To help you with getting donations, I’ve put together this list of raffle prize ideas. These are examples of the types of companies I have contacted in the past looking for prizes. Use this as a starting point but then try to get creative by thinking of companies I have missed.

Hopefully, you have already read my guide on how to get raffle prizes donated.

For larger companies, I’ve included how I made the approach – either by letter, email or online. Note these are all requests made from the UK.

Raffle prize ideas: large companies

• • Dominos – dropped a letter into my local branch

• • Build-a-Bear – https://www.buildabear.com/donation-request.html

• • The Real Greek – http://www.therealgreek.com/

• • London Eye – [email protected]

• • WHSmith – dropped a letter into my local branch

• • Wagamama’s – http://www.wagamama.com/contact-us

• • Animal – [email protected]

• • Eurostar – [email protected]

• • Next – [email protected]

• • National London Ballet – [email protected]

• • Tesco – dropped a letter into my local branch

• • Vue cinema – dropped a letter into my local branch

• • Wilkinson – dropped a letter into my local branch

• • Dorothy Perkins – send a letter to Arcadia Group Ltd, Colegrave House, 70 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NL

• • Brittany Ferries – send a letter to Customer Services, Brittany Ferries, Millbay, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3EW

• • Disney – send a letter to Corporate Community Affairs, The Walt Disney Company Ltd., Attn: Donation Requests, 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9PE

• • IKEA – send a letter to IKEA Ltd, Customer Relations, Kingston Park, Peterborough, PE2 9ET

• • London Aquarium – send a letter to SEA LIFE London Aquarium, Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road

• • Thorpe Park – send a letter to Fundraising requests, Thorpe Park, Staines Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8PN London SE1 7PB

• • YoSushi – [email protected]

• • JellyBelly’s – [email protected]

• TGI Friday’s – https://www.tgifridays.co.uk/contact/

Raffle prize ideas: products

Try looking for companies in your local area that sell the following….

• • Artwork

• • Ceramics & pottery

• • Photography Prints

• • Pet products

• • Wood carving – furniture

• • Jewellery maker

• • Card designer

• • Clothes designer

• • Watchmaker

• Cake maker
• Distillery, vineyard or brewery

*Etsy is a great place to look for craft inspiration

*To find inspiration for specific brands to contact, go into the following shops and write down the brand names you see on the shelf.

Supermarket – luxury condiments, pasta and sauces, biscuits and crackers, cereals
Outdoor store – hats, clothing ranges, accessories
Department store – bags, shoes, jewellery, perfumes, watches
Electronics store – headphones, toasters, mixers, speakers, TV’s, straighteners, cameras

Raffle prize ideas: vouchers, tickets and experiences

• • Takeaway shops

• • Restaurants and pubs

• • Spots clubs – Football, rugby, hockey

• • Boat tours
  • Spa days

• • Go-karting

• • Workshops – cocktail, pole dancing, chocolate making, create a perfume, jewellery making

• • Flights – hot air balloon, helicopter, glider, small aircraft

• • Indoor Skydiving

• • Magazine subscription

• • Adventurous experiences – rock climbing, ice climbing, white water rafting, kayaking, SUPing

• • ‘in the post’ Box Subscriptions – beers, beauty, baby, gin, vegetables

• • Theatre – Amateur, opera, ballet

• • Concert’s – Jazz club, classical,

• • Cinema

• • Zoo or farm

• • Theme park

• • Flower making

• Paintball or laser shooting

Raffle prize ideas: services

Try looking for companies in your local area that offer the following services….

• • Hairdressers or Barbers

• • Beauty treatments – hair wax, manicure or pedicure, massages (reiki, head massage, holistic, sports masseuse)

• • Tattoo (yep…I once had a tattoo artist give away 5 free tattoos!!)

• • Massage

• • Personal training

• • Gym membership

• • Ice skating lessons

• • Swimming lessons – adult or children

• • Language lessons – private or in at a language school

• • Motorbike lessons

• • Car lessons

• • Coaching – life, speaker, business

• • Palm reading

• • Psychic reading

• • Photography – portraits, children, animals

• • Dog training lessons

• • Pet grooming

• Sports lessons – football, netball, tennis, rock climbing, kayaking, SUPing, squash, basketball
• Music lessons
• Car washing
• Flower arrangements

Raffle prize ideas

If you’ve thought of any other ideas for raffle prizes that I haven’t thought of, please do share them in the comments box below.

This blog was part of a charity fundraising series which I put together to encourage people to use their adventures for good. The full series of blogs include:

• Different ideas for fundraising
• 7 Fundraising tips
• How to get people to sponsor you
• Tips for fundraising events

Good luck with your prize hunting!

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