Schools

How can we help your school?

There's more to fundraising than simply raising money. We want children to have a positive learning experience:

Talks - we can send someone to talk at the school assembly, to tell your school about older people and how children and adults can help them.
Visiting Older People - we may be able to arrange for groups of children to visit older people.
Curriculum Resource Pack - this has links to Citizenship lessons.

Charity / School Partnerships

If you need a new sports hall, a classroom refurbished or money for a school trip, working with Age Concern Harrow is a great way to raise funds - when you fundraise you can split the money between Age Concern Harrow and your school.

What does choosing Age Concern Harrow as your Charity of the Year involve?

Choosing a Charity of the Year helps to focus the fundraising efforts of your school. Schools choosing a Charity of the Year tend to fundraise only for that charity throughout the year.

Some schools, however, may choose more than one Charity of the Year in a given year, perhaps supporting an international, a national and a local charity.

Many schools then concentrate their main fundraising push into one week, putting on a large number of different events. For example, a school might have an event on stage every lunchtime (a talent show, an auction, a 'Blind Date' show) along with sponsored sports events, raffles, sales, competitions and quizzes happening at a variety of venues and times during the week.

Some schools spread their fundraising events over the whole year. You could stage a Harvest Festival and Christmas Collection in the Autumn term followed by an Easter Egg Hunt and other seasonal events throughout the rest of the year.