Putting Asthma in the Limelight

Why should you support us?

76 children are admitted to hospital every day having a traumatic and life threatening asthma attack. For 1 in 5 households, asthma is an unpredictable and scary condition that can result in many missed school days, hospitalisations and the ever present fear of a life threatening asthma attack.

Toby, a breath of fresh air…

This year Heart FM DJ Toby Anstis will be putting himself in the limelight for Asthma UK.

Toby tells us: ‘I was horrified to hear that in the UK a child is admitted to hospital every 19 minutes with a life-threatening asthma attack. I have asthma myself so I know how frightening this can be but for a child being rushed to hospital struggling to breathe must even more terrifying. That's why I'm supporting Putting Asthma in the Limelight 2010'

Put your asthma in the Limelight - and take control

This World Asthma Day it’s our aim to encourage everyone with asthma to have a Personal Asthma Action Plan. Click here to find out more about our plans and how you can get involved!

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Resources for journalists

To download the media pack, schedule an interview with a spokesperson or a case study, visit the Putting Asthma in the Limelight 2010 media section.

How can you help?

Putting Asthma in the Limelight is back for a second year and it would be fantastic if you could join in the fun and support people with asthma.

There are many different ways you can support Putting Asthma in the Limelight. To make your fundraising as easy as possible we have suggested three themes with lots of ideas to help get you started!

1. Put yourself in the limelight

Show off those hidden talents! Invite friends and family round for a karaoke party on your games console at home! Or really put yourself in the spotlight and host an open mic night or a battle of the bands.

2. Wear lime

Dress in Lime for the day! Don’t be put off you can do this in any way you like, form a full on lime green costume to a hint of lime to a dash of lime make-up or even a lime wig!

3. Eat lime

Hold a cake stall at work or school and club together with colleagues and classmates to bake up a load of lime infused treats!

Need more ideas? Click next below or download Fundraising ideas for Putting Asthma in the Limelight (180 kb)

Put yourself in the limelight

Have you ever wanted to do karaoke but never dared? Or maybe you’re the dancing queen that can’t get off the dance floor?

Here’s your chance to shine whilst raising fantastic funds for children and young people with asthma in the UK. You can really help by taking part in one of our suggested events and selling tickets, holding a collection on the night or getting sponsored to put yourself in the limelight.

You could…

organise a play, concert, or show
host a lime themed quiz in your local pub
organise a karaoke competition or a battle of the bands
have an open mic comedy night
host a lime factor talent show
hold a limerick competition at school or work.

Or, you could join in with Asthma UK’s Big Sing Song!

This May sees the launch of the Big Sing Song, the brand new singing event from Asthma UK. The Big Sing Song is a five hour singing marathon which takes place at Lucky Voice in Islington, London and also at Electric Circus in Edinburgh on World Asthma Day, Tuesday 4 May 2010. For more information on these exciting events please select the venue nearest to you.

Wear lime

It’s time to pull out that lime jumper from the back of the wardrobe! Wearing lime is an easy way to raise both money and awareness of Asthma UK. You can order your lime accessories from partydomain.co.uk, who will donate 10% from sales of lime products to Asthma UK.

You could…

ask everyone to pay to wear lime to work or school or even pay not to
have a lime themed day at school, work or in your community and collect donations
get sponsored to dye your hair lime
have a lime fancy dress party
accessorise your suit or school uniform with lime green tights, tie or socks
get sponsored to wear a lime wig, or perhaps sponsor your boss or teacher to wear one!

Thinking of a lime wardrobe this May?
Why not purchase all your lime accessories from Party Domain who are donating 10% from every sale of lime products to Asthma UK?

Eat or drink lime

Why not treat your friends to a lime themed feast or drinks party?

You could…

hold a lime tea break at work or have a lime cake stall
host a lime themed dinner party and ask your friends for a donation
have a sponsored bake-off – perhaps a lime cheesecake
get sponsored to take part in a lime jelly eating competition or sit in a bath of jelly
throw a lime drinks party
organise a guess how many lime sweets in the jar competition and contact one of our sponsors who will help you source your sweets!