Set up YOUR fundraising event
![Pupils at Saint Maria Goretti RC School in Bucknall raised £100 for CAFOD by saving their snack money [The Sentinel]](/var/storage/images/get-involved/fundraising/images/fundraising-in-schools/pupils-donate-100-snack-money-to-cafod/1706-2-eng-GB/pupils-donate-100-snack-money-to-cafod_medium.jpg)
Organising events to raise money is a fun way to support our work, while learning more about the world we live in at the same time
Any social occasion such as a coffee morning or a book club meeting makes a great fundraiser. Or how about transforming a hobby into something more meaningful? Sponsored swims and marathon bridge sessions are creative and fun ways you can help support those in poverty.
Here are just a few ideas to help get you started.
See how a group of CAFOD supporters in the Westminster diocese help to raise funds by organising special community lunches
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Give a winning chance to poor communities around the world - because, whether you win or not, your money really makes a difference to people living in poverty |
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For many years, supporters in parishes throughout England and Wales have denied themselves luxuries on Fridays, giving the money they save to CAFOD |
![Give up your lunch for a day and help feed the hungry [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/images/logos/give-up-lunch/2631-2-eng-GB/give-up-lunch_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
You can help stop a child dying of hunger every five seconds by giving up your own lunch for just one day |
![Children at St Mary’s RC Primary School, Crewe recorded a mix of traditional Christmas carols and money raised from sales of the CD went towards buying World Gifts [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/get-involved/fundraising/images/fundraising-in-schools/selling-christmas-cd/54858-2-eng-GB/selling-christmas-cd_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
CAFOD supporters of all ages have been getting involved in many exciting fundraising events. Read about some of the amazing successes they have achieved |
![Kids at the Our Lady’s RC Junior School dressed in their pyjamas for the day to raise money for World Gifts [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/get-involved/fundraising/images/fundraising-in-schools/our-lady-s-rc-junior-school-non-uniform-day/55118-2-eng-GB/our-lady-s-rc-junior-school-non-uniform-day_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
Hundreds of parishes, churches and schools in England and Wales raise money for CAFOD's work. There are lots of exciting ways you can get involved |
![Women working in the community kitchen garden in the North East Centre for Popular Medicine (CNMP) which works to produce popular and community health initiatives in Brazil [Marcella Haddad]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/brazil/images/kitchen-garden-/5202-2-eng-GB/kitchen-garden-_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Tips and recipes for fundraising food A regular lunch event is a great way to raise money, or selling food from around the world adds to any fundraising event. Here are some tasty dishes from the UK and overseas to try out |
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Resources to help you fundraise for CAFOD |
![(Left to right) Richard Cockle, John Corney, Lizzie Cranfield, and Gavin Baxter celebrate together after finishing the Great North Run 2005 [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/fundraising_images/sponsored_events/group_great_north_run_2005/10931-2-eng-GB/group_great_north_run_2005_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Apply online to join Team CAFOD Take part in a run or a CAFOD Challenge - if you would like to be part of our fundraising teams, please fill in this short application form - it only takes a few minutes |
