Calendar of Fundraising Activities

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2013

January

1
New Year’s Day

2
Day After New Year’s Day

4
World Braille Day

14
Southland Anniversary Day

21
Wellington Anniversary Day

24
Rotary Club of Plimmerton Street Appeal

27
World Leprosy Day – Leprosy Mission NZ

28
Auckland Anniversary Day

 

February

1
Tear Fund Autumn Campaign 1st Feb – 30th Apr
National Bikewise Month 1st Feb - 28th Feb
FebFast 1st Feb - 28th Feb

4
World Cancer Day
Nelson Anniversary Day

6
Waitangi Day

8
IHC Appeal

11
Heart Foundation Annual Appeal 11th – 17th
LifeLine Annual Awareness Week 11th – 17th

13
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Lent Appeal 13th Feb – 28th March

13
Go by Bike Day

14
International Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day (@Heart)

15
Heart Foundation Street Appeal
LifeLine Annual Appeal

16
Relay for Life Greymouth 16th & 17th

17
Malaghan Institute “Run for Research” (Official Charity of AMI Round the Bays)

18
Keep New Zealand Beautiful – Wall Worthy

22
PSEC Mosaic Wine Box Auction
Catholic Social Services Street Appeal

23
Relay for Life Wairarapa 23rd & 24th
Relay for Life Rolleston 23rd & 24th
Relay for Life North Shore/Auckland 23rd & 24th

23
23rd Feb - 3rd March Neuromuscular Alliance Awareness Week

28
Rare Disease Day
FINZ Hawkes Bay Branch AGM

 

March

1
Child Cancer Appeal Month 1st – 31st
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tour – Wellington
Epilepsy New Zealand Awareness Month 1st – 31st
GirlGuiding NZ Guide Biscuit Season 1st – 31st
Greyhounds as Pets Street Appeal
Endometriosis Awareness Month 1st - 31st

2
Relay for Life Marlborough 2nd & 3rd
Relay for Life Hawkes Bay 2nd & 3rd

3
Childrens day
Melanoma Foundation Ski NZ 3rd - 9th

4
Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand 4th - 10th
Shave for a Cure New Zealand 4th – 10th
Plunket Bear Hug Appeal 4th – 10th
FINZ Nelson/Marlborough Branch AGM

6
Plunket Street Appeal

7
FIA Conference 7th – 9th
The Neonatal Trust Street Appeal

8
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tour – Auckland
Purple Cake Day – "Kids Helping Kids All Over the World"
International Womens Day

9
Relay for Life Manawatu 9th & 10th
Relay for Life South Canterbury 9th & 10th
Relay for Life Kapiti 9th & 10th
Relay for Life Dunedin 9th & 10th
Relay for Life Gisborne 9th & 10th
Relay for Life Hamilton 9th & 10th
Relay for Life Franklin 9th & 10th

10
Wellington Hospitals & Health Foundation “HOSPI Bike Ride”

11
Taranaki Anniversary Day
Brain Awareness Week 11th – 17th
NZ Kidney Foundation Appeal Week 11th - 17th

13
Walk to Work Day

14
Cranford Hospice Street Appeal 14th – 16th
FINZ Otago/Southland Branch AGM

15
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tour – Nelson
MS Wellington Four Leaf Clover Appeal
FINZ Southern Division AGM
Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc Street Appeal
Orphans Aid International South Island Street Appeal 15th & 16th

16
The MDA Bow Tie Appeal 16th – 24th
Relay for Life Wanganui 16th & 17th
Relay for Life Kumeu 16th & 17th
Relay for Life Northland 16th & 17th
Relay for Life North Otago 16th & 17th

19
FINZ Central Division AGM
World Social Work Day

21
FINZ Waikato Branch AGM
Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc Street Appeal
Race Relations Day
World Downs Syndrome Day

22
Child Cancer Foundation - Beads of Courage Day
Cancer Society NZ House & Garden Tour – Christchurch
Orphans Aid International North Island Street Appeal 22nd & 23rd
World Water Day

23
West Coast Heart Stopper Challenge – @Heart
Relay for Life North Canterbury 23rd & 24th
Relay for Life Tauranga 23rd & 24th
Relay for Life Taranaki 23rd & 24th
Relay for Life Wellington 23rd & 24th
Neighbours Day
Orphans Aid International

24
World Tuberculosis Day

25
Otago Anniversary Day
National Foundation for the Deaf Hearing Week 25th – 31st

26
Epilepsy Int’l Purple Day

27
FINZ Manawatu/Rangitikei Branch AGM

29
Good Friday

30
Easter Saturday

31
Easter

 

April

1
Easter Monday
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month 1st - 30th

2
World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)

5
RNZFB Red Puppy Appeal 5th & 6th
FINZ Northern AGM

7
World Health Day

9
@Heart National Street Appeal

11
World Parkinson's Day

12
Auckland Heart Stopper Challenge – @Heart
Heads Up for Kids - National Awareness Week, A Lions Clubs New Zealand National Project 12th - 19th
Wellington Rape Crisis Street Appeal

13
Wellington Heart Stopper Challenge – @Heart

17
World Haemophilia Day

19
Primary, Intermediate & Secondary Schools: End of Term 1
RSA Poppy Day
Wellington Returned & Services Assoc Street Appeal

22
White Poppies for Peace
Kidney Kids National Appeal Week  22nd - 28th

24
Immunisation Week 24th - 30th
World YWCA Day

25
ANZAC Day
World Malaria Day

26
Orphans Aid International Auckland-wide Street Appeals 26th & 27th

29
World Wish Day, Make-A-Wish New Zealand
The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Week 29th April – 5th May

 

May

1
Coastguard’s National Mayday Appeal Month 1st –31st
Tear Fund Winter Campaign 1st May – 31st July
Wellington Volunteer Coastguard Inc Street Appeal
Spinal Cord Society NZ Awareness Day

4
Girl Guide Action Month 4th May – 4th June
Youthline Auckland Street Collection 4th – 12th

5
International Midwives Day

6
Red Cross Annual Appeal Week 6th – 12th
Mary Potter Hospice Annual Appeal 6th – 12th
Te Omanga Hospice 6th – 12th
Primary, Intermediate & Secondary Schools: Start of Term 2
Rape Awareness Week 2013 6th - 12th

8
FINZ Master Classes in Wellington
Red Cross Red Crescent Day
New Zealand Red Cross Street Appeal

9
FINZ 2013 Conference in Wellington 9th & 10th
Youthline Wellington Street Appeal

10
Red Cross Annual Appeal Street Collection Day
Mary Potter Hospice Street Collection 10th & 11th
Te Omanga Hospice Street Collection 10th & 11th
World Lupus day

12
Wellington Region ME/CFS Support Group Inc Street Appeal
International Nurses Day

13
Hospice Awareness Week 13th – 19th
New Zealand Sign Language Week 13th – 19th
Allergy Awareness Week 13th – 19th

15
International Day of Families

17
Christchurch Women's Refuge Street Appeal 17th & 18th
NZSD Choreographic Season (performances) 17th – 25th
World Vision of New Zealand Street Appeal

19
World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day
Allergy Awareness Week 19th - 25th

20
Asthma Awareness Week 20th – 26th
Dance 4 Asthma 20th – 26th
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day

24
Asthma Foundation Balloon Day

26
Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 26th May – 1st June
Coeliac Awareness Week 26th May – 1st June

29
World MS Day

31
COPD Awareness Campaign: World Smoke-Free Day
New Zealand Smile Days for Clown Doctors 31st May – 2nd June
Westpac Chopper Street Appeal

 

June

1
Cranford Hospice Charity Wine Auction

2
Bowel Cancer Awareness Week 2nd – 8th

3
Queen’s Birthday

5
Autism New Zealand National Appeal Day

6
Beat Bowel Cancer Aotearoa Street Appeal

7
Ronald McDonald House National Street Appeal

12
Foundation for Youth Development Waitakere Westie Wednesday

13
RNZFB Gala Dinner (Awaken Your Senses)
Wellington City Mission Brown Paper Bag Appeal 13th - 28th

14
St Vincent de Paul Society Wellington Street Appeal

15
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Wellington City Mission Supermarket & Mall Appeal

16
Parents Centre Week 16th – 22nd

22
SPCA Canterbury Dog Isolation Unit Appeal Day -  Christchurch

24
St John Appeal 24th – 30th

27
NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation Gala Dinner

30
Neurological Foundation Annual Appeal 30th June – 6th July

July

1
Glaucoma New Zealand July Annual Awareness Appeal Month 1st – 31st
Maori Language Week 1st - 7th
CCS Disability Action Week 1st – 7th

4
Barnardos Founders Day

5
The Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership Week 5th – 12th
Homes of Compassion Street Appeal

11
World Population Day

12
The Sir Peter Blake Trust Red Socks Day
Primary, Intermediate & Secondary Schools – End of Term 2

15
The National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges Annual Appeal 15th – 21st

19
Wellington Women's Refuge Street Appeal

28
World Hepatitis Day

29
Primary, Intermediate & Secondary Schools: Start of Term 3

August

1
NZRDA Awareness Day
Tear Fund Spring Campaign 1st Aug – 31st Oct
Red Nose Day to Cure Kids Campaign 1st – 24th
United Way Awareness Month 1st – 31st

2
Silent Leadership Challenge – The National Foundation for the Deaf
Diabetes Wellington Inc Street Appeal

3
@ Heart National Street Appeal 3rd – 17th

9
International Day of Indigenous People

10
Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Street Appeal

12
International youth day
Parent to Parent Awareness Week 12th – 18th
VSA Project Friendship 12th – 18th

15
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) Street Appeal

17
Parent to Parent NZ National Appeal Day

23
Red Nose Day to Cure Kids
Samaritans of Wellington Inc. Annual Street Appeal

26
SPCA Cupcake Day

30
Cancer Society Daffodil Day

31
MS Awareness Week 31st August – 7th September

September

1
Starship Foundation’s Spring Clean Campaign 1st – 30th
Cervical Screening Awareness Month 1st - 30th
Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month 1st - 30th
Leukemia and Lymphoma Month 1st - 30th
Blue September for Prostate Awareness 1st - 30th
World Breastfeeding Week 1st - 7th
Gamble Free Day
Random Act of Kindness Day

6
Multiple Sclerosis Street Appeal 6th & 7th
Carnation Day
Challenge 2000 Trust Street Appeal

8
International Literacy Day
Caritas Aotearoa Social Justice Week Sept 8th – Sep 14th

9
Stroke Awareness Week 9th –15th
FINZ Include a Charity in Your Will Week 9th – 15th
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Awareness Day

10
World Suicide Prevention Day – Mental Health Foundation of NZ

12
World Oral Health Day

13
CanTeen’s Bandanna Challenge 13th – 29th
Camp Quality NZ’s Odd Shoe Day
Wellington Free Ambulance Street Appeal

14
Maori Language Day

15
Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand – World Lymphoma Awareness Day
Keep New Zealand Beautiful National Clean Up Week 15th – 21st

16
Parent Help Wellington Inc Street Appeal

19
YWCA of Wgtn & Hutt Valley Street Appeal

20
Loud Shirt Day
Canteen Wellington Street Appeal

21
Brain Injury Global Picnic Day
World Alzheimers Day

23
South Canterbury Anniversary Day
Children of Prisoners Week 23rd – 29th
Deaf Awareness Week 23rd – 29th

24
Arthritis New Zealand Annual Appeal 24th – 30th

27
Primary, Intermediate & Secondary Schools: End of Term 3

28
Age Concern Awareness Week 28th Sept – 6th Oct

29
World Heart Day

30
Habitat for Humanity Awareness Week 30th Sept – 7th Oct

October

1
Health Literacy Month 1st - 30th
Breast Cancer Action Month 1st - 30th
International Day of Older Persons
NZBCF Action Month

2
Dress for Success Appeal
International Day of Non-Violence

4
Primary & Intermediate Schools: Start of Term 4
Cats Protection League (Wgtn) Inc. Street Appeal

7
Mental Health Foundation of NZ Awareness Week & Appeal 7th – 13th
World Habitat Day

9
Baby Loss Awareness Week 9th - 15th

10
World Mental Health Day
World Homeless Day
World Sight Day

11
GirlGuiding NZ International Day of the Girl
NZBCF Pink Ribbon Street Appeal 11th & 12th

12
Auckland Deaf Society’ s Annual Appeal

14
Bubbles Week CF Awareness Week 14th – 20th
Secondary Schools: Start of Term 4

16
World Food Day

18
CF Street Appeal “Bubbles Day”
Karori Sanctuary Trust (Zealandia) Street Appeal

22
Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust (START) – International Stuttering Awareness Day

24
World Polio Day

25
Hawkes’ Bay Anniversary Day
Wellington Land Search & Rescue Trust Street Appeal
Brain Injury (Otago) Incorporated Street Appeal

28
Labour Day

29
RNZFB Blind Week 29th Oct – 4th Nov

November

1
Epilepsy New Zealand Awareness Month “Talk About It” 1st – 30th
5+ A Day Month 1st - 30th
Movember 1st - 30th
Parkinson’s Awareness Week 1st – 7th
Parkinson’s New Zealand’s Street Appeal
RNZFB Street Appeal 1st – 2nd
Tear Fund Summer Campaign 1st Nov – 31st Jan 2014

4
Marlborough Anniversary Day
SPCA Annual Paws Appeal 4th – 10th
Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand – Blood Cancer Awareness Week 4th – 10th

8
SPCA Wellington Street Appeal

11
Diabetes Awareness Week 11th - 17th

14
World COPD Day
World Diabetes Day

15
Canterbury Anniversary Day
Brain Injury Association Wellington Street Appeal

22
The Salvation Army, Central Division Street Appeal

20
NZSD Graduation Season (performances) 20th – 30th

25
White Ribbon Day

29
World AIDS Day – NZAF Street Appeal

December

1
Surf Life Saving New Zealand’s National Appeal 1st – 7th
National Jandal Day
World AIDS Day Red Ribbon Day

2
Westland Anniversary Day
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day

3
International Day of Disabled Persons

5
International Volunteer Day

6
Surf Life Saving’s National Jandal Day
Wellington City Mission Street Appeal

10
World Human Rights Day

18
World Migrants Day
Secondary Schools: End of Term 4

20
SAFE Street Appeal for Animals

25
Christmas

26
Boxing Day