Your fundraising helps Marie Curie provide expert hands-on care in people's homes and in our hospices across the UK. It also helps us provide support over the phone, and push for a better end of life for all by campaigning and sharing research to change the system.

Every pound you raise directly contributes to ensuring that more people can receive the care they need at the most difficult times. Your fundraising will help us be there for more people, to the very end.

When you sign up to organise a fundraiser, you'll receive an email from us with all the information you need - this will direct you to our page of downloadable resources, including your step-by-step guide to hosting your baking fundraiser.

You'll also receive your free and exclusive Marie Curie daffodil cake stencil and pack in the post to help you with your fundraising!

This will arrive in the post around ten days after you sign up. If you think your pack has been lost in the post, please contact our Supporter Relations team by calling 0800 716 146 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm) or emailing fundraising@mariecurie.org.uk.

We want you to get your apron on and bake some treats to raise vital funds for Marie Curie. Whether you're planning a bake sale or a bake-off competition, hosting a coffee morning, or simply sharing your bakes with friends and family in exchange for donations, every penny you raise will make a difference.

You can get started by creating your JustGiving fundraising page today  and add a target, photo and why you're supporting Marie Curie to encourage people to donate. If you plan on holding other fundraising activities at your event like a quiz or bingo, you can use your fundraising page to collect donations to take part.

Check out our step-by-step guide and other materials to help you make the most of your fundraising.

Spread the word far and wide! As well as sending direct invites to your friends and family, you can share your JustGiving page on social media or in your group chats or email for extra donations.

You can download invitations and posters here and put them up around your local community, workplace, pubs and businesses.

We can't wait to see what fun you get up to, so please do share your stories and photos with @MarieCurieUK  !

The easiest place to start is by setting up a JustGiving page   and setting a target amount you aim to raise. Friends and family can donate directly to the page, and you can share it on social media and via WhatsApp to encourage others to donate too.

You can also personalise your page to share why you're fundraising – read some tips  on how to make the most of your fundraising page.

If you're collecting donations in cash, you will have received a donation and sponsorship form in your pack. If you've misplaced your pack or want to get fundraising right away, you can also download and print a sponsorship form here. Gift Aid can also be added to donations made on this form.

There are a number of ways you can pay in your fundraising!

Online

Create a JustGiving page   for your fundraising. Link your fundraising page to your X or Facebook account and you'll reach even more people.

By post

Complete the banking form included in your fundraising pack, add your credit/debit card details, or pop a cheque or postal order (made payable to Marie Curie) in the post to:

Marie Curie UK Fundraising

PO Box 23897

Edinburgh EH6 9AB

Please include a note with your full name and that you held a autumn baking event, so that we can say thank you for your brilliant support.

By phone

Call us on 0800 716 146 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm) and tell us that you want to pay in money and that you held an autumn baking event.

Your supporter number can be found on the letter we posted out to you with your fundraising pack.

If you no longer have the letter, you can get your Supporter Number by getting in touch with your Community Fundraiser, or with our Supporter Relations Team on 0800 716 146 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm) or by email at fundraising@mariecurie.org.uk.

Although there isn't a strict deadline for when to fundraise for Marie Curie, we'd expect most people to have registered their autumn bake fundraiser by 31 October. Sign up today and get planning!

Our team would be happy to help. Simply call 0800 716 146 or email us at fundraising@mariecurie.org.uk.