THANK YO
U
FOR SUPPORTING
OUR HOME FRO
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HOME
We can’t thank you enough for choosing to support our house and families in need!
In these extraordinary times it’s hard to know how you can help from home. Just like you we are starting to feel a little cooped
up and have been brainstorming ideas to keep isolation interesting. We hope this guide gives you lots of ideas to get you started
so you can help us support families in need now and in the future.
Our house continues to support families from across the South West and South Wales with a child in hospital. The current
epidemic only adds to the stress our families feel whilst they are here in Bristol for their child to receive critical treatment. We will
continue to support them any way we can and are working hard to ensure their health and safety at all times.
Whatever your reasons for supporting RMHB, you can rest assured that every penny you raise will be spent within our house.
8,300 FAMILIES
AND COUNTING
Have stayed at RMHB
£35
WOULD PAYFOR 1 FAMILY TO STAY FOR 1 NIGHT
GO DIGITAL
IN
AT SCHOOL
Digital fundraising is the easiest way to help fundraise with friends and family from the comfort of your own home. Below are just a few ideas to get you started.
FUNDRAISE FOR FREE
These handy websites are great ways to fundraise on a budget and at no cost to you they’re really a no brainer!
EASYFUNDRAISING Sign up today and make your online purchased through their website or app and the retailer will donate at no
extra cost to you!
AMAZON SMILE Amazon’s very own donation site where they will make a donation for every qualifying purchase. GET SELLING
EBAY If you’re an active Ebay seller or looking to take on a spring sort out did you know that you can nominate a cause to support
with a percentage of your sale?
ZIFFIT & VIRGIN MONEY GIVING Have launched a new way to declutter and donate! You can even share your link with friends and
family to encourage them to do the same.
CELEBRATE
Celebrate your birthday with family and friends by setting up a Facebook birthday fundraiser and asking for donations in lieu of cards or gifts.
JOIN THE LOTTERY
Our lottery costs less than £5 a month and gives you the chance to win up to £25,000 a week! Continuous donations like these help us to plan for the future and continue our support now and in the future.
FROM HOME
Looking for some ways to keep you and your family occupied?
These simple at home fundraising ideas are a great way to keep supporting our home from home from yours.
SWEAR JAR Collect donations throughout the lock down and donate the contents at the end
MAKE OVER Whether you shave all your hair off or grow an isolation moustache this is a sponsorship challenge you can still do from home with
the help of an online fundraising page.
GET ACTIVE Challenge yourself and your family to get your daily exercise by doing a workout together getting family and friends to sponsor
you.
CYCLE If you have a static bike why not take on that cycling challenge from the comfort of your own home?
SET UP A WEEKLY QUIZ No matter how regularly you do it, set up a Quiz using Virtual Quiz Events and get your friends and family to join in
with cash prizes and a percentage donated to us.
HOLD A 50/50 RAFFLE Ask friends and family to take part with the winning name receiving 50% of the proceeds and the rest coming to us.
There are online sites you can use to draw the name or number to keep it fair.
HAVE A CLEAR OUT Tackle the spring sort out and declutter, challenging you and your children to find 35 things to get rid of and donate £35.
Although we cannot accept your items we suggest you donate these to another worthwhile cause with a charity shop.
TAKE ON A NEW CHALLENGE Take on that challenge you’ve been putting off whether it’s learning a new skill or taking up a new hobby.
Promise to dedicate time to it everyday and ask friends and family to donate as a reward for your dedication.
3 REASONS TO SET YOURSELF A FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE
1. For family. Help support families in need to be near their loved ones whilst they’re in hospital. 2. For fun. Do something fun with friends and family whether virtually or with your household. 3. For you. Keep active or take up a new hobby to take care of your body and well being.
NEW CHALLENGES
You may have seen these challenges across social media and in the news.
These simple ideas are a great way to get involved and help support our home from home.
THE 2.6 CHALLENGE
Challenge yourself to run 2.6miles or dance for 2.6 hours or try out a new hobby 26 times. You could even try to get 26 people involved (following social distancing guidelines) or maybe take on your challenge for 26 days.
You could ask friends and family to sponsor you or simply donate £26 for completing your challenge.
THE 5 DAY CHALLENGE
Challenge yourself to take on a new activity for 5 days such as 5 minutes of exercise or posting a new photo on social media each day. Every day nominate a new friend or family member to take on the challenge and when you’ve finished donate £5 to our home from home.
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT US
MAKE A
DONATION
Any donation big or small goes towards helping families in need. We are a non-profit organisation and every penny raised goes towards keeping our doors open.
DONATIONS
Whether you’re making a one of donation or want to start monthly giving you can head to our website to get started.
WISH LIST GIFTS
From food donations to household items, our wish list covers all those things that make a house a home. Keep an eye on our Wish list Wednesday posts on Facebook and Twitter to see what we are most in need of and get it posted straight to our house.
SHOUT OUT
Make sure you follow us on social media and share our page with friends and family to help boost awareness of our home from home. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
PARENTS
Looking for some extra ways to keep the kids occupied during home schooling? Why not download our RMHB Word Search from the ’Planning Your Own Event’ section on our website under ’In School’ fundraising.
BUY A WISH
LIST GIFT
SHOUT OUT
ON SOCIAL
“This place is essential through all the stress to give parents and siblings something resembling normality – this place is amazing!”
RMHB Family
For more information on all things fundraising please email our Fundraising and Events Manager Frankie: [email protected]