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Fundraising is about having fun and raising money and whilst doing that being safe and within the law. Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust do not want you to accidentally break any laws so if you decide to hold a fundraising event you must always consider health and safety and any legal requirements when doing any fundraising activity. Please contact your local authority and ask for their advice and visit the Health and Safety Executive website www.hse.gov.uk who will provide advice on keeping safe and legal. Visit the Insititue of Fundraising at www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk which features information on the best ways to fundraise.

Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust cannot accept liability for any damage, injury or loss suffered by you or anyone else as a result of you or them taking part in a fundraising event.

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There are many ways you can get involved in fundraising activities for Mesothelioma UK. Whether you are holding or taking part in an event we have plenty of ideas for you.

Sponsorship

Thank you so much for wanting to support and raise money for Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust. We are thrilled to have you onboard. Please make sure you let us know about your fundraising activities so that we can provide you with support, a fundraising pack and include you on our fab fundraising pages.
Email us or call free on 0800 169 2409; we'd love to hear from you.
Sponsorship forms are included in our fundraising packs but if you require more you can download them from our website just Click here.

A great way to raise money online is to set up a Justgiving or a Virgin Money Giving page, it's such an easy and efficient way to raise money for all your family, friends and colleagues. It only takes about five minutes to set up your page and you can add photo's and a write up about the reasons why you want to support us, then just e-mail it around and off you go. See below for the links.

Remember to carry your sponsor forms everywhere you go, you never know who you are going to meet who would be happy to sponsor you! Approach all the networks you are involved in such as your place of work, sports/gym club, football/rugby/golf clubs, school, church and your local community groups!
Every little helps and without your help we could not survive..

Do something good today, Support Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust.

A to Z of Fundraising

For ideas about fundraising click on our A to Z guide.

Taking Part in an Organised Event

If you are thinking of taking part in an organised event (walking, running, climbing, trekking, cycling or swimming) you will need to sort out sponsorship from family, friends, colleagues etc: go to our Photo gallery to read the experiences of our fundraisers.
Here are a few tips on how to raise your profile and gain the maximum amount of sponsorship money. Raising your profile

Holding Your Own Event

You may want to hold your own event, ie: Cake Sale, Tombola Stall, Coffee Morning or hold a Quiz Nite or even a Summer or Winter Ball, it is entirely up to you, it doesn't matter how big or small the event every little helps to raise awareness about Mesothelioma and supporting Mesothelioma UK. Hints on how to plan an event. Organise a Cake Sale

If you are taking part in any type of event you can set up your own fundraising page which will help to raise your profile, you can tell your story and why you want to personally fundraise for Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust.
Just click on the Just Giving or Virgin Money Giving link and start fundraising today. Ideas and tips from Virgin Money Giving

When raising money for a charity event, always try to be honest with your sponsors about the reasons why you want to raise money for the Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust. Give them some background information, tell them about the charity and it's services and why it is important to you, being more personalised may make them more likely to sponsor you.

Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust would like to thank you all for your continued support and we wish all our fund raisers 'Good Luck' in their chosen event.

If you would like to discuss fundraising for Mesothelioma UK Charitable Trust please contact Jill Lemon, Fundraising Manager on Freephone 0800 169 2409.