Fun ways to fundraise – new book for the Heart of the Community

A new book by a member of our congregation – A guide to Fun Ways to fundraise for your community, church or charity – has just been published to help raise money for the Heart of the Community project.

An early version of the guide by Penny Hallett (Allen) was made available to church members last year. This has been extended and updated and is now available from Amazon, priced £7.99. Royalties from the sale of the book are being donated to the Heart of the Community project.

The 176-page book is packed with over 200 great ideas for fundraising activities and events – as well as tips to guide you through the process and make it all worthwhile. It includes how to:

  • set objectives
  • choose a venue
  • find sponsors
  • publicise effectively, and
  • make sure your activity or event is safe and legal 

A big thank you to David McCann who provided the internal illustrations and to everyone at St Michael’s who contributed ideas and advice.

Whether you’re new to fundraising or an old hand looking for fresh ideas, this easy-to-read guide contains something for everyone. Why not find an idea that you like, make it your own, and go for it. 

You can order your copy here.

“This book crackles with ideas, sound advice and hot tips for making the vital task of fundraising both effective and fun. A top tool for all good causes.”

The Right Reverend Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol

 

 

Celebrating what God is doing: Gift Day 2014

Thank you for all your generous gifts to St. Michael’s Church.  On Sunday 2nd November  Chris Bradley (Treasurer) gave a presentation to the congregation. If you missed that – the slides from the presentation can be viewed by clicking here.

We understand that this may raise some questions. Therefore, Alison Volkmer (Planned Giving Officer), will be available at all church services on Sunday 9th November and Sunday 16th November if you would like to talk to her, or email:

finance@stmichaelsbristol.org

The Gift Day leaflet can be downloaded here. Please prayerfully consider what God would encourage you to give to support His work at St Michael’s, to bless our community and make His love known.

 

 

Running to make a difference

Team HOTC

On Sunday 21st September fourteen people set out to run the Bristol half marathon to raise money for the Heart of the Community project.  A mix of church members and a few friends and family, some of whom had  little previous experience of running distances.  Everyone completed the course; the fastest time was 1:31:49. Seven people did it in under two hours, and seven did it in between two and three hours.  

Congratulations to all of them! Thanks to their efforts a total of £4,868 (without gift aid) has been raised so far.  And there is still time to donate. Let’s see if we can make it £5,000!  If you’d like to chip in simply go the the online giving page and click to donate.

A picture of the team also appeared on the live updates on the ITV web site (sixth photo down):