Fundraising at college and university

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"The chance to talk to people at a time of great change in my life. George House Trust made me feel that I was not on my own and there are people willing and able to help. Without the help, I don’t know where I’d be’"

Mary, a service user, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fundraising for HIV at college or university is a way to get people talking about HIV and AIDS.

Many colleges and universities hold Rag Weeks – why not encourage your Rag organisers to pick George House Trust as one of the preferred charities?
 

 

 

Student Fundraising

Outside of Rag Weeks, there’s loads of other ways students can help support George House Trust.
How about (just for starters):

A toga party. Everyone looks mighty fine in a sheet.

A beach or pyjama party 

A pizza / curry / meal fundraiser 

A bar crawl 

A fundraiser for World AIDS Day, 1 December

 

We’ve put some ideas and advice together in BRIght IDEAS, our DIY fundraising pack with free A3 DIY poster for your own event on the back. 

We’ve grouped ideas into things you can do at work, home and play.

There’s information on how to keep events safe, healthy and legal.

We’re sure you’ll have lots of ideas so get in touch and share them.

How we can help - resources, tins, red ribbons

We’d like to help wherever we can. We can help out with fundraising materials like red ribbons, collecting tins and leaflets on HIV and George House Trust.
 

Real people talking
Why not connect your fundraising with someone from George House Trust’s Positive Speakers programme? Our Positive Speakers programme provides people who are living with HIV to go out into colleges and universities to talk about the realities of living with HIV.
 

Coming from all walks of life, Positive Speakers talk about their experience of being HIV positive from day of diagnosis to the everyday realities of living as a positive person.

Positive Speakers raises awareness about HIV and the everyday stigma and discrimination that many people still face. Connecting fundraising with a Positive Speakers talk can make money raised even more meaningful and real.
Information on booking Positive Speakers here

 

 

‘I learnt what HIV is and what AIDS is. It’s changed my opinion on it totally; I thought it was a dirty disease, now I understand that it is not’

College student, Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale, 2008.