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/contact
• 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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