Get your very own medal!
The first 1,000 people to collect all 30 of the large sculptures and raise a minimum of £21 (in honour of 21 years of Chestnut Tree House) will earn their very own Big Hoot medal*!
To collect your medal, visit the Chestnut Tree House charity shop in Chichester or Arundel. You’ll need to show your completed sponsor form or JustGiving page, let them know the phrase spelled out on the sculpture plaques to unlock your medal.
*while stocks last
How to fundraise for The Big Hoot
By getting involved, you’re helping us to be there for children and young people with life-limiting conditions – and their families. Whether you’re holding a bake sale, knitting your own parliament of owls, holding a wise owl quiz, or completing the trail in the wackiest way possible, we would love you to join The Big Hoot and get fundraising for Chestnut Tree House!
Join us on JustGiving to give your fundraising a boost! Your supporters can donate to you quickly and securely and you can easily share and promote your fundraising. Visit our JustGiving page and select “Start fundraising” to create a page of your very own for The Big Hoot.
Top Fundraising Owldeas
- Complete The Big Hoot trail, raise £21 and Claim a Big Hoot medal ask for sponsorship to complete the trail and “collect” every single owl. You could even set a time limit for a race against the clock or challenge yourself to do it in the wackiest way possible! The first 1,000 to complete the trail and raise £21 sponsorship will get their very own medal – collect from our Charity shops.
- Walk or run – in an owl mask! Run a marathon, hike the hills – but don your owl mask for the duration and ask for sponsorship.
- Bake sale: make owl shaped cakes and cookies and other goodies to sell at your workplace, local fete or community group.
- Wise-owl quiz: test your friends and family’s knowledge and hold a quiz. Why not even have a category about owls? Download a question sheet from The Big Hoot website.
- Read-a-thon: one for the kids! A sponsorship challenge to read as many books as possible. The Owl and the Pussycat, Harry Potter, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark…
Fundraising materials
Fundraising guide
Download the fundraising guide to help get you started. We’ve got big ideas to suit all fundraisers, as well as useful information and guidance.
Download the fundraising guide
Poster template
Sponsorship form
Promoting on social media
Download the images below and use them on social media – don’t forget to tag us! @ChestnutOwls
- Download the Instagram story design
- Download a Facebook cover image
- Download a feed image (for Facebook, Instagram and X)
- Download the X cover image design
Where your fundraising goes
The Big Hoot is in support of Chestnut Tree House. Since opening in 2003 we’ve cared for over 1,000 children and young people. Our care doesn’t just start and end at the hospice, we also take our services into children’s homes, helping parents and families to take a well-earned break. At Chestnut Tree House, we know how important it is for families to make the most of every moment – spending time together and making precious memories.
We hope that The Big Hoot encourages people to come together and enjoy time with family and friends, while exploring the vibrant city of Chichester and historic town of Arundel, discovering the different owl sculptures. The money raised from The Big Hoot will help children live as full a life as possible, no matter what their condition – enabling them to access all the everyday activities that children enjoy, like splashing about in a swimming pool or hunting for bugs (or owls!) in the woods.
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