In September 2015 a group of us got together in a pub and decided to run the London Marathon. Crazy Right? Well not so crazy when you think about how much easier fundraising is when you work in a team.
We’re Baz, Karl, Lewis, Luke, Mick, Pat, Paul, Shaun, Steve and Sarah, aka The Green Milers. We’re a mixed bunch of folk, covering a range of different trades, skills and ages. Things kicked off with a bang at our first fundraiser: a charity carwash. It was a big success here on the Isle of Sheppey, raising £489 in just four hours.
But this was only the start of things to come. We piled our resources into organising a charity auction (with added paella!) and came up trumps. With Pat holding the gavel, bids were made, lots were won and paella was eaten. It was a great night under the hammer, raising £1790.
We have since had two quiz nights, raising £369, and we even got Green Miler Luke to sing with his band at a local pub, collecting £400 in change.
Next weekend we’re holding a fancy dress school disco and raffle, which will hopefully be a massive success and lots of fun. We have found that raffles are very easy to organise and can raise lots of money: our Christmas raffle alone raised nearly £1,000.
Read on here >> http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/blog/view/fundraising-the-green-milers-story