There are many different ways you can help us raise vital funds.

The main idea is that people have fun, while at the same time raising funds and promoting the Samaritans’ message. The funds raised will help with our training, phone line, outreach and general awareness.

We will give you all help possible with fundraising packs, posters, and publicity.

If you are being sponsored for something we can even help you with your own on-line sponsorship page.

Some Ideas / Events

• Dublin City Marathon
• Do a Sponsored Parachute Jump
• Help Us in Your Workplace / Office / Company
• Colleges, Clubs & Societies
• Collection Boxes in shops and stores
• Enter a team in our Annual Golf Classic
• Help at one our church gate collections or on our Flag days

Dublin City Marathon

The Dublin City Marathon takes place each year the last weekend in October. The 2010 marathon will be the 30^th year of the Adidas Dublin Marathon, which is run through the historic Georgian streets of Dublin, Ireland's largest and capital city.

For more information on the race and how to enter go to: http://dublinmarathon.ie. If you would like to run the race in aid of Samaritans Dublin Branch contact us for your sponsor pack - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Do a Sponsored Parachute Jump

In conjunction with www.Skydive4Charity.ie you can fulfill that dream and at the same time be sponsored for Samaritans.

You'll skydive from 10,000 feet or more, at speeds of around 120 miles per hour, securely harnessed to a professional skydiving instructor who will look after everything for you - from gearing up to touching down.

After an exhilarating freefall for 35 seconds or so, the parachute opens at around 5000 feet.

Thats when you'll experience the amazing 5 to 7 minutes thrill of your canopy ride and soak up the most incredible panoramic views. Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for a sponsor pack.

Help Us in Your Workplace / Office / Company

Can you help fundraise at work? Here are just a few examples of how you can help both to raise awareness of Samaritans and raise funds for us by being an ambassador in your workplace:

Sign people up and get support from your company for some of the events ideas you see on this page: run the mini-marathon with work colleagues, send a team to our golf classic, hold an event for 24:7 – our national fundraising and awareness day etc.

Other ways include:

• Host a work event in aid of Samaritans e.g. a raffle, sweepstake, dress down day, table quiz, race night, boss does the sandwich run etc.
• Provide free or discounted in-kind services for Samaritans e.g. print, stationary, design, public relations or advertising, or consultancy for a specific project. Perhaps you have a company publication where you could insert a Samaritans ad. Maybe you have a product you could donate for us to raffle. Perhaps you could provide something as simple as supplies of tea or biscuits for our volunteers while they man the phones
• Inform us of any charitable donation system or opportunities that exists in your company/workplace, e.g. a chosen charity of the year, payroll deductions, social events that raise funds.
• Sponsor a project or campaign: we have many special projects that we are involved in from outreach projects with young people, or those at risk of emotional distress or suicide, we also do specific advertising and awareness campaigns at specific times of the year.
• Simply displaying one our posters or our literature in your workplace or anywhere you think relevant.
• Have a Samaritans collection box on your premises.
• Make a tax efficent corporate donation.
• At Easter why not raffle one of our Easter Eggs or at Christmas use Samaritans Christmas Cards or make a Christmas donation.

In return we can provide if wished Samaritans literature and provide a talk on the importance of emotional health in the work place and in general.  Contact us at (01) 8920903 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Colleges, Clubs & Societies

Your college, club or society can make a huge difference to the work we do, by holding an event for us or perhaps you could make us the charity of your choice. If you are organising a Society Day or just want to organise an event for your Club, Society or Students Union please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Collection Boxes in shops and stores

Samaritans have collection boxes available with a security chain and tamper proof seal. They are suitable for almost any shop, pub or office environment. If you think you would like to display one for us please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Enter a team in our Annual Golf Classic

This year our Golf Classic at Hermitage in Lucan raised over €10,000. Come along and enjoy the fun in 2010, to enter a team please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Help at a church gate collection or Flag day

Church gate collections and Flag days remain a very important source of funding for us, could you spare a couple of hours throughout the year to "rattle a collection box" for us outside a church or in the city centre. If you would like to be put on our database of collectors please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

For more information on any of the above email us or call (01) 8920903.