Why fundraise?

We need to raise vital funding to support the work we are involved in, and YOU can help in so many ways! By getting involved you can be safe in the knowledge that you are directly contributing to Orangutan conservation and it looks great on your CV or University application too!

Fundraising can be fun! See below for ideas and activities that you can get involved in...

• Car boot sale
• Tea, coffee and cake morning
• Hold a raffle
• Throw a disco, dinner dance or a ball
• Take part in a fete
• Run a tombola
• Hold a non-uniform day at work or school
• Have a treasure hunt
• Organise a sponsored walk
• Hold a pub quiz

JUSTtextGIVING

Fundraising has now got even easier thanks to our friends at JustGiving, you can now simply text us a donation to help the orangutans!

Simply text the code OAUK 11 with the amount you wish to donate (£1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10) to 70070

UK tax payers can answer YES to add GiftAid onto their donation, allowing us to receive an extra 25p per pound you donate at no extra cost to you!

SUPPORT OUR EMERGENCY VET APPEAL by texting the code VETS00 along with the amount you wish to donate to 70070

Every donation makes a huge difference. Thank you for your support.

Sponsored events

Run For Their Lives

There are countless organised running events such as marathons and half marathons taking place up and down the UK each year, and we often have charity assured places available and waiting for supporters to get involved in!

Click here to check out our new 'run for their lives' fundraising page and find out which running events we are involved with in 2012.

For further information on running for the Appeal or taking part in sporting events, please email Nick on admin2@orangutan-appeal.org.uk or phone our Administration Office on 01590 623443.

You can also order one of our stylish and breathable running vests so you can let everyone know that you support orangutans! Priced at just £12.50, simply order by calling our Administration Office or by visiting our online shop.

For the more adventurous

Fancy a challenge?

Orangutan Appeal UK has teamed up with Charity Challenge to bring you a whole host of overseas events to suit those of you with a real sense of adventure! Why not have the holiday experience-of-a-lifetime and raise money to support your favourite orange ape at the same time?

Choose from Dog Sledding through the Arctic Circle, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or Mount Everest, cycling across India and much much more!

Head over to the Charity Challenge website to see what is on offer, but don’t forget to pick Orangutan Appeal UK as your chosen charity!

There’s bound to be something that tickles your fancy!

Do it for Charity - skydive, cycle and more!

You can also choose any event listed on the Do it for Charity website, whether you want an adventure that will take you overseas or something right here in the UK, there is plenty to choose from! Our favourites include; SKYDIVING and the LONDON TO PARIS CYCLE!

Interested?

To request a fundraising pack full of everything you’ll need to know in order to raise funds for the orangutans, and even more fun ideas of things to take part in, please email fundraising@orangutan-appeal.org.uk and we’ll get a pack to you ASAP.  Or call 01590 623443.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team!

And don’t forget you can fundraise online by making yourself a page at www.justgiving.com and sending it to all of your friends and family! It’s totally safe and secure, and an easy way of letting everybody know that you’re taking part in a sponsored event. Just visit the website and follow the instructions to make your page today!