Fundraise with families and children
If a young person in your family, school or community has recently been diagnosed with cancer, it can be hard to know what to do. Bringing everyone together to do something positive can really help give everyone a boost.
Here are some fun ideas for different fundraising activities for families and children. We’re here to help.
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Get startedPopular activities
Get active to raise money. Get sponsored to do something physical. Maybe a relay race or bike ride? Or football tournament or dance-athon? Work in teams or on your own.
Sell old toys and books to raise money. A yard sale, car boot or even a jumble sale is a great way of getting rid of unwanted items while raising money.
Use your creativity to raise money. What can you make to sell to raise money? Think bake sales, lemonade stalls, Christmas cards, badges, hats, pet portraits!
Other ideas
A sponsored Lego build or games party.
A community fayre or seasonal event.
A sponsored walk through muddy puddles.
Looking for more ideas? Go to our A-Z of fundraising.
Kick start your fundraising
- Create a JustGiving page so you have a place to raise money and share updates.
- Set a fundraising target. Pages with targets always raise more.
- Let people know how their donations will help children and young people with cancer and their families.
- Share regular updates – use your social channels or via email or WhatsApp to tell your network what you are doing.
- Update and thank everyone afterwards. 20% of donations typically come in after an event.
For general tips and stories, download our fundraising guide.
Fundraising Guide (4.4MB pdf)Make sure your activity is legal and safe with our tips and useful links. Includes a useful checklist for when children are involved.
Once you’re done, here’s how to pay in your money.
Fundraising with children and families downloads and tips
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We’d love to hear from you and are on hand to help with your fundraising questions.
- Chat to our fundraising team online using live chat (use the pink ‘chat to us’ button at the bottom right of the screen) Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm
- Call us on 0300 330 0803, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
- Email us at fundraisingevents@younglivesvscancer.org.uk
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