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• • Abseil – Not for the faint-hearted but perfect for the adventurous! Take on an iconic building or landmark.

• • Auction / Auction of promises – Do you, or a friend or family member have a sought-after collection or desirable sports or military memorabilia? Then an auction could be the perfect way to support ACCT UK. You could make your auction a more casual affair by auctioning off your skill set or particular talent. Are you an excellent cook, have mad wood working skills or maybe you are a solicitor or financial expert who can auction off an hour’s expert advice? Dog walking, being a butler for the day or even doing someone’s shopping for a week are all worthy prizes…

• • Afternoon tea – cream or jam first, chocolate or vanilla cake, crusts, or no? These debates will rage forever but the one thing almost everyone can agree on is that afternoon tea is an oldie but a goodie and never goes out of favour.

• • Arts and Crafts stall – Maybe you are a crafty genius? There are so many local fairs, craft shows etc. where you can sell your fabulous creations.

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  • Coffee mornings - Some people can’t even function until they’ve had their coffee, maybe your coffee morning will be a chance to catch up with friends or colleagues from different departments or maybe you can make it a networking event for local businesses or clients. Whatever you decide to do, enjoy a nice cup of Joe.

• • Cinema screening - Host a film extravaganza, maybe a classic that everyone loves, use your house, garden, school canteen or your office boardroom and don’t forget the popcorn!

• • Concert – Whatever your music tastes, a concert with friends, family or colleagues will be fun and maybe you’ll expand your musical knowledge. Think about who you know that can play an instrument or sing.

• • Carol singing – Christmas comes but once a year but it’s worth the wait and carols are the perfect way to celebrate and raise important funds. Warm up your vocal cords and get ready to ‘Deck the Halls’

• • Competition – A friendly competition such as a ‘Bake off style’ event, a football match, a spin class competition, or a tennis tournament, is a great way to raise money and finally decide once and for all who should be crowned the best.

• • Collections – This is a tried and tested way to get donations – organise a collection at your local shopping centre, train station, supermarket, fete or festival. We will provide collection tins or buckets all you need to do is ask for permission and pick a date!

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• • Eating competition - How many crackers can you eat without water? When it comes to food, there are lots of challenges to set, particularly for fans of ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!’ You can raise money with entry fees or tie an eating competition into a larger event. Top tip: breaking records could help you gain press coverage and increase your fundraising.

• • Easter Egg Hunt or party – If you’re involved in the Army Cadets then you may be off to camp at Easter, so perhaps arrange a fun egg hunt, a bunny hop race etc whilst you are away. If not perhaps arrange a bunny themed party with a Easter themed quiz in your local community, work or school or a local Easter egg hunt.

• • Egg and spoon race – Remember primary school sports days? The Egg and Spoon race takes skill and balance – why don’t you have a picnic and couple it with some fun games and challenges that appeal to all ages.

• • Eighties night – Some of you won’t even have been born in the eighties, so find out what you missed and have a fab evening of 80’s classics, neon, ra-ra skirts, fingerless gloves and of course some legwarmers!

• • Exhibition – Do you have some military memorabilia to display, are you a keen photographer or artist? Maybe you and your friends could display together and invite everyone to come and look at your unusual or original pieces, maybe you could even auction some off to raise some extra money and of course start making a name for yourself….

• • Expert talk – Do you or someone you know have a wealth of knowledge that they would like to share? Arrange an event with drinks and canapes to help others to understand your area of expertise or hobby. Charge admission to support ACCT UK and include a segment in your talk about why you support us.

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  • Games Night – All you need is games, whether board games or console games, a place to play and people to play with. Charge friends to play and arrange a lunchtime competition at the office for a week or invite people over for snacks and charades. Whatever you decide to do, don’t forget to have fun.

• • Girls (or Boys) Night In - Get your friends round and ask them to donate what they would have spent on a night out. Do a pot luck and donate the extra £’s.

• • Give it up! – Do you have a bad habit? Give it up and get your friends, family, or co-workers to sponsor you.

• • Golf Day – Maybe your company loves to do business on the golf course, or you just love to have a few rounds at the weekend. Golf is a great way to raise funds for ACCT UK.

• • Gardening – If you have green fingers perhaps you can help others in exchange for a donation whether that is cutting grass, weeding, planting or perhaps your neighbourhood has some other beautiful gardens, and you can organise an open day with the others. People can pay a fee and take a look at lovely gardens in the area and get some expert tips from experienced local gardeners as they walk round.

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  • International Evening / International Day – Do you love the food and culture in Mexico, Spain, Ethiopia, have you been to a country lots of times or is there somewhere you have always wanted to visit? Are you an expert Irish dancer or is flamenco more your thing? Invite people over to experience a taste of a different place. Offer, food, information, games, dance lessons etc from this country and ask everyone to dress according to the theme (national dress, colours of the country’s flag for example) and charge people to experience somewhere new for the night.

• • It’s a Knockout – If you don’t remember the cult show ‘It’s a Knockout’ then definitely google it. It’s the ultimate opportunity to get your own back on a colleague, teacher, or senior officer! You will need inflatables of different kinds, headgear, and your sense of humour.

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  • Karaoke night – There are those who say they hate karaoke and yet when the lights go down and the music starts to play, everyone wants to belt out their favourite tunes… obviously they should be charged a donation for publicly embarrassing themselves.

• • Kite Flying – A British institution. Arrange a day out kite flying, perhaps run a competition of who makes the best kite, time in the air, decoration etc, have a BBQ or get everyone is bring a picnic and get flying.

• • Knitting – During lockdown more people started knitting and crocheting to pass the time. Set up a stall, sell your creations online or take custom orders and use your needles to provide young people with amazing experiences that will build their confidence and help them achieve their full potential.

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  • Marathon events - Not everyone is a runner, so for those that are a marathon is the perfect way to truly challenge yourself. For those that aren’t, maybe do a challenge over 26.2 hours or 26.2 miles – a sponsored silence, danceathon, jokeathon (so many dad jokes, so little time), rollerblade, swim or even unicycle….

• • Matched Giving - Whether you’re raising money in the office or outside of work, ask your employer about matched giving. Lots of our fundraisers have doubled the amount raised by their employer so don’t be afraid to ask.

• • Mince pies and mulled wine evening - Christmas is the perfect time to get together, so throw a mince pie and mulled wine event and ask for donations for ACCT UK.

• • Murder Mystery Evening – Who dunnit? Who knows, all will be revealed at your fabulous murder mystery evening. Hold it at home, charge a ticket price and let the evening unveil your killer.

• • Masquerade Ball – A ball is the perfect event for fundraising, you can charge for tickets, hold an auction, play games for donations, and even talk about ACCT UK and what we do. Add a hint of mystery with a mask and what’s not to love?

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  • Office Olympics – The paperclip throw, the office chair 100m, the synchronised chair swivel…the possibilities are endless.

• • Open Garden / Day - If your garden is in full bloom or you have a house with a colourful history, why not open your doors for an entry fee and host an open house. With the kitchen close by, it will be easy to raise extra funds by offering refreshments and a great way to meet the neighbours!

• • Obstacle course - Set-up the ultimate obstacle course to raise money. Maybe you could have a separate course for children and adults to make the day family-friendly. Include a BBQ at the end for the perfect day. Just remember that health and safety is paramount. We’d be happy to help you with a risk assessment and discuss your ideas.

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  • Quiz night - You host the night and guests pay to play. Hold it at your local pub, village hall, canteen or even in your garden. Maybe you have a theme for each round, don’t make it too easy and perhaps ask a local business for a prize or two for the winning team- perhaps a round of golf or mini golf, a cocktail making course, a voucher…

• • Quintessentially British – Picture bunting and biscuits, tea and scones, a garden party and anything else typically British you can think of. Charge an entry fee, have a bake sale and a tombola to raise funds.

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  • Sweepstakes - You have 1 question, for example, ‘How many sweets in the jar?’ and people pay to guess the answer. Whoever has the winning answer gets a prize, while you donate the money raised. Simple but very effective.​

• • Skydiving - This one really is extreme, but it could be the perfect way to raise some funds and help us ensure no cadet misses out.

• • Sponsored Silence – Are people always telling you to be quiet? Maybe they’ll pay you to do so? Decide how long you can stay quiet for and get your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you per hour.

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• University Challenge - Challenge a rival university to a competition, to see which university will come out on top. It could be a ‘University Challenge’ style quiz, a race through your university city or a scavenger hunt. Whatever the challenge, invite your fellow students to come and watch. Ticket costs will help you raise funds. Don’t forget to speak to your student union who may well be able to help you organise it.
• Uniform for Teachers – Pay your teachers to wear school uniform for the day whilst you get to wear your own clothes.

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  • Walk – Take a look on our webpage for Ultra challenges!

• • Wax It – It’s a classic, people will queue up to pay money to see you cry out ‘ouch’.

• • Wine and Cheese evening – For the over 18’s only of course but a fantastic way to spend a fun evening and raise funds for ACCT UK. Charge a fee, offer a variety of wines and cheeses and then maybe have a raffle or tombola, some party games etc to help add to your total.

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  • Yoga marathon – Do you moonlight as a yoga or pilates teacher? Maybe one of your colleagues does. Perhaps hold a fun yoga class- make sure you think about health and safety, but classes could be run at lunchtime or after work and not only will your friends or colleagues be helping raise much needed funds they will also be working on their own well-being.

• • Year to make a difference – Doing something for 365 days is the ultimate commitment and will help encourage people to sponsor you. How about giving something up for a whole year? Or pledging to do something everyday- walk the dog and get paid in return, do weekly jobs for a variety of colleagues or neighbours- make lunch, drive them to the shops every Monday, water the plants etc.

• • Yes for the day – Get your boss, friends, children or colleagues to pay you to say yes for one day. Obviously legal requests only but if they’ve been nagging you to finish a project, play a game, come out with friends for an evening- this is their chance.