Lliana's Story
If you’ve had a transplant you have been given another chance in life so just enjoy it.
To help you decide what to do, each idea is coded, showing you how much money you could make and how difficult it would be to organise.
What do they mean?
£ - small fundraiser
££ - medium fundraiser
£££ - big fundraiser
- easy to organise
- a bit harder to organise
- difficult to organise
Auction of promises £££
Get a selection of “promises" donated and hold an auction with the promise going to the highest bidder
Art exhibition/sale ££
Auction off art work!
Arm wrestling competition £
Everybody pays a set amount for taking part in an arm wrestling competition
Beat the goalie competition ££
Charge people to take penalty shots against a goalkeeper. Those scoring 3/3 could win a small prize
Battle of the bands ££
Get your musical friends and family to enter a band and pay an entrance fee. The best band could win a small prize or trophy
Baby sitting £
Look after some little ones and get their parents/carers to donate money to CLDF. Recommended for over 15’s!!
Board game day £
Get friends to bring round their favourite board game and charge each person to play. Charge per game to raise extra funds!
Car wash £
Clean friends and families cars and ask them for a donation.. Ask teachers if you can clean their cars at lunchtime!
Comfy-chair day £
Auction off the privilege to spend every lesson for a day sat in an armchair! (Organisers of the auction must transport the chair to each lesson)
Competitions ££
Whether it’s a sports activity, sponsored silence or even a quiz, these are easy to organise and great fun too. People can be sponsored or pay an entry fee depending on the competition. Winners could receive a small prize.
Disco ££
Ask your school/college if the money from the next disco can go to CLDF. Or for the more adventurous, organise one yourself and be the DJ!
Dog walking £
Walk friends and families dogs and ask the owners to make a donation to CLDF
Donate-an-hour ££
Ask teachers/parents/relatives to consider donating 1 hour of their pay every month or year to CLDF
Easter egg hunt £
Hide mini Easter eggs and charge friends and family to hunt and fill their baskets. Clues can be provided – at an added cost of course!
5-a-side football ££
Players pay a fee to take part, and tickets can also be sold for people to watch. They could even take part in fancy dress.
Fashion show ££
Organise a fashion show and sell tickets to family and friends
Fete £££
Have a variety of stalls to sell bits and bobs, cakes, sweets and even some fun stalls like hook-a-duck and face painting.
Guess the number of…? £
People pay to take a guess and the person who guesses the correct number (or comes the closest) wins!
Give up… ££
E.g. sweets, playstation, chocolate, crisps and get sponsored. The longer they’re given up, the more money you can raise
Hook – a – duck £
Play to pay to hook-a-duck and winning numbers win a small prize
Halloween Party ££
Organise a Halloween themed party and then sell tickets to family and friends. Ask your school/college if you can hold it there!
In lieu of presents ££
Instead of receiving presents on your birthday, Christmas, anniversary or other special day, ask for donations to CLDF instead.
Junior Runs £££
Take part in one of the North, South, Manchester, Edinburgh Junior runs. Call CLDF for more details!
Jailbreak ££
Go to a pretend jail for the day. The more sponsorship raised, the longer you must stay there! Alternatively, raise a set amount to make your escape!
Karaoke ££
Sing a-long to your favourite tunes. Make money by charging people an entry fee, or even taking donations to get someone off the mic!!
Knobbly knees competition ££
Get people to show off their knees and be creative by painting faces on them. People pay to enter and the most creative wins a small prize.
Lasses’ Day ££
Invite all your female friends around for a pampering session. Charge for beauty treatments and really spoil yourselves.
Lads’ Day ££
Get the lads round for a game of football or a battle of the teams on your favourite computer game. Charge an entry fee to raise funds.
Left Hand Day £
Do everything you’d normally do with you right hand, with your left hand. Get sponsored by friends and family and get them to take part too! (If you are left handed, use your right hand)
Movie night £
Sit back and enjoy your favourite movies with friends. Charge an entrance fee and sell popcorn, drinks and snacks
Money snake £
Place coins along a snake in the playground or pavement.
Non-uniform £
Pay a fee to wear your own clothes to school for a day. Give it a theme such as wear something yellow day, anti-fashion day or zany clothes day.
Name the teddy £
People pay to guess the name of a teddy with the winner getting the teddy
Obstacle Course £
People pay to compete in an obstacle course (individuals or teams) with the winner getting a prize
Open Day ££
Each department in a school puts on an activity and families each pay to have a look around. Add craft stalls or sell cakes to make additional money
Parachute jump (over 16s) £££
Jump out of a plane at 12,000 ft and get people to sponsor you for doing it!
Playstation (computer game) play-off £
People pay to take part in a computer game competition with the winner getting a prize
Party ££
Sell raffle tickets at a party or maybe hold an auction. Have a theme to make it more fun and ask people not wearing costume to pay a forfeit.
Quiz – Pupils vs. Teachers £
Ever wanted to show your teachers who’s cleverer…..? Pupils and teachers pay to compete in a quiz against each other
Quiff Competition ££
How high can your hair go? The wackiest hair style will be the winner and people pay to enter.
Ready, Steady, Cook competition £
People pay to take part in a ‘Ready, Steady, Cook’ competition with the winner getting a small prize
Recycling £
Recycle old mobiles or empty inkjet or toner cartridges through CLDF’s “Green CLDF” scheme.
Swim-a-thon ££
Get friends and family to join in or sponsor you doing a sponsored swim
Stars in your eyes competition ££
Ever fancied being a star? Organise a singing competition with people paying to enter and to watch
Spelling bee £
People pay to enter a spelling competition. People can also sponsor you for every word you get right. Perhaps you could use words to do with liver?
Smartie Challenge £
Give out tubes of smarties to everyone. Once they have eaten them they then have a certain amount of time to fill the tube with coins
Treasure Hunt £
Individuals or teams pay to take part in a treasure hunt with the winner getting a prize
University/School Challenge £
Ever thought your classmates are the cleverest?
Why not hold a quiz against the other classes in your year. Each team pays to enter
Unwanted and unused gifts £
Organise a jumble sale or ask a person over 16 to sell old clothes and toys on eBay
Valentines Day Postman ££
Charge people to deliver their Valentines Day cards to people in your school.
Variety Show ££
Ask people to enter acts for a fee. This could be singing, dancing, miming, comedy sketch or maybe a magic show.
Wee Walks ££
There are 10 Wee Walks all over Scotland – why not take part and get your friends and family to sponsor you?
Wear trainers to school/work day £
Pay a fee for the privilege of wearing trainers to school for a day
Who’s the baby? £
Get teachers and pupils to bring in a picture of them when they were a baby. People pay to guess who each baby is, and the winner gets a small prize
Xmas card sale £
Sell homemade cards or encourage people to buy CLDF cards from the website
Yo Yo competition £
See how long people can Yo Yo for. People pay to enter and the winner gets a small prize
If you’ve had a transplant you have been given another chance in life so just enjoy it.
There are 3 billion cells in the liver
