First off, how would you like to fundraise for Jack and Jill?

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Create a Jack and Jill Fundraiser

Follow our simple 3 step process to set up your Jack and Jill fundraiser and our team will be with you every step of the way.

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Create an iDonate Jack and Jill Fundraiser

Set up your Jack and Jill fundraising page with iDonate, follow the simple steps and you’ll be fundraising in no time. (If using other donation platforms, please check that Jack and Jill are registered to receive the funds)

See below for a list of ideas from A-Z, or feel free to send us your own!

View Our A-Z of Fundraising Ideas

A

  • Art Exhibition
  • Auction
  • Abseiling

B

  • Black Tie Ball or Dance
  • Bring & Buy Sale
  • Bingo
  • Barbecue
  • Beard Shave
  • Bed push
  • Bridge tournament
  • Barn dance
  • Book sale
  • Bowling event
  • Birthday donation in lieu of presents
  • Blind date
  • Breakfast morning
  • Bike race
  • Bag packing

C

  • Concert
  • Coffee morning
  • Car boot sale
  • Country & Western night
  • Christmas cards
  • Carol singing
  • Cake Sale
  • Car Rally
  • Charity Shop collections
  • Casual day – work or school
  • Comedy night
  • Cheese & Wine party
  • Cookery demonstration
  • Craft Fair

D

  • Dinner dance
  • Disco
  • Darts event
  • Dog Show

E

  • Egg & Spoon race
  • Easter egg hunt
  • Easter bonnet competition

F

  • Family Day
  • Five-a-side tournament
  • Fancy dress event/competition
  • Face painting
  • Festival
  • Flower show
  • Fortune telling
  • Fete

G

  • Golf tournament
  • Gala evening
  • Garage sale
  • Guess how many etc
  • Garden party
  • Gymkhana
  • Greyhound evening
  • Go-karting

H

  • Head shave
  • Halloween party
  • Horse racing
  • Honesty box
  • Hill walking

I

  • Italian evening
  • It’s a Knockout tournament
  • Ice – skating
  • Ice-cream event

J

  • Jumble sale
  • Jazz night

K

  • Karaoke competition
  • Kite flying
  • Knitting challenge
  • Kris kindle

L

  • Ladies lunch
  • Line dancing
  • Leg wax

M

  • Marathon – mini, city or create your own
  • Murder Mystery evening
  • Medieval evening
  • Masquerade ball
  • Mountain climbing
  • Matched giving program for companies & employees

N

  • New Years Eve event
  • Non- Uniform day
  • No Smoking day

O

  • Open house – fitness clubs, play centres etc. donation to charity in lieu of normal fee
  • Orienteering
  • Old Time dancing

P

  • Paint Ball
  • Payroll donations
  • Picnic day
  • Pram push
  • Parachute jump
  • Pub Quiz
  • Pyjama Party
  • Painting competition

Q

  • Quiz night

R

  • Raffle
  • Relay race
  • Record Breaking Attempt
  • Read-a-thon
  • Remembering Someone Special
  • Rock & Roll night

S

  • Skydive
  • Silent auction
  • Sponsored event – swim / run / cycle / walk / slim etc.
  • Sports Day
  • Street party
  • Salsa night
  • Swear box

T

  • Tug of war
  • Talent competition
  • Themed event
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Treks

U

  • Unwanted gift sale
  • Up the Hill for Jack & Jill

V

  • Valentines event
  • Vacation Day – the employee that raises the most receives a day off work

W

  • Walks
  • Wine tasting evening
  • Wheel barrow race
  • Word search competition

X

  • Xmas cards
  • Xmas party
  • Xmas draw

Y

  • Yoga marathon
  • Yacht race
  • Yo-Yo competition

Z

  • Zoo day
  • Zodiac readings
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Why become a Jack and Jill Community Hero?

As an award winning children’s charity Jack and Jill have over 26 years of experience in fundraising, having raised enough to support over 3,000 families, all across Ireland in that time.

Becoming a Jack and Jill community hero means that you are part of that legacy and have the support of an amazing team and the inspiration and motivation to succeed knowing that your fundraising efforts will support families in local communities across Ireland.

We are with you every step of the way

Our amazing fundraising team are only a call away and are here to support you in any way they can – whether it’s balloons and t-shirts, to support with online fundraising – we want your fundraising event to be a success!

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Have questions? Talk to our Fundraising team.

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Why Fundraise for Jack and Jill?

When you fundraise for Jack and Jill, all funds raised goes towards supporting local Jack and Jill families in your locality ensuring that children with highly complex medical needs can be cared for in the family home, where they belong.

Watch the video to hear Liaison Nurse Manager Anne Reilly describe the vital care that Jack and Jill provides to over 400 families in communities all across Ireland, with a few words from some of our amazing families, offering an insight into the meaningful difference the #GiftofTime our nurses and careers provide really makes.

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