Get Involved

Here at Rosie's Rainbow our aim is to create as many opportunities to contribute as we can. Why not try running a marathon, cycling or even skydiving! You can fundraise, donate, or volunteer some time.  Also, if you have any bright ideas drop us an email and let us know!

Donate

Donate

You can pick one of the suggested amounts to donate and know exactly what your money can do.

  • Percussion or small instrument like castanets for music therapy sessions

  • 30-minute small-group Music Therapy Session for young patients

  • A one-hour Music Therapy session for seriously ill children in hospital

  • A monthly one-hour Music Therapy session in a special needs school

  • A monthly aromatherapy massage for parents of seriously ill children

  • A monthly morning of music therapy sessions on the children’s ward in hospital

Fundraise

Fundraise

There are so many ways you can raise funds for us, and if you want to fundraise, we can help promote your event. The list of ideas is endless… how creative can you be? 

  • Hold a raffle

    Run a cake sale perhaps on a rainbow theme?

    Organise a curry night at a local restaurant.

    Have a sort out and run a car boot sale

    Hold a school disco

    Get your kids to try a sponsored silence!

    Put on a talent show

    Organise a fundraising dinner

    Wear rainbow colours day

    Run a race - a local 5k, the Reading Half marathon, or even the London Marathon!

    Join a charity colour run

    Brave a bungee jump, abseil or skydive

    Ask your school to nominate us as their chosen charity

    Run a golf day

    Do a cycle ride - short or long - you could brave the Lands End to John O Groats route or just explore your local area.

    Rainbow themed events

Volunteer

Volunteer

At Rosie's Rainbow Fund, we welcome offers of help from generous volunteers. If you could give some of your time, skills or talents to help us carry out our important work, we would be very grateful. Please drop us a message at office@rosiesrainbowfund.co.uk. 

Schools & organisations

Schools & organisations

To carry out our important work as a charity, it is vital we raise as much funding as possible. If you are interested in supporting us as your main charity, we would be delighted to hear from you. Don’t forget to post your pictures and hashtag Rosies Rainbow Fund on social media. We can help you by providing leaflets to promote your fundraising, so please get in touch.

  • Ask your child’s school to nominate our charity.

    Get the whole school, class or parents association involved.

    ​Hold a mufti day, wear rainbow day! bake off and cake sale, concert, danceathon, fun run, car boot sale, show, raffle, quiz night, poetry competition, guess the sweets in a jar or name a bear, spelling bee, summer fair, Christmas event, Christmas jumper day, sponsored silence, sports day collection, fashion show, swimathon, or another challenge. Maybe a fun run or walk or even a car wash. Collections at your events in our charity collection boxes. The possibilities are endless.

  • Do you belong to a club, organisation, company, committee, or local group? Perhaps you are part of a choir, dance group, sports team, orchestra or gym?

    Hold a coffee morning, raffle, dress down or dress up day, bake off and cake sale, quiz, supper club, singalong, car boot sale, games night, dinner dance, wine tasting, organise a sponsored walk or run, guess the sweets in a jar, coffee morning, name the bear, run a tombola, host a bingo night, keep our collection boxes for all your loose change, run a sponsored car wash, ask for donations instead of Christmas cards, come along to support our fund raising events.

Corporate support

Corporate support

Local businesses large and small take pride in encouraging their employees to join them in giving back, making a difference, and building a team spirit. Joining us as a corporate partner is beneficial for your staff, raising morale, doing something hugely valuable and helping raise the profile of your company while having a lot of fun.  

  • Consider supporting an aspect of our work, such as music therapy for seriously ill and disabled children, offering respite and relief for parent carers of life-limited children, or providing bereavement support to families who have lost a child.

    Offer donation-matching to employees who choose to donate to our charity.

    Sponsor an aspect or portion of one of our events, such as balloons, banners, promotional materials like pamphlets or posters, refreshments, etc.

    Sponsor the purchase of children’s toys, games, and books for hospital visits.

    Donate a prize, voucher, or service for our raffles or silent auctions. 

    Are you a bakery, party shop, balloon shop, restaurant, toy shop, winery, book shop, florist, entertainer, hotel, or venue? Could you provide refreshments, drinks, flowers, decorations, balloons, entertainment, or a venue for one of our fundraising events?

    Take part in a company-wide team fundraising event, such as a walk, a marathon, an abseil, a pie-eating contest or even a mountain climb.

    Please reach out, share your ideas, and support us. Don’t forget to post your pictures and tag Rosie’s Rainbow Fund on social media!

  • Employees can make monthly donations to Rosies Rainbow Fund before tax and before receiving salary. This is an effective and easy way for employees to show their support on an ongoing basis. Employers can set this up easily and employees will feel good to know they have enabled Rosies Rainbow to keep shining.

Celebrate & Donate

Celebrate & Donate

Weddings

We have had wonderful donations from Newly Weds who have decided to ask their wedding guests to donate in place of sending wedding gifts. 

A JustGiving page can be useful for this or arrange your own method of donation. 

Christmas & Birthdays

If you would like your friends and family to donate instead of buying Christmas and birthday gifts this is a very generous way of raising vital funds for us. 

Consider donating money instead of sending Christmas cards. It will make a huge difference to us and save a lot of trees!

Funerals, Legacies & Wills

Funerals, Legacies & Wills

Honour your loved one by Remembering Rosies Rainbow Fund in your will or legacy. This will ensure that we are able to provide ongoing support and a rainbow of hope for ill children always. 

You may wish to ask friends and family to donate to Rosies Rainbow Fund rather than sending flowers. You can set up a JustGiving page or choose from one of the many In Memorium sites online or request donations and send to us via one of our many donation options.