Fundraising - Events Calendar

Have a look below, there should be something for everyone to take part in, from fun runs to climbing. We really hope you can help!

Fundraising Ideas

Foundation welcomes individuals, groups, clubs and societies who choose our medical research as their fundraising priority. We are enthusiastic about developing relationships with all our supporters and are available for talks, meetings and visits to get you started on some fundraising activities for the year.

We also organise some of our own events – please see the Calendar of Events to see what we currently have listed. Should you like to take part in an activity listed, or assist as a volunteer, please contact the fundraising officer for further information via foundation@pms.ac.uk or by telephone:

Exeter: 01392 403039
Plymouth: 01752 437443
Truro: 01752 437443

• Organise a stall at a local event
• Organise a coffee morning
• Organise a tea party or dinner party in aid of the charity
• Organise a disco / karaoke evening / themed party!
• Ask your children or grandchildren's school to have a dress down day in aid of a particular area of research
• Request family / friends make donations to the charity on your birthday
• Request family / friends make donations to the charity on an anniversary

In Memoriam

We also have a number of supporters who have very kindly requested that donations be made to the charity in lieu of flowers at funerals. This is a lovely gesture and one that we very much appreciate. On average the charity receives around £10,000 a year from In Memoriam donations.

We also are aware that many people wish to leave a Gift to the charity by way of legacy. This enables us to continue with the advancement of our medical research. For further information on this please go to our Legacy page.

Online Fundraising

You might also be interested to see how you and your family and friends can utilise online services to help raise money for the Peninsula Medical School Foundation:

 

Peninsula Medical School Foundation is now listed on everyclick.com - a search engine that gives 50% of its revenue to charity. Using everyclick.com as your search engine does not cost you or us any money, but every time you use it you raise money for Foundation.

Please start raising money for us whenever you search the web. Just go to http://www.everyclick.com/uk/peninsulamedicalschoolfoundation you can then click on the links in the top right hand corner to either set it as your home page or add it to your favourites.

 

 Peninsula Medical School Foundation has now registered on Justgiving.com – this means that for any event where you are looking for sponsorship, or if you are having a birthday or anniversary you can now set up a web page and ask your friends and colleagues to make a donation on-line by debit or credit card.

All you need to do is go to www.justgiving.com and follow the instructions to set up a fundraising page. You will be asked to choose a fundraising category (e.g. sport); set yourself a target; write a message about what you are raising money for and to upload a photo of yourself. It does not cost you a penny and it means money raised goes straight into the Peninsula Medical School Foundation fund so you do not have to worry about collecting monies off everyone and sending it to us! Nothing could be simpler! Whether it is a sporting achievement, a birthday, a sponsored haircut, guess the baby weight or sponsored diet - go on – get started today!

FUNDRAISING AT WORK

Foundation welcomes corporate companies that choose our medical research as their fundraising priority. We are enthusiastic about developing relationships with all our supporters and are available for talks, meetings and visits to get you started on some fundraising activities for the year.

If you would like to raise funds for us at your work here are some ideas that others have championed:

• Christmas Raffles
• Easter Raffles
• Summer Fetes
• Overseas Challenges such as trekking in Peru, cycling in Vietnam, cycling to Paris from the UK, Everest Base Camp Climb, Kilimanjaro trek, Sahara Trek
• UK Challenges such as the three peaks challenge, Snowdonia climbing, coast to coast
• PAYE – talk to your payroll officer about making a donation to the Foundation on a regular monthly basis

We also organise some of our own events – please see the Calendar of Events to see what we currently have listed. Should you like to take part in an activity listed, or assist as a volunteer, please contact the fundraising officer for further information via foundation@pms.ac.uk or by telephone.

Exeter: 01392 403039
Plymouth: 01752 437443
Truro: 01752 437443

LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL FUNDING

We receive a proportion of our funds at Foundation through local, regional and national charitable funding Trusts. Their support of medical research is invaluable. To date we would like to thank the following:

• The Norman Family Trust
• The Devon Northcott Foundation
• The Mastermann Family

Should you like to recommend a Trust that you think we should approach for funding or, if you work or are a trustee for a funding body and would like to learn more about our work, then please contact Brian Seage, Foundation Director, on 01752 437450 or brian.seage@pms.ac.uk