Your Fundraising Pack

“Yule love it!” #getelfie Registered charity number 258085

Thank you for Getting Elfie for St Ann’s Get Elfie is all about having fun whilst raising money for a fantastic cause. St Ann’s Hospice is a charity which provides free care to people from across Greater Manchester with life-limiting illnesses, and their families. By getting involved you really will be making a huge difference to the lives of local people at a special time of the year. “I will never forget the total focus on my mum and her family – nothing was too much trouble and all was explained.”*

“There are very thoughtful and caring staff. Nothing is too much trouble.”*

“Everyone is very welcoming, right from the beginning. As soon as you walk in the door you are made to feel part of the family.”*

How you can Get Elfie This pack is full of ideas to get you going, and activity pages which can be photocopied and used widely. As well as these ideas and activities, please feel free to do something a little different which works for your group, organisation or school.

The Get Eflie Five Step Plan: • Decide on your Get Elfie event or activity • Choose your date, time and venue • Advertise your Get Elfie event - don’t forget to photocopy and use the posters in this pack, and use #getelfie on social media • Have lots of Elfie fun at your event! Use some of our Elfie activities in this pack or get your supplies from us to boost your fundraising • After your event, collect all the money you’ve raised and send it to us at the hospice. You can either pop into one of our hospice sites, call us on 0161 498 3631 to make a payment over the phone, or post us a cheque made payable to St Ann’s Hospice. We’d love to hear what you’re up to and see photos of all the fun you’re having! You can get in touch with us through our social media pages: • www.twitter.com/StAnnsHospice • www.facebook.com/stannshospice Use our Twitter handle @StAnnsHospice, and on both Facebook and Twitter use the hashtag #getelfie and we’ll see your updates and photos. *Real quotes from the family and friends of St Ann’s patients.

How you can Get Elfie

G et Elfie ha your us for £ ts from Instead of the usual dress down days or non-uniform days, have an Elfie fancy 2 ea Other ch! dress day! Charge £1 for people to spend the day dressed as an Elf. You can mercha ndise a buy Elfie hats from us to sell on, and use some of the activity sheets in this a v a ilable. lso pack to raise even more money.

Elfie Dress Up Days

Get Fit and Elfie • Hold an Elfie Dash – simply a race with the competitors dressed as “Elf-letes” • Go to, or run, an exercise class? Why not hold one where all the participants dress as elves? • Do a sponsored Elf-walk, skip, jump – anything active! If you don’t want to dress up, why not just wear Elfie hats which you can order from us?

The Big Elfie Quiz Use the quiz sheet included in this pack to hold a special Elfie quiz - charge £1 to enter, dress up or get your hats from us, and perhaps hold a raffle and sell cakes to boost your fundraising total.

Elfie Movie Marathon Turn your board room, class room, staff room or even your living room into a cinema, and show “Elf” or your favourite Christmas film. Charge a small entry fee and sell snacks and drinks, just like going to the movies!

Elfie Selfies It’s simple and will give your friends a giggle and hopefully see them taking part too! Just take a selfie dressed as an elf, post it on social media with the hashtag #myelfieselfie and text ELFE15 £3 to 70070 to donate £3 to St Ann’s.

Get your Elfis on! We’d love to see your best ‘Elfis’ impressions. Get singing your favourite Elvis tune whilst wearing an Elfie hat and put your videos on your social media pages with the hashtag #getelfie Don’t forget to text ELFE15 £3 to 70070 to donate £3 to St Ann’s and encourage your friends to do the same!

Elfie Extras These are just some of our Elfie ideas - how many can you come up with? There are also some Elfie activity sheets included in this pack to help you boost your fundraising!

Your Elfie Extras

The next few pages include activity sheets and materials to help you Get Elfie!

Guess the Elfie name

Pick a the name of the Elfie and keep it secret! Sell each square for £1, and when they’re all taken, reveal the winner. You could give a cash prize (25% of the takings) or provide something festive as a prize.

Colour in your Elfie

Why not hold an Elfie colouring-in competition with a small entry fee and a prize for the best one? Just photocopy the colouring-in sheet as many times as you need it.

Elfie mask

Use your Elfie mask for your Elfie dash, dress up day or any other Elfie activity. Just photocopy it as many times as you need, then cut out Elfie’s face, attach elastic or string and your mask is ready to go!

Have Yourself An Elfie Little Quizzmas Use our questions and answers sheet to hold an Elfie quiz.

Elfie sponsor form

Photocopy as many times as you need and use these sponsor forms for any activities you need them for.

Elfie poster

Simply print as many times as you need - fill in the details of your event or activity and get advertising!

Guess the Elfie name Topper

Bing

Eggnog

Garland

Plum

Jolly

Hope

Clara

Jangle

Pine

Merry

Eddie

Holly

Sparkle

Serafina

Cupcake

Trixie

Barry

Ralphie

Nick

Berry

Cedar

Max

Mistletoe

Amity

Shimmer

Snowball

Tinsel

Rudolph

Elvis

Figgy

Wink

Cracker

Ember

Jingle

Pepper

Yule

Angel

Kringle

Bling

Noelle

Zippy

Evergreen

Ruby

Gloria

Twinkle

Blitz

Evie

Juniper

Kris

Colour in your Elfie!

Elfie Mask

Have Yourself An Elfie Little Quizzmas! The Questions & Answers

Round 1 The Christmas Round 1. Who stole Christmas in a Dr Seuss book? The Grinch 2. What guides Santa’s sleigh at night? Rudolph’s red nose 3. In what Christmas song do you shout ‘5 Gold Rings’? 12 Days of Christmas 4. Kevin McCallister is the main character in which Christmas Film? Home Alone 5. What type of creature is Olaf in Frozen? Snowman Round 2 The General Knowledge Round 1. What sort of animal is the video game character Sonic? Hedgehog 2. How many sides does a hexagon have? 6 3. What substance do bees make? Honey 4. In which country are the famous pyramids? Egypt 5. Which starsign is represented by a lion? Leo Round 3 Children’s Fiction 1. Who had an encounter with the three bears? Goldilocks 2. What is the name of Winnie the Pooh’s donkey friend? Eeyore 3. What is the name of Peter Pan’s pirate enemy? Captain Hook 4. What was the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl? Hedwig 5. In Roald Dahl’s famous book, what does the initials BFG stand for? Big Friendly Giant Round 4 The Sport Round 1. Crawl, backstroke and butterfly are different methods in which sport? Swimming 2. What term in tenpin bowling describes having knocked all the pins? Strike 3. What is the name of Manchester United’s home ground? Old Trafford 4. In netball, what does WA stand? Wing Attack 5. What sport is played at Wimbledon? Tennis Round 5 The Geography Round 1. Which country has the largest population, at more than 1.3 billion? China 2. What is the capital city of France? Paris 3. In which US city would you find Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx? New York 4. In which continent would you find Kenya? Africa 5. In which country would you find the Taj Mahal? India Round 6 The Entertainment Round 1. What is the name of Shrek’s wife? Princess Fiona 2. Which television series is set in the town of Pontypandy? Fireman Sam 3. Which breed of dogs were menaced by Cruella de Vil? Dalmatian 4. In what film do the characters sing ‘Everything Is Awesome’? The Lego Movie 5. Where is Paddington Bear originally from? Peru Round 7 The Food and Drink Round 1. Ham, pork and bacon are all meats that come from what animal? Pig 2. What drink is made from sugar, lemons and water? Lemonade 3. Bolognese is traditionally accompanied by which type of pasta? Spaghetti 4. What vegetable is traditionally carved and decorated for Halloween? Pumpkin 5. What is the most popular drink in the UK? Tea

Name: School/organisation: Activity: Date of activity: Sponsorship and Gift Aid declaration form (Remember: Full name + Home address + Postcode + P = Full Name (First name and surname)

Home address (Only needed if you are Gift Aiding your donation), Please don’t put your work address here.

Postcode

Amount Gift £ Aid? P

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Total donations received £ Date donations given to St Ann’s Hospice Please remember to send in your sponsorship money with completed forms to us no later than one month after the event, to: Fundraising Office, St Ann’s Hospice, St Ann’s Road North, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 3SZ Tel: 0161 498 3631. Cheques should be made payable to St Ann ’s Hospice.

If I have ticked the box headed ‘Gift Aid? P’, I confirm that I am a UK Income or Capital Gains taxpayer. I have read this statement and want the charity or Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) named above to reclaim tax on the donation detailed above, given on the date shown. I understand that I must pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the tax year at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities and CASCs I donate to, will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p on every £1 that I give at today’s tax rate.

Please fill in your details: First Name:

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House No:

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Postcode: Email: Registered charity number 258085

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Registered charity number 258085