PAWS Fundraising Ideas A-Z
A
- Abseiling
- Aerobathon (sponsored per minute or charge those taking part)
- Antique Fairs
- Art Exhibitions
- Astrology Evenings
- Athletic meetings
- Auctions
B
- Baby-sitting
- Bad Hair Day
- Bad Tie day
- Bag Packing
- Bake sale
- Baked beans bath
- Balloon race
- Barbeque
- Barn Dance
- Bazaar
- BBQ
- Beard Shaving
- Bed push
- Bike tours
- Bingo
- Blind Date
- Bob a job
- Book and Jumble Sale
- Book sale
- Breakfast event
- Bridge drive
- Bring and buy sale
- Bungee Jumping
C
- Cake sale
- Car boot sale
- Car cleaning
- Car rally
- Car Wash (suitable for all ages)
- Carol Singing
- Casino night
- Casual day at work/school
- Children’s sports day
- Christmas Day Swim
- Church Collection
- Churchgate Collection
- Cinema charity screening
- Coffee mornings
- Coin chain
- Coin collections
- Coins (fill a smartie tube/jar with coins)
- Comedy Night – www.laughterlounge.ie
- Concert
D
- Dance
- Dance-a-thon
- Darts Tournament
- Dinner Dance / Party
- Disco
- Do door-to-door collections – we can supply you with all you need!
- Dog show
- Dog Walking
- Donations in lieu of presents
- Donkey Derby
- Drama
- Dress down day at work
- Duck race
E
- Easter bonnet competition
- Easter egg hunt
- Egg & Spoon Race
- Exercise Bike Marathon (complete ‘shifts’ over a set period)
- Exhibitions
- Expeditions
F
- Face Painting
- Fancy dress ball / competition
- Fashion show
- Festivals
- Film show
- Firm wide raffles, auctions and collections
- Fishing Competition
- Five-a-Side
- Flower show
- Football Match
- Football tournament
- Fortune telling
- Fun run
G
- Gala evening
- Garden party
- Gigs
- Girls V Boys Day / Event
- Give up something for Lent and get it sponsored!
- Golf classic
- Golf Day (invite local firms to organize teams)
- Golf tournament
- Good as new sale
- Gourmet Raffle
- Greyhound meeting
- Guess the amount of sweets in a jar
- Guess the Height / Weight / Amount…
- Gymkhana
H
- Halloween fancy dress party
- Halloween party
- Head and beard shaving
- Head Shave
- Hill Walking / Running
- Hopscotch
- Horse Race
- Horticultural Exhibition (charge an admission or sell plants)
- Human Chain
I
- Individual Gifts
- Indoor Games Night (board games, skittles, cards)
- Inter-departmental quiz in your workplace
- Irish Coffee Morning
J
- Jamboree
- James Bond event
- Jelly Eating Challenge
- Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge
- Joke Competition
- Juggling Challenge
- Jumble sale
K
- Karaoke Evening (ask a local pub to host a karaoke night for you and charge entry)
- Karate Event
- Kite Flying
- Knit In
- Knitting Challenge
- Knitting Sprint (knit for an hour – provide regulation wool and needles!)
- Knobbly Knees Challenge
- Kris Kindle
L
- Lawn mowing
- Leg Waxing (good for the men!)
- Line Dancing
- Litter Collection (sponsored per item/black sack)
- Little Italy party
- Local Pub Quiz
- Lottery
- Lunch runs at the office
- Luncheons
- Lunch-time event
M
- Magic Show
- Marathon (get fit and run a marathon, get people to sponsor/guess your time!)
- Marathons / Mini Marathon
- Masque Ball
- Matched giving from companies for employee fundraising
- Mountain climbing
- Mums Run (ask your local school to help)
- Murder mystery evening
- Music recital
- Musical Chairs
N
- New Year’s Eve party
- Night In (stay in on Saturday night with your friends and donate the money you save)
- No Smoking Day
- No Smoking/No Chocolate Day (give up your vices for charity)
- No uniform day
O
- Obstacle Course
- Odd One Out
- Oiche Gaelach
- Old Time Dance (sponsored per dance)
- Open Gardens – garden parties around your neighborhood
P
- Pancake breakfast
- Panto
- Parachute Jumps
- Payroll deduction
- Penalty Shoot-out
- Pet show
- Pie Eating Competition
- Pillow Fight
- Pizza party
- Plant sales
- Poetry Competition
- Pool Competition
- Pram Race (babies not included!)
R
- Race Night (horse/greyhound racing)
- Radio Controlled Car Race
- Raffle
- Rag weeks
- Read-a-thon
- Role Reversal Day
S
- Scrabble Tournaments (pay to play or sponsor points)
- Shave- a- Thon
- Shoe Shining
- Sleep-out
- Sponsored Bag-Pack
- Sponsored bike ride for young and old
- Sponsored Cycle / Walk / Run / Slim / Silence / ANYTHING!
- Sponsored Dart Match
- Sponsored Dog Walk
- Sponsored Events, e.g. slimming
- Sponsored silence
- Sports day
- Spot the baby photo competition
- Street Collections (Don’t forget – you will need a Garda permit)
- Street party
- Supermarket Bag Packing
- Swear box
- Sweepstakes
- Swimathon
- Swimming gala
T
- Talent competition
- Talks and demonstrations – e.g. book readings, cookery demonstrations
- Tea party
- Teddy bear’s picnic for children
- Tennis tournament
- Theatre Premiere or Gala Evening
- Theme evening
- Themed event based on particular countries/cultures
- Three-legged Race
- Tombola
- Treasure Hunt (sponsored/ask local firms to donate prizes)
- Treks
- Tug-o-war
U
- Unwanted Christmas presents sale
- Unwanted Gifts Sale
- Used Book Sale (bestsellers at bargain prices)
V
- Valentine’s Day event
- Valet Services
- Variety Show (sketches, song, dance, readings)
- Vegetable sale
- Veteran car rally