Bradford City’s £100,000 Burns Unit Appeal has now passed the £20,000 mark.

And fans are showing no lack of ingenuity in coming up with ideas to raise more money.

The latest, a moneybox, comes from Cullingworth print and media company SMF Print, which has a place on the Telegraph & Argus-backed appeal’s fundraising committee.

David Baldwin, City’s operations director, said: “They are contributing 4,000 of these moneyboxes free of charge. They can be collected from reception at Valley Parade, filled up with small change and then returned to us.”

Jamie Fletcher, of SMF Printing, who is also a member of the Burns Unit fundraising committee, explained why his firm was giving the moneyboxes.

“Like most people, you want to give something back. To me and my family that means Bradford City,” he said.

His company’s previous Burns Unit fundraiser, The Ginger One T-shirt (based on City’s flame-haired manager Stuart McCall), raised more than £3,000.

Since August, the appeal has raised £20,980. This includes £1,340 raised by West Yorkshire Fire Service at a Cineworld film night in Bradford last month, attended by about 100 people.

Mr Baldwin said there were still 50 places left for an FA Cup photoshoot between 3pm and 6pm on Wednesday. Fans can be photographed with the Cup for £19.11. They get a picture and a certificate of authenticity signed by Stuart McCall. To book a slot, call the club on (01274) 773355 or e-mail davidbaldwin@the-bantams.co.uk.

Mr Baldwin is also considering a world record ‘keepy-uppy’ attempt, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the fire disaster next May.

“We are looking at a special ‘keep it up’ competition on the pitch for junior footballers – 3,000 of them trying to keep a ball in the air for at least ten seconds,” he said. “They’ll pay something like £10 to enter and get someone to sponsor them. The record is, I think, 800 people at Arsenal.”

The appeal has been started to save the Burns Research Unit at Bradford University from possible closure.

The unit was set up in the aftermath of the Bradford City fire disaster and it is hoped the £100,000 target will be reached by next May – the 25th anniversary of the tragedy which cost 56 lives and left nearly 200 others badly injured.