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 Dear fundrais
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How Your Fundrais
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Every penny helps!

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we
children in the UK can help more of the 700,000 ch
to get better. ronically sick
Best wishes and th
anks,

Kedge Martin
Chief Executive, W
ellChild

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 Getting Sick Children Better
How Will You Raise Money for WellChild?
Whoever you are and however many of you there are, there are lots of ways you can
raise desperately needed funds for WellChild, helping us to get sick children better.

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 Your Fundraising Efforts
Whatever you raise, you can be sure you are helping WellChild get sick children better.

Sponsorship
The easiest way to collect sponsorship is through justgiving.com/wellchild
– you can create your own fundraising page and then send a link to
friends and family. You can also use one of the sponsorship forms at the
back of this pack.

Tell People
Sponsor
About It
Word of mouth is great – tell as many people as possible. You could

Us! also put up a poster to let even more people know (there’s a blank
one at the back of this pack) or even contact your local newspaper
or radio station.

ld.org.uk
info@wellchi
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71 www.wellchil
0845 458 81

Sponsorship
NAME:
Form
Please PRINT
your details clearly
(The information
we hold about you on this form EVENT:
will be stored on
a database accordi
FULL NAME ng to the Data
Protection Act 1998,
POSTCODE and will not be
- this is very
important to enable HOUSE
shared with
any other organis
claim Gift Aid us to NUMBER
FULL HOME
ADDRESS -
ations)
please do not in order for us
use a business to claim Gift Aid,
address
YES – I would
EXAMPLE: JOE

Send it in
like
BLOGGS NW1 to claim back the WellChild AMOUNT £
6PU this donation(s) Gift Aid on PAID YES - I would
1 HIGH STREET,
(please tick) like
details of WellCh to receive
HOLLAND PARK events and fundraisild news,
, LONDON ing activities

£XXXX  

Donations can be sent in by credit or debit card through

www.wellchild.org.uk/charity or by calling 0845 458 8171.
You can also complete and post the form below.

Please return this

form with your donation
to: WellChild, 16
Royal Crescent,
Cheltenham, Glouceste

I’ve raised a
rshire, GL50 3DA

total of £____
_________ ____

Thankyou!
Receive an exclusive WellChild Thank You Certificate,
when you let us know how much you’ve raised.

For more fundraising ideas please visit www.wellchild.org.uk/schools

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 0845 458 81 71 www.wellchild.org.uk info@wellchild.org.uk

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 Sponsorship Form
NAME: EVENT:

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Please PRINT your details clearly on this form
(The information we hold about you will be stored on a database according to the Data Protection Act 1998, and will not be shared with any other organisations)

FULL NAME POSTCODE - this is very HOUSE FULL HOME ADDRESS - in order for us to claim Gift Aid, YES – I would like WellChild AMOUNT £ PAID YES - I would like to receive
important to enable us to NUMBER please do not use a business address to claim back the Gift Aid on details of WellChild news,
claim Gift Aid this donation(s) (please tick) events and fundraising activities

EXAMPLE: JOE BLOGGS NW1 6PU 1 HIGH STREET, HOLLAND PARK, LONDON  £XXXX  

Please return this form with your donation to: WellChild, 16 Royal Crescent, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3DA I’ve raised a total of £_________________

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 Charity fundraising is strictly regulated by law.

Collections
You must obtain permission and/or a licence before you collect money. In a public
place, you need to obtain a licence from your local council, always contact them well
in advance of your collection. On private property, such as a shopping centre, you will
need permission from the owner or manager of the property.
Please contact WellChild before organising a collection – we can provide you with
supporting materials such as collecting tins & t-shirts.

Printed Materials
Always include our charity name and charity registration number as follows:
WellChild is a Registered Charity No. 289600.

Catering
Always contact your local environmental health department for advice before
planning to serve food. For alcohol, a licence (or ‘occasional permission’ for a one-off
event) must be obtained from the local licensing justice - alternatively, use a venue
that already holds a licence.

Lottery
A lottery is where tickets are sold with the chance of a prize. Where an element of
skill is involved, such as guessing the weight of a baby, it becomes a competition and
has fewer restrictions.

Private Lottery
Where a raffle is limited to members of a society, work place or premises (e.g. a
school, a pub or club), you do not need a licence. The draw must take place on the
premises where the tickets are sold.

Small Lottery
A draw as part of a wider event.There can be no cash prizes and the total value of
purchased prizes must be £250 or less.There is no limit on the value of donated prizes.
If you would like to know more about the legalities of a planned event,
please contact your local authority.

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 Thank you for helping us!

WellChild (Registered Charity Number 289600)

16 Royal Crescent
Cheltenham
GL50 3DA

0845 458 8171

info@wellchild.org..uk

For Questions About Children’s Health

contact WellChild Helpline 0808 808 0330 helpline@wellchild.org..uk

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