Fundraising

Fundraisers play a really important part in keeping Fair Game on the road and delivering our health education and fitness programs.  While we have a very low cost delivery model, it is expensive to travel to remote communities.  We would love your help to raise more money so we can reach more communities.

Fair Game’s mission is to ensure no Australian is ever denied access to healthy lifestyle choices due to geographical location, financial circumstance, or cultural background. Find out what your money buys.

SET UP YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER

If you are passionate about creating equal opportunities for everyone in Australia to be fit and healthy then you can help us by organising your own fundraiser.

1. What kind of Fundraiser?  

First decide what type of fundraiser you would like to organise.  It could be taking part in a major community sport event or organising a cake sale at your school, uni or office.  You can check out lots more ideas here.

2. Advertise with Posters  

If you are organising an event like a cake sale you might want to make some posters to advertise it.  If you would like us to send you a digital poster for your event please email us at partnerships@fairgame.org.au

3. Set up a Fundraising Page 

If you are taking part in an event and looking for sponsors it is a great idea to set up your own fundraising page.  Facebook together with PayPal now offer a free fundraising platform similar to GiveNow and Everyday Hero but with zero fees to your donors or to the charity!!  Follow this link below to find out how to set up your own fundraising page – it’s easy!

To create a fundraiser for Fair Game go to your Facebook Home Page...

  1. In the left hand column scroll down the options under Explore and click on Fundraisers
  2. Click on Create a Fundraiser
  3. Click on Charity
  4. Type Fair Game Australia in to the search field
  5. Give your fundraiser a title, set a target total and add a description including why it is important to you to raise this money
  6. Upload a photo
  7. Invite your friends to donate – it is easy to share this fundraiser through your facebook network.

4. Tell Everyone You Know!  

Make a list of friends, family and colleagues and let them know what you are doing and tell them why you want to raise money for Fair Game.  You could email, or message them and it is also really effective to share your fundraiser on your social media platforms.  Don’t be afraid to follow up with a reminder.  Many people intend to sponsor but just forget.

To make it super easy we’ve put together a checklist with some ideas of what to say in your message – Click here.

5. Give Updates  

If you are training or preparing for an event don’t forget to share updates on your social media.  This lets people know how much effort you are putting in and reminds them to sponsor you or come along and support your event.

6. Tell us about your event!    

We would love to hear how you are fundraising for Fair Game.  If you can send us a picture too we will give you a shout out on our Facebook and Instagram pages. You can inspire others to help too!

FUNDRAISING IDEAS

There are many different ways to fundraise so here are just a few ideas to get you thinking;

Sports and Fitness Challenges

Participate in one of the major sporting events such as the Rottnest Swim or HBF Run for a Reason and ask for sponsorship or ask your friends to sponsor you in a sporting challenge of your own.

Get Dressed Up

Organise a team colours /casual clothes/themed fancy dress day at your work or school for a gold coin donation.

Do Something Social

Organise a movie screening night or, for a super easy idea, try a Big Night In – invite your friends over in PJs and ugg boots for a pizza and donate the money you would have spent going out.

People Love To Eat

Invite friends to pay to attend a morning tea or curry night, or organise a cake stall.

Give Up Something

Encourage your friends to join you giving up something such as your daily coffee for a month and donate the money instead.

Most of these ideas are super simple to organise so pick one, choose a date and get started!

Fundraising for Schools

The Be a Sporting Hero Free Dress Day is a fantastic school fundraising campaign which allows all the students and staff to be involved in supporting Fair Game.

Students bring a gold coin donation to come to school dressed as their favourite sporting hero and bring along any outgrown or unwanted sports shoes and equipment to donate as well.  Through these donations the children themselves become sporting heroes by helping other children to play sport.

For lots more information and resources on how to organise a Be a Sporting Hero Free Dress Day for your school click here.

Inspiring Fundraisers

Nicki, set herself a goal of cycling 5050km in one year. Smashing out the kms she achieved her target in under nine months and raised $2,600 for Fair Game.

Tom, Luke, Riley and Izzy enjoyed trying out Saturday morning 5km Park Run AU courses around Perth while training for the HBF Run for a Reason where they completed the 12km course and raised $1,813.

bather

Will and Katie took on the challenge of swimming to Rotto as a duo in the Rottnest Channel Swim. Looking the part in their Fair Game bathers, the local newspaper featured their fundraising story, helping spread the word about Fair Game.  The pair raised a fantastic $1,683.

Mel and the team at Outdoor Active South ran a special Saturday morning class to fundraise for Fair Game.

Scotch College Year 8 students
Scotch College Year 8 students – Dallmyn, Harry and Daniel transformed some old cricket bats by cleaning, sanding, oiling and re-gripping them to ensure they were in a top notch state for their new owners. 
Chloe and Ibby

Chloe and Ibby who are Year 9 students at Walford Anglican School for Girls organised a sponsored walk to raise money for Fair Game.

The crew at F45 Leederville

The crew at F45 Leederville held a marathon 8 hour challenge session for their members and raised over $2000.

Be a Sporting Hero section

Fraction Captions at Willetton Primary School organised a Be a Sporting Hero Free Dress Day at their school and collected heaps of sports equipment as well as several hundred dollars to help get the equipment to its new homes.