Let’s Do it for Dyspraxia! Summer £50 Challenge
Are you up to the challenge of helping to invigorate our fundraising efforts? To help us continue to support people with dyspraxia and their families, produce literature, maintain our website and raise awareness of dyspraxia we need to raise funds.
We are therefore challenging all supporters of the Dyspraxia Foundation to raise £50 over the summer months. Our aim is to raise a massive £100,000 by 30th September 2009! This will help us to meet the growing demand for the services that we provide.
People with dyspraxia are renowned for thinking differently so why not reflect this in your fundraising efforts and come up with some creative ideas in addition to the more traditional approaches. How about a cake sale, a sponsored dress-down (or dress-up!) day, a 24-hour games marathon or a competition to guess how many baked beans there are in a can?
You will find plenty of ideas on our Fundraising pages together with our Challenge Pack including posters, invitations, sponsor forms to print out and a ‘Dish it up for Dyspraxia’ party planner. Please remember to complete the Gift Aid form so that we can claim the tax back on your donation, adding a further 28p for every £1 raised to our funds. There are lots of ways to send in your donations (details in the pack) including online payments at our dedicated Summer Challenge Justgiving page.
We will be updating a fundraising thermometer on our website regularly so you can check how we are progressing towards our target. We will also be adding the names of donors to our special ‘Wall of Honour’ so remember to tell us how you met the challenge and to send some photographs for our Challenge Gallery. We will also send you a Challenge Certificate in recognition of your support and the names of all people who take part will be entered into a prize draw to be drawn on 30th September 2009, to win a fabulous 10ft Octajump Trampoline kindly donated by Jump For Fun
So, to help us reach our fundraising target please visit our website and start your fundraising today! Remember to join us on Facebook to chat about your challenge and see what others are doing.
On behalf of the children, young people and adults with dyspraxia that benefit from our services, thank you for your support.
Sally Payne
Dyspraxia Foundation Chair
Can You Help?
The Dyspraxia Foundation has been chosen as charity partner for the 13th Project Finance Ball hosted by the leading international legal practice, Norton Rose. The Ball which is to be held in London during September 2009 will be attended by 350 guests mainly from banks, law and accountancy firms across the city. All proceeds of the Ball will be donated to The Foundation and the event presents a significant opportunity for us to raise funds and the profile of dyspraxia.
We need your help to make this event a success. As part of the arrangement we will be holding an auction on the evening. Do you know a celebrity who would be willing to be our auctioneer or attend on the night? Can you contribute something that could be auctioned? Or do you know someone who can donate a unique prize or experience?
At the Project Finance Ball 2007 the Foundation raised a staggering £52,000! With your help we can make this year's event an even bigger success.
If you can help, contact Vicky Weir, Director of Funding and Development on 0777 544 6221 or email Vicky with details.
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