St. Jude patient Sully
6 heartwarming winter fundraising ideas
Wintertime may evoke thoughts of cold weather and cozying up indoors, but the winter months are also full of opportunities to help St. Jude kids. Check out our list of winter fundraising ideas, and help make a difference in the lives of kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Winter is a season of holidays and a time of giving back. Explore our winter fundraising ideas, and join with friends and family to help St. Jude give every child with cancer a chance.
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Use your social media for a good cause
For those who like to stay inside during the colder months, rest assured you don't even have to leave the comfort of your home to fundraise for St. Jude.
Most social media platforms allow you to set up a fundraiser for causes like St. Jude with just a few clicks. You can use your profile to tell your fundraising story to your friends and followers, and then ask for donations to support your goal. See our step-by-step guides on raising funds for charity through:
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Charity stream through St. Jude PLAY LIVE
If you're a gamer or a content creator looking for an excuse to stay indoors, you can join St. Jude PLAY LIVE, and use your stream to raise funds for St. Jude. When you sign up, you'll get access to fundraising tools like progress bars, leaderboards, graphics and more, as well as the opportunity to earn prizes based on how much your raise.
And while most PLAY LIVE fundraisers are video gamers, the sky's the limit. Whether you're into sewing, crafting, music or tabletop games, you can put your skills on display while raising funds and awareness for St. Jude kids.
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Host an event at your school
The winter months mark the middle of the school year — a great time to think about helping students learn the importance of giving back. Whether you're a student, a parent or a teacher, you can create a fundraiser that benefits St. Jude and imparts valuable lessons along the way.
We have programs for every age group, from the St. Jude Trike-a-Thon for pre-kindergartners, and math and science fundraisers for elementary- and middle-school-aged kids, to lots of fundraising ideas for high schoolers, and several options for college fundraisers, including ideas for fraternties and sororities. And if you're feeling creative, you can always create an event of your own for your school.
St. Jude patient Luna with her dad
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Find a fundraising dinner or gala to attend
St. Jude gala events and fundraising dinners that help our lifesaving mission happen year-round, including many in the winter months. Check our list of upcoming events to find something near you.
More interested in a virtual option? Consider bidding on an item in an online charity auction. Offerings are being updated all the time, and include everything from luxury travel packages to signed guitars to meet-and-greets with celebrities and more.
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Create your own St. Jude fundraiser
If you're not finding an existing event to attend, why not create your own? St. Jude provides all the tools you need to set up a fundraiser. Simply choose the activity you want to fundraise around (check out our list for inspiration), register your event and start fundraising.
When you sign up, you'll get a free fundraising website you can personalize to promote your event, a digital toolkit with social media assets and fundraising tips, and access to our team to answer any questions.
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Give more meaning to your New Year's resolution with a fitness fundraiser
One of the most common New Year's resolutions is to get in shape. Sticking to that resolution can be a little easier when you're supporting a cause, and St. Jude hosts multiple charity fitness events that give supporters the chance to stay active while helping kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
You can sign up to run a race as a St. Jude Hero — with both in-person and virtual options available — start working toward the St. Jude Walk, with events across the country each September or even host a class or fitness event of your own.
Looking for more information about fundraising?
Our fundraising guide is full of useful tips and ideas to help get you started.
Why support St. Jude?
Families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80% within the U.S., and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you help give kids with cancer around the world that chance. Together, we can save more lives.
Start fundraising for St. Jude this winter
When you support St. Jude, you support a lifesaving mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric cancer for children worldwide. Unlike other hospitals, the majority of funds for St. Jude come from generous donors.
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