Why should you fundraise for Kyra?

Kyra Women’s Project is a special place. Open to all women, we offer unique, women-led support to those aged 18 years and over living in the City of York and its surrounds. We call the women who use our service ‘members’. In 2022-2023 we enrolled 377 new members, between 150 and 200 attended Kyra each week, there were 24 different activities and courses per week (on average) and 966 hours of counselling delivered, all free of charge. To be able to deliver our vast array of support, we need funding.

Kyra has no regular income and no government support. We rely on fundraising, grants and the goodwill of volunteers to provide a vital service for women in your community.

Your fundraising could support us by:
£50 would fund a one to one counselling session
£100 would fund eight hours of administration support a month
£200 would support a training session for the volunteers
£5000 would provide 12 cookery sessions
£2,334 would pay one calendar month of our overheads.

How to get started?

Please check below for our in-house fundraising opportunities or apply to become a Kyra fundraising volunteer.

If you are wanting to organise a fundraiser for Kyra please contact us on laurac@kyra.org.uk so that we can arrange how best to support you. We have collection buckets/boxes, t-shirts, leaflets, table-cloths, banners and a tombola which you are welcome to borrow for your fundraisers. We will also share social media posts and advertise in our Member and Supporters newsletters if able.

Here are some ideas of ways you could fundraise for us:

• Host a quiz night
• Bake sale
• Raffle/Tombola
• Coffee Morning
• Sporting Event e.g 10K or Marathon
• Host and Open Mic
• Choose Kyra as your society charity (Uni Clubs)

Join Kyra’s ‘York Rotary Dragon Boat Race’ Team

Each year Kyra takes to the Ouse for a fun filled day of rowing, costumes and raising money for charity. If you would like to join our boat for next year’s team please contact briony@kyra.org.uk. The race will be taking place Sunday 14th July 9am-4pm (The team may be required to arrive earlier depending on their first race time).

Rowers will be required to:

• Proactively fundraise in the run up to the race (at least £150),
• Be reasonably fit,
• Able to swim 50m with a buoyancy vest,
• Embrace the fancy dress (there is a prize for the best team costume!)

Alternatively you can fundraise for us on our tombola/games stand alongside Dame Judi Dench Walk which will run throughout the race day. You can help by providing tombola prizes, offering a service/game to run on the stand or running the tombola on the day. Please email briony@kyra.org.uk if you are interested.

Be a Friend of Kyra

Become a Friend of Kyra and help us look to the future by setting up a regular donation.

Kyra receives no statutory or regular funding and relies constantly on grants and fundraising to deliver its vital services to the women of York, free of charge, and provide a safe space in the centre of York where every woman feels welcomed.

Would you be able to support us? Your donation, no matter how small, means we can continue to be there for women who need us. Click here to set up a monthly donation, you will become a ‘friend of Kyra’, and as a friend we will keep you updated from time to time about our work.

Thank you for your support.