For families
Resources and ideas for families.
Tell families about your Big Lent Walk
Check out our newsletter inserts, template parent letter and tweets to spread the word about your Big Lent Walk fundraising event at school.
Letter for parents
Use our template letter to tell families about your event.
Tweet about your Big Lent Walk
We're joining the #BigLentWalk with @CAFOD this Lent to help support families in extreme poverty around the world [add link to your JustGiving page]
Share an image to tell other you are taking part
Download this square image and this portrait image to share on your social channels to tell others you are taking part in the Big Lent Walk.
Insert for school newsletter
Customise, copy and paste the message below in your newsletters and website pages:
We are taking part in the Big Lent Walk for CAFOD!
Our school community will join thousands of others to help fight global poverty in this Jubilee Year.
We will be [add in details of your event and your JustGiving page link]
CAFOD is an international development charity and the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
You can join the Big Lent Walk too! Visit cafod.org.uk/families
Thank you.
Insert for parish newsletter
Customise this message to share in your parish newsletter:
This Lent, children at [add your school name] are taking part in the Big Lent Walk to help CAFOD fight poverty. If you would like to donate to their fundraising page please visit [add your JustGiving page link]
You can join the Big Lent Walk too! Visit walk.cafod.org.uk
Template press release
Edit this sample template press release and send it to your local newspaper to celebrate your walk!
CAFOD logo
Use our logo in your tweets, newsletters and website to tell others that your school is working with CAFOD to support our global family.
CAFOD Logo for school newsletters
Take home postcard
Order free postcards to send home with your pupils at Lent.