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Two neurological charities fundraise with celebrity doodlers
Howard Lake | 17 February 2006 | News
Epilepsy Action and The Neurofibromatosis Association are urging people to put pen to paper for the third National Doodle Day on March 3.
The theme of this year’s competition is ‘Puzzles, Patterns, Portraits, Pets and Passions. Around 800 personalities from the worlds of sport, entertainment, theatre, business and politics have added their names to the campaign. Their doodles will be sold off at an online auction on eBay running for 10 days from the 3 March.
The comepetition is open to all. Individuals can send their doodles to a special Freepost address at just £1 per entry. Judging will be carried out by actor and author Maureen Lipman, the Doodle Day patron. All winners will have their work displayed in the Hall of Fame on the National Doodle Day website.
A separate competition gives pupils and teachers the chance to win an interactive white board for their school. Businesses, brownie packs and sports clubs are also being encouraged to hold their own National Doodle Day competitions.
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The event has raised has raised £80,000 since its launch in 2004.
- ChildLine launches its 20th birthday appeal (8 March 2006)
- X-factor band G4 fundraises online (14 March 2006)
- Professional Footballers launch 'Why Day' for Railway Children (23 March 2006)
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.