Fundraise For Us
We are always looking for company, and for new members of our community to join us on our journey to continue to support individuals bereaved by suicide.
There are many ways in which you can fundraise for us through an organised physical challenge, or create your own fundraising challenge, whether this be physical or not! Check out some of the options below.
We believe that together we can stride for better suicide bereavement support, stride to have braver conversations and stride with pride, knowing that we are not alone.
Put on your trainers, walking boots, wellies or even flip flops! Join us in our fundraising mission by getting involved through a variety of events and walking adventures in the coming year.
Physical Fundraisers
Popular Challenges
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Dream Challenges provide fundraisers with the opportunity to take on bucket list adventures, from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to cycling from Vietnam to Cambodia. You can find a Dream Challenge close to home in the UK, or across the world. Dream Challenges supports you with all prep and training, fundraising and logistics - they take the burden and the stress out of organising a trip like this and the process couldn’t be any easier!
With Dream Challenges you can make friends, reach your fitness goals, and raise money for charity on a once in a lifetime trip to a dream destination. You can take a look at the 2024 challenges here.
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This Half Marathon route is located in central London and takes in some of the capital city’s most famous landmarks along with four of the city’s Royal Parks: Hyde Park, Green Park, St James's Park and Kensington Gardens.
The event takes place on October 13th 2024. Email aimee@suicideandco.org to get your place for 2024 - we pay for race place tickets!
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There are 14 unique Ultra Challenges, made up of many of the UK’s most well known treks and trail runs. Whether it’s along Britain’s coastline, or through the gorgeous countryside, your Ultra Challenge is guaranteed to be unforgettable. These 14 events have 3 distance options of 25km, 50km or 100km, so there is a distance that suits everyone.
We have had people take part in the Jurassic Coast Challenge, the Isle of Wight Challenge and the Thames Path Challenge and we have had brilliant feedback about the events. You can find more information and the 2024 prices and event options here.
Suicide&Co’s Challenges
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The estimated number of people directly bereaved by suicide each year is around 34,000. This is our number at Suicide&Co, as it is the estimated size of our target community each year who could need access to our services.
Take on 34km around World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept 10th), with a fundraising target of £1000, so that together we can raise £34,000 to help us to continue to achieve our mission of supporting individuals bereaved by suicide!
You can walk, run, cycle , skip or swim 34km. You can do it alone or as part of a team (maybe even relay style!), and It’s flexible so that you can tailor it to your capabilities.
Sign ups are now open so you can register for the 2024 challenge here!
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Join us for the #10before10 challenge. Let's keep it simple, walk 10,000 steps before 10am on the 10th of each month!
By taking part in this challenge you’ll get your dose of self-care, whilst raising money for Suicide&Co to support those bereaved by suicide by donating £10 to take part, either as a one off or every month!
We believe that together we can stride for better suicide bereavement support, stride to have braver conversations and stride with pride with our community, knowing that we are not alone.
Join the community here.
Inspiration for longer challenges
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3 Peaks
Nationally or in Yorkshire, Wales or Surrey these events challenge you to climb the highest peaks
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Yorkshire Dales
The blustery Dales are an amazing place embark on one of their many different scenic trail walks
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Hadrian’s Wall
Walk as the Roman’s did along this challenging path on a coast to coast journey of ancient British history
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Snowdon
Amongst one of the toughest walks in Wales, there are 6 different paths across this picturesque landscape
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Thames Path
25km, 50km or 100km walk or run along the Thames Path through historic scenery in Central London
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Non- Physical Fundraisers
People often think of fundraising challenges as marathons or endurance, but there are lots of different options that don't involve a physical activity!
We know that physical fundraising challenges are not for everyone, so below are some ideas and activities that people have done in the past to fundraise for us in some more unique ways.
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This is a great way to engage people in fundraising - the better the prizes the more donations!
If your company is looking to support a charity, we woul love to be your charity partner!
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This is a fun way to run a competition without needing a physical aspect, and a great option for a younger audience.
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This is a really easy feature to use to fundraise through Facebook. Instead of birthday presents, ask your friends and family to donate to your fundraiser instead!
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You could create your own quiz, games or comedy night, or you could approach your local pub and ask them to collaborate on a charity quiz for one night!
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This is a great way to bring communities together at local level. You could host this in your own home, in a community centre or even at a local coffee shop.
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Whether this is for a sporting competition, a TV show or something else, this is a fun way to get competitive with friends, family and colleagues while raising money for charity.
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Instead of asking for presents, why not add us to your gift registry and your guests can donate to a cause of your choosing instead!
Why not set up a bespoke event to fundraise in your own way? We are always open to new fundraising ideas!
If you would like to create your own challenge or fundraising event for Suicide&Co to support those bereaved by suicide in 2024, please get in touch with info@suicideandco.org.
Create your own challenge
FAQs
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Yes, we often pay for race place tickets! This is done on depending on the event and requires a minimum fundraising target. If you would like to discuss this, please email aimee@suicideandco.org.
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Most of our fundraisers use JustGiving to host their fundraising pages. It is really easy to set up and the donations go straight to us!
To set up your fundraising page you can do this on Just Giving here. You can search for us when setting up your page, just make sure to type in Suicide&Co with no spaces and we should come up.
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Check out our fundraiser Hall of Fame here to see our brilliant fundraisers and find some inspiration for your next challenge!