Why I love fundraising

By Holly-Anna Petersen

1) You can do things you wouldn’t normally be able to do

This is an image of me sporting a wonderful drawn on moustache which I had on for a solid month

… This was actually taken at my friends wedding

2) You can use it to be an example to people around you

The Bardic Bike Tour is an awesome way to lead by example. Cycling is not only good for yourself but also a sustainable way of getting around…

3) You can use it to get new people to your SPEAK group

Sometimes it can be scary just approaching people and asking them to join your SPEAK group…

Holding a fundraising event gives you a good reason to approach new people. Inviting people to take part in or attend your fundraising event is a great way to spark that initial interaction and at the event they will be engaged with your SPEAK group and issues that you are passionate about

4) You can use it to talk to people about what you’re passionate about

This is a picture of me about to launch into a charity hitch hike for a Climate change charity

It was great because once someone had picked us up, they obviously asked us what charity we were doing it for. This meant we had a captive audience listening to our spiel about the importance of living a green lifestyle!

There are four different types of fundraisers…1) Feat – a physical or mental challenge2) Hardship – going without something or

enduring something for a period of time3) Social Taboo – sporting something

which is embarrassing 4) Event – holding an entertaining or

engaging event

Choose what you’re going to do… Fundraise awayyyyy…And have fun!