Your Opportunities
Fundraising
During your time at St Mary’s, SMSU can help you to fundraise for either your society or for charity. The only thing you need to do to get this support is to ask!
£24,000+raised for charity by St Mary’s students last year
This year’s target
Last year, the students at St Mary’s raised over £24,000 for charity and this year we want that total to hit over £25,000! We are really hoping that you can be a part of the driving force that can help us achieve this target.
- Last year’s total Over £24,000
- This year’s target Over £25,000
What you can fundraise for
You and your society
- Yes: Fundraise for your society
- Yes: Fundraise for charity
Sports clubs
- Yes: Fundraise for charity
- No: Not for their club
We can help with
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Ideas
Creating fundraising ideas and giving advice on any ideas you have created already.
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Planning
Planning, organisation, and coordination of the fundraising activity, including booking spaces and promotion on social media and our website to the wider student population.
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Payments
We have 2 card readers that allow you to have cashless fundraising activities. Just make sure to book when you would like the card reader so that you don’t miss out.
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Anything else
Anything else you might need to get the fundraising activity along.
Last year’s successful fundraisers
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SIMMIES Big Brother£3,425
As part of Raising and Giving Week (RAG), for the charity O2E.
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St Mary’s Lacrosse Club Danceathon£1,700
For the Doddie Weir Foundation.
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Bake salesOver £1,200
Multiple bake sales from various clubs, societies and student groups, for charities and their clubs/societies.
Got a fundraiser in mind?
We are always open to new ideas, so if you have a fundraiser that you would like to see us at SMSU complete, or if you would like to collaborate with us on any fundraisers, please fill in this form.
