A... Auction : do something positive with those unwanted gifts, clear out the cupboards and sell/auction them.

B... Balloon racing : collect a donation for each tagged balloon and see which balloon can fly the furthest.
Bingo : perhaps through the staff newsletter, sell cards to staff and print the winning numbers in the next issue.

C... Cancerians Committees : Form or join one of our Cancerians Committees.
Cycle ride : organise your own; join in an organised one make sure you get sponsored!
Coffee morning : charge for coffee and home-made cakes and why not ask people to bring a paperback to be sold to a fellow coffee drinker for $1.

D... Dinner : have a dinner for friends and invite donations for cancer research.
Donate an hour’s salary : enough said!
Dress up day : forget dressing down, your chance to show off your glad rags.

E... Expeditions : great or small, to the mountains or the pubs, group expeditions can be sponsored, ticketed or team building events.
Every coin counts : collect silver or gold coins at your workplace and ask customers, suppliers or friends and family to do the same.

F... Fun run : organise your own or find a locally organised event - you could even try it three-legged.
Foreign money : turn out your pockets and donate foreign notes, or any small change to your total.

G... Guess the weight : of the cake, the teddy, the jar of sweets or coins – anything!
Golf tournaments : test your techniques on the green.
Get out of jail free cards : ask your colleagues to buy their exemption tickets from participating in fundraising activities.
Gifts : for those friends and family who have everything, a donation to the Foundation in lieu is a great idea.

H... Home alone : bid among your department for the prize of an extra day off work.
Horrible hair day : pay to wig out, or get sponsored for your bad hair wear.

I... Inter-family sports : tennis, football or squash – anything as long as it’s fun.

J... Jail break : dress up and be sponsored per mile to get as far away from a set point as possible.
Jumble sale : if there is anything left after the auction or bring-and-buy sale, there is always the jumble sale.
Jack it out in January, June or Lent: give up smoking drinking, chocolate and donate the money to Cancer Research.

K... Karaoke : a chance to share your singing skills, pay for a song or pay for any exemption ticket.
Kite flying competition : enjoy a picnic day with the family and bring your kite; charge a fee for entering the competition and see who can keep their kite airborne the longest.

L... Lotteries : the prizes may be lower but the chances of winning have got to be higher, set up your own company lottery.

M... Milk money: donate the equivalent of your milk, tea and coffee spent in your office for a week.
Masked ball: Christmas, Valentine, Winter, Summer or Halloween, or any reason. Hold a masked ball or dinner.

N... Night at the races : organise an evening with famous races on video.  Elect a bookie and raise money from bets and entries.
No coffee/tea day : staff pay $1 per contravention, or up the stakes with no chocolate, no smoking or no personal calls.

O... One day fast: be sponsored to go without food for a day and donate the money you would have spent on food to ACRF.

P... Plant sale: perfect for people with green fingers.

Q... Quiz night: test teams of your colleagues' knowledge, or perhaps persuade your local pub to help by donating the takings from a regular quiz night; Or have friends around for a quiz.

R... Raffle: a traditional fundraising favourite.
Regular giving : this can be done monthly, quarterly or half yearly by contacting the Foundation; we can arrange to deduct your donation from your credit card or by Direct Debit.

S... Shave your hair : be sponsored for shaving your head for cancer.
Swear box: all “faux pas” means a donation in the box, thank you.
Skip lunch: and donate your money, or for those who just can’t miss lunch, eat anyhow and donate the equivalent.

T... Treasure hunt : write the clues to a treasure hunt by car, push bike or on foot.
Ten pin bowling: Test your skill in a sponsored bowl – you could even try it blindfolded.

U... Ugly duckling competition : bring in a couple of snaps of yourself from 20 years ago and hold a photo competition.
Unsolicited donations : everything is gratefully received!

V... Vampire night  - Have a party at Halloween!
Visit to the vineyards: Organise a bus trip and add a little extra charge for ACRF.
Victory donation : When your team wins, send us a donation to celebrate.

W... Wax it all off : go the whole hog and remove all your body hair.
Wine tasting : what a good excuse. Invite a local wine merchant in and charge people an entry fee.
Who was that baby: hold a guess the baby from the photo competition.
White water rafting : join a team and ride the rapids.

X... Xmas party : be daring or dull, just do something.

Y... Your own idea : they’re often the best.

Z... Zany ideas : run a competition to think of a fundraiser beginning with Z!

The power to remove cancer is in your hands

To make a credit card donation over the telephone, please call 1300 884 988 from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call.