You can help us to end homelessness!
Could you take something you love doing, a personal challenge or bucket list dream, and use it to transform the lives of people experiencing homelessness?
Your fundraising helps people experiencing homelessness find safety, friendship and futures that seemed lost.
Here's 10 ideas to get you started:
1. Host a bake sale
2. Get your adrenaline pumping with a bungee, sky dive or wing walk!
3. Organise a coffee morning with your friends, workplaces or clubs
4. Get sponsored to GIVE something up for a month like chocolate or alcohol
5. Get sponsored to TAKE something up for a month like 10,000 steps a day, or a daily physical challenge
6. Share a skill – organise a cooking class, a yoga class in exchange for donations
7. Get active – walk, run, swim or cycle to go the extra mile for homeless people. Find local races and events here.
8. Instead of presents, collect donations on your birthday!
9. Organise a community event like a bingo or comedy night or even a talent show
10. Go Purple for Petrus (our personal favourite!). Get everyone in your office, school or group dressed in purple, a colour which represents hope, and collect donations from people who take part!
What are the 3 steps to success?
1. Let us know what you’re up to
We’re here to support you as much as we can. We can provide fundraising buckets, T-shirts, posters and more to help you maximise your fundraising!
2. Plan carefully and take your time
Make sure you take time to plan out your activities, set a budget, and get a team together to support you if you need it.
If you’re organising anything that involves the public, consider any health and safety implications. You may need to get permission from the local authority or property owners to use your planned location, alert people to any photography and have public liability insurance. But don’t worry – we can support you with all of this so that you can run a safe event for everyone!
3. Set up a fundraising page on Enthuse or download your sponsor form
Once your fundraising page is set up you can start collecting donations and sharing your fundraiser with your friends and family. There’s nothing wrong with a good old fashioned sponsor form too – stick it to the fridge at work and get support from your colleagues.