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Do Something Different 40 ideas for Lent There are many ways you can raise £ 40 for Send a Cow this Lent, so here are 40 ideas to get you started. Y ou can pick just one for the 40 days, one per week or even one a day - it’s up to you ! Why not use this ga me to keep you motivated… Start with two old ja m jars or pots. Label one Donation and one F ine. Pick your ideas from the list below; the aim is to finish Lent with more money in your donation jar than in your fine jar. Every £ 40 raised will go towards providing ‘Farmer Starter Kits’ to fa milies in poverty. These kits include everything a fa mily needs to get them growing, including tools, seeds and training in how to grow Bag Gardens and Keyhole Gardens. This will ensure three healthy meals a day and extra to sell for a regular income.

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Do Something Different Food Ideas: 1)

Get all your colleagues to give up one cup of coffee a day for 40 days. Ask everyone to donate the cost of that coffee to Send a Cow. F ine everyone 50p who sneaks in an extra cup.

2)

Give up your favourite chocolate bar for 40 days. Donate the money you save each day. F ine £ 1 every time you cheat.

3)

Eat an African style meal for lunch. Swap your food for a simpler dish of rice and vegetables. Donate the cost of your usual lunch. F ine the cost of the meal by double, every day you don’t do it.

4)

Cut out meat from your diet for 40 days. Donate the money you save. F ine the cost of your favourite meal in a restaurant if you fail.

5)

Try a new recipe and bake a cake, selling slices to friends, fa mily and colleagues. Donate the money you make. F ine youself £ 5, if you end up having to eat slices you don’t sell.

6)

Give up ‘take-away’s’ for Lent. Donate the money you would have spent. F ine yourself double the cost of your favourite dish if you fail.

7)

Invite all your neighbours round for a coffee morning. Ask for donations for your tea and coffee.

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Do Something Different 8)

Hold a dinner party for fa mily or friends. Ask everyone to donate how much they would pay for the meal.

9)

Make sandwiches for your colleagues once a week. Get them to donate the cost of the shop value.

Green Ideas: Donate what you save from these green ideas to your total. Y ou will find some cost saving facts to help you on the back page. 10)

Swap your bath for a shower for 40 days. Donate £ 5 if you make it all the way. F ine £ 10 if you don’t.

11)

Change the light bulbs in your house to energy saving ones. Donate 20p for every switch you make. F ine yourself 50p for every bulb you fail to change.

12)

Give up watching TV for 40 days and read instead. Donate your electricity savings. F ine yourself £ 1 every time you turn on the TV.

13)

Switch off all electrical items from ‘Stand-By’. Donate £ 5 if you never find an appliance left on stand-by. F ine yourself £ 1 for every appliance you find left on.

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Do Something Different 14)

Wash all plates and cutlery by hand instead of using the dishwasher. Donate £ 5 if you manage it. F ine yourself £ 10 if you don’t.

15)

Dry all your washing outside instead of using the tu mble dryer. Donate £ 1 for every wash hung outside. F ine yourself £ 2 for every wash put in the tu mble dryer.

16)

Hand wash all your clothes for 40 days. Donate your electricity saving to Send a Cow. F ine yourself £ 2 every time that you use the washing machine.

17)

Turn the lights off every time you leave a room. Donate £ 5 at the end of Lent if you manage this every time. F ine yourself 50p every time find lights left on .

18)

Arrange for all your bills to be sent electronically to save paper. Donate the cost of a rea m of paper to Send a Cow. F ine £ 1 for every paper bill that arrives after you make the change.

19)

Give up hot drinks and don’t boil the kettle for 40 days. Donate your electricity saving. F ine yourself 50p every time you have a hot brew.

20)

Swap the lift or escalator for the stairs. Donate 20p every time you use the stairs. F ine yourself £ 1 if you choose the lazy option.

21)

Plant some veggies in your garden – why not use a Send a Cow Bag Garden? Donate the cost of a weekly veg shopping bill.

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Do Something Different Spring Clean Ideas: 22) Collect up all your old books and sell them at a local ju mble sale or fete. Donate all the money you raise. F ine yourself 50p for every book that you sell that you haven’t read. 23) Clear out all the clothes that you haven’t worn in the last 6 months and hold a clothes sale for all your friends. Donate all the money you raise. 24) Clear out your attic, cupboards and garage and hold a car boot sale. Donate all the money you raise.

Travel Ideas: 25) Walk/run/swim/dance for 40 minutes every day. F ine yourself £1 if you do not achieve it. 26)

Get off the bus one or two stops early. Donate your bus fare savings to Send a Cow. F ine yourself £1 every time you forget or cheat!

27)

Cycle everywhere rather than drive. Donate the petrol savings to Send a Cow. F ine yourself £1 every time you use the car.

28) Lift share with a neighbour. Donate the petrol cost you saved to Send a Cow.

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Do Something Different 29)

Take public transport for 40 days rather than drive. Donate the petrol saving to Send a Cow. F ine yourself £ 1 every time you use the car.

Fundraising Ideas: 30)

Install a swear box at home or work. Donate £ 5 if you never need to use it yourself. Charge £ 1 to anyone who swears during Lent.

31)

Make and sell new jewellery out of your old unused necklaces, bracelets and rings. Donate the money you make to Send a Cow.

32) Sort through your old CDs and take them to work to sell to your colleagues. Donate the money you make. F ine yourself £ 1 for every CD you’ve never listened to. 33) Sort through your DVDs and sell them on E-Bay or Amazon. Donate the money you make. 34) Do not buy any newspapers or magazines for the whole of Lent. Donate the cost of these to Send a Cow. F ine £ 1 for every time you cheat. 35) Collect all the loose change from all your friends, fa mily and colleagues every time you see them during Lent. Donate the money you collect to Send a Cow.

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Do Something Different 36) Offer to iron your friends and fa mily’s shirts. Charge them 50p per shirt and donate the money you make. 37) Every time that you get change from a £ 1 put that into the Send a Cow fund. Donate the money you make.

Helpful Neighbourly Ideas: 38) Offer to wash the cars of people in your street. Charge them £ 5 each and donate the money you make. 39)

Offer to mow the lawns of all your neighbours or relatives. Charge them £ 5 and give the proceeds to us.

40)

Take up dog walking. Charge each time you take a dog for a walk and donate the money you make.

(Please make sure to consult your doctor before taking up any new strenuous activities.)

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Do Something Different Useful Information to help work out savings Costs to run appliances per month (Source UK Power.co.uk – Jan 2011) A 2400 watt tu mble dryer being used an average of 20 times a month costs approximately £ 4,80 per month A 200 watt television being used for an average of 90 hours a month costs approximately £ 1,80 per month A 3000 watt kettle being used for an average of 8 hours a month costs approximately £ 1,32 per month Average prices of items - Jan 2011 Chocolate Bar - 53p - Tesco Bottle of wine - £ 5,21 - drinksbusiness.com 1 kg mature cheddar £ 6,66 - dairyco.co.uk

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