Save the UK’s Charities!

Thousands of fundraising events across the UK have been cancelled due to Covid-19 with a devastating impact on charity income that means many charities are facing closure. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) CEO Karl Wilding, estimates that the UK charity sector will lose £4 billion in income as a result of the pandemic.

In response, the organisers of the biggest mass-participation sports events across the country have come together to create a new campaign to raise vital funds to help save the UK’s charities.

The 2.6 Challenge will launch on Sunday 26 April – which should have been the date of the 40th London Marathon, the world’s biggest one day annual fundraising event, which raised £66.4 million for charities in 2019.

From Sunday 26 April, the public is asked to dream up an activity based around the numbers 2.6 or 26 and fundraise or donate in order to save the UK’s charities via twopointsixchallenge.co.uk 

The 2.6 Challenge is open to anyone of any age – the only requirement is that the activity must follow the Government guidelines on exercise and social distancing. You can read the story here.

To get involved, just click on this link where you can choose your charity (maybe Home-Start Cotswolds?!) and either make a donation or set up your own fundraising page. There are some ready-made challenges too which might give you some ideas. Good luck!