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What we offer

We help people in north east Essex face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them, their families, friends and carers.

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How you can help us

A third of our funding comes from the NHS, the remaining two thirds is raised from the generosity and support of people like you.

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A to Z fundraising ideas

We've put together a handy list of ideas from a to Z to inspire your fundraising.

Ideas and inspiration

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A

Auction off your old clothes to raise vital funds for St Helena Hospice.
Take on an abseil
Hold an antiques fair
Put on an art exhibition
Organise an arts and crafts sale
Sponsored assault course
 

B
Run a baby photo competition and guess who is who
Hold a bake sale
Donate your babysitting fee
Bad hair day at work or school
Bad tie day at work
Get sponsored to take a baked bean bath
Hold a barn dance
Organise a battle of the bands
Host a BBQ and ask guests to donate for a plate
Organise a beer festival
Hold a bingo night
Run a bonfire night event
Hold a book sale
Have a stall at a boot sale
Take on a bungee jump
C

Have a cake baking competition
Go carol singing
Organise a car wash
Make and sell Christmas cards or decorations
Have a collection at your local church
Host a coffee morning
Donate your coin collection - you can donate out of tender and foreign currency to St Helena Hospice!
Organise a comedy night
Hold a concert
Give a cooking demo
Organise a craft fair
Take a custard bath

D

Get sponsored to do a dance marathon
Organise a darts tournament
Hold a dinner party and ask for donations
Organise a disco
Host a dog show
Donate your dog walking fee
Have a dress down day

E

Organise an Easter egg hunt
Have an egg and spoon race
Hold an egg painting competition
Run an exhibition
 

F

Ask for donations for face painting
Have a fancy dress day
Put on a fashion show
Organise a fete
Hold a flower sale
Organise a foam party
Have a football tournament
Host a fun run 

G
Have a games night
Host a garage sale
Give gardening tips or donate the fee for doing someone's gardening
Host a garden party
Organise a gig
Hold a golf day
 
H

Have a Halloween party
Get sponsored for a head shave
Organise a hockey tournament
Have a hopscotch marathon
Hold a horse riding competition

I

Ask for donations to do ironing
Host an international food evening

J
Make and sell your own jam
Organise a jazz night
Have a jelly eating competition
Do a job swap day at work
make and sell your own jewellery
 
K

Organise a karaoke night
Hold a knitathon 

L

Give line dancing lessons
Get sponsored to give something up for lent

M

Hold a magic show
Run a marathon
Give massages for donations
Ask your company to match donations on any of your fundraising
Host a murder mystery night

 

N

Guess the name of the teddy competition
Hold a netball tournament
Host a New Year's Eve party
Have a non-uniform day
 

O

Do a sponsored obstacle course
Complete odd jobs for your neighbours for donations
Host an Open Garden
 

P

Have a paintballing tournament
Make and sell pancakes
Put on a pantomime
Have a party
Organise a pet show
 

Q

Organise a quiz night

R

Hold a race night
Organise a raffle
Have a rugby tournament

S

Organise a singing competition
Do a sponsored silence
Have a street party
Take on a skydive

T

Organise a talent show
Have a tea party
Hold a teddy bears picnic
Run a tombola
Organise a treasure hunt
Have a tug-of-war competition
Run a tuck shop 

U

Have an unwanted gifts sale
Run a University Challenge style quiz 

V

Organise a Valentine's Day ball
Run a valet service
Host a variety day
Hold a vintage car show

W

Offer a wrapping service 
Do a sponsored walk
Hold a welly wanging competition
Have a wine and cheese party
Organise a wine tasting event

X

Give xylophone lessons

Y

Organise a yacht race
Hold a yoga class
 

Z

Have a zany clothes day
Host a Zoom quiz

 
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When you make a donation to St Helena Hospice, we are charged transactional fees by other companies, including fees for processing payments made to us, looking up addresses and validating bank account details.

We are very grateful to our donors who offer to offset some of these fees with a minor addition to their total amount. This is however completely optional and we are very grateful for your support whether or not you choose to contribute to processing fees.

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We are able to claim an extra 25p on every £1 on your donation amount for no extra cost to you, as long as you are a UK tax payer; have paid enough income tax or capital gains tax in that tax year; and are donating your own money. If you pay less income tax and/or capital gains tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all of your donations in that tax year it is your responsibility to pay any difference. For more information about Gift Aid, please visit https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid
 

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