Registered Charity in England and Wales No. 1124533 and in Scotland No. SC044434
Get into the “howly day” spirit! This pack gives you everything you need to know about arranging your own Festive Best Day.www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk/festivebestday
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e are delig ted t at you a e signed u or t e Medical Detection Dogs Festi e Best DayThis pack is ull o ideas to help you plan your day and have un in your estive best. very pound raised really can help us to save and change lives.
Here’s how you can get started:1 C oose a date to da le in Dece er
hether you are earing a olly umper a seasonal suit or a t shirt covered in tinsel be sure to pick a date here the biggest number o people can oin in. Festive Fridays are o en best or un activities but think about the people you ant to oin in and the best day or them.
Next you need to spread the cheer!
S read t e C eere need your help to spread the estive cheer hilst raising money or a good cause.
• Put up the posters from your pack
end save the dates or your Festive Best Day
ost about the day on social media
• Add the event to your email signature
emember you may need to remind guests or times about your plans so make sure to send regular reminders about your event.
3 Put on your Festi e BestBe creative. This is your opportunity to go as cra y as you would like. You can wear anything from your avourite estive ancy dress to simply pu ng on your
jolliest jumper.
Don t have a Christmas out t to hand There is no need to splash the cash on a ne out t. hy not create your o n estive masterpiece by adding some baubles or tinsel to an e isting out t.
Don t orget to get a picture o everyone together and share it on social media.
Raise MoneyCollect or everyone earing their estive out t (and hy not ne the bah humbugs or not earing theirs and get £2 from them too.)
This pack also has ideas on activities you can do on the day to help raise a li le e tra. very you raise ill help us to train more dogs to save and change lives.
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Fundraising IdeasTurn your day into one ig esti e undraiser it so e o t ese ideas
Ba Hu ugDon t let anyone be le out o the Festive Fun. Collect nes rom the bah humbug in the o ce
Festi e Bake Saleet everyone to bake something estive (or purchase shop brought goodies or those ho don t like
cooking and sell them to raise even more unds or Medical Detection Dogs.
S onsor a riend or colleague to ear t e orst outfithy not raise some e tra unds by paying to nominate a riend or colleague to ear the orst out t
that you can nd. et your o ce or school to vote rom all o the nominations.
nce you have a inner you need to choose t o or more o the orst out ts you can nd and display them in advance ith collection tins. The out t ith the most donations ins. The only ay the person can get out o earing it is i they make a larger donation than the inning out t accumulated.
C rist as Cardshy not send your riends amily and colleagues a Medical Detection Dog Christmas card. All pro t rom
the cards comes to the charity. Details o the range are available online at .medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk merchandise
Don t ant to send cards this year hy not make a donation to Medical Detection Dogs instead.
Get rid o t ose un anted gi shy not use up those un anted gi s rom last year and ask riends and colleagues to donate. our trash
could be someone else s treasure
Guess t e nu er o C rist as c ocolates in t e arCount the chocolates into a ar and ask your riends or colleagues to have a guess in return or a donation to Medical Detection Dogs. The inner receives the ar ull o Christmas choccies
olly u er co etitionhy not host a olly umper competition Ask or a donation to enter the competition and get your very
o n anta to be the udge. All you need is a small pri e or the inner.
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C ecklist Select your date and make sure it is in everyones diaries
Spread the word. Put up posters, send out emails, share on your social media and make sure everyone kno s to come in their Festive Best on the big day.
Ask or an out t and have un ith your e tra undraising plans. ou can make your donations go urther by using the i Aid Form on the ne t page and asking everyone taking part to do the same.
. Dont orget your our legged riend. hy not pay an e tra and put them in a estive out t to.
Don t orget to ne your Bah umbugs
Take pictures and share them on social media
Collect and pay in those vital unds. Details on page .
Registered Charity in England and Wales No. 1124533 and in Scotland No. SC044434
Co e along and oin in t e une are hosting a Festive Best Day in aid o Medical Detection Dogs:
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Paying inhen the out ts are packed a ay don t orget to send us all the donations you orked hard to raise.
Its quick and easy.
Thank you for your supportTo return the money you have raised please complete this form and send to: Medical Detection Dogs, 3 Millfield, Greenway B usiness P ark, W inslow R oad, Great Horwood, Milton K eynes, MK17 0NP .
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MAKE Y OUR SPONSORSHIP GO FUR THERD on’ t forget to send us your sponsorship form so that we can claim an extra 25 percent on your qualifying Aid sponsorship money.
Festive Best Day
3 Millfi eld, Greenway Business Park, Winslow Road,Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0NP
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Registered Charity in England and Wales No. 1124533 and in Scotland No. SC044434
Thank you for joining in the Medical Detecti on Dogs Festi ve Best Day.
Because of your help, we can train more dogs to save and change lives.
Discover more about our work at www.medicaldetecti ondogs.org.uk