FUNDRAISING KIT - Christmas Jumper Day

FRIDA
Y
2014
12 DEC
EMBER
FUNDRAISING KIT
Get friends, family and colleagues involved.
Borrow, buy, or tinsel up a Christmas jumper
and wear it on Friday 12 December.
Donate £2 or more to Save the Children,
and get busy with extra fundraising
activities. The more you raise,
the more children we can help.
HOW YOUR
MONEY HELPS
DOUBLE THE JUMPER JOY
Can you believe your mince pies? As a special
present the UK government will double
your donations this Christmas. They’ll
match pound for pound everything you give.
So popping on your pullovers this year will
make an even bigger difference for children.
DOUBLE
THE JOY
£200 could buy enough high
energy peanut paste to treat
40 malnourished children
for a week.
DOUBLE
THE JOY
Help children all ov
er the
world, like Nadila in
Kenya.
Whenever you see this badge, remember that
whatever you can raise this year will be doubled.
GOT A QUESTION?
Contact Jumper HQ
on 020 7012 6400 or email
[email protected]
In partnership with
Photo: Colin Crowley/Save the Children
Photo: Dan Burn-Forti/Save the Children
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BUILD A
WOOLLY
BIG TEAM
Whether you’re a Fair Isle fanatic or favour
a wackier woolly, there are loads of ways
to look splendid in your Christmas jumper.
You don’t need to buy a jumper: if
you don’t own a festive woolly you
could tinsel up an ordinary jumper,
go all out with sequins and snowmen,
or even knit your own.
Bakers, crafters and fashion-lovers
alike, Christmas Jumper Day has
something for everyone – and the
more the merrier. So, whether you’re
teaming up at work or with friends
and family, get everyone involved…
SHOW US
YOUR SWEATERS
Share your pics on Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
Use @savechildrenuk,
#xmasjumperday and
go to facebook.com/
christmasjumperday
Need a bit of help to
inspire more support? Go to
christmasjumperday.org/
jumperkit for more materials
including:
• extra posters
• a film about how your
money helps
• media tools to
promote what
you’re doing.
HITTING THE HIGH STREET?
If you decide to hit the shops in search of your perfect
woolly, you can choose from a specially crafted range at
your local Asda store or online at George.com, where
there’s a range of women’s, men’s and children’s jumpers
all raising funds for Save the Children’s vital work.
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Photo: Dan Burn-Forti/Save the Children
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WOOLLY AWARDS
The more you raise, the more children you can help.
Here are a few of our favourite fundraising ideas...
Give awards for those who go
beyond the call of jumper duty. Ask
people to donate to vote for the
coolest, smartest and silliest jumpers,
and save a prize for the person who
has raised the most money.
HOW YOUR
MONEY HELPS
£150 could buy warm winter
coats, scarves, hats, boots,
insulation and plastic sheeting
to protect a refugee family
from the elements.
DOUBLE
THE JOY
JUMPER JUMBLE
Ask everyone to bring in old jumpers
and decorations to sell and hold a
jumper shopping and tinselling-up
session during your tea break.
THE SNOW
SWEEPSTAKE
É
Peel to reveal
✖
For an easypeasy way to
raise a few extra pounds,
get everyone guessing what
Jon’s got on his jumper.
Order your sweepstake sheet
at christmasjumperday.
org/jumperkit
JUMPER THE BOSS
Find the most ridiculous jumper
you can, set an office fundraising
target, and get your boss to agree
to wear the jumper for the whole
day if you reach it.
GUESS JON’S CRAZY
CHRISTMAS JUMPER MOTIF!
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Photo: Tessa Hallmann/Save the Children
Photo: Dan Burn-Forti/Save the Children
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SAY CHEESE
Here are our favourite ideas
to help you keep those stylish
sweaters on into the night, at
the office party or at home.
JUMPER JUKEBOX
Create a Christmas jukebox by
playing seasonal song requests
in exchange for donations.
CAROLOKE
Get your jumpered guests
belting out those classic festive
hits. Make it a competition and
charge to enter. Anyone too shy
to sing can donate to vote for
their favourite performer.
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Don’t forget to capture those woolly wonderful
creations on camera. Tweet us your pictures with
the hashtag #xmasjumperday, or post them
on facebook.com/christmasjumperday
FESTIVE FILM REEL
Bring Hollywood to your workplace
or living room with a Christmas
film screening. Pick a seasonal classic
or two, invite your guests, and ask
for a donation.
BONUS BUFFET
Whether you’re laying on a spread
at home or work, what better excuse
to serve all the festive classics like
mulled wine, yule log and eggnog
for extra donations. Why not make
it a bring-and-buy bake-off?
Photo: Dan Burn-Forti/Save the Children
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Why not raise extra dough by holding a bake
sale? Make gingerbread people and ice on some
knitwear, or whizz up a batch of jumper cupcakes,
then set up a stall and collect some cash.
WOOLLY GOOD
GINGERBREAD
Charlotte and Sheridan are fully justified
in looking very pleased with their festive
bake sale spread.
Ingredients:
350g/120oz plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
125g/4.5oz butter
175g/6oz light soft brown sugar
1 free range egg
4 tbsp golden syrup
Writing icing and cake decorations
mixture and work it all together
to form a dough. Knead briefly
until smooth, wrap in cling film and
put in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Method:
1. Heat the oven to 180°C/350F/gas
mark 4 and line two baking trays.
2.Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda,
ginger and cinnamon into a bowl
and mix well. Cut the butter into
10
cubes and rub into the mix until
it looks like breadcrumbs. Add the
sugar and stir.
4. Roll the refrigerated dough
out to a 0.5cm thickness on a
lightly floured surface. Cut out
gingerbread man shapes and
place on the baking tray,
leaving gaps between.
5. Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until
light golden brown. Take out of
the oven and leave on the tray
for ten minutes, then cool on a
rack. Add your own Christmas
jumper designs.
3.Lightly beat the egg and golden
syrup together, add to the dry
Photo: shutterstock.com
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HOW YOUR
MONEY HELPS
Why not get creative and design your very own
super sweater? Go glitzy with tinsel, stars and
baubles or use felt for a fuzzy festive scene –
here are some crafty tips.
POP ON SOME POM-POMS
Make the POM-POMS
1.Cut two cardboard circles, with
a small round hole in the middle
of each (see illustration below).
Put them together.
2.Wind around the circles closely
with wool, keeping the winding
even and not leaving gaps.
3.Continue until the circles are
covered completely.
1.
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2.
4.Put the scissors in between
the two circles of cardboard
and cut open the wound wool
around the outer edge, holding
all the threads together.
5.Wrap a long piece of thread
between the two circles. Tie
and knot it firmly around the
bunch of threads, and remove
the cardboard.
3.
4.
£450 could buy nutritious
food baskets for six families
of six for a month.
DOUBLE
THE JOY
POWER UP
YOUR PULLOVER
Go one step beyond sewing on
sequins, baubles and tinsel – make
sure your sweater stands out by adding
some fairy lights, a flashing reindeer
nose or even a ho-ho-ho-ing santa.
THROW IN
SOME SHAPES
Think trees, reindeers and robins or
presents and puddings – cut yourself
some paper templates and use them
to go crazy with fabric shapes. If
your sewing isn’t up to it, grab some
fabric glue. And if your drawing isn’t
up to it, cut shapes out of Christmas
cards or check out our templates
on christmasjumperday.org/
jumperkit
5.
Photo: Steven Jackson/Save the Children
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PAYING IN ONLINE
GOT A QUESTION?
Go to christmasjumperday.org
on or after 12 December to make
a quick, secure payment. Please give
the reference number from the
letter that came with your kit.
Get in touch on
020 7012 6400 or email
christmasjumper@
savethechildren.org.uk
If you want to post a cheque/
pay at the bank then go to
christmasjumperday.org/
jumperkit to order a giro slip.
The UK government will match your donations this
Christmas. Your donations will help children all over the
world. The money from the government will help fund
our work in Kenya.
Photo: Alessandro Pavone/Save the Children
After the day, don’t forget to send us all your hardearned donations. However much you’ve raised,
there’s a quick and simple way to send it to us.
CHANGING CHILDREN’S LIVES
When Typhoon Haiyan struck the
Philippines in November last year,
eight-year-old Justin’s home was one
of more than 300,000 houses that
were destroyed.
We gave his family warm blankets,
and water purifiers.
We’ve now helped more than
490,000 people here, providing
supplies and mobile health services.
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We’ll continue to work with families
as they rebuild their lives.
We also helped Justin and his little
sister, Grace, get a break from their
worries and the chance to play.
The safe spaces we set up in the
aftermath of the disaster help give
children back a sense of normal
life for a while. Justin’s mum says
spending time there “has taught
him to smile again”.
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Thank you so much for showing some
good wool this Christmas. The money
you raise will help save children’s lives.
HOW YOUR MONEY HELPS
Of every £1 you donate, we spend 88p to benefit children directly
and 11p to raise the next pound. 1p goes on governance and other
costs (average over the past five years).
SAVE THE CHILDREN WORKS IN MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES.
WE SAVE CHILDREN’S LIVES.
WE FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS.
WE HELP THEM FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL.
christmasjumperday.org
020 7012 6400
[email protected]
Cover photos: Dan Burn-Forti/Save the Children
Registered charity England and Wales (213890) Scotland (SC039570)

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