In May this year Kidney Wales will be celebrating its 55th birthday. Since its inception in 1967, with the help of our wonderful supportive Kidney Community, the charity has achieved some key successes including campaigning for 8 years for the change in law on organ donation to presumed consent in Wales.

By now as a charity, the emphasis has developed based on the needs of the Kidney Community. Our vision is to Unite the Welsh kidney community to enable world class care, support and well-being services.

The main areas of our work falls under the following categories:

- Promote, Education & Awareness

- Financial Assistance

- Research

- Wellness

To help us mark this milestone, we would love if you would join in the celebration whilst raising vital funds, helping deliver future projects for our kidney community in Wales.

We are looking for 55 of our wonderful supporters to commit to raising £55 throughout the month of May to join our birthday campaign. By signing up you will be contributing to over £3,000 being raised to further our support to the kidney community in Wales.

How you raise your £55 is entirely up to you. You can be as creative as youd like, you could make the full donation yourself, organise your own event with friends and family, or take on a challenge and gain sponsorship. Take a look at our top 10 ideas below.

Top 10 Fundraising Ideas for the 55 Faces Birthday Campaign

1) Collect donations from friends and family totalling £55

2) Organise your own tea party / coffee morning virtually or in person

3) Take on a sponsored challengerun / walk/ hair shave / silence

4) Organise a Come Dine with Me Evening with friends / family

5) Save £1.80 per day for the month of May

6) Celebrating a special occasion? Collect donations instead of gifts

7) Set up a Just Giving page

8) Organise a dress down day with your colleagues

9) Organise a sweepstake with friends and family

10) Make a donation of £55