Secondary schools

Fruity Friday is an annual campaign by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK). Show your support by taking part at your school on a Friday during the school term. Hold a non-school-uniform day, encouraging all year groups and teachers to get involved by wearing a yellow item of clothing and making a suggested donation of £1 to support WCRF UK's cancer prevention research and education programmes.

Your step by step guide to Going Bananas on Friday

Step 1: Nominate a teacher or group of pupils who will get everyone involved and rally support! Download our essential fundraising pack and other useful resources. Alternatively, request a fundraising pack to be sent to you. Hold an assembly, using our assembly ideas, to promote Fruity Friday.

Step 2: Write the date and the suggested donation for the dress-down day (we recommend a minimum of £1), on the schools campaign poster and pop it up in a prominent position. Download and edit our letter home to parents (this will download onto your computer) for each pupil to bring home. Don't forget to register your event with us so we know what banana-tastic things you have planned.

Step 3: Order yellow items from the fruity shop to help you all Go Bananas. Collect donations from everyone who takes part using our collection box template.

Step 4: Download our fruit-inspired National Curriculum Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 activity sheets to get pupils involved in this year’s campaign. To help pupils understand about the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables and what a portion looks like download and display our Fruity factsheet and 5 A DAY poster.

Step 5: Our 'Design a t-shirt' competition has now closed. You can find out who the lucky winners are by visiting WCRF UK's Facebook page and taking a look at our photo album.

The 1st prize winner in each age category (4 - 7, 8 - 11) will have their winning design turned into a real t-shirt. A high street shopping voucher, to purchase a piece of sporting equipment, will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category. Plus, courtesy of Dole Fresh UK, each winner will receive a luxury fruit basket to share with their class.

Step 6: Count up the money that has been raised and donate the funds to World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) by:

• Donating via our secure online payment page
• Sending a cheque, made payable to ‘World Cancer Research Fund’ and a
  cover note to: World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK), Fruity Friday, FREEPOST 28 (SW7037), London W1E 1EU
• Calling our friendly Fruity Friday Team on 0800 970 1461 to make a telephone donation

We love finding out about what you did to Go Bananas on Fruity Friday. So let us know about it on WCRF UK's Twitter page and post stories on WCRF UK's Facebook page.

By taking part in Fruity Friday you are helping to raise funds for cancer research and education programmes of cancer prevention. Thank you for your support!