We rely solely on donations and our own fundraising to bring money in so we are always grateful of people arranging events to raise funds for ACT for SMA. All that we ask is that you are safe and do everything legally. If you would like any advice or help with events you are planning please contact us and we will do everything we can to help out.
The key to a good event is publicity. Put posters/leaflets out about your event so as many people as possible are aware. If you need any posters printing please email with your details and we will be happy to make these and send them out to you. Contact your local newspapers with details of what you are doing, and invite them along to take pictures on the day. Get in touch with local Businesses, they may sponsor your event, making it much cheaper and easier to arrange.
Everytime you sell on Ebay you can choose to donate a percentage of your sales to the Ally Cadence Trust. Click here to take a look at our Ebay for Charity home page.
Easy Fundraising
A Simple, easy to use, shopping directory where you can earn money from shopping online. simply register, login and access your favourite online sites via easyfundraising to earn a commission for the Ally Cadence Trust for SMA. The retailers include Next, EBay, Argos, Tesco, John Lewis, Debenhams and HMV. You will generate a free donation for us of up to 15% of the purchase price every time! It really is that simple!
It doesn't cost you a penny more to shop and raise funds this way. In fact you can even SAVE MONEY as many retailers give exclusive discounts, special offers and even 'e-vouchers' when you shop through the easy fundraising site |
There are ways of earning money for free so you do not have to spend anything to help us raise money. Please click here to sign up and start raising much needed funds to help families affected by Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Easy Search
You can also raise funds for us every time you search the Internet - with easysearch, a search engine with a difference.
When you search with easysearch you'll raise funds for us with every search you make! Make just 10 searches a day with easysearch instead of Google, or any other search engine, and youl could raise around £20 a year or more - It really is that easy!. What's more easysearch combines the strengths of several search engines together - Yahoo, MSN, Ask.com and many more - making it a 'super' search engine! Easysearch tracks down the most relevant and accurate results from across the Internet, which means you'll find what you are looking for in one 'easy' search. Please set out unique page - www.allyhumphries.easysearch.org.uk/ - as your homepage and use it every time you search the Internet |
Sponsored Events
If you would like to complete a sponsored event please contact the office with your request and we will send you some sponsor forms. It is important that names and addresses on these forms are completed in full if the person sponsoring you would like us to claim gift aid. Get all people involved to speak to their workplace about your event, as some offer a scheme where they will match your donation, especially Banks and Building Societies. There are many different events you can get sponsors for, and some you can include all the family in too. Here's a few ideas to get you started;
- Sponsored Walk / Run - Keep a look out for local events that you can take part in, many will let you raise money for your own charity if you pay a small entry fee
- Toddle Walk - Get your friends involved with their children, you could also involve grandparents
- Swimathon - Swim the equivalent of the English Channel between a group of you
- Sponsored silence - Can you never get a word in edgeways? Challenge your children/friends/colleagues to a sponsored silence
Fun Day
Get a few of you together and organise a Fun Day at your local pub/club. You could contact local Businesses and see if they would be interested in taking part in a charity football match. Together with a few games, raffle, bouncy castle and food would be a good day for the whole family.
Quiz Night
Organize a quiz night in your local Community Centre or Pub. Charge
for entry into the Quiz and see if you can get a prize donated for the Winning team.
Concerts
Do you have a talent you would like to show off or do you know a group that could put on a good performance? Put together a concert/show and charge for entry tickets. You could also hold a raffle at the interval.
Civvies Day
This always goes down very well in Schools. Why not contact your local School along with local Businesses and see if they will support you in a non-uniform / dress down day. You could charge 50 pence per person to wear whatever they like.
Ally Cadence Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
We have many different events planned for the upcoming months to raise money for the Ally Cadence Trust, please see our events page for more details on how you can come along and support us at these events.