Briony’s Story
Joining an event, or making your own event, is a great way to support cancer research whilst having fun and meeting people dedicated to the same causes as you.
On these pages you can find more information on fundraising days and sporting events happening in your area. You can also read stories about other people’s fundraising events and get tips and tricks on how to set up your own successful fundraising event.
Get GUTSY for Gut Cancers!
Choose your challenge. Raise vital funds. There are endless ways to Get GUTSY for patients and whānau impacted by pancreatic, stomach, oesophageal, liver & biliary cancers.
Get GUTSY for Gut Cancers is our online hub for all GCF fundraising (individuals and teams), whether you want to create your own fundraiser, join an organised event, Give It Up for Gut Cancer or Go Purple for Pancreatic.
Join us today and help us make a difference!
Although the rearea is a small bird it can ascend the lofty heights of the Kahikatea tree
Itiiti rearea, teitei kahikatea
Creating your own fundraiser can be lots of fun. To help you make it as successful as it can be, we have provided some tips to help you along the way. To get started, just sign up at GUTSY for Gut Cancers to create your page.
Decide what type of event you would like to create
browse our Gutsy for Gut Cancers website and decide if you would like to create your own event or join an organised event to support GCF.
once you have an event in mind, discuss it with other people to gather their thoughts and opinions as to whether they think it will be popular and supported by others.
Plan your event
sign up to Gutsy for Gut Cancers to create your own fundraising page to promote your fundraiser and safely collect donations
research similar previous events for ideas on how to make it a success
ask family and friends to help you organise the event
create a fundraising target
Ways people can make donations
through your Gutsy for Gut Cancers fundraising page
sponsorship form
cash donation
online bank transfer
Fundraising page
Jump on to our Gutsy For Gut Cancers website to create your very own, personal fundraising page.
Promote your event
Think about how you will get the word out about your event. The more people who know about it, the more people who are likely to support your event with donations of time, resources or money. Options you might want to consider are:
local community newsletter
asking friends and family to spread the word
leaflets
emails
adding a post to your social media.
If you have any tips that have made your event successful that you would like to share with others, contact us here and we can share them on this page.
Feathers are required to enable a bird to fly
Mā te hurhuru ka rere te manu
The dedication and support from our fundraisers enables essential research into cancers of the gut to continue. Through their efforts, breakthroughs are made to increase survival rates and improve the quality of life of those living with cancer.
We are incredibly thankful to all our fundraisers and their continued support. You can read about some of their stories here.
