# Six Times Open campaign aims to raise £100k for British Heart Foundation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/26/six-times-open-campaign-aims-raise-100k-british-heart-foundation/
- Published: 2016-10-26T09:44:53+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Fraternal twins Jonathan and David Stretton-Downes have launched a campaign to
raise £100k in a year for the British Heart Foundation, marking Jonathan’s sixth
open heart surgery which takes place later this year.**

 

As well as raising £100k, [Six Times Open](http://www.sixtimesopen.com/) aims to
raise awareness of the charity and to inspire others in similar situations. The 
campaign launches on 18^(th) November at the National Gallery in London and will
follow the story of the twins for a calendar year.

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To raise the funds, the twins are planning a number of events and activities, many
of which other people can also get involved in including sky dives, marathons, cycle
rides, and Wear it Red days in schools, as well as [encouraging people to come up with their own fundraising ideas](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/06/effective-fundraising-ideas-for-charities-in-2017/).
Activity has already started with Jonathan completing the Newcastle Stampede this
month.

 

The twins are also working on a documentary following the whole process from start
to finish, and a book written by Jonathan to be released at the end of the campaign
called _How to Survive Heart Surgery_.

 

 

 

 

The campaign can be followed on its dedicated website where people can also [donate towards it](https://celebration.bhf.org.uk/Celebration/SIX-TIMES-OPEN)
and get involved, and through the twins’ vlog and blog.

 

Jonathan Stretton-Downes said:

 

> “Our goal is to raise £100k but it’s also about showing people that you don’t 
> have to let situations like this dictate your life. We’re encouraging people to
> join in and do as little or as much as they want to do, and the bigger and crazier
> the better.”

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