FUNDRAISING – Tried and tested
Colour run
‘We decided to organise a colour run so that the “usual” helpers could participate in an event rather than be stuck on a stall. We had a big initial outlay, spending £1,000 on colour powder and buying white T-shirts for all participants. Our main sponsor, local recruitment company Barrington James, gave us a lump sum at the start to help with costs. We then asked other local companies to sponsor a colour station for £50. We charged £3 for pupils to participate and £5 for everyone else. Over 320 people signed up. We sent out sponsor forms and set up a JustGiving page. Nearby secondary school
Oakwood let us use their big sports field and we held the colour run after school on sports day. BrandIn, a company we’re connected with, arranged for two sports stars to warm up and run with the participants, while local running team Black Dog Runners encouraged the participants around the course.
We started with the younger
children and accompanying adults, then progressed by age. The run was only supposed to be 3km but the children kept asking to go again! The aim of the day was to keep it fun and light-hearted. We didn’t have winners’ medals or call the participants ‘runners’ as we felt it would have excluded people. Whether they walked, crawled, ran or skipped, everyone could have fun. We offered PTA-run refreshment stalls and three external food vans. Instead of a normal raffle,
we decided to raffle one prize per hour. The hampers got bigger each time, culminating in a wheelbarrow full of alcohol and snacks. The winner got to wheel it home! We made a profit of just over £6,000, which included match funding from a local company. It was such a great community feeling and was enjoyed by all – not one complaint came through afterwards!’ Hayley Gardner, co-chair, Friends of Langshott Primary School, Horley, Surrey (420 pupils)
parents. We provided a booklet they could fill out together, which included questions they could ask each other to find out more about their favourite things. Each special pairing had their photo taken, which was printed for them as a keepsake. We also handed out seed paper, which they could either plant in our school garden or at home together. Afterwards, everyone headed outside to
explore the garden and find the perfect spot for their flowers. They could be planted in donated wellington boots, upcycled tyres made into flower beds or in our flower borders. It was such a colourful, fun event! The result was not only a beautiful, colourful
garden for our students to enjoy but also a community feel of people coming together. It felt like a really special day and we received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback. We are so looking forward to the next special persons tea party. An added bonus was that we raised £188!’ Amy Smith and Elaine Ball, PTA co-chairs, Sytchampton Endowed Primary School, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire (93 pupils)
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