Fundraising events round up – January to March 2019
Melanie May | 10 January 2019 | News
The fundraising event calendar is very full over the next three months, with a variety of challenge, self-denial, and other events taking place across the UK for charities including Cancer Research UK, Shelter, the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and BHF. Here’s a selection.
The Brecon Beacons Night Hike is back! 🌜
After a successful debut year, the Night Hike returns on Friday 22nd March! Guided and supported by @JTExpeditions, we will light up the night sky whilst climbing Pen Y Fan from Storey Arms: https://t.co/jkaf0ITL3T #RememberingTom pic.twitter.com/zrCbxZpVIr
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— Ymchwil Canser Cymru / Cancer Research Wales (@cancer_wales) January 7, 2019
1. Cancer Research Wales Brecon Beacons Night Hike is back for its second year on 22 March. The 9k walk takes participants up Pen y Fan and down via the Brecon Beacons Way National Trail, guided and supported by JT Expeditions.
Just over 7 weeks to the Macmillan Mammoth Quiz on 22 February, so time to register your #MacQuiz here:https://t.co/kUWuKBautF
— Mammoth Quiz (@macmillanquiz) January 7, 2019
2. Macmillan Mammoth Quiz takes place on 22 February, and is a nationwide quiz, organised by the Oundle Committee and holding the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest simultaneous quiz. Macmillan is asking individuals, local groups and businesses across the UK to host a quiz on this date.
We’ve partnered with @actnforchildren, @breastcancernow, @LiverTrust @crisis_uk – you can fundraise for them through #DryJanuary, or for @AlcoholChangeUK, the charity behind the challenge. https://t.co/HlDnpSIjdR pic.twitter.com/VuV883DAxf
— Dry January (@dryjanuary) January 9, 2019
3. Alcohol Change UK’s Dry January is of course taking place throughout this month, asking people to give up the booze for its entirety, feel better and raise funds for Alcohol Change UK or one of its four partner charities: Breast Cancer Now, British Liver Trust, Action for Children, and Crisis.
📢NEWS FLASH📢 We have reached 1000 swimmers taking part in the brand new Triple 5k Challenge! Will you join them in this incredible feat? 💪🏊♂️ #SwimForAll #Triple5k https://t.co/WDmFkx8qW4 pic.twitter.com/UpLsL8oRNu
— Swimathon (@swimathon) January 9, 2019
4. The Swimathon Foundation’s Swimathon takes place over the weekend of 29-31 March, and is a national swimming event taking place in 600 pools across the UK and open to everyone. Participants can choose whether to swim 400m, 1.5k, 2.5k, 5k or triple 5k as an individual, or 1.5k or 5k as part of a team. Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie will receive at least 70% of the total funds raised with The Swimathon Foundation receiving the balance to cover expenses and to offer Swimathon Foundation Community Grants to promote swimming participation in communities around Swimathon hosted pools.
Are you taking on #Dryathlon this month? Make sure you check out our top tips for reducing your alcohol intake: https://t.co/OpQ2gLxEUj pic.twitter.com/X1RlUFPHsr
— Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) January 4, 2019
5. Cancer Research UK is also asking people to go alcohol-free this January with its annual Dryathlon. It asks people to sign up as a Dryathlete and remain teetotal for 31 days while raising funds for the charity.
Have you got what it takes to give up chocolate for a month? Sign up to #Dechox and ditch the sweet stuff for a good cause: https://t.co/zC639TEEDa pic.twitter.com/FGnz3dIZjj
— British Heart Foundation (@TheBHF) January 6, 2019
6. BHF’s Dechox takes place again this February, asking people to give up chocolate for the month. This means anything with cocoa in it is off limits – from sprinkles on a cappuccino, to a chocolate bar. The charity offers recipes, snack swaps, and survival tips, along with the option to get someone to buy you a chocolate pass.
🎩 Wear A Hat Day 2019 🎩 is less than three months away and we need your help to make it our biggest, boldest and HATTIEST yet!
Sign up today, spread the word and help find a cure for brain tumours ➡️ https://t.co/5c9wXtnnH4 #WAHD pic.twitter.com/LrERQ4Q9cU
— Brain Tumour Research (@braintumourrsch) January 4, 2019
7. Brain Tumour Research’s Wear A Hat Day is on 29 March this year, but people can take part on a different day of the month to suit them. The event is supported by a number of celebrities including Debbie McGee, Sheila Hancock and Gillian Anderson.
8. Another British Heart Foundation event, its Peak District Mountain Bike Challenge takes place on 16 March and is, the charity says, its most technical mountain bike challenge. It challenges participants, who must be over 18, to pit themselves against the brutal terrain of Hope Valley in Derbyshire with two routes to choose from – 37 or 69km.
Walking into the weekend like…
If you fancy joining cute pups like this happy chap, check out our @BanhamSecurity #MarsdenMarch event 👉 https://t.co/zBsr956xcl #FridayFeeling #FridayMotivation pic.twitter.com/f0p9QsiFjs— The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (@royalmarsden) January 4, 2019
9. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity’s Banham Marsden March takes place on 10 March and challenges people to walk between its two hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton – a distance of 15k, or to join in for the final 5k, with a big party at the end. The charity started The Marsden March in 2011 and since then, it has raised more than £10 million.
10. After giving up the booze in January, Cancer Research UK asks people to have a Sugar Free February. Participants are challenged to give up added sugar for the whole 28 days and raise funds for its research.
Congratulations to the amazing Joanna who did our #JustWater challenge for an ENTIRE YEAR! She raised over £1,500 – astounding!
Talk about incredible will power! Do you think you could do it for just the month of January? Sign up here: https://t.co/S98rz0OYik #TeamJustWater pic.twitter.com/GNOxuJg67x
— WaterAid UK 💦 (@WaterAidUK) December 31, 2018
11. Going a step further than just giving up alcohol, WaterAid asks people to drink nothing but water for January with its Just Water fundraising challenge. If a whole month without a morning coffee or Friday night G&T proves too tough, Just Water lets people work as a team, and ‘pass the glass’ each week, giving someone different the challenge for one week in turn.
Are you prepared for the ultimate rush? We’re giving you the opportunity to run up Tower 42 the equivalent of a mile – that's ten times up the tower. 😱
Vertical Mile is an unmissable way to conquer #VerticalRush once and for all: https://t.co/BRbv313GTg pic.twitter.com/MktkoSMELJ
— Vertical Rush (@ShelterRush) November 20, 2018
12. Shelter’s Vertical Rush takes place on 14 March, and challenges people to run, jog or walk up London’s Tower 42. The building has 42 floors and 932 steps. Apparently it only takes an average of 10 minutes…
Could you 'Sleep Out' for just one night if it meant you could help others who would be forced to sleep out every night? We're asking you, your friends, family and organisation to ditch the comfort of your beds and join us on Friday 8 March in Alice Park. https://t.co/VWJxeiD86w pic.twitter.com/7o9PvjkW5a
— Julian House (@JulianHouseUK) January 7, 2019
13. Julian House is holding its annual sleep out, The Big Bath Sleep-Out on 8 March. This is the 10th year for the event, which challenges people to sleep on the street in Bath for the night.
What’s your New Year’s resolution? Help us to create a future without fear of breast cancer. Order your free fundraising pack today! #NowIsGood
▸ https://t.co/rcqrgeX69g pic.twitter.com/gqxzzCvV9y— Breast Cancer Now (@BCCare) January 6, 2019
14. Breast Cancer Now’s January campaign ‘Now is Good‘ focuses on making the most of new year resolutions.
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.