Charity Fundraising for Children with Cancer UK
Since we started the Sammy Jo Brandon Foundation there has been a lot of support from people wanting to get involved in some way, and we still often get asked “what can I do to help?”
The easiest way to answer this is question is to tell you about some of the amazing things our supporters have done for Children with Cancer
Our charity fundraising events include:
MARATHONS & PARK RUNS
2019 was the first year the SJBF was allocated 11 spaces for the London Marathon by Children with Cancer UK. All of these spaces were filled by Sammy’s family and close friends wanting to do something in her memory.
This year, there will be 24 new people running in October, all hoping to raise around £2,500 each. Next year we will be looking for new people willing to run for us, so if this is something that you may want to have a go at, please get in touch.
26.2 miles is just too much for most of us, but we have had a lot of people do half marathons and 5k park runs. These shorter distances are more achievable and there is less training involved. We can also help set up a just giving page and normally supply a SJBF running vest or a t-shirt.

COLLECTION POTS
We have a number of collection pots that can be obtained from us. These are normally taken by small businesses and shops. They are great to have by the till, for unwanted small change that customers don’t want clogging up their purse or pocket. It is also a good way to show your business is linked to a charity.

GOLF DAYS
The parents of one of Sammy’s friends have organised a Golf Day at Top Meadow golf course. This will be the first year for this event, subject to the government’s conditions on Covid-19.
We are very pleased with the amount of interest we’ve had already. The day the tickets went on sale, we were amazed at how quick they sold and the huge demand.
This is obviously a fundraising event we need to look at more closely. Judging by the constant enquiries, we need to have more golf days each year.

QUIZ NIGHTS
Some people are a little more intelligent and prefer to hold quiz nights.
Where possible, we will always attend and give prizes for raffles and generally help out.
Quizzes are very popular with the Marathon runners. They hold quiz nights to help promote themselves and to boost their fundraising.
Charity fundraising for Children with Cancer UK
Charity Fundraising for Children with Cancer UK

CAKE AND BAKE
More popular with office based people are Cake and Bake days.
We have had a lot of people organise Cake Days, where people within the office take it in turns to bake cakes of their choice and the office staff make a donation in return for a cake.

FUNERALS
Most of us have been to a funeral where the deceased person has requested no flowers but would prefer a donation to be made to a charity that was close to them.
They normally feel that they are doing some good by helping others and that the flowers will wither away in no time and just be a waste of money.
We have supplied the donation box that Sammy made for her own funeral to families that have lost someone close to them, and on all four occasions, have received a very generous donation.
We feel honoured that the Foundation is in the thoughts of the bereaved families at such a sad time.

SCHOOLS
A friend of Sammy – Lynsey Clark, a teacher at Ongar Academy – organised a Static Cyclathon between the students and teachers and raised an outstanding £317.44.
Since then, Lynsey has introduced us to Mr Allen Osborne, the head of the Academy, and after a successful meeting with them, they have decided to make us their charity for the year.
We hope that other schools in the area might consider doing something similar.

How you can get involved?
As you can see, our fundraising activities include everything from bake sales, running, golf, football matches & corporate sponsorship etc, but the Sammy Jo Brandon Foundation is always looking for new and innovative ways to help raise funds for Children with Cancer UK.
Please feel free to get in contact to discuss any ideas or events.
We can offer help in terms of fundraising support & advice, and together, we can raise funds for the Sammy Jo Brandon Foundation to help Children with Cancer UK.