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Here’s 5 ways you can raise money for Wigan and Leigh Hospice this year. Come dine with me competition Everyone has seen the TV programme, so why not invite a group of friends to set themselves against each other. Get 4 groups of 4 to compete, with everyone putting in £25. The winner from each group of 4 then plays in a final, the winner receives a cash prize, and the rest goes to the hospice. Set up now for a date later in the year to comply with COVID safe regulations.
Car Boot Sale If you can gather enough sellable items from your loft or the children’s rooms, you can raise a decent amount by taking it to the local car boot. Instant cash for the hospice and you get to de-clutter.
Promise Auction Ask friends, family and your local community to write down a promise of what they could do for someone else, from a years’ worth of garden maintenance and car valeting to walking your dog and the promise of time in a holiday home. Auction off the promises to the highest bidder and donate the money to the hospice.
Foreign Coin Exchange With foreign holidays off the agenda for the time being, seize the moment and let all your friends and family know that you will be collecting foreign coins to give the money to charity. Foreign currency can be exchanged back into pounds to add to your fundraising and the feeling of helping the hospice will be better than any exchange rate available.
And for those who want to help but don’t want the faff of organising events – here are 3 suggestions on how you can help the hospice. Play the lottery Sign up via the hospice website www.wlh.org.uk for just £4.34 per month. There are 30 prizes to be won every week including a top prize of £1,000
Donate Commit to making a regular donation by joining the ‘Daisy Chain’. Sign up at www.wlh.org.uk
Small Change Every little helps and all adds up. Get a copper box for your loose change and send it back once it is full!
Hold a Scavenger Hunt This one is great at Easter or Christmas time and to get the kids and their school involved. Charge for entry and hide some themed, edible treats and give each team some clues to try and find them. The fastest team to gather the most items wins and gets to eat what they have found.
Wigan and Leigh Hospice, Kildare Street, Hindley, WN2 3HZ
01942 525566 Email: fundraising@wlh.org.uk www.wlh.org.uk
