Forthcoming events:

Wheelbarrow Raffle - Sunday 11th April.
As you may remember, over £700 was raised from selling raffle tickets at the Junior 7-a-side tournament at the club last year. So guess what, we're going to try and do the same this year. If you could spare a bottle of booze for the raffle (wine or spirits), please give to Julie or Laurence or other committee members at the club.

Quiz Night - Saturday 17th April.
Not done before, so we need everyone to come along and bring as many friends and relatives as possible as we need over 100 to make it work. It's aimed at Children as well as Adults, so a good Family event. More details to follow.

New Forest Show Litter Pick - Saturday 31st July.
Once again, we are invited to collect the litter following the annual show. We receive payment of £1,200 for this, which is a lot of money to be 'guaranteed' The more people who come along, the quicker it is done, so please put this date in your diary now - Sat 31st July.

Lions Ball - Friday 15th October.
Everyone who attended last year's Ball had a great time, so we've decided to organise one this year too, which will be even more fun! The venue is booked and date is set for Friday 15th October, so put it in your diary now - more info and the ability to buy tickets will follow in due course. Tell your friends about it now, so they can put it in their diary too.

Next meeting will be at the clubhouse, set for 6pm on Thursday 1st April - April Fool's Day!

Fundraising

We need to raise £45,000 over the next three years, so anything you can do to help would be great!

DONATE ONLINE
To make a donation or payment, please click above.
(Note, this will take you to the New Forest Online payment system. Please ensure you enter your name and NMRFC 2012 in the payment reference box).

Fundraising - Some suggestions on ways to raise funds:

NMRFC Clubhouse.
We have a great clubhouse, recently refurbished, complete with bar, kitchen, comprehensive cooking facilities and even a lift for disabled/elderly visitors – please do make use of it!
Birthday parties – kids, adults, 40th, 50th, etc
Talks, presentations, business meetings,
Table top sales,
Tupperwear / clothing / home selling events,
Entertainment evenings,
Plus much more.

Family and friends
Your first port of call will be your family and friends. Their support is unconditional and will be a great help to you as you embark on your fundraising. Think of everyone you know and get the first sponsor to be someone close to you. Remember that people will generally match the amount of the person before them.

Ask close members of your family to take your sponsorship form to work with them, they can ask their friends and colleagues. Make copies of your sponsorship form and always carry it with you at all times, you never know when you might meet a potential sponsor. Wherever you can, collect the money when the pledge is made, it is a lot easier to collect the money beforehand than after the event.

The office
Work is always a good place to start fundraising. Aim for the top and you may well be surprised at the response that you get. Ask your boss, find out if your employer operates a 'matching funds' scheme.
If they do you may find that they will match you pound for pound.
Even if they do not operate such a scheme, there is no reason why they will not make a substantial contribution. Get in touch with other branches within your company and drum up some support from them. Use e-mail to circulate information about your trip and its objectives.

Car boot sales
Clear out all you junk and those clothes that you have not worn for the past two years and take a pitch at a car boot sale. Ask friends if they have anything that they want to get rid of to help you boost your sales. Entry to a car boot sale is usually about £5 per car.

Dinner party
Organise a lunch, dinner party or BBQ and ask your friends to pay to attend. It would be cheaper than eating out at a restaurant and much more fun.

Organise a fundraising event
By organising an event, whatever the size, you will give people the opportunity to contribute in a fun way. Events could take place in your home or at a local venue. Whatever you organise, make sure that it is well publicised. Listed below are just a few ideas;

Hold a raffle - ask local pubs, shops, cinemas and theatres to contribute prizes.

Hold a disco - 60s/70s/80s music, whatever. Make it fancy dress.
Ask your local schools if they will hold a 'no uniform' day and charge pupils £1 each to participate.

Give it up - ask your friends to sponsor you for a month to give up smoking / lose weight / stop swearing / walk to work.

Set up a small change jar in the office. At the end of the day/week ask you colleagues to empty their pockets and get rid of their small change - after all it ruins their clothing so you are doing them a favour! You will be surprised how quickly it will add up.

Leave the jar in a prominent position and keep encouraging your colleagues until it becomes second nature.

Use your contacts and suppliers from work. You could offer to wear a T-shirt / company stickers.