Sound Seekers Helping People with Hearing Loss in Africa

Sound Seekers Helping people with hearing loss in Africa

Fundraising Pack Did You Know? All About Us Sound Seekers is a UK registered charity dedicated to helping deaf people, particularly children, in the poorest Approximately communities of the developing world. 80% of the estimated 360 million We work in partnership with local organisations to ensure we deaf people in the deliver sustainable and cost-effective projects that advance understanding of deaf people’s needs and improve their world (including 32 access to health services, education and social support, million children) live together with initiatives that enable people to avoid, or in developing overcome, the effects of deafness. countries.

Zambia only has one qualifed audiologist for 13 million people. In developing countries, fewer than 1 in 40 people who need a hearing aid currently have one. Sound Seekers’ Work We partner with major hospitals, health service providers and schools for deaf children in our six project countries (Cameroon, The Gambia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia) to establish audiology and education services. That means we support hospital staff to be trained in basic audiology then provide them with the kit they need to assist people with hearing impairments, including ftting hearing aids.

We organise volunteer placements for UK audiologists to visit and support the African staff running these services, to ensure that their skills are maintained and upgraded.

We are building long-term capacity in Africa, providing skills so that African medical staff can treat African people and resources so that African teachers can give deaf African children an education, reducing dependency on the outside world.

We would like to do so much more as the need is great. Please help us to keep more deaf children in school and more adults in employment.

Sound Seekers Helping people with hearing loss in Africa Let’s Get Started!

We hope this document helps you when planning your fundraising activities!

Most of these ideas can work with a We’ve group of friends, included family, or work ideas for events colleagues you can organise Thank yourself, as well you so much as pre-organised for choosing to events you can support Sound buy places for Seekers Some Fundraising Ideas To Get You Inspired!

Experience Deafness : Sponsored Silence : Learn to Sign :

Experience What frst hand what do you it is like to be deaf. think it is like to Be sponsored to wear communicate without Learn British Sign earplugs or earmuffs for the use of your words? Language and get a day. sponsored for every word You could get a group of Try it and see for you learn! friends or colleagues yourself- how long can together to do you manage it for? this. Host A Silent Disco : Host A Silent Auction : Themed Run : Cake Sale :

Organise Invite Get Decorate a silent disco! friends/ sponsored cakes in the Rent some wireless colleagues to do a run theme of ears headphones. Charge an and auction whilst wearing and sell them at ear muffs entry fee and sell drinks/ unwanted items, work snacks. Invite all of your donating the friends/colleagues and proceeds party the night away without receiving a single noise complaint! More Fun Fundraising Ideas! Create Your Own Fashion Show : Spot The Baby Contest : Invite Ask your your colleagues to colleagues to swap clothes for a bring in a baby week. Ask them to pay photo. People pay to to enter and get a new guess who each baby wardrobe for a week. is and the proceeds Plus some giggles come to Sound at work! Seekers…

The Ultimate Sacrifce : Employee Talent Show : Give Host up a treat, a your beloved competition mobile or your to fnd your most favourite food and talented employee! get sponsored for Ask them to seek your sacrifce (not sponsorship to dare as easy as you to perform… might think!) Pre-Organised Running Events Running “ events are There are hundreds of running events to choose from, a great way to here are some examples: raise money and push yourself with a real 5k Colour Run (e.g. London, Manchester, Birmingham) challenge! www.thecolorrun.co.uk ” 10k Great Manchester Run www.greatrun.org/great-manchester-run

10 mile Great South Run www.greatrun.org/great-south-run

Great North Run Half Marathon www.greatrun.org/great-north-run

English Half Marathon, Warrington www.halfmarathonlist.co.uk/english-half-marathon.php

Cardiff Half Marathon You will need to secure a place in any of these www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk events by clicking on the links provided – then set up your own JustGiving fundraising London Marathon page: www.justgiving.com/soundseekers www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/ and choose Sound Seekers as your charity. Please contact us if you have any question. Brighton Marathon www.brightonmarathon.co.uk Cycling Pre-Organised Prudential RideLondon Surrey 100 www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk Challenge Events London to Oxford www.bike-events.co.uk/Ride.aspx?id=476 London to Paris www.londonparisbikeride.co.uk Ann-Marie fundraised You can organise either of these routes on your own or with £424.25 at a team at your own pace Coniston End to End Swim 2014 Swimming

Organise your own or team sponsored swim or enter one of these: Great North Swim www.greatrun.org/great-swim/great-north-swim Looking for Great London Swim an energy www.greatrun.org/great-swim/great-london-swim boost? You may just fnd it 10,000 feet Adrenaline in the air… Abseil the Spinnaker Tower www.spinnakertower.co.uk/whats-on/Abseiling.aspx Skydiving: contact your local skydive centre www.skylineparachuting.co.uk Zipline: Complete the longest zipline in Europe www.zipworld.co.uk Guaranteed Places in London

Vitality Run Hackney Half Marathon Sure Run to the Beat

Already one of the top ten half This is London’s most unique music marathons in the country. 10K running event! Date: Sunday 10th May 2015 Date: Sunday 13th September 2015 Location: Hackney, London Location: Wembley Park, London www.runhackney.com www.runtothebeat.co.uk Registration fee: £35 Registration fee: £30 Fundraising target: £300 Fundraising target: £200

London Triathlon Vitality British 10k London Run This is the world’s largest triathlon. Date: Sunday 12th July 2015 Date: 8th/9th August We have six guaranteed places, hurry Location: Excel Centre the places will go FAST! We have fve guaranteed places. www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk www.thelondontriathlon.com Registration fee: £35 Registration fee: £50 Fundraising target: £250 Fundraising target: £500 Guaranteed Places in the UK

Bournemouth Marathon Festival Salisbury Half Marathon Dates: Sunday 11th October Dates: Sunday 4th October 2015 www.salisburyhalf.com www.run-bmf.com Registration fee: £15 Registration fee: £40 Fundraising target: £150 Fundraising target: £500 Entry deadline for marathon: 30th June

Milton Keynes Half Marathon and Marathon

Northampton Half Marathon Dates: Monday 4th May (bank holiday) www.mkmarathon.com Dates: Sunday 6th September Registration fee: £20/£30 www.northamptonhalfmarathon.co.uk/ Fundraising target: £150/£350 Northampton_Half_Marathon_2015 Registration fee: £25 Fundraising target: £200 Obstacle Guaranteed Places

Zombie Evacuation Race Spartan Race The Mudnifcent Seven

This This is the world’s This is an obstacle largest obstacle race is the most course unlike any designed to push your unique 7km Obstacle other – prepare to enter limits, test your strength Course Race in the world. the post-apocalyptic world of and challenge your endurance! Date: Saturday 1st August Zombie Evacuation… Only the Distances are 5km, 13km or 20km. 2015 fttest will survive! Dates: May to September Location: Heart Park, Date: Saturday 31st October 2015 Locations: London, Manchester, Warwickshire Locations: Allianz Park, London Cambridge, Edinburgh, Cardiff www.mudnifcent7.co.uk www.zombieevacuation.com www.spartan.com Registration fee: £35 Registration fee: £35 Registration fee: £35 Fundraising target: Fundraising target: Fundraising target: £175 £150 £150 How To Start Your Fundraising

Once you have registered for your place at any of the fundraising events you are ready to start fundraising! You can either:

Use a sponsorship form – download it from our website under how you can help

www.sound-seekers.org.uk/how-you-can-help/ fundraising-pack/

OR set up your own fundraising website: It’s so easy and quick, you can even set up your own text donation code. There are many different websites:

JustGiving https://home.justgiving.com

Virgin Money Giving http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/ The money you MyDonate give will make www.btplc.com/mydonate/ a difference- make this boy, You can make your fundraising story unique adding Happy, Happy! photos and videos. You can share the link via social media including Facebook and Twitter to spread the word. Corporate Support Sponsored Runs Sky Why not ask to nominate Sound Dive Seekers to receive a grant from your company’s charity committee or to be your corporate Charity of the Year? Many companies support charities in this way.

Or fancy doing something a bit different at work and looking for a team building experience? Employee fundraising can improve staff morale, bond teams together and increase staff’s commitment to a company.

There are lots of fundraising initiatives people can do at work including many of the ideas in this pack. Many Talent companies also match funds raised by Shows their employees so you can fnd out if Assault your company does this. You can also Course hold inter-offce competitions to see who raises the most. School Fundraising Approach your local school to make Sound Seekers the charity of the year and suggest various fundraising events.

Sports Non-uniform Competitions days

Music Sponsored Concerts Silences

We can also twin UK schools with our partner schools in Africa for a real partnership. Cake Sale Themed Assemblies We have staff who are experienced in delivering presentations to classes or full assemblies for children. Please contact [email protected] to fnd out more. Fundraising Materials Collection We have a supply of branded buckets fundraising materials that can be used to help to promote your These are ideal for fundraising activities. NB: some collecting large will be loaned. volumes of coins

Balloons

These are a fun way to decorate your Sound Collection Seekers event Tins

Easy way to collect donations by either Leafets leaving a tin at the reception in your These are useful workplace or at a to spread the local school word about our Keyrings work in Africa You can sell Sound Seekers keyrings Other Ways To Donate

Set up a regular payment - please visit our website for further information www.sound-seekers.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate/

Donation form - download it from our website under ‘How you can help’ www.sound-seekers.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate/

Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) - CAF cheques payable to Sound Seekers

Text message giving - text HEAR25 £2 / £5 / £10 to 70070

JustGiving MyDonate www.justgiving.com/soundseekers https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/soundseekers

Virgin Money Giving http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/fnalCharityHomepage.action?uniqueVmgCharityUrl=S oundSeekers

Payroll Giving - is a free and easy way for anyone who pays UK income tax to donate to Sound Seekers direct from their salary. You can choose to give regularly or as a one-off. Donations are deducted from your salary before tax so every £1.00 you give will only cost you 80p, or 60p if you’re a higher rate tax payer. Our payroll giving form is on the Sound Seekers website: http://tinyurl.com/psk9zzg

Easy Fundraising - You can raise money simply through shopping at your favourite online stores by registering with www.easyfundraising.org.uk. Shops include John Lewis, M&S, Amazon, Ebay, Boots and many more will give a donation to Sound Seekers whenever you spend with them. Other Ways To Support Sound Seekers

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