How to get a sponsor form

[Top totty]

Hello.

Does anyone know how my son and his friends can go about getting an official sponsor form for a Cancer Charity. He wants to do a sponsored walk home from school (about 6/7 miles) and thinks he can just knock on doors for people to sponsor him ( on a home made form) and that they will be happy to hand over money and trust him to give the money to charity. Of course at his age (13) he does not see the mistrust this would cause and trying to get through to him that he would need a proper sponsor form is proving difficult.

Any ideas. ??

Thanks

[ayla44]

You could ring Cancer bacup 0800 800 1234 for advice. Their website has lots of information if he wants to find out more about cancer and why donations are so important.

I remember the excitement on my son's face (7 yrs) when he counted up his �6.00 sponsor money. And the disappointment when I explained (again) that he had to hand it all in to school.  He brought it back twice, in the hope he might be able to keep it!

[ayla44]

Meant to add that I would recommend children only seek sponsorship from friends, relatives & neighbours they know.

Could he put his idea forward at school (school council/class representative?) The next international walk to school week isn't until Oct 3rd, though his school might be interested in organising something sooner - this would be more official.

[CiderMonkey]

Macmillan are doing the Macmillan Miles challenge at the moment, you can choose to do anything you want as long as it involves 'miles' (walking, swimming, making a mile of spaghetti!). Contact them and they should be able to forward you a registration pack.