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A

  • abseil - tick a once in a lifetime experience off your bucket list and reach new heights with this challenge
  • afternoon tea party - dress to impress and host your friends and family for a special afternoon
  • art exhibition - showcase local artwork and raise money through an entry fee
  • auction - encourage local businesses to donate items to be auctioned off

B

  • bake sale or bake off - get your wannabe bakers together and mix up a storm for donations
  • birthday donations - ask your loved ones to donate instead of buying you gifts

C

  • cycling - set yourself a cycyling challenge and get sponsored to raise money
  • crafternoon - find out here how you can get crafting to raise money
  • car boot sale - sell unwanted items and donate the proceeds
  • canicross - do you love running with your dog? Why not enter into a canicross event and get sponsored?
  • camp out - get sponsored to go without your home comforts

D

  • dance-a-thon - get inspired by Melissa and how her school of dance raised over £8,000 
  • dog walk - get your furry friend to join you and set yourself a challenge to do together
  • drawing contest - challenge people to show off their skills and get arty

E

  • expert talk - can you deliver your expertise for donations?
  • eighties night - dig your neon legwarmers out and get those tunes on

F

  • football - host a charity football match
  • fancy dress - get your school, office or club together and decide a theme for the day
  • fashion show - rock your best outfits for a show

G

  • give something up - make sure it is something you really love so that it's a tough challenge
  • garden party - show off your gardening or bbq skills and host a party in your green space
  • gaming competition

H

  • head shave - brave the shave and get sponsored
  • hike - take on a big hiking challenge - or why not try an even longer distance to cover over a month, or even a year!

I

  • iron man - take on one of the toughest fitness challenge out there and get sponsored.
  • indie night - charge a little extra for an entry fee and donate the extra to us

J

  • jelly bath - the person with the highest number of votes has to take a jelly bath

K

  • karaokee night

L

  • late night walk - walk, run or take a dip in the dark and get sponsored
  • live stream

M

  • Mind Music Live - host a virtual DJ set or concert
  • marathon themed challenge - do something for 26.2 miles, minutes, hours or days
  • Middlesbrough and Stockton have talent - host a talent contest

N

  • netball tournament - ask each team raise sponsorship 
  • non-uniform day - charge a couple of quid for anyone wanting to come in home clothes for the day

O

  • odd jobs for donations 
  • old clothes - donate your old clothes to our Acklam or Norton Mind shops (we ask you donate to these specifically because part of the money raised from sales will come to us)

P

  • photography competition
  • park run - get sponsored for completing as many park runs as you can or to try a different one every weekend

Q

  • quiz - host a quiz night

R

  • raffle - host a raffle or donate prizes 
  • read a thon - get sponsored to read a variety of books
  • running challenge - head over to our events page for our most recent challenges or create/sign up to your own

S

  • swimming - take a dip or swim a distance and get sponsored
  • stand up paddleboard 
  • skydive 

T

  • tombola
  • trek - take on a once in a lifetime challenge and get sponsored
  • tournament - whatever sport or game you're into you can raise money by hosting a tournament

U

  • university challenge

V

  • vegan challenge - go vegan for the month or host a cooking challenge
  • village Fete

W

  • walking challenge - all you need is your trainers for this one!
  • world record attempt - have a look through the Guinness book of world records and see if you can find yourself a challenge
  • who's the baby photo quiz
  • waxing - get smooth for sponsorship

X

  • xbox evening
  • x marks the spot - organise a treasure hunt

Y

  • YOLO challenge - you only live once - do something you've always wanted to do and get sponsored for it
  • yoga - complete a 30 day challenge and get sponsored as well as super flexible
  • year long challenge - do something for a whole year

Z

  • zip wire - film your attempt to show your friends and family 
  • zodiac evening - raise a fortune - dress as your star sign and throw a party

Published: 18th October, 2021

Author: Lorna Routledge

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