Abseil: reach new heights with an abseiling challenge
Art exhibition: showcase local artists and raise money through an entry fee
Auction: encourage local businesses to donate items to be auctioned off
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Bake sale: get your local community baking to sell some delicious treats
Bingo evening: who will be the first to check off all their numbers?
Book sale: Ask friends and family to donate their preloved books and sell them in aid of the RSPCA Woodside
Barn dance: Put your dancin’ boots on and raise money through an entry fee
Black tie event: Put on your best dress or dinner suit for a night of glitz, glamour and fundraising
Bad Tie Day: Wear with pride that tie you keep in the back of the wardrobe
Bungee Jump For Charity: are you brave enough to scale new heights?
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Car wash: help shine up local cars in a community
Cocktail night: mix up your favourite drinks in a charity cocktail evening
Cycling: get sponsored to hop on your bike
Car boot/jumble sale: clear out your unwanted items and raise money
Collection tin: place a tin in communal areas and invite people to donate spare change
Climb Everest: or an indoor climbing wall and ask people to sponsor your journey
Cabaret: for an entry fee, entertain your guests with music, comedy, refreshments and magic
Cooking competition: Take turns with friends to host a dinner party, and at the end of each evening, rate the host’s performance
Custard pie throwing: colleagues, teachers and bosses love volunteering to be part of this activity
Crazy hair: Grow out your hair, moustache or beard or maybe you’re brave enough to shave your hair off completely
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Dance-a-thon: see who can last the longest on the dancefloor
Dog show: let those pups strut their stuff to see who is voted the winner
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Exercise marathon: hold a day long event to see who can go the distance
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Facebook fundraising: use Facebook fundraising tools on your social media posts
Fashion show: rock your best outfits in a local charity fashion show
Football match: see who will score the winning goals in a charity game
Flower show: Show and sell your finest displays and specimens
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Games night: get competitive in a board games or video games night with family and friends.
Give something up: get sponsored giving up something you love
Golf day: get outside and take to the green in a charity golf day event
Guess how many: challenge people to guess how many items are in a jar ie sweets or dog treats.
Guess the baby: Ask your colleagues to bring in their baby snaps and see if they can guess who’s who
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Hiking: take a sponsored hike and see how long you can trek for
Holiday day: Check with the boss first then hold a silent auction at work to earn an extra holiday day
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Improv night: let your community flex their skills at an improv night
Iron man challenge: hold an iron man event and see who can tough it out
International food evening: A night of enjoying your favourite food from around the world. Participants cook a dish or order a takeaway from a country of their choice. The yummier the dish, the higher the donation!
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Jigsaw puzzle marathon: see who can complete the most puzzles fastest
Jumble sale: see what old or unwanted items you have lying around to sell
Job swap – Job swapping is a great way to fundraise at work, and you also get to see what life is like in your colleague’s shoes! Get sponsored to give another job a go or auction off a job role to the highest bidder.
Jewellery making: Buy your own beads and make bracelets or necklaces that people can buy for a donation.
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Karaoke: find out who’s got the cKayaking: take to the water to see wKeepy uppy contest: who will keep the ball up in the air the longest?
Knitting: use your knitting skills to create some items to sell
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Las Vegas night: enjoy a glitzy Vegas casino themed evening
Loose change collection: ask people to donate any loose change they have
Lawn mowing: Help a friend or neighbour by mowing their lawn and ask for a donation.
Lucky dip: Seek donations to take part in a lucky dip for small presents provided by your colleagues.
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Makeover: ask people to donate skills for hairdressing, manicures, etc.
Mobile free day: challenge everyone to go without phones for a full day
Mountain climb: rise to the top with a mountain climb challenge
Murder mystery party: find out who done it at a murder mystery night
Music concert: hold your own local music event or battle of the bands
Murder mystery: Host a murder mystery evening with obligatory donations from your guests. Especially the one who guesses who dunnit
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No vices: get people to sponsor you to give up your favourite treats or social media. Challenge your friend to a competition and see who can last the longes
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Obstacle course: see who can complete the obstacle course fastest
Open mic night: let anyone take to the stage in an open mic event
Outdoor theatre: hold an outdoor theatre show with entry fee
Office Olympics: Compete against colleagues in your own mini office Olympics. Sporting events could include table tennis or running round the office building
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Penalty shootout: step up to the line for a penalty shootout tournament
Plank / press up challenge: see who has the strength to hold out the longest
Poker night: all money won in the game gets donated to charity
Pot luck event: everyone brings a dish to contribute to the pot luck
Parachute jump: dare to leap out of an aeroplane and skydive to raise money for the RNLI? Take your first steps on your challenge of a lifetime with our free jumping and skydive resources.
Payroll Giving: Speak with your HR team to find out how employees can give via the monthly payroll
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Quad bike racing: get the adrenaline pumping in a quad bike race
Quickest time contests: see who can complete a task the fastest
Quiet hour: challenge people to stay quiet for an hour, donate for every noise
Quiz night: test everyone’s knowledge with a quiz night to raise money for charity
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Read-a-thon: challenge people to get reading for charity
Rock climbing: see who can reach the top in a rock climbing challenge
Ramble: Head out into some of the nation’s most beautiful landscapes and ask for sponsorship for each mile you walk. Our free coastal and inland walking resources will set you on the right track.
Reindeer Run: Take part in the 10K or 5K fun run, or a 1K Santa Saunter.
Row the (virtual) Channel: Using machines at your local gym, get sponsored to row the distance of the Channel or any waterway you fancy! Maybe it could be the distance between the RSPCA Woodside shops.
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Sports day: get nostalgic with a school sports day themed event
Street party: all your neighbours can get involved with a local street party
Superhero Day: Celebrate our RSPCA Woodside heroes by dressing up as a superhero for the day and donating to our cause
Swear box: Any verbal misdemeanours can earn money for a good cause! Get your family and colleagues involved.
Sponsored swim: Work out how far a mile is at your local pool and set a target.
Sponsored walk: plan a route and get sponsored
Sports team challenge: organise a charity tournament and a sporty teambuilding event. Choose from badminton, netball, five-a-side football and more
Strictly Dance off: Get everyone to perform their very own version of a famous dance routine in front of a panel of judges. Collect donations from spectators and contestants – or get sponsored to see how long you can keep dancing.
Stocks or wet sponge throwing: Colleagues and bosses love volunteering to be part of this activity.
Scavenger hunt: Get your friends together for a scavenger hunt and ask for donations.
Sponsored silence: This one might not be so easy! Get sponsored to stay silent for a long period of time for charity.
Supermarket Bag Packing: Find out from your local supermarket whether they allow charity bag packers
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Table tennis tournament: see who edges out the competition at table tennis
Talent contest: give everyone the chance to show off their best talents
Teddy bear picnic: host a teddy bear picnic for families to enjoy
Tombola: run a local tombola with fun prizes to help raise money for charity
Treasure hunt: put together a treasure hunt around your town
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University Challenge: host your own University Challenge style event
Upcycling: transform old items into something new that you can then sell
Ugly Jumper Competition: an alternative to Christmas jumper day that works at any time of year
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Variety show: hold a local variety show and enjoy an evening of entertainment
Video game competition: discover who’s the best when it comes to gaming
Village fete: organise a village fete to help raise money
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Window cleaning: offer to clean neighbourhood windows for a donation
Wacky races: Make go-carts and get people to place their bets on who will win and race away
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X Factor competition: host your own X Factor style singing contest
Yoga marathon: release the tension and stretch out your body for longer
Zip wire: soar through the sky as you take on a zip wire challenge
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