YEAR OF YOUTH

2018

www.caritas.org.au 1800 024 413#projectcompassion

Your inspirational fun-filled, guide to fundraising for Project Compassion 2018

THE MORE YOU RAISE, THE MORE WE CAN ACHIEVE.

FUNDRAISING IDEAS

Welcome to Project Compassion 2018!2018 is the Year of Youth and, as part of that, we have nominated A Just Future as our campaign theme. The future belongs to all of us, but it is the young who take it on with courage and innovation. It’s so inspiring to work with young women and men, experience their energy and learn about their visions for the world they want to live in. It is their courage and goodness that will help to create a just future for all.

When you fundraise for Project Compassion you help equip young people in vulnerable communities with skills to become the leaders of tomorrow. With your support, Caritas Australia and our partners help to empower people and communities to eradicate poverty in all its forms. Project Compassion is an opportunity to put your faith into action to contribute to this work.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

On the following pages you’ll find inspiration, ideas and some fantastic tips that will help you and your school, parish or local community bring a just future for all a little bit closer by raising essential funds for Project Compassion.

Whether you run a Caritas Ks event, or put on a pancake flip; set up a raffle or hold a ‘Trash and Treasure’ fair, the important thing to know is – every dollar you raise is vital. Your funds contribute to programs in Australia and overseas that will help provide young people with skills and opportunities to live with dignity, and give something back to their own communities for the future.

A just future starts with your support, so please get your friends, family, school and parish involved – when we work together everyone benefits.

On behalf of everyone at Caritas, I’d like to wish you every blessing for this holy season. And a great many thanks for your time, your energy and your compassion.

David Armstrong Head of Engagement and Sustainability

FUNDRAISING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

This year Project Compassion demonstrates how Caritas Australia empowers young people to become channels of our love and positive change for their entire communities. A Just Future is possible for all generations and communities, who are part of one human family. A Just Future starts today.

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YOUR FUNDRAISING IS HELPING TO CREATE A JUST FUTUREIn Nepal, Janaki grew up in poverty and disadvantage. In her community young people had to walk many kilometres each day to work in fields and collect food, just to have enough to eat. A sustainable livelihood seemed impossible for Janaki.

But things are better now. Since participating in our Children and Youth Empowerment Program, she has transformed her life. She’s become an inspirational community leader, and has learnt the skills to run her own sewing business. Now that she’s in control of her livelihood, Janaki is looking to the future and mentoring others so they can follow in her footsteps and become independent.

BECOME A MONTHLY GIVERYou can make an ongoing commitment to people living on the global margins and put your compassion into action all year round . Find out more about becoming a Caritas Neighbour at www.caritas.org.au/hope or call 1800 024 413.

To raise money you can… Hold a pancake stall in a busy location and sell pancakes for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Offer special toppings for an additional donation.Hold a pancake-making contest: Who can make the roundest pancake? The biggest? The tallest stack in 5 minutes? Best flip? The most beautifully decorated pancake? The silliest?Entrants donate to compete and receive a small prize (along with their pancakes) as a reward.Do a pancake flip race: Participants with frying pans toss pancakes into the air and catch them in the pan while running.Ask for a gold coin donation to enter. The winner gets double toppings for their pancake!

Hold a pancake Flipathon: Everyone lines up together with a pan and pancake for a sponsored 100 flips. Hold a highest flip or furthest flip competition with an entry fee.

Pancake Day is on Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Shrove Tuesday began as a way to use up rich foods like eggs, milk and sugar before the 40 days of Lent. Today, making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday is a worldwide tradition and a great way to raise money for Project Compassion.

PANCAKE FLIP

FUNDRAISING! HAVE FUN

A just future starts with your support, so get creative and get involved. The best way to inspire other people to get on-board is to do something you enjoy! If you have fun with it, so will everyone else. We’ve put together some ideas here to kick-start your imagination, but feel free to adapt, change and tailor them to suit you, your community, your school or parish.

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can buy educational materials for a young Syrian refugee so they can attend school in Jordan.

$70

DON’T FORGET TO SHARE YOUR DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA #PROJECTCOMPASSION

WHAT’S SHROVE TUESDAY WITHOUT A PANCAKE FLIP!?

ART AUCTIONCalling all artists! Ask members of your school group or parish to use their favourite medium (paint, textiles, watercolour, sculpture, collage etc) to create works of art to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for Project Compassion.Set a theme that revolves around empowerment, harmony and positive futures.Hold a silent auction for the pieces – this can even be done online – or throw an event to get bidders excited to purchase these bespoke artworks.

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can contribute towards a bush trip to collect raw materials, like pandanus palms, for arts products, generating an income for young First Australians.

$95

BALLOON RAFFLEAsk people to donate prizes for a Project Compassion raffle.Write the names of each prize on a slip of paper.Before blowing up your balloons insert slips of paper into them.Inflate the ‘prize’ balloons, along with dozens of empty ‘non-prize’ balloons.Sell the balloons.When they’re popped (noisy fun!) participants discover if they’ve won a prize!

Easter is a time of new beginnings, and when we look to the future it can be handy to shed some of the things from the past.That makes it the perfect time to organise a “Trash and Treasure” stall.Participants donate quality goods that they no longer need, then open the stall to the public, wider community or school group.Sell the items to people who can see a useful place for them in their future.All proceeds go to Project Compassion.

FUTURE FOCUSGet trivial! Hold a trivia event, using ‘The Future’ as your theme.Tailor the questions to the level of your audience – simpler for children, more challenging for adults.Ask for a donation to participate, and give small (donated) prizes to the winners.

FUTURE FAMOUSDo you have any up-and-coming talent in your community? Does the next Jerry Seinfeld live on your street? Maybe the future Cold Play is at your school? Or perhaps the next winner of The Voice is in your parish? Give them an opportunity to shine at a Project Compassion talent show. Charge a donation for admission and invite the whole community. Big or small this event can really bring people together for a fun evening or afternoon. To raise even more funds, run a cake stall or pop corn stand.

TRASH AND TREASURE (AKA: Recycle roundabout)

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can provide a young woman with funds to buy a sewing machine to start a business and have an income in Nepal.

$185

FISH FRIDAY!

INIHAW NA BANGUS RECIPE (GRILLED MILKFISH)

The Catholic tradition is to forgo meat on Fridays during Lent. Go one step further by holding a Fish Friday event to raise money and awareness for Project Compassion. Sell hearty fish burgers, classic fish and chips or fish cakes at your school or parish. Bring people together to celebrate food.

INGREDIENTS  1 large milkfish (bangus), cleaned.

You can also use any white fish such as barramundi, whiting, snapper, jewfish, coral trout, trevally etc. You can ask your fish retailer to clean the fish for you.

  1 large tomato, diced  1 large red onion, diced  1 lemon (or 3 pieces calamansi)  1 tablespoon minced ginger  2 teaspoons salt  ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Inihaw na Bangus or grilled, stuffed fish, is one of the most popular dishes in the Philippines. It’s tangy, light and delicious, and the best news is that it not only tastes fantastic, but it also looks impressive and is very easy and quick to make.

Serve with toyomansi and steamed rice.

INSTRUCTIONS1.  Wash the fish. Pat it dry

using a paper towel.2.  Open the incision and then rub

the salt on the inside of the fish. The fish should have an incision in the belly area.

3.  Meanwhile, combine tomato, onion, and ginger in a large bowl. Squeeze some lemon juice in and add the ground black pepper. Gently stir.

4. Stuff the mixture inside the fish.5.  Grill or BBQ the fish, on a banana

leaf or tin foil, under medium heat for about 10 to 12 minutes per side.

6.  Serve with toyomansi and steamed rice.

7. Share and enjoy!

You can buy Toyomansi is a soy sauce with calamansi and is available in asian grocery stores.

Love food? Share your fish recipes and delicious food pics on social media #projectcompassion

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FUNDRAISING! HAVE FUN

Gather your friends, family, school community or workplace and get involved in a Caritas Ks fundraising event!

Raise awareness and funds for the thousands of children, youth, women and men around the world who have to cover many kilometres each day for basic necessities like food, water, education or healthcare.

There are lots of ways to be involved:

• Plan your own event • Join someone else’s• Walk, run or cycle to clock

up your Ks for compassion• Recruit sponsors• Sponsor someone yourself.

can provide one year’s remedial tutoring for a young refugee who has missed school due to the conflict in Jordan, allowing them to catch up on their education in Jordan.

$350

CARITAS Ks

PLANNING AN EVENT IS EASY, JUST FOLLOW THESE FOUR SIMPLE STEPS:

Don’t forget to harness the power of social media to promote your event and ask for sponsorship. And when you’re at the event share your photos on social media #projectcompassion

Plan your day - How many people will be participating? Will you be walking, running, swimming or cycling? Where will it take place?

Go www.caritas.org.au/caritas-ks and download a Caritas Ks toolkit. It contains everything you need, including promotional posters, fast fact cards and stickers.

Start fundraising! If you have people competing in teams, drop us an email at fundraising@caritas.org.au and we’ll set up a team fundraising page for them (all the details are included in your toolkit). Individuals can order free sponsorship books at the Caritas K’s website.

Tell the world! Promote your event, and get all your event participants to spread the word about your fundraiser and ask for sponsorship from their friends and family networks.

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can support a group of 25 women to run an income-generating project in the Philippines.

$500

IDEAS FOR YOUR CARITAS Ks

Visit www.caritas.org.au/caritas-ks or call 1800 024 413 today to register to fundraise, download your free Caritas Ks toolkit and order sponsor books.

CARITAS Ks WATER RELAYDivide people into groups of four and give each group two buckets filled with 10 litres of water. Mark up your chosen distance and see which team can finish first.

WALK, RUN OR CYCLERaise money in solidarity by holding a walkathon around a local park or at your school.

Forgo the bus or car for a week during Lent and get sponsored to cycle or walk to school or work.

Hold a marathon, or get sponsored to enter an existing marathon and support our most vulnerable communities.

Count your steps during Lent with a pedometer or walking app. Aim for 10,000 steps each day, and ask your friends and family to sponsor your steps.

CARITAS KITCHENThe kitchen is the heart of any home, and people worldwide love coming together to share a meal. So why not host a Caritas Kitchen and provide a Just Future to those living in poverty at the same time!

You can make a difference in the world just by having your neighbours, family or friends over for lunch or dinner! Or have a morning tea or lunch at work.

Your guests can RSVP, donate, share and chat about the event on your personal fundraising page.

You will receive a host’s pack in the post shortly after registering – it’s filled with everything you’ll need to make your event a fun and successful one. As well as providing a great almsgiving opportunity this Lent and raising awareness about poverty, you can experience global flavours through sharing real food, made with love.

FOOD TASTES BETTER WHEN SHARED

WWW.CARITAS.ORG.AU/KITCHEN

Simply choose a date and location and register your event through the Caritas website:

Serve good food for a good cause.

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FUNDRAISING! HAVE FUN

FEELING STUCK?DOG-WALKING FOR A BETTER WORLDEight-year-old Melbourne girl Emily, took her fundraising through the WOOF last year!Entrepreneurial young Emily wanted to earn pocket money and raise funds for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion 17. So, she and her dad brainstormed a few ideas before deciding to take the lead on dog-walking.“We came up with the idea to start a small dog-walking business around our area, where I accompany her on every walk and ensure the pooches return home happy,” says her dad Brendan.Emily’s creative fundraising idea was very successful on all fronts - she raised much-needed funds for PC17 and made a whole pack of furry new friends!

PIG-TURE PERFECT FUNDRAISING!Terrigal NSW school-girl Ivy has a grandmother in South Africa who farms pigs. So Ivy was excited to discover that she could raise funds to provide pigs for families in the Philippines.Ivy raised more than $1000 for Project Compassion 2017 by sacrificing her weekly canteen money and selling some of her old toys during Lent. She also set up an online fundraising page where the community could sponsor her.“We learnt at school how we can help others easily by giving up things that are important to us,” Ivy said. “It was easy to do because I knew I was helping others.”

SMORGASBORD OF FUNDRAISINGStudents at Columba Catholic College (Qld) are all-systems-GO when it comes to fundraising for Project Compassion. Each year these industrious students team up with another local school on Shrove Tuesday to make and sell pikelets. Students at both schools can’t wait to make their donation to enjoy the delicious pikelets served with a choice of jams and syrups.Over the following weeks students then put on a series of popular Easter Egg Raffles that raise even more funds for Project Compassion, and the school holds “free dress days” where students make a donation so they ditch their uniforms for a day and wear casual clothes. Thanks for the inspiration Columba Catholic College!

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CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS FUNDRAISERS!

FOLLOW US!Social media is an easy, effective way to spread the word about your events and inspire your friends.

Like us @CaritasAU

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Watch us – caritasaustralia

Follow us @caritasaust

can provide one month’s housing for 30 young deaf people from regional areas to attend the Deaf Development Program in Cambodia.

$1500

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PROMOTE, SHARE, ENJOY!

PROMOTE US!Follow us to keep up to date and share the posts with your family, friends, school or parish to spread the word about Project Compassion!

TOP TIPS

We’ll also be posting inspiring Project Compassion videos, stories, updates and fundraising ideas throughout Lent on our Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram pages. See something you like? Hit Share and tell your network about it!

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Attract participants and sponsors by keeping your posts short and fun.

Make sponsorship simply irresistible with easy, click through links to your team or individual sponsorship page.

Don’t forget to keep your followers up to date with new share pics, videos and updates of your awesome event using #projectcompassion.

During your event try going Live to attract last minute donations!

Tag your family and friends so everyone can see them getting into the action and supporting Project Compassion.

If your school or parish has a community page, post there to reach even more people.

USE YOUR COMPASSION TO CHANGE THE WORLD.Please, become a Caritas Monthly Giver today. Visit www.caritas.org.au/hope or call 1800 024 413

MONTHLY GIVINGPutting your compassion into action during Lent feels great. You can get his wonderful feeling all year round and help transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people by becoming a Caritas Monthly Giver.

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YOUR REGULAR GIFTS WILL HELP PROVIDE:● Food security● Vital healthcare● Skills training● Financial support● Livelihood and infrastructure development● Access to self-help groups

Your regular support enables communities to build on their existing strengths and work in solidarity to create a self-reliant future by offering:● Business and enterprise opportunities● Low interest start up loans● Training in sustainable farming● Practical support and technical advice● Access to nutrition and health care● Community peace building initiatives

As a monthly giver, you’ll become a Caritas Neighbour. Your gifts will help to empower young people; deliver life-changing education and programs; and help women and men living on the global margins to develop new livelihoods that will lead them out of poverty.

Monthly giving is a compassionate act that resonates around the world, and you’ll receive regular updates on how your donations are having a real, tangible impact for vulnerable people and communities.

With you by our side as a Caritas Neighbour we can commit to long-term partnerships and projects in vulnerable communities. This means we can start – and finish - long-term, substantial and meaningful work that helps to transform the future for the community.

Your generous support for Project Compassion helps end poverty,

promote justice and uphold dignity.

For direct deposit: BSB – 062 217 | A/CNO 1007 2446 | BANK – CBA | REF. PC  Or call 1800 024 413

For Credit card payments: go to www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion and click on the “donate” button, or call 1800 024 413

For cheque/money order: Make cheques payable to Caritas Australia and post to GPO BOX 9830 in your capital city.

To set up your own fundraising page with your Virtual PC Box, go to www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion and click on Fundraise. Money raised through your Virtual PC Box goes directly to Project Compassion.

Please bank your funds raised through Project Compassion by 31 May, 2018.

BANKING INFORMATION

Need help? Call us: 1800 024 413 Email us: fundraising@caritas.org.au