Low energy fundraising ideas

• Sell unwanted possessions on eBay

• Ask friends and family to sponsor you to: keep silent for a day; shave your head or dye your hair blue; give up chocolate, TV, texting etc

• Birthday wish-list – ask people to donate money to your favourite cause instead of buying you a present

• Bring-&-buy-a-book coffee morning – Invite friends and neighbours over for coffee and homemade cakes. Ask everybody to bring good used paperbacks, CDs or DVDs that can be sold for 50p or £1 each. You could also charge a small entrance fee

• Ask a local community or faith group to arrange a one-off fundraising event or adopt WAMES for a month or year. Groups could include Rotary, Ladies Circle, Soroptomists, Church women’s groups, choirs, sports or fitness groups, WI, Gardening or photography clubs

• Use your hobby to raise money: make greeting cards, raise plants from seed, make fudge or truffles.