What can you do?

Fundraising for us is a great way of helping the Southern Area Hospice Services continue their work in providing care to patients suffering with terminal illnesses. With your help we can really make a difference to the lives of many people.

You may already know what you would like to do but in case you do not, we have lots of ideas to help get your fundraising started!! Whether you plan to do charity fundraising at school or college, at work or with your friends and family, the money you raise will help more families.

Last year schools throughout the Southern Health Board area raised more than £36,000 for the hospice. If you are interested in finding out about the many ways in which schools can help their local hospice please contact the fundraising office (028) 3025 1333. Thank you for your continued support.

Coin Quest
Coin Quest is to continue in 2007 for the primary schools and the copper hunt to continue for the secondary schools. Coin Quest helps to inform all schools about the services we offer and at the very least make sure that they know that we are their local hospice and that they should be supporting us. Cheque presentations and School Talks are offered to all schools participating in order that we may increase our profile within the local community and also the schools can increase their positive profile.

Home Boxes
People take collection boxes and place them in their home to collect loose change as a way of raising funds for their local Hospice. When their home box is full, they return them to the Fundraisding Office to be emptied.

Flag Days
Flag Days/ Street Collections were held historically in the Newry & Mourne region. Over the past few years this has continued to move to other towns and villages. SAHS need to recruit as many locals as possible to assist during the Flag Day. If you have any spare time and would like to help during the Flag Day, please contact the Fundraising Office for more information within your area.

Arrange an Event

You could raise vital funds by organising an event in your area such as:

• Arts or crafts stall/ exhibition/fair
• Auctions
• Car Boot Sale
• Dance Marathon
• Fancy dress

Many of these activities are quick and easy to set up while others will take more time to organise. We suggest you choose the one that you think you will enjoy most. If you would like to organise an event in your area or get an information pack for more fundraising ideas and tips telephone (028) 3025 1333 or write to the address shown in the ‘How to get a fundraising Pack’ section.