your Event as
successful as possible, so here’s everything you need to
know about getting the most out of your efforts.

be.macmillan.org.uk Publicity and PR

Welcome to the wonderful world of be.Macmillan Promoting your fundraising activity through the
– our fabulous website designed to support you in media will help you shout about your efforts
your fundraising efforts. and ultimately raise more money for Macmillan.
You could obtain excellent publicity in your local
Visit our Ideas of the month section (enter ‘ideas media, be it local newspapers, radio stations or
of the month’ in the search field) and discover even TV stations. Our fundraising team can help
tons of topical fundraising ideas. Further ideas advise you on gaining publicity, so if you’d like to
can also be found in the fundraising ideas find out more, just get in touch with us using the
section of this pack or, if you want to discuss any contact details shown opposite.
ideas of your own, you can contact our friendly
fundraising team on 0300 1000 200 or at Social media
fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
If you have a Facebook page, or if you’re on
If you need an eye-catching poster to advertise Twitter, make sure you tell your friends and
Your Event, a flyer, invitation or tickets, you can followers all about your Macmillan fundraising
choose from hundreds of templates. All you efforts. Social media is a great way to keep
need to do is add Your Event and contact details, everyone updated. We’d love you to share your
download it to your computer and print. Simple. amazing fundraising achievements with us too,
so make sure you connect with us at:
You can also check out all the great merchandise
we have to support you from t-shirts, balloons /macmillancancer
and collection tins through to our famous green
wigs and more. @macmillancancer

And, if you’d like to find out how other Macmillan Set a target
supporters have promoted their events using
be.Macmillan, just take a look at our videos at Fundraisers often tell us that they find it helpful
be.macmillan.org.uk/supporters if they set themselves a fundraising target – just
take a look at what Della told us in the Ask the
experts section of this pack. Not only does it help
them to stay motivated right up until the big day,
but it also helps boost the total that they raise,
so it’s definitely worth considering. After all, the
more money you raise, the more people affected
by cancer you can help.

If you fancy thanking your friends, family and
colleagues and keeping them up to speed with
your success, why not download and customise
our totaliser poster from be.macmillan.org.uk?
Just enter ‘totaliser’ in the search field.

To discover how the vital funds you raise will be
used to help people affected by cancer, take a
look at the How your money could help section.

justgiving.com Why not find out more about how the taxman
will happily give his money away to us from
JustGiving is the easy way to raise money for you by downloading Your quick and easy
Macmillan. It makes it simple to set up your own guide to Gift Aid leaflet. It’s just the thing for
fundraising web page and collect donations from explaining Gift Aid in plain English.
friends and family online. That means no more Log onto be.macmillan.org.uk and simply
paper sponsorship forms. enter ‘gift aid’ in the search field to order your
free leaflet.
It’s super simple to create your own page. Just go
to justgiving.com and share the link to let your A huge thank you
supporters see how you’re fundraising is going.
Once you’ve created your page, please let us know Finally we just want to let you know how grateful
so that we can help support you. And, of course, we are that you’ve chosen to fundraise for
if you need any help setting it up, please just Macmillan. We hope that you will enjoy raising
contact us at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk money for us. We believe that no one should
face cancer alone and, with the continued
Set up a unique text code support of people like you, no one will.

Why not make it even easier for people to support
you with a unique text code? It will mean that
anyone can send a donation by text and it will
be added automatically to your JustGiving total.
Genius.

Setting up a unique text code is a piece of cake.
First of all you’ll need to make sure your JustGiving
page is set up, then you just log into your account
at justgiving.com/macmillan and follow the
instructions.

Once you’ve got your code, make sure you let
everyone know about it. Pop it on all of your
fundraising materials and post it proudly on
social media.

For more information, and to download a text
giving support pack, head to justgiving.com/
justtextgiving

Gift Aid

It’s no secret. At Macmillan we love the taxman as
much as we love you and your supporters. That’s
because for every £1 the people who are sponsoring
you donate (provided they are paying tax at the time
of the donation) HMRC will give us an extra 25p
at absolutely no cost to them. So, in order for us to
magically turn every pound you raise into £1.25,
please make sure all of your supporters use Gift Aid
on their donations. If every supporter who qualifies
agrees to Gift Aid their donation, we will be able to
raise even more money to support people living
with cancer. In fact, Macmillan could raise millions
of pounds each year from Gift Aid alone.

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My event:

Whatever incredible fundraising activity you’re
organising, here are a few handy pointers to help
you get organised in the run up to the big day.

Why not slap this chart on your wall today then scribble down some notes?
Remember, if you have any questions, our friendly fundraising team are here to help –
just call 0300 1000 200 or email fundraising@macmillan.org.uk

Useful phone numbers:

Check out local venues
Shortlist your options
Confirm the date and capacity

Don’t forget to invite:

Tell your friends on Facebook
and Twitter

Customise promotional posters and
flyers using be.macmillan.org.uk

Send a press release to your local
newspapers, websites and bloggers

Send invitations to local dignitaries,
celebrities and of course your friends

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Print tickets and order merchandise Create a JustGiving page
from be.macmillan.org.uk Set up a unique text code (find out how

Select and book entertainment at justgiving.com/justtextgiving)
Contact local businesses to Tell your supporters to use Gift Aid
Consider raffles and bucket collections
organise raffle prizes and food
Extra money-spinning ideas:

Don’t forget the green wigs

Thank everyone who helped with free
thank you cards from be.macmillan.org.uk

Pay in the money you’ve raised
Let us know how it went

Give yourself a pat on the back. If you
fancy doing it again, consider ideas to
raise more and make it easier.

Fundraising is all about having fun and raising money but
it’s also subject to laws and legislation. Don’t worry though
we’ve broken down this need-to-know info for you.

Collections Food hygiene

Collections are a great way to raise money, Please take great care when handling food and
especially in a busy area. However if you’re work to basic rules for safe preparation, storage,
planning a collection that takes place in a display and cooking. No one likes a poorly
publicly owned place then this is governed tummy, especially as a reward for raising
by strict legal requirements and must be licensed money for charity.
by your Local Authority (Northern Ireland has
slightly different regulations). Data protection

Before you approach your Local Authority for a Make sure any electronic or paper records you
license, please advise us of your plans and await keep about people involved in a fundraising
approval. Licenses are not required on privately event complies with the Data Protection Act.
owned land – just ensure you have the permission As a rule of thumb, don’t keep information
of the owner or business. about people any longer than you have to, and
don’t share information or data about someone
Raffles and lotteries without their permission. For further details
of our Data Protection policy please refer to
Raffles, lotteries and prize draws are all governed macmillan.org.uk/termsandconditions/
by legislation – so before holding one and privacypolicy.aspx
spending money on getting tickets printed,
please contact our Fundraising Support Centre. If you have any further questions, or if you
Also, be aware that lottery laws cover any events have any specific fundraising ideas you want
which are purely down to luck or chance, such to discuss you can contact our friendly
as duck or balloon races even. fundraising team on 0300 1000 200
or at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
Insurance

When you organise a fundraising event, you’re
responsible for making sure it poses no risk to
others. That’s why we’d recommend you take
out public liability cover for events such as a
sponsored walk or sports event. Unfortunately,
Macmillan’s own policy won’t cover you but
we can advise you about the kind of cover you
need. Just get in touch with our Fundraising
Support Centre.

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Read Kate, Bill and Charmaine's
stories to see how every pound
you raise will help us make sure

no one faces cancer alone.

When Kate was diagnosed with cervical
cancer, her Macmillan nurse Vikki supported
her. Kate says it’s thanks to Vikki that she has
been able to take a positive approach to life.

When Kate’s cancer spread and her consultant said there was nothing
more he could do for her, Vikki was still there fighting Kate’s corner.
She was always on the end of the phone to answer any questions, no
matter how silly Kate thought they were. Vikki even sat and waited with
her in hospital on her day off when Kate was waiting to go in for an
examination. Kate says not many people would do that.
Kate’s aim is to make memories for her young daughter now,
and they have a list of things they want to do together as a family.

‘My Macmillan nurse Vikki stopped
me from spiralling into despair.
She caught me before I got there.’

You can watch Kate's story at
macmillan.org.uk/Kate

Macmillan relies on donations
from supporters like you for
99% of our funding

Without people like you there would be no Macmillan
nurses like Charmaine and we would not be able to
provide services to help people such as Kate or Bill.

It’s thanks to your generosity that we’re able to offer the support, energy and
inspiration that people affected by cancer need to take back control of their lives.
The figures below show what the money you raise could fund. If you wish
to set a fundraising goal, why not use these examples to demonstrate the
impact you are making in helping people affected by cancer?

£27 £2,026

could pay for a Macmillan nurse for could fund a Macmillan
an hour, helping people living with rehabilitation support team for a
cancer and their families receive week, providing a range of services
essential medical, practical and including physiotherapy and diet
emotional support. advice to people with cancer.

£132 £4,393

could fund a Macmillan cancer could pay for a Macmillan nurse
information and support officer for a for a month, helping people living
day. This would mean more people with cancer and their families
affected by cancer would have receive essential medical, practical
someone to answer their questions and emotional support.
and talk to about their concerns.
£10,000
£500
could lead to our cancer support
could help a father or a mother specialists on the financial support
apply for a grant for childcare section of our phone service help
during his or her cancer treatment. people affected by cancer claim
£340,000 in benefits.

Bill’s wife Betty was ‘Without Macmillan
diagnosed with pancreatic it would have been one
cancer in 2007. Sadly hell of a bad journey.’
doctors were unable to
remove the tumour.

While Betty was recovering from
the operation, the couple met Tony,
who went on to become their
Macmillan nurse. Bill says the
whole family became very fond
of Tony, and wouldn’t have
coped without him.

You can watch Bill’s story at
macmillan.org.uk/Bill

Charmaine has been a
Macmillan cancer nurse
specialist for 14 years.

Her main role is making sure that patients
have the information they need to make
informed decisions about their treatment
and cancer journey, helping them to feel
more in control of what’s happening.

You can watch Charmaine’s story at
macmillan.org.uk/Charmaine

‘Being a Macmillan
nurse is like wearing
a badge of honour.’

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Thank you so much for raising money for Macmillan.

Every single penny raised will help make sure no one faces cancer alone.
If you have any questions about your activity we’re here to help. Get in
touch on 0300 1000 200 or at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
When you have cancer, you don’t just worry about what will happen to
your body, you worry about what will happen to your life. At Macmillan,
we know how a cancer diagnosis can affect everything and we’re here
to support you.
From help with money worries and advice about work, to someone who’ll
listen if you just want to talk, we’ll be there. We’ll help you make the choices
you need to take back control, so you can start to feel like yourself again.
No one should face cancer alone.

For support, information or if you just want to chat, call us
free on 0808 808 00 00 (Monday to Friday, 9am–8pm)
or visit macmillan.org.uk

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We need your support

Please read the information below to help us benefit even more from Gift Aid.
If you require more fields on your form you could photocopy it, or alternatively
download a copy from be.macmillan.org.uk

Raise even more with Gift Aid Guide to Gift Aid

Using Gift Aid means that for every £1 you give, Write your full name
Macmillan Cancer Support can claim back 25p To claim Gift Aid, the form must
from HMRC, helping your donation go further. be clearly completed in the sponsor’s
handwriting.
This means that £100 can be turned into £125 just
so long as donations are made through Gift Aid. Fill in your home address
Imagine what a difference that could make – and Please do not include your work
it doesn’t cost you a thing. address as HMRC need to know
where you live to claim Gift Aid.
So if you want your donation to go further, Gift
Aid it. The money raised from Gift Aid goes a long
way to helping Macmillan make sure fewer people
face cancer alone.

Avoid ditto marks
Unfortunately, we can’t claim Gift Aid
on your donation if ditto marks (“)
are used.

£2 could keep a Macmillan Write down your donation
information and support The most important bit – how much
centre stocked with free would you like to sponsor someone
cancer information leaflets for their event?
for an hour.
Tick the Gift Aid box
£10 sp ent on running our benefits If you’ve read the declaration and are
advice service could help happy to include Gift Aid, please tick
someone with cancer claim the box.
£190 in entitled benefits. Tip: please do not fill in the
form on someone else’s behalf
£27 could pay for a Macmillan nurse or as a couple.
for an hour, helping people living
with cancer and their families
receive essential medical, practical
and emotional support.

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London, SE1 7UQ. MAC8058_0914

Please make sure you fill in all of these details. Need more copies?
Name Simply download extras
Address from be.macmillan.org.uk
Postcode
Email
Phone
Event name

Please return your completed sponsorship form to:
Freepost RTHE-KYHB-TRTJ, Supporter Donations, Macmillan Cancer
Support, Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ

Make every £1 worth 25p more at no extra cost to you

It’s just a little box to tick, but Gift Aid makes a huge difference when it
comes to how much money we can raise to support people affected by cancer.

Title Initials Surname House name Postcode Date paid Your Gift Aid
or number donation
Mrs (please tick)
Mr k)

J Smith 321A CR13FG 26.04.13 £10.00

P Johnson 65 GU3 2SQ 26.04.13 £15.00

(Please fill in your name and home address in your own writing – otherwise we can’t claim Gift Aid.)

Total
Date paid to charity

Your Gift Aid declaration: By ticking the Gift Aid box, I confirm that I am a UK taxpayer and I would like Macmillan Cancer Support to treat
this donation as a Gift Aid donation. I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for the current tax year
(6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate
to will reclaim on my gifts for the current tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the
charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I have given.

By submitting this form you agree to us recording your details on our database, so we can provide you with the best possible support every time you contact us. We will also contact
you from time to time by phone, email, text or post to tell you about how we can support you and how you can get involved with our team. Your details will be kept securely and
only shared with our suppliers or partners who work on our behalf or with us to deliver and improve services for people affected by cancer. We never sell or swap your details
with third parties. If you prefer us not to use your details in this way, you can email contact@macmillan.org.uk, telephone 0300 1000 200, or write to us at Macmillan Cancer
Support, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ.