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2012 Calendar of Fundraising Activities
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January 2012
1
New Year’s Day
2
Day after New Year’s Day
3
Day in Lieu for New Year’s Day
16
Southland Anniversary Day
23
Wellington Anniversary Day
27
Parachute Music Festival 27th – 30th
29
World Leprosy Day
30
Auckland Anniversary Day
Nelson Anniversary Day
Start of Term 1: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
February
6
Waitangi Day
9
Rotary Club of Plimmerton Street Appeal
11
SPCA Second Chance for Love Adopt-a-Thon 11th – 12th
13
Taranaki Anniversary Day
Heart Foundation Appeal Week 13th – 19th
Lifeline National Awareness Week 13th – 19th
14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
FINZ Manawatu/Rangitikei Branch AGM
16
Major Gifts Masterclass by DVA Navion in Auckland. Email lkingsford@dvanavion.com for more information
17
The National Heart Foundation of NZ Street Appeal
18
Relay For Life, Auckland and Hokitika 18th – 19th
22
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand - Lent Appeal 22nd Feb – 5th April
23
KidsCan Back to School Campaign 23rd – 29th
24
Catholic Social Services Street Appeal
25
Relay For Life, Porirua, Rotorua and Wanganui 25th – 26th
SCOUTS New Zealand National MudSlide Day
26
Malaghan Institute ‘Run for Research’ (Official Charity of AMI Round the Bays)
28
Fundraising Institute Australia Conference 28th Feb - 2nd March
29
FINZ Hawkes Bay Branch AGM
March
1
Child Cancer Appeal Month
Purple Cake Day
National Toy Library Awareness Week 1st – 8th
Epilepsy New Zealand Awareness Month 1st – 31st
2
FINZ Nelson/Marlborough Branch AGM
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tours – Canterbury
Hospice Southland Street Appeal
3
Relay For Life, Hamilton, Hawkes Bay, Nelson, North Shore 3rd – 4th
Eastern Bay Girl Guides Street Appeal 3rd – 4th
4
The Gynaecological Cancer Research Trust Launch
- Garden Party & Charity Auction at Omarino Wine Park, Harewood Road, Christchurch
5
Plunket National Street Appeal 5th – 11th
6
FINZ Bay of Plenty Branch AGM
8
Cranford Hospice Street Appeal 8th - 10th
9
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tours - Auckland
10
Relay For Life, High Country, Invercargill, Manawatu 10th – 11th
11
Wellington Hospitals & Health Foundation – HOSPI Bike Ride
12
Muscular Dystrophy Association Street Appeal
Red Cross Annual Appeal Week 12th – 18th
Muscular Dystrophy Association Brain Awareness Week 12th – 18th
13
Wellington Hospitals & Health Foundation – Wellington Children’s Hospital 100-Year Centenary
14
FINZ Otago/Southland Branch AGM
16
Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc Street Appeal
Red Cross Wear Red
New Zealand Red Cross Street Appeal 16th – 17th
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tours – Kapiti Coast
17
Orphans Aid International Street Appeal
Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Bow Tie Week 17th – 25th
Relay For Life, Central Otago, Northland 17th – 18th
18
Eastern Bay Girl Guides Street Appeal
Oxfam Water Challenge - Mount Maunganui
19
FINZ Central Division (Wellington) AGM
22
Environment & Conservation Organisations of NZ Street Appeal
23
Child Cancer Foundation Street Appeal
Child Cancer Foundation’s Beads of Courage Day
Cancer Foundation Street Appeal
24
Relay For Life, Ashburton, Kumeu, New Plymouth 24th – 25th
Eastern Bay Girl Guides Street Appeal 24th – 25th
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tours – Queenstown Lakes
25
Hearing Week 25th – 31st
26
Otago Anniversary Day
Epilepsy Int’l Purple Day
Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s Shave for a Cure 26th – 31st
30
Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind (& Red Puppy Appeal) Street Appeal 30th – 31st
31
Eastern Bay Girl Guides Street Appeal 31 March – 1 April
Oxfam Trailwalker 31 March – 1 April
April
1
Wellington Relay For Life Frank Kitts Park
2
World Autism Awareness Day
FINZ Southern Division AGM (Christchurch)
4
Safekids New Zealand Workshop (Dunedin)
5
Wellington Region Kidney Society Street Appeal
Last day of Term 1: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
6
Good Friday
7
Easter Saturday
8
Easter Sunday
9
Easter Monday
13
Wellington Rape Crisis Street Appeal
Ronald McDonald House South Island Annual Appeal
16
Poppy Week
20
Poppy Day
Wellington Returned & Services Association Street Appeal
22
NZRDA Awareness Week 22nd – 28th
23
White Poppies for Peace Street Appeal
Start of Term 2: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
24
World YWCA Day
25
ANZAC Day
27
NZRDA Appeal Day
Greyhounds as Pets Street Appeal
30
Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal 30th April – 6th May
NZ Sign Language Week 30th April - 6th May
May
1
Wellington Volunteer Coastguard Inc Street Appeal
Coastguard’s National MayDay Fundraising Appeal 1st – 31st
Safekids New Zealand Workshop (Hamilton)
2
Safekids New Zealand Workshop (Taupo)
4
Asthma Foundation Balloon Day Appeal
Asthma New Zealand – Breathe Easy World Asthma Day
9
Safekids New Zealand Workshop (Whakatane)
10
FINZ Master Classes (Auckland)
11
Mary Potter Hospice Street Appeal
FINZ 2012 Conference (Auckland)
FINZ National AGM (Auckland)
Te Omanga Hospice Street Appeal
12
FINZ 2012 Conference (Auckland)
13
Mother’s Day
14
Hospice Awareness Week 14th – 20th
18
Otago Hospice Street Appeal
NZSD Choreographic Season (Performances) 18th – 26th
19
World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day
21
Youthline “Youth Week” Street Appeal 21st – 27th
25
Westpac Chopper Street Appeal
26
Macular Degeneration NZ Awareness Week 26 May – 2 June
June
1
Autism New Zealand Wellington Branch Street Appeal
Autism New Zealand Appeal Week
Cure Kids Red Nose Day Appeal 1st – 22nd
2
Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers Charity Wine Auction for Cranford Hospice
4
Queen’s Birthday
Bowel Cancer Awareness Week 4th – 10th
5
Head Injury Awareness Week 5th – 12th
8
Ronald McDonald House Street Appeal
9
Bay of Plenty Times
Bethlehem and Kidney Kids Auction
11
Parents Centres National Parents Centre Week 11th – 17th
14
The Wellington City Mission Brown Paper Bag Food Appeal 14th – 29th
15
St Vincent de Paul Society Wellington Street Appeal
16
The Wellington City Mission Supermarket & Mall Appeal
18
Save the Kiwi Awareness Week
St John Appeal 18th – 24th
22
St John Street Appeal
Leadership Week 22nd – 29th
Cure Kids Red Nose Day
25
Safekids New Zealand Workshop (Auckland Maori Networks)
29
End of Term 2: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
Red Socks Day
July
1
Glaucoma NZ Awareness Appeal Month 1st – 31st
Neurological Foundation Annual Appeal 1st – 7th
Alzheimers Cuppa for a Cause Month 1st – 31st
2
CCS Disability Action Week 2nd – 8th
4
Barnardos Founders Day
5
Brain Injury Association Wellington Inc Street Appeal (Lower Hutt/Petone)
6
Brain Injury Association Wellington Inc Street Appeal (Upper Hutt)
9
United Way Week 9th – 15th
13
Cats Protection League (Wellington) Inc Street Appeal
15
Alzheimers New Zealand Appeal Week
16
National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges National Appeal Week 16th – 22nd
Start of Term 3: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
20
Christchurch Women’s Refuge Annual Appeal 20th – 21st
Wellington Women’s Refuge Street Appeal
27
Homes of Compassion Street Appeal
August
3
Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Street Appeal
5
@Heart Awareness Week Aug 5th – 11th
6
Parent to Parent New Zealand Annual Awareness Week 6th – 12th
VSA Project Friendship 6th – 12th
9
Parent to Parent New Zealand National Appeal
10
@Heart Street Appeal
12
International Youth Day
13
Cystic Fibrosis Association of NZ Appeal Week 13th – 19th
17
Cystic Fibrosis Association of NZ Street Appeal
24
Samaritans of Wellington Street Appeal
Home and Family Society Gold Star Appeal 24th – 25th
27
SPCA Cupcake Day
31
Cancer Society Street Appeal
Cancer Society Daffodil Day
September
1
Gynaecological Cancer Foundation Awareness Month
Blue September (Prostate Cancer Fdn Fundraising Month) 1st – 30th
Alzheimers Awareness Month 1st – 30th
Starship Fdn Springcleaning Campaign 1st – 30th
Rotary Club of Christchurch Charitable Trust– Kids Should Have a Ball
2
Father’s Day
MS Awareness Week 2nd – 8th
5
Project Jonah New Zealand Street Appeal
7
Challenge 2000 Trust Street Appeal
MS Collection Day
14
Wellington Free Ambulance Street Appeal
CanTeen National Bandanna Challenge 14th – 30th
Parents Centre’s National Parenting Forum 14th – 16th
Camp Quality New Zealand Odd Shoe Day
15
World Lymphoma Awareness Day
19
YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley Street Appeal
21
Parent Help Wellington Inc Street Appeal
Loud Shirt Day
World Alzheimers Day
24
South Canterbury Anniversary Day
Deaf Awareness Week 24th – 30th
25
Arthritis Appeal Week 25th Sept – 1 Oct
28
Diabetes Wellington Inc Street Appeal
End of Term 3: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
30
World Deaf Day
October
1
NZBCF Breast Cancer Action Month
Habitat for Humanity New Zealand Appeal and Awareness Week 1st - 8th
5
Dress for Success Wellington Street Appeal
8
Mental Health Awareness Week 8th – 14th
12
The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation Pink Ribbon
Street Appeal 12 - 13
15
Start of Term 4: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
International Day of Rural Women
19
Western Bay Red Cross Red Rose Day
22
Labour Day
23
RNZFB Blind Week Appeal 23rd – 29th
26
Karori Sanctuary Trust (Zealandia) Street Appeal
Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day
November
1
Parkinson’s Awareness Week 1st – 7th
Epilepsy New Zealand Awareness Month “Talk About It” 1st – 30th
KidsCan Xmas Cracker Appeal 1st Nov – 25th Dec
2
Parkinson’s NZ Street Appeal
5
Marlborough Anniversary Day Leukaemia Awareness Week 5th – 11th
SPCA Annual Paws Appeal Week 5th – 11th
8
Wellington Charity Golf Event to benefit SCOUTS New Zealand and Autism New Zealand
Holly Hospice Trail for Cranford Hospice 8th – 10th
9
SPCA Wellington Street Appeal
16
Canterbury Anniversary Day
The Salvation Army Central Division Street Appeal
21
NZSD Graduation Season Performance 21st Nov – 1st Dec
22
Wellington Charity Golf Event to benefit SCOUTS New Zealand and Autism New Zealand
25
Christian World Service Christmas Appeal 25th Nov – 25th Dec
30
World AIDS Day Street Appeal
December
1
International Day of People with Disabilities
3
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Westland Anniversary Day
6
KidsCan Great Santa Run
7
Surf Life Saving New Zealand Street Appeal
14
Wellington City Mission Street Appeal
20
Last Day of Term 4: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
21
SAFE Street Appeal for Animals
25
Christmas Day
26
Boxing Day