Donate in place of Christmas cards
Not sending as many Christmas cards nowadays, encourage people to make a charity donation instead.
Instead, you could message all your friends and family festive good wishes and let them know all about the work Fire Fighters Charity does. You can even set up a JustGiving page to share with friends and encourage them to donate too.
Festive Fancy Dress / Christmas Jumper Day
Ask everyone in your office to wear their best festive outfits for the day, or have a Christmas Pyjama day instead – don’t forget the festive slippers! Offer a prize for the best-dressed.
Santa Dash
Santa Dash around the local business park or your local area, it could be as simple as a 3k walk or run, all dressed as Santa. If you have more adventurous runners, make it a 5k fun run and involve other local businesses.
Raffles or Silent Auction
Gather raffle prizes from local businesses and the community, or ask people to donate unwanted gifts and hold a charity raffle. For those bigger prizes – why not set up a silent auction and start the bidding!
Wrapping station
Set up a festive wrapping station in your office over a few days, get the team involved and in exchange for donations, offer to wrap gifts – big or small – for your friends & colleagues. Why not offer tea, coffee & cake while they wait – for that extra donation?
Christmas Fair
Hold a small Christmas Fair over a lunchtime in the run-up to Christmas. Invite local stallholders and craft makers, and charge a small attendance fee. Provide refreshments and mince pies and make the most of the festive cheer!