SWEATEMBERFUNDRAISING PACK

TOGETHER WE WILL BEAT CANCER

SWEATEMBERFUNDRAISING IDEAS

You’ve taken the plunge, signed up and are ready to take on Sweatember, the 30-day exercise challenge. What next?

We’re here to help make sure you’re rewarded for your efforts – we’ve even put together these handy fundraising tips and ideas to kickstart your challenge.

Exercising every day for a month is no mean feat, so don’t be shy about asking your friends, family and workmates for sponsorship – you deserve it!

KICKSTARTERS

GET OFF TO A FLYER!You’re signed up and raring to go. What now? Where to begin? Show potential supporters that you’re committed and kick off the donations yourself with a contribution to your Cancer Research UK Giving Page.

TELL YOUR STORYOur most successful fundraisers often have really personal Giving Pages. Kit yours out with the works – consider including the story of why you’ve decided to take part, regular updates, photos, and of course a thank you to your lovely donors!

TEAM UPEncourage your friends and family to sign up to Sweatember too. By joining together to fundraise or take on the challenge, you can make Sweatember a real team effort.

PROMOTE YOURSELF ONLINE!There are loads of great ways to make sure everyone knows you’re taking on Sweatember. Share your Giving Page across your social networks and with your email contacts for some instant results.

AT THE OFFICE

OFFICE TREATSNothing wrong with a good old fashioned bake sale or tuck shop at your office! Delight your colleagues with some healthy baking in exchange for them topping up your funds.

ASK YOUR EMPLOYERUndertaking the challenge will mean you’re fresher than ever at work. What’s your company prepared to donate to their new happier, healthier employee? See if they’ll match the funds that you raise or make a donation.

COLLECT ON THE DESKA collection on your desk is the perfect way for your colleagues to show their support – see if you can get it full of spare change by the end of the month!

FUNDRAISING EVENTS

HOST A QUIZ NIGHTEveryone loves a quiz - make sure some of the questions are sports and exercise themed!

WRAP UP EVENT“I’ll donate when you’ve done it!” Hold doubters to their word with a wrap up event at the end of your month, and lap up those last minute donations!

FUNDRAISING BOOSTERS

FILM A VIDEOFilm a video of yourself to show that you’re taking on Sweatember and share on your social networks.

PUT IT TO GOOD USE!Why not offer to exercise at the same time as helping your friends and family? You could walk their dogs or collect their shopping, all for a donation of course.

CLEAR OUT THE OLDIf you’re a shopaholic why not have a clear out and sell off your old clothes? Try auctioning them online or heading to a car boot sale.

THE SWEATEMBERCOUNTDOWNThe 30-day exercise challenge. This September. For Cancer Research UK.Visit cruk.org/sweatember

Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666) and the Isle of Man (1103). © Cancer Research UK 2018.

BEAT THE MONDAY RUSH AND RUN, CYCLE OR EVEN ROLLERBLADE TO WORK.

NEW WEEK, NEW EXERCISE. TRY A NEW CLASS AT YOUR LOCAL GYM.

ON THE HOME STRAIGHT!

TAKE YOUR DOG (OR FIND SOMEONE ELSE’S!) FOR A BRISK WALK TODAY.

LEGS ACHING YET? KEEP GOING, IT’S THE FINAL PUSH!

WHY NOT SIGN UP TO YOUR LOCAL FITNESS CENTRE?

REST UP! YOU HAVE A BIG MONTH AHEAD.

ASK YOUR MATES TO JOIN IN YOUR EXERCISE PLANS THIS WEEKEND.

GET YOUR SWEATBANDS ON, IT’S TIME TO BEGIN!

SNAP A SELFIE EXERCISING AND SHARE IT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

HALFWAY THERE! NO GOING BACK NOW.

YOU MADE IT! WILL YOU STICK WITH IT?

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GET ACTIVE ON YOUR COMMUTEOne easy way to fit some exercise into a busy working day is to build it into your commute. Why not get off the tube a stop early or cycle, walk or run instead of driving to work..

MAKE IT FIT YOUR CURRENT SCHEDULEAlready exercise on some days in the week? Great work – keep it up and tell people that you’re now exercising every day of the week to raise money for Cancer Research UK!

GET OUTSIDEWhat better way to enjoy a late summer’s day than to get exercising outside? Put on your running shoes or get on your bike this September.

JOIN YOUR LOCAL FITNESS CENTREGoing to the gym for a swim can be a great way to exercise when the weather isn’t so great outside. Gyms will often have all the equipment you need to exercise lots of different parts of the body and helpful instructors to give you some top tips.

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SWEATEMBERTOP 10 TIPSGet your perspiration inspiration here!

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GET ACTIVE AT HOME There are plenty of ways to get active at home. Why not use video tutorials to try Yoga or Pilates for the first time? Cleaning the house or gardening can also be great forms of exercise too!

GET YOUR FRIENDS INVOLVEDExercise can be much more fun with a group of friends. Why not see what they are up to throughout September? Maybe a friend has an exercise class that they love going to, or you could try out a new sport together.

PLAY A SPORTJoining a sports team or competing at a sport can be a way to get motivated, and get a sweat on without even realising it.

TAKE REST DAYSMake sure not to go all out every day! Your body needs time to recover. You can still sweat from a brisk walk or other forms of lighter exercise.

STAY HYDRATEDSweating is your body’s way of not getting too hot when you exercise. It’s important to stay well hydrated and replenish the water that your body’s lost when exercising.

MOST IMPORTANTLY… HAVE FUN! Take a selfie to show your sponsors how you exercised throughout the month, try something new, exercise with friends...mayble you’ll keep it up after Sweatember!

Visit cruk.org/sweatember

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YOUR DETAILS

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Please use blue or black pen and write in CAPITAL letters. All fields are mandatoryFULL NAME + HOME ADDRESS + POSTCODE + DATE COLLECTED + = GIFTAID

GIFT AID – VERY IMPORTANTBoost your donation by 25p for every £1 you donate

I want to Gift Aid my donation and any donations I make in the future or have in the past 4 years, to Cancer Research UK. I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all of my donations in that year, it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

Please let us know if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address, or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income.

SWEATEMBERSPONSORSHIP FORM

Tick here for Gift Aid

• Please make sure you fill out each section in full.

• Please make sure the details of each donation are recorded accurately in your sponsor’s own handwriting – forms in the same handwriting or printed are not valid for Gift Aid purposes.

• Please make sure each sponsor ticks the Gift Aid box next to their address below if eligible.

• Please note we can’t claim Gift Aid on business addresses or on multiple sponsors e.g. Mr & Mrs Jones.

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Surname Postcode Home address NOT YOUR WORK ADDRESS (This is essential for Gift Aid)

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Next Steps

• Simply collect your donations from your sponsors and send us a cheque made payable to Cancer Research UK (please do not send cash) along with this sponsorship form to: Cancer Research UK, PO Box 1561, Oxford, OX4 9GZ

• Please don’t photocopy this form. If you need additional forms please print a separate form.

Cancer Research UK is a Registered Charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666) and the Isle of Man (1103).Registered address: Cancer Research UK, Angel Building, 407 St John Street, London EC1V 4AD.

Visit cruk.org/sweatember

Visit cruk.org/sweatember

THANKSFOR TAKING PART IN SWEATEMBER

THE DIFFERENCE YOUR MONEY MAKES £10

Buys a scientific sieveThese separate out big bits and small bits of DNA to reveal vital clues about beating cancer.

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Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666) and the Isle of Man (1103).

EMMA’S STORY...“15 years ago I was told I had

oral cancer. As the cancer had been detected early, the outlook was good. I

couldn’t have imagined that over the next ten years I would be diagnosed another

three times with cancer! After many long operations and several years of treatment … I am hopeful I’ve beaten it. I feel lucky to be alive and I’d like to say thank you

to everyone who supports Cancer Research UK. You make

research happen.”

Tomorrow Now we want to go further, faster. Within 20 years we want to see three quarters of people surviving all cancers.

TodayAround half of people diagnosed with cancer will survive.

1970sLess than a quarter of people with cancer survived their disease for 10 years or more.

Buys a new bulb for our microscopesThis vital bit of kit lets our scientists look for crucial clues about cancer and illuminates new ways to beat it.

Kits out one of our ground breaking research labs with essential chemicalsThese are the bread and butter of day-to-day experiments helping to beat cancer right now.

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TOGETHER, WE WILL BEAT CANCERBelieve it or not, you are our most powerful weapon against cancer. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, we have funded research which helped double survival rates in the UK over the last 40 years.

But we can’t stop there, we know that we’ve got a lot of work still to do – every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound raised.