Raise and Give is your one-stop shop for fun, frolics and fundraising, all in the name of charity. In 2010-2011 RAG raised over £14,000 which included the first ever running of Jailbreak, which saw over 60 teams try and get as far as possible away from UWE without spending any money - the winners got to New York! In February they host the awe-inspiring RAG Week with events to include Cabaret, Speed Dating, Comedy Nights and the Bristol Mega Raid where we join with RAGs from across the country to descend on Bristol to raise money for local charities.
In 2011-12 students have been involved in raising money for various charities by putting on their own events for Coppafeel, Comic Relief, Read International, Sue Ryder, Red Cross Japan Disaster appeal and more!

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved throughout the year so if you think you’d like to get involved in something fun for a good cause look no further than RAG. If you’d rather leave the organisation to someone else, then just have a great time knowing that you’re helping local and national charities.

Throughout the year RAG holds events such as speed dating, pub quizzes, city centre collections and raffles to raise money for charities both locally and nationally. Each year the RAG committee choose 4 charities to support in all the general fundraising events. In 2011– 2012 RAG supported 4 St Mungos, Heartful Dodgers, Teenage Cancer Trust and Sparks.

RAG’s most popular events are their termly bar crawls. Taking you on a tour of the finest establishments Bristol has to offer over 200 fellow students take it in turns to follow the marshals and see what the city centre has to offer.

But the best thing about RAG is that it’s all done by you! If you have a cause or event you want to support then the committee can help you sort this out. We’ve helped hold cake sales, balloon races and Fashion Shows – all ideas given to us by students to support their chosen charities.

So whether you want to hold an event or just take part, come along and have some fun knowing that you’re helping raise money for charities at the same time.