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If you can't offer a professional skill to CRASH how about fundraising for our charity instead. Your help in fundraising for our projects will be wholeheartedly welcomed by CRASH.

When raising funds for CRASH, please remember that we promise that every penny you donate to us will go straight to our project funds. Not one penny will be spent on administrative costs, which are generously covered by our Patron companies.

You can sign up to a CRASH event or run your own event in aid of our charity. If you are stuck on ideas, we hope the list below will help inspire you!

Fundraising idea for companies and individuals

These are some fun and simple ideas to get you started on how you could support CRASH.

Fine everyone who is late for company meetings – Wates Construction did this and raised over £150!

Encourage everyone to wear the company tie by fining them if they fail to wear them when they should – Hanson Brick Sales Conference raised over £90!

Encourage your staff to donate residual payment from their share options – staff at BPB plc and Aggregate Industries plc have done this.

Do you have office drinks parties? Then why not encourage your colleagues to "give a pint" to CRASH?

Challenge yourself – climb [off site] The Three Peaks or join an [off site] adventurous expedition abroad.

Team building events – white–water rafting, dragon boat race, paintball wars, dog sledding, etc.

Charity raffles at office parties, dinners, corporate events, etc.

[off site] Corporate events – casino nights, greyhound racing, go-karting race, etc.

Dress down days.

Marathon events in shift teams – table tennis, aerobics, line dancing, badminton, etc.

Sports tournament with different departments or offices.

People auction – of talents, not their bodies!

Sponsored events – silence, headshave, hula–hooping, no smoking, rapping, bike ride, [off site] run, swim, etc.

Builders breakfast morning

Scoff–a–hotdog competition – e.g. 'who can eat two in the fastest time possible'!

Give up something you are addicted to for a week – e.g. chocolates, cheese, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.

Etc!

Raising sponsorship

There is now an easier way to raise sponsorship for CRASH. You can create your own personalised web page on the [off site]Just Giving web site. Your friends and family will be able to donate online with a credit or debit card, so no more running around with paper sponsorship forms, or chasing cheques and cash after your event! And why not ask your company to match the funds you raise?