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What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Here are 40 things you can do to help.

1. Share your favourite fundraising idea.
2. Help to design the fundraising materials
3. Tell one person about the 40 minute fundraise
4. Join the LearnAsOne fan page on Facebook
5. Add a post to your favourite forum
6. Arrange a busking event
7. Find a race to enter
8. Share our new homepage
9. Sell lollies in your local nightclub
10. Tell a cabbie about the campaign
11. Sell some cakes
12. Share the RT love on Twitter
13. Host a quiz
14. Share the Simakakata story
15. Do a sponsored silence
16. Run a 40 minute fundraise in your community
17. Put up some posters
18. Mention Nshima and the 40 minute fundraise during dinner
19. Host a race night
20. Run a 40 foot putt challenge
21. Email your friends and tell them about the 40 minute fundraise
22. Throw a wet sponge at your teacher or a local celeb
23. Organise a swimathon
24. Donate your Facebook status
25. Organise a curry night
26. Sell hugs
27. Put on an aerobics-athon
28. Run a 5-a-side football tournament
29. Take part in a slave auction
30. Tell your Mum and Dad about the 40 minute fundraise
31. Host a tea party
32. Do some sponsored Karaoke
33. Wash cars for charity
34. Run a treasure hunt
35. Host a fundraising BBQ
36. Take on the 40 minute press-up challenge
37. Get sponsored to do keep-ups
38. Create something and sell it on eBay
39. Piggy back a fundraiser onto another event
40. Organise a name the bear contest

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Name that bear. (Photo credit: florriebassingbourn, Flickr)

A very simple idea for you.

Ask your local pub if they can host a ‘name the bear’ contest for you.

It works works like this:

• Buy a teddy bear and give them a name.
• Create a list of 100 names on a sheet of paper with a big ‘Name the bear’ headline at the top.
• Display them prominently behind the bar.
• Sell each name for £1.
• Once all the names have been sold give the bear to the person who guessed the correct name.

Whatever you decide to do with your 40 minutes we hope you have a whole load of fun and raise lots of money for Simakakata Community School. If you have any questions please leave them below.

Thank you!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Piggy back onto another event.

Do you know anyone who is organising an event soon?

It could be a BBQ, a race night, a dinner, a cricket match. Anything where a lot of people will be gathering.

Ask the organiser if you can piggy back onto their event to raise money for Simakakata Community School.

You could organise a cake sale, host an auction, sell raffle tickets, provide some magical entertainment. Any kind of fundraising activity you can think of that is suitable for the event you’ll be piggy backing onto.

If the organiser asks you why they should let you be part of their event, here a few negotiating points you could use.

• The charity angle could be an extra selling point for the main event. It may help the organiser sell a few extra tickets.
• You could providing 40 minutes of entertainment which the event organiser doesn’t need to worry about.
• And if they ask why LearnAsOne over another charity you can explain that all the attendees will know exactly where the money they give is going.

If you have any questions on how to piggy back onto another event then leave them below.

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Spend 40 minutes creating something. Then sell it on eBay. (Photo credit: Diamond Farah, Flickr)

Have a think about what you could create in 40 minutes.

Get your tools. Get comfortable. Set a 40 minute timer. Then get creating.

It could be a painting, a sculpture, a photograph, or an illustration. Whatever form of art you like.

After 40 minutes stop. Take a picture of what you’ve created. Write a little blurb about LearnAsOne and your piece of art. This page will help you. Then pop it on eBay.

The most important bit

Follow these instructions about how to post the item on eBay so that the proceeds go to LearnAsOne.

If you have any questions please leave a comment below. Happy creating!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Mickey can't get near him either.

Lionel Messi.

The best footballer in the world. If you haven’t seen his goal the Champions League semi-final then watch it. It’s amazing.

It goes without saying that he is also outstanding at keep-ups.

How many consecutive keep-ups can you do? Note – you don’t have to be sat down when you set your record!

The keep-ups challenge

Give yourself 40 minutes and see how many keep-ups you can do in one go. Ask people to sponsor you per consecutive keep-up. You decide how much. If the ball hits the floor start again from zero. Leave your best score in the comments section below and see if you can become the keep-up champion of LearnAsOne.

You can set up your fundraising page here. Good luck!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

How many press-ups can you do in 40 minutes? (Photo credit: Broken Doll Collective, Flickr)

A tough challenge for you today.

How many press-ups can you do in 40 minutes?

Ask people to sponsor you 1p per push-up and see how much you can raise. Feel free to ask for more per press-up if you wish. Just make sure you get someone to count so you can verify your total.

Once you’ve completed your challenge post your total in the comments section below and challenge your mates to beat you.

If you prefer, you can make an event out of the challenge and ask your mates or gym buddies to do their press-ups at the same time.

You can set up a fundraising page via this link.

Good luck!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Tasty burgers! (Photo credit: kimyidionne, Flickr)

Warm weather, a BBQ, friends and cold beverages. Sounds like perfection!

Will you add a fundraising twist to one of your summer BBQs this year to raise money for Simakakata Community School?

The 40 minute BBQ

Give yourself 40 minutes of BBQing time, ask your friends to donate 40 minutes to help make snacks, salads and nibbles. Then ask everyone to make a small donation for the food which you give to LearnAsOne.

You can keep the 40 minute theme going through the event if you like. 40 minute DJ slots, 40 minutes of table service, games that last 40 minutes, and so on.

If you fancy going larger scale then go for it. Your local pub, a summer fete or your student halls of residence all make perfect venues. Charge by the item and donate the profits. You could even try and negotiate a cut of any bar takings your BBQ helps to pull in.

Here’s to a brilliant summer of sunshine and fundraising BBQs!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Find that treasure.

When I was a kid my folks used to buy mini easter eggs and hide them all over the house.

Behind the fire place, in my wellies, under the bed, in the bread bin. Everywhere they could think of.

They always put two eggs side by side and on Easter Sunday it was a race between me and my sister to find all the eggs first.

We loved it!

Hunt for treasure

Could you take the treasure hunt idea and turn into a fundraiser for Simakakata Community School?

Treasure hunts are simple to organise and a great way to bring your friends and/or classmates together. You can organise a treasure hunt at any time, but it generally works best when you have good weather. There are many forms a treasure hunt can take. One of the most common is explained below.

How to organise a treasure hunt

You will need to create two things. A treasure hunt map and cryptic clues to guide the hunters. This guide explains how to do it.

1. Work out a route that will last about 40 minutes. You’ll want about four or five five check points before the treasure is found.

2. Create a map with a few key landmarks highlighted (you can reference these landmarks in your clues if you wish). DO NOT mark the check points on the map.

3. Work out a cryptic clue for each check point so the hunters know where to head next. You should provide one at the start and hide one at each check point.

4. Decide if everyone starts at the same time (hectic if you have big numbers) or if you leave a short gap between starters and base the results on time taken to complete the course.

5. Work out a prize structure. Does everyone who completes the course get a prize or is it a race where only 1st, 2nd and 3rd snaffle some treasure?

6. Set an entry price. Make sure it’s high enough to cover the prizes and raise lots of money for the school.

7. Set a date and promote the event. You can download some posters to help you.

If you have any questions then please leave them in the comment section below.

Enjoy your hunt!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Students from Bucks New University washing cars to raise funds.

A couple of options here.

1. Ask your neighbours or your parents if they’ll pay you to wash their car(s).

2. Get a group of friends to commit 40 minutes of their time. Ask the owner of a local car park if you can wash cars there. Set up 40 minute shifts, and see how many cars you can wash.

If you get a lot of interest then feel free to go for a double lesson and up your car washing time to 80 minutes.

A couple of tips to you help promote your event

• Here are some posters you can download to promote your event in advance.
• If you are going for the group car wash option then try to sell tickets in advance. Some people might not even turn up, but you get their donation anyway. Result!

If you have any questions then please leave a comment below. Good luck with your fundraising!

What is the 40 minute fundraise?
In Zambia a lesson lasts for 40 minutes. Will you fundraise for 40 minutes to fund new classrooms and teachers’ houses at Simakakata Community School? You can jump, busk, run, bake and much, much more. Learn more >

Have a quick watch of the YouTube video to the right. It’s a few of the children from Simakakata Community School singing one of the school songs.

Could you do a little karaoke style singing to raise some money for the final two classrooms and six teachers’s houses at the school?

You can either put on a Karaoke night, or ask your local karaoke bar if you can add a couple of pounds to the entry fee to raise money for the school.

Your aim should be to sing for a total of 40 minutes through out the night, in a mixture of solos and group performances. You can charge people to make requests, or if your voice isn’t quite as angelic as you’d like, why not get people to pay you so they don’t have to attend and hear you sing!

Add your own fundraising ideas too, and have yourself a great night!