Model 09 Fundraising Pack

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Model 09Fundraising Pack
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Thank You
. For taking part in Model 09 in aid of Red
Dragons Help a South Wales Child. We rely on the
support and commitment of people like you, and we
really appreciate your efforts in taking on the
challenge of raising vital funds for our
charity.   For over 12 years Help a South Wales
Child has made a difference to the lives of South
Waless less fortunate little ones. We aim to
positively change the lives and prospects of
children and teenagers living in this area who
have suffered hardships, difficulties or
disadvantages of some kind.   Thank you so much
for your support. We wish you the very best of
luck with your fundraising, and remember all of
us here at Red Dragon FM and Help a South Wales
Child are here to support you with every step of
the way! With love,           Kam Sally
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Red Dragon FMs Help a South Wales Child
Red Dragon FMs Help a South Wales Child improves
the lives of thousands of vulnerable children
living in our area. Shockingly 32 of children in
Wales are living in poverty. Help a South Wales
Child specialises in funding local charities and
organisations and supporting their work to
improve the lives of children suffering from
abuse, poverty, homelessness, disability, and
illness. Help a South Wales Child relies solely
upon fundraising and donations in order to keep
these projects afloat and helping children and
young people, in need, in South Wales.
Supporting Help a South Wales Child is a way to
directly effect the lives of hundreds of
thousands of South Wales disadvantaged children
and young people.
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Fundraising
Youll need to commit to raising at least 350
for Help A South Wales Child, if you become a
finalist of Model 09. If you are worried about
how you're going to raise the sponsorship money,
then never fear! Simply follow our step-by-step
guide to sponsorship below and you'll be well on
your way to raising lots of money for Help a
South Wales Child.   1 Set up an online
sponsorship form. Write a personal message, add
photos and, most importantly, start it off with a
high donation to encourage others to maintain a
high level of support too. Go to
www.justgiving.com/haswc/raisemoney to set up
your page.   2 Tell everyone what youre doing.
Email, text, voicemail message - use every means
of communication possible to let friends, family,
colleagues and neighbours know what youre doing.
The more people know about it, the more support
youll get. Maybe pop posters up at your work. In
fact youll probably be well on your way to your
target already.   3 Gift Aid it! Help a South
Wales Child can claim an extra 28p from the
government for every pound donated. Encourage
your sponsors to tick the Gift Aid box, and
ensure they provide their full home address and
postcode.   4 Get your place of work involved.
Speak to your employer to see if they operate a
matched giving scheme they may consider
matching whatever you raise for . If they
dont run a matching scheme they may still
support you with a sizeable donation. 5 Give it
up! Whether its smoking, chocolate or your
morning coffee, give it up as part of your
training and donate the money youd normally
spend on that vice to Help a South Wales Child.
6 Think creatively... Sponsorship isnt the
only way to raise money. Here are a few
suggestions for others ways to reach your target
a work swear box, pub quiz, cake bake, raffle,
auction..            
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Fundraising Tips-cont

• 20 Fundraising Ideas
• Kid Quiz Answer questions relating to your
  childhood TV, fashion, music from 70s, 80s
  and 90s.
• The Kids got talent Talent/Variety show invite
  along friends, family and colleagues to see a
  showcase of talent.
• Car Wash Get a group of volunteers together and
  arm them with a bucket of soapy water and sponge!
  Ask friends and family to a make a donation in
  return for a sparkling, clean car.
• Coin Mile Create a mile of coins by asking
  everyone to donate the change from their pocket,
  back of the sofa or piggy bank!
• Kid themed dress down day Dress up a child of
  the 70s, 80s and 90s and make a donation for
  the privilege or wear casual clothes for the day.
• Donate your lunch money Take a packed lunch or
  sandwiches to work/school and donate your lunch
  money to Red Dragon's Help A South Wales Child.
• Sponsored challenges Get sponsored to hop,
  skip, jump, run, swim, bike the list goes on!
• Treasure Hunt Solve the clues and find the
  treasure! Invite friends and colleagues to take
  part for a donation.
• Kids Olympics/Sports Day Organise an indoor
  sports day for your school or office with an egg
  and spoon race, sack race etc. Alternatively, why
  not arrange an office Olympics with a 3 legged
  race around the car park?
• Guess the name/weight/number Fill a jar with
  sweets and ask people to give a donation to guess
  the number of sweets in the jar the person with
  the correct answer wins the sweets!
• Fashion Show Get a venue and invite local
  stores to showcase their collection, invite
  friends and family to model the garments.
• Cake Bake Bake a yummy cake and charge your
  friends and colleagues per slice!
• Kids Party Music from your childhood, favourite
  kids food and party games. Ask guests for a
  donation.
• Jumble/Car Boot/Bring and Buy Sale - Collect
  unwanted items from friends and family then hold
  the sale of the century!
• Auction of Promises Ask all your friends and
  colleagues to donate a service which can be
  auctioned it could be anything from making the
  coffee for everyone in the office for a week or
  offering yourself as a babysitter!
• Baby Competition Invite friends and colleagues
  to bring in a photo of them as a baby. Charge
  people a 1 to guess the identifies of the babies
  for a chance to win a prize.
• Teddy Bears Picnic Bring your favourite bear
  to work or school and pay a donation in return
  for some quality with your furry friend!

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Help a South Wales Child Sponsorship Form
FULL NAME.......
PLEASE PHOTOCOPY THIS FORM AS MANY TIMES AS YOU
NEED
Gift Aid Declaration I am a UK taxpayer.  Please
reclaim the tax on all my donations to Help A
South Wales CHild made today and in the future,
until I notify you otherwise. You must pay an
amount of income tax or capital gains tax for
each tax year (6 April one year to 5 April the
next) that is at least equal to the tax which can
be reclaimed on the donation. Donor
Declaration I want Help A South Wales Child to
reclaim tax on all my donations made on or after
the date of this declaration.  I am a UK tax
payer and pay tax equal to or more than the tax
deducted from my donation each tax year (6 April
one year to 5 April the next).  Donors may cancel
this agreement at any time by writing to Help A
South Wales Child. Help A South Wales Child will
reclaim 28p of tax on every 1 you gave up to 5
April 2008, and 25p of tax on every 1 you give
on or after 6 April 2008.  The government will
pay to Help A South Wales Child an additional 3p
on every 1 you give between 6 April 2008 and 5
April 2011.  The transitional relief for the
charity does not affect your personal tax
position.  
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Thank-You! On behalf of Red Dragon Fms Help a
South Wales Child You will be helping to change
lives of so many children for the better.
Help A South Wales child is an appeal run by
Global Charities. Registered charity no 1091657