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10 years on: Close Guantánamo Bay

cat — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:16:28 +0000

Action taken: 10 years on: Close Guantánamo Bay

10 years on: Close Guantánamo Bay

cat — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:16:28 +0000

Action taken: 10 years on: Close Guantánamo Bay

Stop RBS investing in slaughter

Emerson — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:42:36 +0100

Action taken: Stop RBS investing in slaughter

Comment by Party Animal

Party Animal — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:25:40 +0000

Party Animal said:

Oh, and check out our AmnesTEA page and flickr slideshow - http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryI...

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Party Animal — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:55:46 +0000

Party Animal said:

I hear Amnesty supporter Dawn organised an event at a High School with an Elvis impersonator! She charged £12 for tickets and food for the buffet was donated by 'Greggs'. She raised nearly £1000 and won one of Amnesty's 'Soap and Glory' gift sets!

Another winner was a supporter in London who raised over £2000 with an Amnestea event!

Lily in London had an event with a 'Seven Deadly Sins' theme. "Everyone was assigned a sin which they had to dress up as (we had pajamas for sloth, giant human cupcakes for gluttony and the hulk for wrath, to name a few!) and each room of the house was decorated as one sin", she told us.

So think outside the box for your AmnesTEAs - and it could be an event to remember for years to come!

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Party Animal — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:33:42 +0000

Party Animal said:

Doug from the East Devon group shares some great fund-raising tips...

1: Our annual “International” Supper, where our group of 15 active members-13 of which are ladies- decide on a nationality for our Supper [this year Italian].Cook books and recipes are produced, trial dishes made and tasted and a choice menu decide. We go to the same village hall each year in June, where our ladies serve up their pre-cooked, re-heated course to about 120 people. We also have some short entertainment from and a quiz on the country represented as well as a raffle: any dishes left over are sold off at the end of the evening. There is a bar, but the village hall runs that and keeps the profit.
We charge £12.50 a head and clear about £1000 for Amnesty. The point is, when you buy your own ingredients and do the cooking then the profit is “easy money” [Says a man who is not involved in the
cooking!] There is no magic to this.

2. Our other activity is that we act as baggage handlers and storers for about 500 of the 2000 runners taking part the internationally famous, charity fund raising Grizzly Cross Country Run here in Seaton every March. For this service we receive a very generous £500.

Has anyone else got any inspiring ideas?

Comment by Party Animal

Party Animal — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:43:23 +0000

Party Animal said:

Have a wide variety of things for sale - adding crafts and new/nearly new clothes seems to have boosted takings. one supporter is a skilled woodturner and this year gave a demonstration as well as selling bowls and tops

Our traditional stalls still do well: home-made cakes, plants, books, bric-a-brac and cards.

We have learned the need to dress stalls attractively and not to put too many goods on the table – to keep some back to re-stock if the table empties.

Bringing in the goods: all depends on a body of craft makers, artists, bakers, gardeners etc to get to work in the weeks and months before the event. The group needs to harness all its talents. Group members also need to look out unwanted books, ornaments and clothes etc and ask family and friends to do the same. Someone may need to drive round and collect goods.

Don't forget refreshments!

It can help to hold a fair or similar event at a regular time in the year or season. It can then become a tradition – part of the local calendar of events

Publicity is essential - posters, small cards to give out, posters, flyers, email.

If you can find a celeb to open the event or make an appearance – grab them and publicise it!

Whew! anyone else have any good tips?

Comment by Party Animal

Party Animal — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:32:25 +0000

Party Animal said:

Here are some tips from a recent workshop...

*Get things donated or at a discount, like the venue or refreshments.

*Try and link the campaign to the event - dress code could be relevant ie red. yellow and black clothes for a 'Shell Hell' event

*Refreshments as an add-on to any event - people always want a snack, whether your event is a club night, comedy event or just letter-writing.

*Social events - everyone can get something out of these.

*using the contacts and skills of the group - play to your strengths. If someone is a dab hand with a paintbrush, have them make a banner. If they can crunch the numbers, put them in charge of the accounts!

*Keep it convenient - have a location handy for everyone, and time the event so that people can come straight from work, school, or lectures.