We rely greatly on the funds you raise in order to help fund our projects and services. No matter what size your contribution is, all funding received will be used by us effectively to ensure a brighter future for people affected with Asperger Syndrome (AS).

Every day, your friends, family and community members give donations and volunteer for organizations like ours. Let's make Aspire the charity of choice in every community.

Ways you could generate funds for Aspire -

Payroll Donations

How do I donate through my wages?
Payroll donating is a form of fundraising for Aspire through your company's payroll department.Your donation will be taken directly from your wages, so when you receive your wages, the Aspire donation will already have been deducted. Then the payroll department will send your donation directly to Aspire. It's really easy to set up and will make a huge difference to the future of our organisation. 

How to go about this:
- Decide how much you would like to donate to Aspire 
- Contact Aspire who will provide you with a form for your payroll department.
- Complete the form and provide it to the relevant person in the payroll department. 
- Confirm that they are willing to provide this service.
- Contact Aspire to confirm that the payroll deduction has been set up with your company, and provide contact details for your payroll department.
- Why not get your friends and colleagues to do the same? Every penny helps! 

Please contact the Development Coordinator, Shane O'Halloran at:
Tel: (0)1 878 0029 / E-mail: development@aspire-irl.org

How will Aspire use my contribution?
For a list of our projects and services that urgently need funding, please visit our main donations page for further information.

Dress up or dress down?
Why not get your company involved in raising money? If you normally wear a suit or uniform to work or school, ask if you can pay a fee to not wear one. And if your workplace is normally casual get your colleagues to pay a fee to wear a suit for the day or make the day a black tie event, with the men wearing tuxedos and the ladies, cocktail dresses. Alternatively hold a competition to see who can come to work or school dressed in the most hideous clothes. At the end of the day everyone could vote for the most glamorous/worst-dressed person and you could award prizes to the winner.

Healthy competition
Why not have a charity games league at work or at your local pub or youth club? If you have a pool table or table football nearby you can draw up a league table that pits people against one another. You could even extend this to board games, perhaps have a board game or card game championship. The overall winner could get a trophy or prize.

Summer BBQ or Winter cellebrations
Whatever the season - get your friends together and have a special dinner party with every guest making a donation to Aspire.

Foreign Beer Tasting
Host a special beer-tasting session after work or in college – Slainte!

Crazy Hair day
Feel like a change - why not shave your head or grow a beard? Get your family and friends to sponsor you.

Take your pick
Challenge your friends to eat as much sweet corn, baked beans or peas as they can in a minute. The catch? Get them to use a cocktail stick to put them into their mouths. You can award the winner a prize, maybe a tin of the product they have just scoffed!

More ideas

• sell food you've cooked, or clothes you've made
• do a sponsored walk, run, hop or skip
• have a sponsored silence
• have a themed day at the school or office
• Inform family, friends and co-workers about Aspire, its mission and accomplishments
• Represent Aspire at a coffee morning or conference
• Ask for donations in lieu of gifts at your next birthday party, wedding, graduation or other important occasion.

Organise your own event to support Aspire - The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland

Why not organise your own fundraising event in aid of Aspire? Whatever the event or ideas you may have we would love to hear from you and work with you. We can provide sponsor cards, posters, help and support for you. If you would like further information please our Development Coordinator, Shane O'Halloran on 01-878 0029 or E-mail development@aspire-irl.org to receive your fundraising pack.

Safety
Please remember when you are fundraising to bear in mind a number of important safety points:

• Always wear safety equipment if required
• Make sure you have enough people to control any crowd that may build up
• Be careful if you are carrying money around 
• Ensure children are supervised at all times

Photos and Feedback

Please send us any photos of your event or media coverage that you may have got - if you want we can include it here on our website or in our newsletter. Please email development@aspire-irl.org or post to: Aspire, Coleraine House, Carmichael Centre, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7.

---------------------------------------

Take a challange for Aspire! 
Besides direct donations, fundraising and sponsorships are key areas to raise funds. Make sure to visit  Challanges! in the menu above to find out more about our activities and how you or your organisation could become involved.

Free fundraising pack
There are so many fun and diverse ways for you to support Aspire's work. The purpose of this fundraising kit is to provide you with the ideas and resources to plan and hold a successful fundraising event. It also provides important information to ensure your event is safe and legal, as well as fun.

To save the pack right click the on the following link 'Free Fundraising Pack' and choose 'save target as' from the menu.