Power Hour with Today FM for The Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

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Power Hour Fundraising ideas

Take these ideas. Mix them together. Add your own twist. Or create something completely different. If it gets people talking, brings people together and helps fund more Hours of Care… It’s a Power Hour.

Individuals

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Whether you’re taking part on your own or with a few friends, there’s a Power Hour to suit everyone.

Ideas for Individuals

Take on a Challenge

Spend one hour doing something worth sponsoring.

  • Walk, Run, Cycle, Row or Swim Challenge
  • Step, Burpee, Plank or Skipping Challenge
  • 60 Minutes of Movement
  • Learn and perform a dance routine
  • Sponsored Silence
  • Busk in fancy dress
  • Attempt a Guinness World Record

Host a Power Hour

  • Coffee Morning, Tea & Treats or Bake Sale
  • BBQ or Pizza Night
  • Quiz or Games Night

Try Something Different

  • Let supporters vote for your one-hour challenge before the day.
  • Dress in a ridiculous costume and go about your usual day.

Companies

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Bring your colleagues, customers and suppliers together to help fund as many hours of care as possible.

Ideas for Companies

Challenge Your Team

  • Department vs Department Challenge
  • Walk, Run, Cycle, Row or Step Challenge
  • Relay or 60 Minutes of Movement Challenge
  • Office Olympics
  • Challenge another company to see who can fund the most hours of care.

Host a Power Hour

  • Coffee Morning, Tea & Treats or Bake Sale
  • Power Lunch, Charity Breakfast or BBQ
  • Quiz, Games Hour, Talent Show or Office Olympics
  • Wellness Hour or Fitness Class
  • Customer or Networking Event

Get Your Customers Behind You

Use your products, services and business network to help fund more hours of care.

  • Donate a percentage of sales from a product or service for a day or week.
  • Ask customers to add a donation at checkout.
  • Hold a raffle with prizes donated by suppliers or local businesses.
  • Donate one hour’s worth of sales.
  • Match employee donations.
  • Challenge suppliers or customers to host their own Power Hour.

Try Something Different

  • Auction an Hour – Ask colleagues to each donate one hour of their skills or talents and invite customers, suppliers and colleagues to bid.
  • Spin the Wheel Challenge – Fill a wheel with fun one-hour challenges and let chance decide how everyone will spend their Power Hour.

Schools

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Bring pupils, teachers and parents together for one unforgettable Power Hour.

Ideas for Schools

Challenge Your School

  • Sponsored Walk or Colour Run
  • Dance Challenge or Danceathon
  • Readathon
  • Sponsored Silence
  • Teacher vs Students or Class vs Class Challenge
  • Challenge another school to fund the most hours of care.

Host a Power Hour

  • Bake Sale
  • School Disco
  • Quiz or Games Hour
  • Talent Show
  • Family Fun Afternoon
  • Sports Hour

Use Your School Community

  • Non-uniform or Jersey Day
  • Coffee Morning for parents or grandparents
  • Each class funds a set number of hours of care
  • Invite the Parents’ Association to organise or support your Power Hour.
  • Local businesses sponsor your school

Try Something Different

  • Spin the Wheel Challenge – Let each class or teacher spin the wheel to decide their one-hour challenge.
  • Every Class Creates Their Own Power Hour – Challenge each class to come up with their own one-hour fundraiser and see who can fund the most hours of care.

 Sports Teams & Clubs

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Bring players, coaches, members and supporters together for one unforgettable Power Hour.

Ideas for Sports Teams & Clubs

Challenge Your Club

  • Sponsored Training Session
  • Parents vs Players Match
  • Skills Challenge
  • Penalty Shoot-Out or Longest Kick, Throw or Drive
  • Relay Challenge
  • Challenge another club to fund the most hours of care.

Host a Power Hour

  • Club Breakfast, BBQ or Bake Sale
  • Quiz Night or Games Hour
  • Match Day Power Hour with a half-time challenge, tea & treats or BBQ
  • Family Fun Day
  • Club Open Day or Mini Tournament
  • Fancy Dress Training Session

Get Your Club Community Behind You

Invite members, supporters, parents, sponsors and local businesses to support your Power Hour through sponsorship, prizes or donations.

Gyms & Wellness Groups

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Bring your members together to help fund more hours of care.

Ideas for Gyms & Wellness Groups

Challenge Your Members

  • Spin, Row, Run, Walk or Step Challenge
  • HIIT, Plank, Burpee or 60 Minutes of Movement Challenge
  • Yoga or Pilates Marathon
  • Challenge another gym to see who can fund the most hours of care.

Host a Power Hour

  • Charity Fitness Class
  • Wellness Morning
  • Yoga, Pilates or Mindfulness Session
  • Healthy Breakfast or Smoothie Morning or Wellness Talk

Get Your Members Behind You

  • Donate the fee from one class or invite everyone attending on a chosen day to make a donation.
  • Hold a “Pay What You Can” class.
  • Invite members to bring a friend and donate the class fee.
  • Ask members to sponsor an instructor taking on a challenge.
  • Raffle Power Hour Packages of Personal Training, Classes, Nutrition or Recovery sessions.

Community Groups

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Bring your local community together to help fund more hours of care.

Ideas for Community Groups

Challenge Your Community

  • Community Walk, Run or Cycle
  • Relay or Step Challenge
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Sports Challenge or Sports Blitz
  • Challenge another community group to fund the most hours of care.

Host a Power Hour

  • Coffee Morning, Tea & Treats or Bake Sale
  • BBQ, Picnic or Community Lunch
  • Quiz, Bingo, Games Hour or Talent Show
  • Family Fun Day, Community Sports Event or Local Music Session
  • Organise a Car Boot Sale or Car Wash
  • Organize a Power Hour Raffle with Prizes from local businesses

Get Your Community Behind You

Invite neighbours, local businesses, families and community organisations to sponsor your Power Hour, donate prizes or help you reach your goal.

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Ready to Power Hours of Care?

  1. Choose your Power Hour.
  2. Set your Hours of Care Goal.
  3. Invite people to get behind your Power Hour.
  4. Then see how many hours of care you can fund for Jack and Jill families.

Turn One Hour of Your Time into Hours of Care.

€20 funds one hour of in-home nursing care and respite support.

For most of us, an hour can pass in the blink of an eye.

For a Jack and Jill family, one hour can mean the chance to sleep, spend time with a sibling, attend an appointment, share a cup of tea, or simply take a breath.

Today, Jack and Jill supports more than 520 families across Ireland, providing up to 100 hours of in-home nursing care and respite support every month to families caring for children with severe learning disabilities and complex medical needs. Our service operates seven days a week, with no waiting list, no means test and no red tape, helping families care for their child at home, where they belong.

Mila and her Mum Hannah McGrenera