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Holding an event in aid of Naomi House can be a lot of fun and a great excuse to bring all your friends, family and the local community together.
There are so many ways your can organise an event and we are here to help you to ensure that whatever you decide to do is a great success and raising essential funds for Naomi House.
This is a step by step guide to helping you plan your event:-
1. Choose a date and venue - use a convenient location that will work well for your event and consider the time of year too. Make sure your event doesn't clash with other activities going on in your community.
2. Decide your event - take a look at our A-Z of Fundraising Ideas there is a whole host of suggestions.
3. Set a fundraising target - keep it realistic and achievable.
4. Invite your guests - the more people who you have the more money you will raise for Naomi House.
5. Promote your event - put up posters and contact your local media.
6. Ask for help - Get friends, family and work colleagues to help you. Set them jobs to help you - source raffle prizes, display posters and sell tickets.
7. Donations to Naomi House - ask your guests to complete a Gift Aid form for any donations made. This is will enable Naomi House to claim an extra 28p in every £1 donated raised and no extra cost to you or the person making the donation. Contact the Naomi House Fundraising Team for Gift Aid forms.
8. Have fun - The key to a great event, and successful fundraising is to enjoy yourself. The more fun you have, the more your guests are likely to give!
9. Say thank you - it is important to thank everyone who is involved in the event, so let them know how much you have raised for Naomi House.
10. Sending your money - Please send cheques payable to "Wessex Children's Hospice Trust" to Naomi House's Fundraising Office, Unit 3 Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB together with your name, address and event details so we can say thank you to you!
Abseiling Aerobic Events Antiques Fair Art Exhibition Assault Course Athletic Races Auction of Promises
Baby picture quiz Badminton Competition Ball Ballet Class Show for Parents Balloon Race Barn Dance BBQ Bike Race Bingo Book Sale Bring and Buy Sale Bridge Evening
Cake day (bake a cake) Car Boot Sale Carol Concert Cycle Ride Charity T-shirt Day Children's party Christmas Card Sales Coffee Morning Cooking Competition Craft Show
Darts evening Dinner/dance Dog Show Dance Marathon
Essay Writing Competition Easter Egg Raffle Exhibition Expedition Exercise bike race
Football Match Fancy Dress Party Fashion Show Fete Forum/Debate
Garden Party Go-carting Golf Tournament Graduation Party Guess the weight of your head teacher! Gymnastics Display Gym Challenge
Halloween Party Horse Show
Indoor Games/It's A Knockout
Jam Making Juggling Competition Jumble Sale
Karoke theme competition Kite Flying Competition Knitting competition/auction Knobbly Knees competition
Lawn Mowing competition/sponsored event Log Throwing
Mastermind Event Mini marathon Midsummer Party Mufti Day
Nice to Your Neighbour Day
Old time Music Hall evening Opera evening
Parachute Jump Pantomime Party!Party! Pet Show Pub Quiz Penny Race Pub Crawl
Quiz Queue-a-thon
Racing Night Raffle Rag Week Riding Competition Rowing Competition Running competition
Swimming Gala Squash Tournament Sponsored anything-a-thon Swim-a-thon Swear Box Stars in Their Eyes Competition Sports Match School Quiz Selling Refreshments Selling charity merchandise School Play
Tennis competition Treasure Hunt Toothpick Bake Bean-a-thon Tombola Tea dance Teddy Bear Raffle
Underwear party?!!
Volley Ball competition Vintage Car Day Vintage Wine Tasting
Window cleaning Washing Cars Wine Tasting Evening Walking on Broken Glass Waxing event - wax your hairy chest! Weight - Guess the weight
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Youth Club Disco Your Ideas!
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