Fundraising ideas

FUNDRAISING

You can become a fundraiser – someone who attracts money to charities. It is not as difficult as it would seem at first. You can raise funds by organising events with your friends and family, in your school, university or office. Please rest assured however much you raise, it does matter – we do this all together. The more we spread the word and ask others to help, the more people get involved and the more help those in need receive.

Fundraising ideas

Ask friends and family to donate to Gift of Life as a gift for your birthday or any other occasion.
Invite friends and family to a dinner, share a story of a certain child – all stories and photos of the kids can be found on our website, and ask them to make a small donation to help.
Challenge yourself – learn to drive, lose weight, run a marathon, grow a mustache or shave your beard off – and ask friends to support you by donating and filling in your sponsorship form.
Ask your employer for a dress down day to aid Gift of Life – on a certain day you and your colleagues will come dressed in jeans and pay a fee to raise money for the charity.

What you can do

Just tell your family, friends, and colleagues about Gift of Life to encourage them to contribute
You can organise your own event and raise money in aid of our charity

Please note that you can't ask for donations as an employee of Gift of Life or on behalf of the charity. You can fundraise as an individual supporting the work of Gift of Life.

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Feel free to contact us at [email protected] to get:

advice on registering your campaign, preps, and arrangements for your event
confirmation that your event is held in aid of Gift of Life if someone inquires
report on where your money went

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Vital medicine for Kamil

We are raising £10,000 for 7-year-old Kamil Ismailov from Lobnya, Moscow region, Russia, to help him survive thalassaemia, a rare life-threatening illness, interfering with the production of haemoglobin. To provide Kamil with Defitelio, a highly effective but very expensive medicine, we ask you for support. Please donate now.
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The sisters Kristina and Anna Tarasova (though they now go by their married names) live in Kursk, and have a remarkable story to tell us about how Kristina was saved from aplastic anaemia. There’s only one way to cure this disease: to carry out a transplant which will replace the dysfunctional bone marrow with healthy donated marrow. To the great delight of their parents, their doctors and of course the sisters themselves, Anna was able to become her sister’s donor.
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