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9 December 2009
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March 2003
You can get it together

You can start fundraising

We want your fundraising events for our Pound for a Pup campaign to be a huge success.

We have put together some tips helping you to plan an enjoyable event and raise valuable funds.

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Pound for a Pup Appeal

What your money can buy

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FACTS

It costs around £35,000 to breed, train and support each guide dog.

There are currently almost 5000 guide dog partnerships in the UK.

The working life of a guide dog is about 7 years.

The first four guide dog units in Britain were trained in October 1931.

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association was founded in 1934

In 1965 Blue Peter followed guide dog Honey through her training.

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You can have a lot of fun fund-raising for the appeal and help us to reach our £150,000 target.

Contact details
You can e-mail the Pound for a Pup appeal radio.leeds.puppy@bbc.co.uk or phone 0113 224 7305.

Big or small, complicated or simple it doesn't matter what you plan to do to raise money.

Schools, neighbours and all sorts of organisations could get together to help.

Whatever you plan us our Four Ps to make any fundraising more successful.

	Pick your event Think about what you are going to do and the kind of events that have worked before.
	Try to come up with a different angle to make your event stand out.
	Plan Ahead Organising an event can take longer than you think, ensure you have enough time for publicity and ticket sales.
	People Power Make sure that you have enough helpers to assist on the day.
	Press release should be factual, logical, relevant and short. Tell the press the following information about the event. Who? What? Why? When and where?

This is only a brief guide to making your event a success.

We have three PDF documents from the Guide Dog Association that give you all the details. Download them here and good luck.

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