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Fundraising Ideas

Organising a fundraiser for Jack and Jill is truly wonderful!

The choices are endless, you can organise an event, an activity or a hold party – all while raising valued money for The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.

See below for a list of ideas from A-Z, or feel free to send us your own!

A

  • Art Exhibition
  • Auction
  • Abseiling

B

  • Black Tie Ball or Dance
  • Bring & Buy Sale
  • Bingo
  • Barbecue
  • Beard Shave
  • Bed push
  • Bridge tournament
  • Barn dance
  • Book sale
  • Bowling event
  • Birthday donation in lieu of presents
  • Blind date
  • Breakfast morning
  • Bike race
  • Bag packing

C

  • Concert
  • Coffee morning
  • Car boot sale
  • Country & Western night
  • Christmas cards
  • Carol singing
  • Cake Sale
  • Car Rally
  • Charity Shop collections
  • Casual day – work or school
  • Comedy night
  • Cheese & Wine party
  • Cookery demonstration
  • Craft Fair

D

  • Dinner dance
  • Disco
  • Darts event
  • Dog Show

E

  • Egg & Spoon race
  • Easter egg hunt
  • Easter bonnet competition

F

  • Family Day
  • Five-a-side tournament
  • Fancy dress event/competition
  • Face painting
  • Festival
  • Flower show
  • Fortune telling
  • Fete

G

  • Golf tournament
  • Gala evening
  • Garage sale
  • Guess how many etc
  • Garden party
  • Gymkhana
  • Greyhound evening
  • Go-karting

H

  • Head shave
  • Halloween party
  • Horse racing
  • Honesty box
  • Hill walking

I

  • Italian evening
  • It’s a Knockout tournament
  • Ice – skating
  • Ice-cream event

J

  • Jumble sale
  • Jazz night

K

  • Karaoke competition
  • Kite flying
  • Knitting challenge
  • Kris kindle

L

  • Ladies lunch
  • Line dancing
  • Leg wax

M

  • Marathon – mini, city or create your own
  • Murder Mystery evening
  • Medieval evening
  • Masquerade ball
  • Mountain climbing
  • Matched giving program for companies & employees

N

  • New Years Eve event
  • Non- Uniform day
  • No Smoking day

O

  • Open house – fitness clubs, play centres etc. donation to charity in lieu of normal fee
  • Orienteering
  • Old Time dancing

P

  • Paint Ball
  • Payroll donations
  • Picnic day
  • Pram push
  • Parachute jump
  • Pub Quiz
  • Pyjama Party
  • Painting competition

Q

  • Quiz night

R

  • Raffle
  • Relay race
  • Record Breaking Attempt
  • Read-a-thon
  • Remembering Someone Special
  • Rock & Roll night

S

  • Skydive
  • Silent auction
  • Sponsored event – swim / run / cycle / walk / slim etc.
  • Sports Day
  • Street party
  • Salsa night
  • Swear box

T

  • Tug of war
  • Talent competition
  • Themed event
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Treks

U

  • Unwanted gift sale
  • Up the Hill for Jack & Jill

V

  • Valentines event
  • Vacation Day – the employee that raises the most receives a day off work

W

  • Walks
  • Wine tasting evening
  • Wheel barrow race
  • Word search competition

X

  • Xmas cards
  • Xmas party
  • Xmas draw

Y

  • Yoga marathon
  • Yacht race
  • Yo-Yo competition

Z

  • Zoo day
  • Zodiac readings

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Revenue Charity Number: CHY12405 | Registered Charity No: 20036201

Jack and Jill named 2026 Finalist for Fundraising Campaign of the Year at the Charity Excellence Awards, proudly sponsored by iDonate. Jack and Jill named 2026 Finalist for the Employer Excellence Award at the Charity Excellence Awards, proudly sponsored by CCI Executive Search. Good Governance Award Winner 2020 Good Governance Award Winner 2022
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  • Our Services
    • How we support families
    • Children’s Palliative Care
    • Sibling Support
    • Family Enquiry Form
    • Model of Care
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Useful Information
    • Words and Meanings
    • Entitlements & Support
    • Service User Privacy Notice
  • Nurses & Carers
    • Referral Pathway
    • Criteria for Referral
    • Send a Referral
    • Information for Nurses
    • Nurse Registration Form
    • Carer’s Registration Form
    • Nursing Team Contacts
    • Resources
  • Support Us
    • Power Hour
      • About Power Hour
      • Jamison’s Power Hour
      • Crossbar Challenge
      • Power Hour School Disco
      • Hole In One
      • Power Hour Events
      • Power Hour Ideas
    • Fundraising
      • Create a Fundraiser
      • Community
        • Golf for Jack and Jill
        • Lego Donations
        • School Fundraising
        • Fundraising Ideas
      • Events / Campaigns
        • Power Hour
        • Walk 100km
        • Cycle the Ring of Kerry
        • The Doggett Group Golf Classic
        • Jack and Jill Marathon Heroes Hub
        • Abseil Challenge
        • The Little Ones Appeal
        • View All Events
    • Corporate Partnerships
      • Why Partner with Jack and Jill
      • How You Can Help
      • 100 Hour Heroes
    • Ways to Donate
      • Monthly Giving
      • One-Off Donation
      • In Memory Giving
      • Tax Efficient Giving
      • Wedding Favours
      • Legacy and Will Donation
    • Volunteering
    • Buy Teacher Gift Cards
  • About Us
    • The Story of Jack and Jill
    • Our Team
    • Our Values
    • Family Stories
    • Latest News
    • Careers
    • Model of Care
    • Strategy 2027
    • Annual Reports
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Advocacy
    • Governance
  • Shops
    • Power Hour Shop Events
    • Charity Boutiques Locations
    • About Our Charity Boutiques
    • Become a Volunteer
    • Lego Donations
    • Buy Teacher Gift Cards
    • Buy Cycling Jersey
  • Donate
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