Get baking for local hospice care!
Whether you love baking, want to get your friends together or you want to see who is the best baker in the family, this is a great opportunity for your baked goods to make a real difference.
We are asking our local community to support St Wilfrid’s with a small baking event, such as a bake sale, coffee morning, bake off or any other bake themed community get together. We ask that you invite your guests to make a donation to the Hospice on the Bake a Difference JustGiving page.
Need some ideas on how to get involved? Want to read more about how your event will help St Wilfrid’s? Check out our FAQs below.
9-Year-Old Wilf’s Bake Sale
Local resident Wilf, aged just nine, has raised more than £200 for St Wilfrid’s Hospice by hosting a charity bake sale entirely of his own making.
Taking place in Aldwick, Wilf baked and sold dozens of cakes from the front of his house, drawing support from neighbours, friends and family. Inspired by his love of baking and a desire to give back, Wilf came up with the idea completely by himself – even designing and delivering homemade flyers to promote the event.
Wilf chose St Wilfrid’s Hospice as the beneficiary of his fundraising efforts in honour of the care the charity gave to both of his late grannies. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and it was a nice way to get to know our neighbours too,” Wilf said, proudly counting up the donations at the end of the day.
He wasn’t alone in his efforts, though – Wilf got a helping hand from his younger brothers, Rex and Otto, who pitched in with the baking and sales on the day, making it a true family effort.
His parents couldn’t be prouder. “Wilf’s determination, kindness and hard work have really touched us all,” said his mum. “He planned every detail himself – from the flyers to the baking – and we couldn’t be more amazed by what he’s achieved.”
FAQs
You can do anything you like! You can hold a bake sale, a bake off or even a garden party. Anything you can think of – where you can show off your baking skills.
You can hold it in your home, garden, at your workplace or find a local venue. The most important thing is to ensure you have enough room to host. Pick somewhere that’ll be easy to set up and that your guests can get to easily. If you are hosting the event at work, make sure you get permission from your employer first.
You can set up a JustGiving page and share the link with your guests or collect cash on the day. You can borrow a collection pot from the Fundraising Team at the Hospice if you would like one. You can add prices to your bakes and charge by slice or suggest a donation for your guests.
Tell everyone about your event, including the date, time and location. You can use one of our poster templates to help. Share with your friends and family through text, traditional invites and/or social media. Why not create a Facebook event and link it to your JustGiving page?
JustGiving- An online page is the quickest and easiest way to collect money online. You can set up your own page here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bakeadifference24
Our Website – Donate via our website and please put in the comment section ‘Bake a Difference’ – https://stwh.co.uk/donate/give-a-one-off-donation/
Over the phone – Call the fundraising team on 01243 755 184 to make a payment by credit or card.
Through the post – Send a cheque with a note of who you are and about your event. Please do not send cash in the post.
Pop into the Hospice – One of our fundraisers would love to meet you and hear all about your fundraising. Pop in anytime Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.