There are lots of ways you can help us raise vital funds for Family Support, from raising awareness to organising or even attending an event or holding a virtual event online!!

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Why not take on your own challenge and start making a difference now.  We’ve put together some fun and easy fundraising ideas, so whether you’re into baking, fitness, socialising or gaming, here are some exciting ways you can help support KAT and our Family Support Service. 

 

For further ideas, forms, logo and leaflet downloads, please visit:  https://www.kentautistictrust.org/fundraise-for-us  

To view our Fundraisers Hall of Fame, visit: https://www.kentautistictrust.org/frhalloffame

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Join our weekly lottery

For just £1 a week, enjoy the chance to win £25,000, please visit: https://www.kentautistictrust.org/weekly-lottery 

 

Organise an event

A few simple and easy fundraising ideas to get you started, even from the comfort of your own home;

 

• Online pub quiz – become the quizmaster and raise a glass with your friends and family! You could host the quiz on video chat or send questions by email.

• Virtual dinner party - invite your friends to dinner over webcam. You can all donate to attend, or pay what you would have spent dining out. 

• Movie night – use the Netflix Party Chrome Extension to host a movie night for you and your friends, with everyone logging on from their sofa at home and donating the cost of a cinema ticket - https://www.netflixparty.com/ 

• Run a class – teach your friends and family something new, like online yoga, a language or cooking or art class. Or you could send recipes by email for a donation.

• Give a gift – use your creativity for a good cause - write poems, songs, make something with arts and crafts to raise money - send these to people online or by post  

• Car washing day

• Coffee Morning

• Cake sale

• Raffle

• Virtual showdown – challenge your friends and family to a card game, chess tournament or bingo over video chat, with a donation per entry and a prize for the winner!

• Casual dress down or pyjama day in the office

• Marathon 

• Non uniform day at school

• Quiz Night

• Plan a walk or run that friends and family of all ages can enjoy, set yourself a garden lap goal and collect sponsors, or do some hand stand walking for a set amount of seconds or minutes

• Sponsored Walk

• Bootfair or stall

• Nominate us through supermarket token schemes such as Waitrose, Asda, Sainsbury's etc

• Race night

• Golf day

• Family fun day

• Swimathon

• Craft sale

• Lunchtime Bingo in the office (for a good bingo kit to purchase see here

• Office sweets sale

• Make a treasure hunt around your neighbourhood and ask for a donation for individuals to enter. 

• Gardening Competition - whether it’s sunflowers or tomatoes, pick your plant.  See who can grow the most impressive greenery in a set time and get everyone to make a donation to take part. Something everyone can get involved with or hold a best garden photo comp!!

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We are more than happy to you every step of the way - helping to spread the good word about your event and giving you collection buckets, banners, leaflets and much more, just contact Serita Boxall - sboxall@kentautistic.com

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Other Fundraising Ideas  
​The Kent Autistic Trust are registered with Everyclick and Easyfundraising, who give money to our charity every time you search the internet using your search engine.  For the online shopping site Easyfundraising.org.uk. All you need to do is register with their site and choose Kent Autistic Trust as your charity. You can then use the site to shop online with Amazon, Ebay, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer and many more, and part of the money you spend will be donated to The Kent Autistic Trust. 

 

Click on the links below and you can start giving whenever you shop online: 

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Every Click 

Easyfundraising.org.uk

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You can also start giving whenever you shop online with Give as you Live:  https://www.giveasyoulive.com/  

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Sell your unwanted Books, CD's, DVD's, Games, Phones & Electronics

Zapper offer a hassle free way of decluttering, whilst earning cash and raising funds for KAT. 

 

Scan or enter barcode and get an instant price for your CDS, DVDS, BOOKS, GAMES, PHONES & ELECTRONICS, await confirmation and label, box up, it’s really that simple. 

 

Then simply donate funds raised to KAT https://www.kentautistictrust.org/donate be sure to contact us and let us know how much you have raised, so we can share on our social media – contact sboxall@kentautistic.com

 

Just visit https://www.zapper.co.uk/ to get started.  They even recycle any items with no value!