How to support Hypo Hounds
Hypo Hounds receives no government funding and all our training costs are covered by public donations.
There are lots of ways that you can help raise funds for Hypo Hounds.
How your support helps…
• £10 is the cost per day of one assistance dog puppy and related costs in puppy walking
• £25 keeps owners and dogs safe with leads, collars and identity disc
• £50 means dogs are visible with jackets and specalised harnesses
• £250 ensures dogs are safely spayed or neutered
• £500 brings partnerships together through client/dog assessments
• £ 1,000 will pay for us to buy a puppy from a specialist breeder
• £2,000 will pay for two specialist family training and counselling sessions for upto 10 families
• £20,000 is how much it costs to train a support dog from assessment to graduation
Corporate support
Corporate partnership with Hypo Hounds can be a fantastic way to help us continue our vital work training diabetic alert assistance dogs.
Please email Corporatefunding@hypohounds.co.uk to discuss with us further.
There are lots of different options for supporting Hypo Hounds:
- Nominate us as your Charity of the Year
- Give as you Earn
- Request a speaker for your business
- Volunteer for local events
- Fund a puppies training (This includes naming rights and also monthly visits to your place of work*)
Schools
Getting your school involved with Hypo Hounds can be a rewarding experience for children, parents and teachers.
It’s a great way of creating awareness about Type 1 diabetes among your school community and children always love meeting our dogs for a ‘pat and chat’!
- Nominate us as your school’s Charity of the Year
- Invite a Hypo Hounds speaker to an assembly
- Run an event
- Hold an own clothes day
Volunteering
Volunteers are an integral part of Hypo Hounds and are essential to the smooth running of the charity and its continued success.
If you would like more information please email us for a volunteer application pack at volunteering@Hypohounds.co.uk or call 01233 756555
Here is just a short list of options for volunteering opportunities that are available:
- Helping at fundraising events Nationally
- Administration at our HQ
- Puppy Socialiser
- Fosterer
- Collection box co-ordinator
- Leaflet Distribution at local community groups
- Talks in your local community about our work
- Open a regional fundraising hub in aid of us
In Tribute
Click here to go to Much Loved which is an online platform where you can set up a tribute page for a loved one with tributes coming directly to Hypo Hounds.
Other fundraising ideas..
- Hold a cake sale
- Organise a sponsored ride, swim or dog walk
- Host a disco or party night
- Arrange a ‘pat and chat’ for your group (WI, Rotary etc)
- Leave a gift in your will
Sponsor our training equipment
Looking for a quick and easy way to make a difference?
Why not donate equipment for our puppy training programme?
You can quickly and easily add a few items from our Amazon Wish List, they’ll get delivered straight to our offices and be put to use before you know it!
Draw full of old phones or ink cartridges?
Those unwanted phones sat in your desk draw and old ink cartridges in the office can help our life-saving work.
Register with Recycle4Charity and send them to be recycled.
Recycle your mobile phones and ink cartridges.
Register with Recycle 4 Charity and don’t forget to choose Hypo Hounds as your chosen charity.
Make your Will for free!
We’ve partnered with FreeWills.co.uk to provide all our supporters with the opportunity to make their own fully comprehensive Will for free. You can make your personalised Will online in three simple steps, from the comfort of your own home and with live support from their Will specialists.
By making a Will you can ensure that your wishes, and the people and causes you care about, are provided for. By leaving a gift to HypoHounds in your Will you can shape the future, ensuring that we are always here to help those in need.
Fundraising and Sponsorship News
Corporate Open Day – 11th November 2023
Are you a local Kent business? Maybe a business that has previously supported us? Or a funder that would like to see where funding goes?? We would love to welcome you to our Corporate Open Day on Saturday 11th November 2023 for a tour of our National Training Centre,...
Thank You Team Digby & Tesco Ashford!
A big Thank You to Team Digby who popped along to visit the wonderful Amy at Ashford Tesco’s . Amy has collected an amazing £900 for us through her community book stand!! How amazing is this!! Thank you Amy and all the customers who helped to raise this staggering...
Global’s Make Some Noise
Hypo Hounds was over the moon to be one of the charities selected by Globa’s Make Some Noise annual fundraising initiative. The aim is to allow small charities such as us, a big voice on major radio stations, such as Heart FM, Capital FM and Gold FM. CEO Jane Pearman...
Land Wanted!
Hypo Hounds are searching for some land for sale within a 5 mile radius of Tenterden. We are after approximately 3 acres where we can build our eco friendly training facility that will enable us to help even more families. Road access is a must. Water a bonus. If you...
Axis Foundation helping hand to Hypo Hounds buys a specialist Diabetic Alert Assistance dog
Axis Foundation helping hand to Hypo Hounds buys a specialist Diabetic Alert Assistance dog “One sniff at a time” Hypo Hounds save the lives of children affected with Brittle Type 1 Diabetes every day. And our donation of £2,700 will purchase and...
Thank you to Fish4Dogs
A Big Thank you to Fish4Dogs Dog Food & Treats who sponsored our ball pool at Paws in the Park Kent. We raised an amazing £1113.50!! Fish4Dogs Dog Food & Treats are also sponsoring our ball pool @pawsinthepark Ardingly in on the 9th and 10th October. Let’s see...
3 Simple ways to support Hypo Hounds
Gift a one-off donation
Sponsor some training equipment
Visit our Amazon Wish List and sponsor buy us a gift