A fundraising event for charity is a great idea! Remember to plan your fundraising day well. It must be fun for the volunteers and exciting for people who donate. The donors have to trust you.

Here are some ideas how to collect money on your own or with a group of friends.

You can change your birthday party into a great fundraising event. Tell your friends and family not to give you so many birthday presents. Ask them to donate money to your favourite charity instead.

Talk to your family and offer to do some extra household chores. In this way you can make some money and donate it to charity. Your house will be tidy, your parents will be happy and you will help people in need.

Ask your friends, classmates, and even teachers to give you their photos showing them as babies. Invite all the people from the photos to your school and make them guess who is who! People who want to guess have to donate to charity! It’s great fun to discover how cute everyone looked a collect a lot of donations. Prepare small prizes for people who guessed correctly.

Collect used toys, books, and clothes from your friends and family. Tell them you organise a “garage sale” at school or in your neighbourhood. Make posters with information about the time, place and the charity which you want to help.

You will be surprised how much money your friends and teachers can spend. Remember, the things you sell should be in good condition and prices shouldn’t be too high!

Helping is easy! You can do your favourite sport and fundraise! Talk to your friends or teachers and organise a sports challenge.

Do you love riding your bike in the park? Ask people to make a small donation every time you cycle around your school or your local park. You can also walk, run, skip, skate, or even ski if you want. The most important thing here is to have fun and fundraise at the same time. Come on, all hands on deck! How many rounds can you make?