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Reach dizzy heights for Red Cross Appeal Week

By Alix Miller
April 2, 2010 at 10:00 am

The idea of holding a fundraising event is daunting to some. It evokes images of large-scale dos, fraught with lots of planning, organising… and headaches. But holding one can be a simple, stress-free affair. Take the event my colleague Mark Cox and I have come up with to raise funds for Red Cross Appeal Week on May 2 – 8.

Our Big Red Climb is inspired by Vertical Rush – a fundraising idea popular with City workers. It involves Mark and I climbing up as many flights of stairs of our office as possible over an hour one day during the Appeal Week. With seven gasp-inducing flights in our building, going up them even once is impressive in my book.

As to the planning, the Big Red Climb involves just two participants (Mark and me) and takes place over our lunch hour. So all it took to arrange was a 5-minute meeting while at our desks over a biscuit and a spot of tea.

Organising the Big Red Climb will simply involve us taking a sponsorship form round our office – Red Cross staff are a generous bunch – and putting a few posters up to publicise it.

The biggest challenge apart from those pesky stairs will be pre-event preparation on the day; we will have to remember to bring our sports kit in, and eat an energy-packed breakfast.

What money-spinning steps will you take for Red Cross Appeal Week? If you’re feeling lazy, you could simply donate, or spread the word about Red Cross Appeal Week through your social media networks. Otherwise why not sign up for a local event. You can get inspired with these fundraising ideas and also read our top tips for organising an event.

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