ANYTHING GOES!
Here at ShelterBox we are always impressed by our fundraisers – both their generosity and the kind of things people will do to raise money for us.
Some of the more extreme examples have included four girls who rowed the Atlantic on our behalf and one fundraiser who ran a 100-km ultra marathon in Lapland. We've also got a team of three running 150 miles across the Sahara in the 2008 Marathon Des Sables.
But there are also dozens of less dramatic ways of supporting our work. Every week, individuals and community organisations around the country do everything from holding coffee mornings to concerts and cake stalls. One family raised money by setting up a camera in a bird box and getting friends to guess how many eggs a blue tit would lay!
Every pound helps – and the other benefit of every fundraising event, large or small, is that they also play a valuable role in raising greater awareness of ShelterBox’s work.
You make it happen
Unlike some organisations, ShelterBox only has a small but dedicated core of staff – which is one of the ways we keep costs down and make best use of funds raised.
That means we tend to rely on individuals and groups of supporters to organise their own fundraising events.
However, we are more than happy to provide what support we can in the form of leaflets, posters, sponsorship forms and demonstration boxes etc.
The ShelterBox Challenge
The one big event we do organise is our ShelterBox Challenge. This involves teams of four tackling a 30-mile course while carrying a ShelterBox loaded with all the kit needed for an overnight camp.
The first two events were both staged on Dartmoor but we are also hoping to build on their success and stage a ShelterBox Challenge in the Lake District, as well as a challenge aimed at corporate teams.
The 2008 Dartmoor Challenge takes place on April 26-27th. For more information and to register for a place, go to www.shelterboxchallenge.com.
