Take part in fitness fundraising

Challenge yourself to complete some of Scotland’s most exciting fitness events and make a BIG difference.

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Why take part in one of our fitness fundraising events?

Join us in making a difference!

By participating in our fulfilling fitness challenges, you not only support a crucial cause but also achieve personal goals and potentially discover new passions.

Plus, you might make new friends and, with each event, we can help even more families in the region.

Upcoming fitness fundraising events

Explore these exciting events for Charlie House!

Click on the links to sign up. If you're registering to support our cause, be sure to choose Charlie House as your nominated charity. Our team will then reach out to assist you with your fundraising plan.

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2nd June, 2024

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24th August, 2024

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21st September, 2024

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Fundraising Materials

Download these materials to help you plan your next fundraiser with ease.

Fitness Fundraising Toolkit

Fitness Fundraising Calendar

Fundraising Health and Safety Form

We have compiled the following health and safety advice which will help you to fundraise safely within the law.

Fitness Fundraising Sign-up Sheet

Download this form and pop up in your office to entice sign-ups to your fundraiser.

Sponsorship Form

Training Plans

From beginner to intermediate, our training plans can help you prepare for your chosen fundraising activity.

Couch to 5k training plan

Half marathon training plan

Marathon training plan

Social media graphics

A key way to promote your fundraiser and increase donations is by shouting loud and proud on social media. Download these to use in your posts.

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Email signatures

Add our email signatures to your emails to share your fitness fundraising with your contacts.

Fitness Fundraising Email Signature

Run for Charlie House Email Signature

Walk for Charlie House Email Signature

Cycle for Charlie House Email Signature

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting started

We're grateful to have strong relationships with many event organisers, which means we can provide free charity spaces for lots of prestigious events - such as London Marathon, Edinburgh Marathon, Ride the North and Run Balmoral - in return for participants raising a minimum sponsorship.

To register for a charity space with Charlie House, or express your interest in an event, register via one of our events above or email fundraise@charliehouse.org.uk for more info.

There are loads of ways to collect donations when fundraising, but we recommend Just Giving. This platform allows you to easily take donations online, automatically collect Gift Aid, and it's easy to report progress and share your page with your friends, family and colleagues.

It only takes a few minutes to set up. All you need to know is what you'll be doing as your fundraiser and when you will be doing it! You can find a simple 8-step guide to creating your page here.

Fundraising as a team? You've two options - you can create one page which everyone promotes, or you can set up a Just Giving Team. This gives every team member the chance to create their own page but all work together to achieving a team total. You can find a simple guide to creating your page here.

Fundraising

Deciding on a fundraiser can be tricky, which is why we've developed our handy A-Z Fundraising Ideas guide to give you some inspiration. Take a look here!

Unfortunately, we don't have the capacity to promote every fundraiser in dedicated social media posts on our channels. However, we are happy to share any fundraisers that we are tagged in to Instagram & Facebook stories.

Think outside the box! You don't have to ask for donations outright. Why not consider hosting a bake sale or a curry night? You could organise a non-uniform day or set up an office swear jar. There are so many fun ways for your donors to get involved to help you raise even more money for Charlie House. Have a look at our A-Z of fundraising ideas for some inspiration!

Yes, you can! Every fundraiser supporting Charlie House receives a free Charlie House t-shirt.

Donations

Of course! If you want to collect cash, we encourage you to download and print off our Sponsorship form. It’s then just about keeping a note of your donations, and then getting in touch with our team here at Charlie House to bank everything once you’re done!

If you have cash, you can simply drop off cash donations to our office, or post it directly to us at:

Balmoral House, 74 Carden Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1UL

If you have donations in your bank account, you can send this directly to Charlie House via BACS. Details below:

Account Name: Charlie House

Account Number: 11546567

Sort Code: 80-45-06

Description/Notes: Include a little bit about your donation i.e. Beast Race Fundraising

Or you can pay over the phone on 01224 313 333.

Firstly, don't panic! Times are tough so not everyone has the funds available to make a donation. You'll also find that many won't donate until you've actually completed your challenge! Tell your story to get people invested! Post on social media, share in group chats, send an email to colleagues. Just Giving allows you to add videos, text and post regular updates to your page to keep people engaged.

Gift Aid is an amazing way to make sure your amazing fundraising goes that little bit further - 25% further to be precise. Gift Aid is a ta relief allowing UK charities to reclaim and extra 25% in tax on every eligible donation made by a UK taxpayer. If you're fundraising via Just Giving, this will be collected automatically. If you're collecting by cash, we will just need your donor's full name, address and permission to claim an extra 25p on every £1 they donate at no extra cost to them.

To learn more about Gift Aid, click here.

Buy a Brick for Charlie House

Help build Charlie House one brick at a time - and bring our vision to life!

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So far we've raised

£5m

Nov 2024

£8m

Get in touch

Interested in finding out more about any of our fitness challenges before signing up? Simply fill in this form and a member of our team will be in touch as soon as possible

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Make a BIG difference

Help us improve the quality of life for children in the North-east of Scotland who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions

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