# 5 Leap Year fundraising campaigns

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/26/5-leap-year-fundraising-campaigns/
- Published: 2016-02-26T13:24:32+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**With Leap Years happening only once every four years and providing us all with
an extra day, they present a good opportunity for charities to ask people to donate
those extra 24 hours to charity. **
Here are five charities that are using this 
year’s February 29th as a hook for [new fundraising ideas](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/06/effective-fundraising-ideas-for-charities-in-2017/):
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1) Cancer Research UK**Cancer Research UK is asking people to fundraise by doing
something memorable this leap day Monday 29th February. Suggestions include a head
shave and a bake sale, and participants can download a [fundraising pack](http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/do-your-own-fundraising/fundraising-ideas/leap-year-fundraising)
from the site.

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2) Save the Children UK’s Leap Year Student Skydive 2016**Save the Children UK is
targeting students this Leap Year by asking them to make the extra count by [signing up to do a skydive](http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/skydive)
between the 1^(st) and 29^(th) of February. 

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The University of Edinburgh’s Big Leap

**3) University of Edinburgh’s Big Leap**

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The University of Edinburgh is asking staff, students and Edinburgh friends and 
businesses to use the extra day to fundraise for the University by becoming part
of its [Big Leap](http://www.ed.ac.uk/development-alumni/big-leap/about), either
on 29th February or on any other day this year that suits them.

Organised events include a cake bake record attempt on 29th February, a firewalk,
an art sale and a rolling haggis zorbing challenge. Students can also organise their
own fundraising activity.
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4) Derriford Hospital, Plymouth’s 336 Cancer Challenge**The [336 Cancer Challenge](https://www.justgiving.com/366cancerchallenge/)
is a fundraising campaign aimed at raising money to improve the environment for 
the hospital’s cancer patients through a number of events throughout the year, including
a hospital radio Beatleathon, and a Build a Lego Number 336 fundraising activity.
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5) CLIC Sargent’s Leap Day – Make it count!**An extra day in the year means an extra
day of care is needed and across the UK on 29th February, CLIC Sargent care professionals
will provide 850 hours of support to young cancer patients. To help cover the costs,
the charity is asking people to fundraise, donate, or sign up to a personal challenge
in its [Leap Day – Make it count!](http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/content/leap-day-make-it-count)
campaign. 

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