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Alzheimer’s Research UK, 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6ADwww.alzheimersresearchuk.orgCharity numbers 1077089 and SC042474

Your Christmas Fundraising GuideIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Your festive fundraising will power life-changing dementia research.

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Why your help is so important:

Suzie’s story

My mum was a talented needlewoman and every Christmas we’d spend hours wrapping coat-hangers in tinsel and attaching baubles to them to hang from the ceiling.

That’s what sparked off an idea. I live in a small rural community and everyone has been so supportive of my fundraising activities that I wanted to give something back to them. I’d already used crochet, which forms a series of interlocking chains, as a way of explaining how dementia breaks the links between brain cells. So I decided that I would crochet snowflakes for everyone as a thank you gift to put in their Christmas card.

I also decorated a Christmas tree for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Decorating the tree was a very emotional time as people kept

coming over to see what I was doing and then they’d give me a hug and tell me that Mum would be proud of me. It took hours to get mine looking just right as I wanted it to be perfect. There were about 25 trees in total, decorated by local groups and schools.

Mum died eight years ago andever since then, instead of Christmas presents, I ask people to make a donation to fund research into dementia either by making a donation on my latest fundraising page or direct to Alzheimer’s Research UK.

By raising money for dementia research this Christmas I’m keeping Mum’s memory alive. I hope that one day no one will lose a loved one to dementia – at any time of the year.

Christmas; so many happy memories but for me it’s also tinged with sadness. It was on Christmas Eve that my mum went into a nursing home in the final stages of vascular dementia. Ever since, I’ve used Christmas as an opportunity to do something positive to help future generations avoid the same heartache.

Donate your Christmas

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Christmas battle of the bakesSee p7 for more, including Candice Brown’s Christmas shortbread recipe.

Join the fightback against dementia with our hub of quirky fundraising inspiration and year-round ideas. Visit www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/corporate-resources

Jukebox takeoverCreate the ultimate Christmas office playlist – £1 per song request.

Your Christmas fundraising ideas‘Tis the season to be jolly! Spread the joy with some festive fundraising and power life-changing dementia research this Christmas.

Glitterbrows! Add some sparkle to your fundraising (see p4).

Pin the carrot on the snowmanAll you need is A3 paper, orange card, and blu tack!

Christmas jumper day Find your poster on p15.

Tinsel townCompete with your colleagues for the best decorated office space.

SweepstakeWhere are the presents hidden? Use our sweepstake on p11.

Christmas carol concertHost your own singing fundraiser.

What if...Santa Forgot?Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Santa Forgot campaign explores the idea of Santa having dementia through a bold animation that imagines Christmas without him.

Santa Forgot has been narrated by Stephen Fry and created by Aardman Animations.

Check it out here: alzheimersresearchuk.org/santa-forgot

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Glam up with glitterbrowsJazz up those brows, raise some cash and power pioneering dementia research!

Hold a glitterbrows day1. Decide when to hold your glitterbrows day.2. Invite colleagues to come to work with glittery eyebrows, or set up a glitterbrows station and

offer brow makeovers!3. Ask for a donation of £2 to take part or £5 for those not brave enough to join in.4. Share your photos using #glitterbrows – don’t forget to tag us!

Get sponsored to wear glitterbrows 1. Decide how long you’ll wear glitterbrows – a day, a week, or even a month!2. Set up an online fundraising page (use the fundraising page recommended by your company).3. Share your page with friends, family and colleagues and ask for donations.4. Get glittering!

Tag us in your #glitterbrows selfies on Twitter @ARUKnews and Instagram @AlzheimersResearchUK.

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How to achieve flawless #glitterbrows1. Smooth your brows with a brush.2. Apply a thick layer of Vaseline to the brow as a base for the glitter.3. Dab on your glitter! We like to start with fine glitter and then jazz it up with chunky sparkles.

Take care not to get any in your eyes! 4. Tidy up your sparkly eyebrows with the cotton buds. You can also carefully spray your brows

with hairspray for an even longer-lasting look.5. Share your pics online using #glitterbrows – don’t forget to tag us!6. Use your fabulous new look to raise money for life-changing dementia research.

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Glitterbrows day!Go bold with your brows and raise money for dementia research this Christmas.

Date, time, location:

Share your #glitterbrows photos! Tag us on Twitter @ARUKnews and Instagram @AlzheimersResearchUK.

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Christmas Battle of the Bakeswith Candice Brown, winner of The Great British Bake Off 2016!

1. Pick a day for your Christmas Battle of the Bakes.2. Ask colleagues to bring in their most festive cakes. 3. Place a number in front of each baker’s creation.4. Print scorecards (p10). 5. Ask for donations of £2 in return for the chance to sample and judge the bakes!6. Get colleagues to rate the bakes from 1-5.7. The baker with the highest overall score wins! 8. Share your bakes! Tag us on Twitter @ARUKnews and Instagram @AlzheimersResearchUK.

Whisk out your spatula, turn up the heat and raise some dough!

Try Candice’s recipe on

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Method:1. Add the sugar and orange zest to a bowl and mash the zest into the sugar with the back of a spoon, so the oils get into the sugar and you can smell the orange.

2. Add the softened butter and cinnamon to the orange sugar and mix until combined.

3. Add the flour and salt and start to mix through, followed by the chopped macadamia nuts and the dried cranberries. Mix with your hands until combined – do not over-work.

4. Flatten the dough, wrap in cling film and put in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.

5. Preheat oven to 160°C for a fan-assisted oven (180°C non-fan).

6. Lightly flour your surface and roll the dough out to half an inch thick. Use Christmas shaped cutters – I like stars, bells and hearts. Bring the cuttings back together to re-roll and cut more out.

7. Place the biscuits on a lined baking tray with space in between each one. Put in the freezer for 10 minutes.

8. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool on a cooling rack.

9. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve! Store in a glass jar or give them as gifts (wrap in clear plastic decorated with a ribbon).

10. For an extra treat, dip or drizzle in white chocolate – allow to cool and set before wrapping.

Candice’s orange, cranberry and macadamia Christmas shortbread

Ingredients:Zest of 2 oranges

85g golden caster sugar170g unsalted softened butter

1 tsp ground cinnamon245g plain flour

Pinch of salt75g chopped macadamia nuts

75g dried cranberries Icing sugar to sprinkle

White chocolate (optional)

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Christmas Battle of the BakesTest your baking skills and enter our Christmas Battle of the Bakes. Or, pay £2 to be a judge and taste and score all the baked goodies!

Date, time, location:

Share your bakes! Twitter @ARUKnewsInstagram @AlzheimersResearchUK

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ChristmasBattle of the Bakes

Scoreboard

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Cake No. Score (1-10)

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Cake No. Score (1-10)

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Cake No. Score (1-10)

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Scoreboard

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Cake No. Score (1-10)

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SweepstakeChristmaspresent huntSanta has delivered presents to one lucky location. Which one could it be?

Donate £ and put your name against your chosen house on the guesses sheet. The winner gets half the money and the other half is donated to Alzheimer’s Research UK to support groundbreaking research.

Winner gets a prize!

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Christmas Sweepstake Guesses

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Christmas Card Swap Deck the halls with hope this Christmas.

1 Print this page double sided (as many as you need).

3 Hang them on your tree.

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Donate the money you would have spent on cards to Alzheimer’s Research UK. Encourage others to do the same by dropping this image alzres.uk/email-signature into your work email signature.

Share a photo and tag us on Twitter @ARUKnews or Instagram @AlzheimersResearchUK.

2 Write your festive message to colleagues on the back.

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Don’t forget to share your festive messages with us.

/alzheimersresearchuk

@ARUKnews

@AlzheimersResearchUK

My festive message

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Christmas Sweater Day!Dig out yourcheesiest festivejumper andwear it to defeatdementia thisChristmas.

Date, time, location:

£2 Suggesteddonation

Share your Christmas fundraising photos!

@ARUKnews

@AlzheimersResearchUK

Registered charity numbers 1077089 and SC042474