There are lots of fun-packed ways you can fundraise for Laughter Africa. From diving competitions to Table Tennis tournaments. From running barefoot to running a marathon in Africa. From fire-breathing to fire-walking. You could run a marathon every day for a month or even run six marathons on six continents! The world’s your oyster! There are limitless ways for you to fundraise for Laughter Africa. You could do it by yourself, with family, friends, colleagues, your church, your school, your sports team or any other social or community groups you belong to.
Stuck for ideas? Need some inspiration? To help you come up with ideas we have prepared a fundraising guide jam-packed with lots of ideas. It is full to the brim with helpful hints and tips. Also in the pack are lots of extra fundraising tips including matched funding possibilities, gift aid and other practicalities you might need to consider. To download your guide please click here. You can even come up with your own unique fundraising ideas too.
Events and challenges
If you would take to take part in a sporting event please click where indicated below and the link will take you to a list of events taking place in that area or field:
Click here to visit the ‘Run for Charity’ website for a selection of marathons, half-marathons, 10 km or 5 km races or torture runs such as Hell Runner, The Demon Run Series, The Spartan Race or even Tough Mudder. If you can’t find what you are looking for on the ‘Run for Charity’ website then please click here or here to find upcoming events near you instead.
Always wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Cycle ride from Vietnam to Cambodia? Trek the Great Wall of China? Walk the Peruvian Inca Trail? Well now is your chance. Listed below are links to websites offering hundreds of different overseas challenges you can complete while raising money for Laughter Africa:
- Discover Adventure
- Global Adventure Challenges
- Charity Challenge
- Action Challenge
- Ultimate Challenges
- Expedition Wise
Please note that Laughter Africa can not contribute in any way to any associated costs so please ensure that you choose the self-funding option.
Click here to visit the ‘Cycle for Charity’ website for a selection of different charity bike rides coming up. From ‘Prudential RideLondon 100’ to the ‘London to Brighton’ bike ride. From local sky rides to even nightriders, everything you need to know about charity bike rides can be found here.
Do you feel up for a challenge? Then how about completing a triathlon for Laughter Africa? From the ‘Virgin Active London Triathlon’ to the ‘Blenheim triathlon’ – there are lots to choose from. For a list of upcoming events near you please click:
You could complete a sponsored walk or trek anywhere in the UK. You could complete the ‘Three Peak challenge’, walk the Jurassic Coast or trek to Hadrian’s Wall. You could organise your own walk or click any of the links below to join an organised walk:
- Discover Adventure
- Global Adventure Challenges
- Charity Challenge
- Action Challenge
- Ultimate Challenges
- Expedition Wise
You could have a sponsored swim for Laughter Africa. You could organise your own swimming event or you can click here or here to see information about upcoming national swimming events.
In December why not join thousands of Santas across the country to raise money for Laughter Africa. All you have to do is put on a Santa suit and run. To find your nearest Santa Dash click here.
Don’t forget these are just suggestions. You could enter or compete in any other type of event you would like. From skydives, abseiling, parachute jumps, bungee jumps to hundreds of other adrenaline sports or activities, take your pick…..
Own Places
Unlike a lot of other charities we don’t offer ‘charity places’ in sporting events as to get a charity place costs an extortionate amount of money and we would prefer the money that we do have to go towards our work with street children. Unlike a lot other charities we do not set any fundraising sponsorship targets for any sporting event – we are just grateful for anything you raise for us.
It is really easy to get your ‘own place’ in a sporting event. Follow these three simple steps:
- Firstly have a look at all the different events on offer by looking at the links above and choose which events you would like to take part in.
- Once you have decided which event you’d like to compete in all you need to do is go directly to the official website of the sporting event that you have chosen and book your own place directly with the event organisers. Sometimes you may be placed in a ballot or sometimes you might be given a place straight away – it depends on the popularity of the event you have entered. However, some events such as the London Marathon and Great North Run are really popular so apply as soon as the ballot opens.
- Please get in touch with us once you’ve entered your event so that we can welcome you properly to Team Laughter Africa and offer you any support and encouragement you may need.
We will update Twitter, Facebook and our website whenever a new ballot opens for a sporting event. We also have an email list just for events so each time a new ballot opens we will send you an email alert. Let us know if you would like to be added to the events email list.
Why join Team Laughter Africa
As a member of Team Laughter Africa, you’ll be in good hands and we’ll make sure you feel 100% supported from the day you sign up to race day and beyond. For taking part in a sporting event for Laughter Africa you will receive:
- A snazzy Laughter Africa T-shirt or running vest.
- A certificate and medal (if one is not provided by the official event organisers).
- lots of support and encouragement in the lead up to the day.
Most importantly, we will ensure that any sponsorship you raise will make a real difference to the lives of street children in Africa.
Resources to help you with your events and fundraising
Online fundraising pages
If you are taking part in an event to fundraise for Laughter Africa and are looking for sponsors, we would encourage you to set up a fundraising page on ‘Wonderful Organisation’. It’s easy to do and all the instructions are on their website.
Sponsor Forms
You can also download a sponsor form here. Don’t forget to send us back the sponsor form with your donation as we need the sponsor form to be able to claim the gift aid.
Meet some of Laughter Africa’s fundraisers
Anyone who fundraises for us in any way will be added to the online Laughter Africa book (if they wish to be added) so your contribution will always be part of our story. Click here to see some of our Laughter Africa fundraisers and hear their stories. Let us know if you have fundraised for us and we’ll add you to the book. The slideshow below shows some of our fundraisers:
Contact us
Remember, you are not alone. Whatever fundraising feats you decide on the Laughter Africa team will be behind you every step of the way – keeping in touch with you and offering any support you need. It’s always great to see what our amazing fundraisers achieve and we’d love to see any stories or pictures from your events. If you have any questions about fundraising or need any extra ideas, support or advice then please let us know and we’ll be happy to help. Email us at info@laughterafrica.org.uk.
Best of luck and have fun!
