2015 - a year of fundraising
When it comes to fundraising, you sometimes need a bit of
inspiration… so we’ve created an all-year-round guide of seasonal
fundraising ideas to help get you started.
January
Celebrate Chinese New Year with an
evening of Chinese food, music, and
fireworks.
February
Put you and your friends’
baking skills to the test in a
Valentine’s Day bake sale.
Join in the Burns Night fun by holding
a ceilidh (Google it!)
Hold a recycling
‘trashion’ catwalk
show during London
Fashion Week.
March
April
Ask your friends or colleagues to
wear green for St Patrick’s Day.
Have a right laugh on April Fool’s day
by organising a Comedy Night.
Paint the town red for the Hindu
festival of Holi.
Chase some chocolate with an Easter
Egg hunt.
May
June
Celebrate May
Day with a picnic
in the park.
Serve strawberries and cream at
a Wimbledon-themed afternoon
tea party.
Hold your own
Eurovision karaoke
competition or
sweepstake (dix
points!)
Invite friends round to share in
the feast of Iftar one evening in
Ramadam.
Charge entry for your event
or ask for a donation.
July
August
Fire up the barbie and hold a BBQ
Kick off the football season with a
friendly mini tournament.
Vive la France! Mark Bastille Day with
a French-themed day in your school
or office.
Take the Edinburgh Festival home
and bring the house down with your
very own variety show.
September
October
Organise a camp night with kumbaya,
stargazing and toasted
marshmallows for the
Summer Equinox.
Get creative and organise a
pumpkin-carving competition with
your neighbours.
Hold a back-to-school
second-hand books
and uniform sale.
Challenge your mates to an oldschool conker tournament.
November
December
Penny for the guy, Guv? Set up
a stall at your local Bonfire Night
celebrations
Welcome in the festive
season with a carolsinging session.
Cook up a traditional Thanksgiving
turkey dinner for your family and
friends complete with American
games.
Have a Chanukah tea party
with traditional food and
dreidel games.
We hope that you’ve found our ideas
helpful and that you enjoy fundraising
for Mind.
Don’t forget to register your fundraising
challenge or event with us by emailing
events@mind.org.uk and we’ll make
sure that we support you all the way.
Registered charity number 219830