Kick-start your fundraising with our tools and tips to help you reach your goals.
- Tells us what you’re doing so that we can support you. If you haven’t already, complete the Fundraise Your Way form to let us know what you are planning to do.
- Create and update your online fundraising page.
- Organise a sweepstake – our fundraising resources can help. You could also ask people to guess the number of sweets in a jar or predict your finish time if you are taking on a challenge event.
- Host a bake sale or a quiz.
- Reach out to local businesses for prizes and organise a raffle or auction.
- Contact your local media. Local press love stories about fundraisers in their area. Get in touch and ask them to run your story before and after your event. You can contact your local paper’s new desk and send them a press release.
We have lots of resources to help you. Click the links below for more information and simply download the tools you need.
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Your support will change lives
Lucy had a stroke when she was 44. She was living a very active life - going to the gym every day and enjoying lots of outdoor activities with her family. She had a TIA which was misdiagnosed as a migraine. Then six days later she’d gone to the gym as usual when her friend noticed she didn’t seem quite right. Her friend drove her home and her husband took her to A&E. Lucy was unable to speak. She spent the night in hospital and on the second day Lucy was sent for a CT angiogram which confirmed she’d had a stroke.
Lucy has been lucky in her recovery. The drooping of her face quickly corrected itself and her speech got better every day. She says: ‘The hardest part of my recovery has been accepting what has happened and the changes to my life. I was told no driving, no working, no going to the gym, no picking up of my youngest daughter. I basically felt like my world as I knew it has come to a screeching halt. I became very depressed and was grieving. The mental impact after my stroke has and is the hardest part of my recovery and it never leaves me, every day still.’
‘I want people to understand that strokes can happen at any time, to any one of any age. The symptoms can really differ.’
Lucy
Every day in the UK over 240 people wake up to the catastrophic impact of a stroke. A stroke can leave survivors unable to move, see, speak, or even swallow. With strength, determination and the right support, recovery is possible.
By fundraising for the Stroke Association you are helping survivors like Lucy to find strength through support. Stroke support gives survivors and their loved ones the tailored support they need. Helping them to face the long and gruelling journey to recovery.
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Call our Supporter Relations team on 0300 3300 740 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or email supporter.relations@stroke.org.uk.
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