Kick start your Dry July by donating to yourself – nothing shows commitment like backing your own cause.

Share your donation on social media too; you never know how might be inspired!

Use social media, particularly Facebook. Update your photo using our social media tools and keep your friends informed on your Dry challenge. Ask them for donations and encourage their support via status updates.

We've taken the hard work out of asking for donations, and written emails for you!

Login to your profile and send one of our pre-written emails. It's a great way to ask your friends, family and colleagues to support your Dry July and make a donation.

Download posters from the Dry July website and put them up around your workplace, gym or sports club.

Encourage your mates to sign up to Dry July with you, and create a team and fundraise together.

There’s nothing like strength in numbers to help you through your booze-free month!

Believe it or not, most people don’t donate because they’re never asked! Or even if they have been asked, they need reminding!

Try asking people from different areas in your life:

• Ask five of your close friends to donate $10 each
• Ask four family members to sponsor your $20 each
• Ask three of your co-workers to donate $10 each
• Ask your boss for a company contribution of $50

Host a Dry Dinner – cook up a storm and ask friends for a donation to come along.

Organise a visit to a NZ Trust Grant recipient to see how the funds you raise will directly benefit people affected by cancer in your area.

Share your experience with your friends, family and colleagues and what the fundraising means to you.

Everyone loves a Designated Dryver, and now, when you're carpooling your mates around, you can collect donations for lifts!

All those late night pick-ups will count in more ways than one!

BBQs are a fun way to get your friends, family and colleagues together – ask for a gold coin donation to raise funds for Dry July.

Who doesn't love a bake sale!?

Take along some goodies to your workplace, or local Saturday sports ground, and ask people to donate in exchange for some yummy treats!

Host a Dry party for State or Origin and charge a gold coin to come along. Or if you can’t go dry, treat yourself to a Golden Ticket.

Dollar-matching is a great opportunity to get support from your employer. Ask your manager or HR team if your workplace has a program to match your fundraising total.

Dry July is a great time to get healthy, as well as raise funds for people affected by cancer!

Combine fitness with fundraising and ask your local gym to get involved! Organise a yoga class or cycle marathon and raise funds for your Dry July.

A Golden Ticket gives a Dry July participant a night off their challenge. For a minimum cost of $25, your night off can still make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer.

To buy yourself a Golden Ticket, head to your profile page and make a donation.

Host a poker night, get your friends round and charge a donation for a spot at the table.

Hold a raffle and involve local businesses by asking them to donate raffle items and sponsorship.

Sell the raffle tickets, and the proceeds can be donated to your Dry July!

Put a Jar on the Bar at your local bar to collect people’s spare change to add to your Dry July.

Launch Dry July locally! Get your local community involved by giving out flyers and encouraging others to sign up with you.

Get local pubs to support Dry July too by offering cheaper non-alcoholic drinks to Dry Heroes.

Organise a mocktail night – get your friends to bring one ingredient each and charge a donation on entry.

Host an auction – approach local businesses to donate prizes and invite the whole community.

Organise a Playstation or gaming competition and charge a donation for entering.

A trip to the cinema is a great booze-free night out.

Ask your local cinema to be involved by decreasing the price of tickets for a Dry night and donate the difference.

Hold a pub quiz at your local, charging for participation in the name of your Dry July.

Sporting clubs are always keen to fundraise and raise awareness for their local health facilities.

Contact them and encourage them to organise an event to raise money for your Dry July.

Christmas in July is a great late-July event to give a last minute boost to your fundraising!

Hold a Christmas in July dinner and charge a donation to attend.

If you’re a fan of YouTube and love to get in front of the camera, make a Dry July video and share it with your friends.

It’s a great way to encourage donations and support. Be sure to send it to us too: [email protected].

Host a themed party where guests have to dress up as something “Dry”.

It’s a fun and silly way to have end of June drinks, or even use it as a mid-month motivation event to boost support.

Host a board game night and charge people a donation to join in the fun.

Hold a wrap-up event to gather all those last minute donations. Especially for those people who didn’t believe you could complete the challenge and said, “I’ll donate when you’ve done it!”