The LRT’s priority fundraising drives are for our leading support project ABIHILL and to help fund much needed research work into children’s brain tumours, which are NOW the leading cause of death in childhood cancer and yet it only receives 1% of the national cancer research budget. We have selected the Children’s Brain Tumor Research Centre in Nottingham as our primary research facility to be supported. All profits from our merchandising goes directly into the research of childhood brain tumours. The ABIHILL family support project has a mandate to provide comprehensive support to families that have been affected by childhood brain tumours, from the first stages of diagnoses, through the very difficult time of treatment and  when treatment finishes, which is sometimes when the highest level of support can be required. It also aims to deliver practical treatment advice and emotional support to all families affect by childhood cancer.

Fundraising on Behalf of the Liberty Rose Trust

For our supporters outside the U.K that may not want their fundraising to go directly to a U.K based project we hope that our awareness campaign will encourage you to fund raise for a children’s brain tumour charity or childhood cancer project near you. For all those people  that want to fund raise or donate directly to an LRT project then please register your interest with paul@libertyrosetrust.org our Director of Fundraising. We are currently looking for Local and Area Fundraisers, we need your help! Children, young people and families affected by childhood cancer need your help.

Arranging your own fundraising activity is a great way help us provide the vital support these children and families are so sorely lacking. As with most things, it will need some planning. There will be several things to consider, from where to hold an event to how many people to invite.If you haven’t fund raised before, fear not.  Below you’ll find some  tips that will help make your activity fun and as easy going as possible.

Fundraising tips

• Decide on a date for when you’d like to hold your fundraising event. The weekend may be easier for everyone to attend, unless you plan to hold your activity during work or school hours. Check the calendar for any clashes, such as an important test match, or friends’ birthdays!
• Find a venue. If your event is too big to hold in your workplace or school, then consider local halls, community centres and sport centres. You will need to contact the owners of these venues and get their permission. Make sure you plan your activity well in advance as some venues book up quickly.
• Work out a budget. Set yourself a fundraising target and make sure it’s around three times as much as you spend otherwise it may not be worthwhile.
• Write a checklist of all the things that you’ll need, for example costumes, equipment and refreshments, then tick them off as you go along.
• Set up a fundraising group. Fundraising with friends can be so rewarding and you can help and support each other in doing some great fundraising.
• Delegate. Find out what skills people have, then try to give them tasks they’ll enjoy. So if some of your friends are creative, why not get them to design and make badges, banners, etc?
• Try to keep costs low. Ask local businesses, for example, if they’d donate prizes and cover the cost of printing posters, banners and so on.
• If you are under 18, please check with your parents or guardians that it’s ok for you to take part in a fundraising event.
• Advertise your fundraising activity. Tell everyone in your neighbourhood, social club, gym, office, etc. Remember, word of mouth is always one of the most successful forms of promotion but you can also put notices in your staff or social group newsletter.
• Contact local newspapers, radio and TV stations and ask them for publicity. Ask them to also include your contact details in case readers or listeners wish to sponsor you. Perhaps you could get a local celebrity to come along to your event, which could help with its promotion.
• Invite everyone you know! The more people you involve, the more money you will raise for our research. So invite friends, family, colleagues, neighbours, business contacts, even your dry cleaner!
• Put your most generous sponsor at the top of your form. Hopefully others will follow suit!
• Ask your sponsors to Gift Aid it â?? this means we get at least an extra £25 for every £100 you raise, for free.
• Ask your employer if they operate a matched-giving scheme. If they do, they will be able to match £ for £ on the money you raise.
• Keep a record of everyone who has supported you. This is good practice but also helps you keep track of who you need to thank.

There are  many ways that you can raise money for Children’s Brain Tumour Research , you can be as creative as you like.Here are some ideas to help get you started. All you have to do is decide how much to charge people to be part of the fun!

• Dine@Mine cook up a storm and host a meal for family and friend’s
• Quiz night pretend you’re Chris Tarrant for a night and invite teams to enter.
• Sports day get some teams together to enjoy some old-fashioned fun in the park.
• Black tie ball put on your best frock and dinner suit for a fabulous night of glitz and glamour.
• Guest speaker invite a guest speaker to give a free talk to your social group or in a local hall.
• Auctions and raffles ask friends, family and local businesses to donate goods, which you can then raffle or auction.
• Bingo night  a great night out and a simple way to raise money.

To get started request your fundraisers starter pack from our Director of Fundraising paul@libertyrosetrust.organd join in the fun.Â