“Mission Possible”

£50 Challenge puts the Fun into Fundraising

In January Staff at Durham County Carers Support (a local charity supporting unpaid family Carers), were split into teams and challenged to turn a £20 stake into as much money as possible over a four week period. Now businesses and staff teams are needed to launch the big £50 challenge County Wide.
A range of simple ideas showed that it doesn’t have to take up too much time or effort and without any expensive initial outlay. Ideas ranged selling home baking, dog biscuits, bacon sandwiches, luxury hot chocolate, nearly new clothes, and hampers of food and pamper products, a cash raffle and unwanted Christmas presents.
There were car washes during their dinner hour and Car boot sales to declutter homes.  A fabulous £950 has been raised and the winning team raised over £300.
The charity is now looking for businesses and staff teams to take part in a “Mission Possible-£50 challenge” to have fun and raise money for this vital charity.
Between March and June teams will be given £50 to turn into as much as possible with awards for the most raised and the most innovative idea.  Jenni Wood, Chief Executive said “Caring is not something that affects other people, it affects everyone’s families, colleagues and friends.
We know how much fun and how easy it has been for us. We challenge staff teams to get behind us and come up with their own ideas. All money raised will go back to local people struggling with transport in their caring role.”
More information can be found at http://www.dccarers.org/ways-for-businesses-to-support-us or by contacting Jenni Wood on 01833 600570, jenni.wood@dccarers.org