Get your University involved!

There are endless ways in which you can involve your fellow students or RAG group in raising funds for Birmingham Children's Hospital whilst having fun at the same time! There are so many ideas from skydiving to pub quizzes, fancy dress days to bar crawls, we’re sure you’ll find something that will get everyone motivated.

Are you part of any university committees? We know the student social calendar is jam packed so you could really help us by simply adding a fundraising element to an already existing event. Maybe hold an auction or a raffle, or donating a percentage of your ticket price or even just holding a bucket collection as people leave at the end of the night, these small changes could really help make a difference at the hospital.

Mega Raids

A tried and tested fun way to fundraise are Mega Raids. A Mega Raid is where a large number of students collect cash on the streets, in one city, in one day. If you want to experience a new city we can definitely help with getting permits and the logistics.

If you and a group of friends really want to make a difference fundraising for Birmingham Children's Hospital we could even help you set up your own university society dedicated solely to fundraising for us! We have so many ideas and ways we can help!

For ideas or support on university fundraising please do contact our University Fundraiser, Nancy by dropping her an email Nancy.Gray@bch.nhs.uk or a call on 0121 333 8657 and she’ll be happy to help!

Our Schools Fundraising Heroes!

• Pupils from St John Fisher RC Primary School in West Heath, Birmingham have raised an incredible £1,357 by taking part in a Sponsored Walk. The event was organised by the School Council in collaboration with St Thomas Aquinas School. Well done everyone!
• Thank you to Year 7 at Bewdley School! They have raised £1,188.47 by organising a Big Bleep Event. A fabulous achievement!!
• A very big thank you to the lovely children at Green Meadow Primary School in Kings Norton, who have raised £700 for our Children’s Cancer Centre Appeal by holding a non-uniform day and donating the proceeds from their Christmas Production.
• Thanks to all the fantastic fundraisers at Walsall Academy who have raised £1015.49 for our Children’s Cancer Centre Appeal – another Non-Uniform day success story!!
• A big shout out for the PE teachers at Meole Brace High School in Shrewsbury who undertook a 100 mile rowing challenge along the River Severn to raise funds for our Heart Unit. They have beaten their £3000 target!! Well done – we are so proud of you!
• A great big thank you to staff and pupils at Saint Martin’s School, Solihull who raised £222.33 for our Eye Department at their Christmas Carol Concert.
• Congratulations to Event Management Students at University College Birmingham who raised £289.45 by staging the Big Fat Christmas Quiz – thank you for your support.
• Thank you to Oakham School Choir who held a retiring collection for the Children’s Heart Appeal following a recent performance at Birmingham Town Hall. They raised a very impressive £520 – well done everyone!!
• Well done to students from St Peters Catholic Primary School in Bartley Green who raised £1,103.10 by taking part in a Sponsored Walk in collaboration with St Thomas Aquinas School. Congratulations to you all!!
• · Massive thanks to the totally brilliant Student Voice at St Michael’s High School in Rowley Regis who raised a whopping £3000 by holding a year of events including a Harlem Shake!
• Thank you to everyone at Streetly School for raising £550 by holding a non uniform day for our Children’s Cancer Centre Appeal
• Pupils from Crackley Hall School in Kennilworth have raised £628 for PICU. Well done everyone!
• · Thank you to the staff, parents and children from Cotton Tails and Cotton Tails Too nurseries in Northfield and Rubery, Birmingham. A year of fundraising events netted a fantastic £750!
• Thank you to the Year 6 pupils from Marsh Hill Primary School in Erdington who raised £200 for the Children’s Cancer Centre Appeal at St Lawrence Junior School by selling cakes.
• A huge thank you to everyone at St Lawrence Junior School in Northfield who raised funds for Ward 5 during Lent. They raised £3500 in just 4 weeks!!! Absolutely amazing! Well done to you all.
• · Good luck to the staff at The Elms Nursery at Birmingham University who will be taking part in a Sponsored Sky Dive for our Children’s Cancer Appeal in June. We will all be thinking of you!