The 1st of March isn’t exactly a public holiday, but here at Macmillan Cancer Support it marks the brand new start of a month filled with refreshing ideas and the latest issues that both we and our supporters can influence. As mentioned in our last post, March is Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. If you want to find out more about the causes, symptoms and treatments of these, our official website holds a massive A-Z on the different types of cancer for your benefit; you can find that information here: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/AtoZ.aspx. In the meantime, you can embed the “BEAT Widget” (http://www.beatonline.info/share) to your blog or homepage, even forward it to your friends and in turn, do your part to spread the word about Ovarian Cancer.
For those of you want to get right into the crux of things and are looking for more unusual or exciting ways to fundraise, this is the spot to get some ideas. March is home to Pancake Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Sir. Elton John’s Birthday! So coming up with new ways to donate and make March matter should be a piece of cake. Here are some ideas to set things in motion:
FOR PANCAKE DAY (8/03/2011)
• Celebrate the Emerald Isle in style by embracing all things green. Simply donate £1 to wear your favourite green item to work – or pay £2 to opt out if it’s really not your colour. From green tops and trousers to green nails or wigs, anything goes. Even a fetching green leprechaun hat.
We also love having input from everyone in different areas of Macmillan; in fact, we can’t produce what we need to without your help, so if you do have any suggestions please pass them on to us http://www.share.macmillan.org.uk/ or contact us directly on our Twitter page: www.twitter.com/macmillananglia. We also really want to let you in on our day to day activities. Throughout the months, we’ll give you a gist of the goings on in each of our offices – naming new fundraisers & volunteers, keeping you posted on our latest corporate partnerships and letting you know what other wacky things the Macmillan team and our supporters are coming up with to keep fundraising exciting.
For those of you want to get right into the crux of things and are looking for more unusual or exciting ways to fundraise, this is the spot to get some ideas. March is home to Pancake Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Sir. Elton John’s Birthday! So coming up with new ways to donate and make March matter should be a piece of cake. Here are some ideas to set things in motion:
FOR PANCAKE DAY (8/03/2011)
• Want to add a little ooh là là to Pancake Day? Host a crêpe party at work. Get everyone to dress in a sophisticated Parisienne fashion, then make your pancakes French-style with fruit and cheese – or even flambée them with liquer. Just make sure you’ve got a fire warden on hand. Each guest pays a £1 per crêpe.
• Alternatively, try a pancake race. The contenders all have to toss their pancakes as they run and catch them in their frying pans. Get the spectators to pay £1 to watch.
• Celebrate the Emerald Isle in style by embracing all things green. Simply donate £1 to wear your favourite green item to work – or pay £2 to opt out if it’s really not your colour. From green tops and trousers to green nails or wigs, anything goes. Even a fetching green leprechaun hat.• Enjoy a musical odyssey in your workplace and play Irish music all day long. Everyone pays £1 to put their favourite Irish tune on the stereo. The choise is yours, whether it’s The Pogues, Sinead O’Connor, The Boomtown Rats or U2. And, while you’re at it, why not take bets on which of your colleagues will choose Westlife? There’s always one.
SIR ELTON JOHN’S BIRTHDAY (25/03/2011)
• Throw a flamboyant, Elton-esque party at work. Charge everyone £1 to come to work decked out in their most outrageous outfits and garish glasses, then spin tunes from the Rocket Man all day long.
Why not try raising money to tie in with Cancer Awareness Month, too? You could wear teal for a day in the workplace for Ovarian Cancer, or sky blue for Prostate Cancer.
We also love having input from everyone in different areas of Macmillan; in fact, we can’t produce what we need to without your help, so if you do have any suggestions please pass them on to us http://www.share.macmillan.org.uk/ or contact us directly on our Twitter page: www.twitter.com/macmillananglia. We also really want to let you in on our day to day activities. Throughout the months, we’ll give you a gist of the goings on in each of our offices – naming new fundraisers & volunteers, keeping you posted on our latest corporate partnerships and letting you know what other wacky things the Macmillan team and our supporters are coming up with to keep fundraising exciting. 
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