You can fundraise to help children in need too!
Join the fight against poverty! Raising funds can be easy and fun. Click here to see what others have done. The possibilities are endless:
- Have a monthly ‘dress casual day’ at your office and charge a small fee…
- Invite friends to a meal at your home or in a restaurant, and ask for a donation on top of the cost of the meal…
- Hold a walkathon or readathon in your school
- Shave your boss’ head and ask for donations
- Organise a dinner or gala event with music and dance
You can find our handy fundraising pack here. It’s full of great tips and ideas! We’ve also included some background information, photographs and Blue Dragon logos to help you plan your event and let your guests know a little bit more about the work we do.
We encourage you to contact us before you organise an event and also to check the laws of your state or country with regard to raising funds. If you live in Australia, an easy way to get support for your fundraising event is to use the website Gofundraise.
What others have done
Schools often have innovative and fun ways to raise money for Blue Dragon!
- Tuggerah Public School in Australia raises money each year by holding a “Blue Day” where everything is blue!
- United Nations International School in Hanoi holds an annual walkathon to raise money for Blue Dragon
- United World College in Singapore holds an annual fundraising ball.
Individuals have been creative as well
- Leah, from America, had a very special 9th birthday party. She asked for donations for Blue Dragon instead of birthday gifts!
- Jacqui, from Australia, enlisted the support of local artists and friends and hosted an art auction and evening gala.
- Iain, from the UK, walked 1000 miles to raise awareness and money for Blue Dragon.
Groups and Organisations
- Francaustralia Education held a photo contest and auctioned off the winning photos on eBay! They also donated a percentage of each student’s administrative fees to support our Stay In School program.
- A church group in Australia held a trivia night to raise funds for Blue Dragon.
- Kellogg, Brown and Root, an engineering and construction firm working in Vietnam, encouraged staff to pledge donations, then matched the donations dollar for dollar.
