Would you like to get involved this Christmas?

This year we are hoping to launch our first ever Christmas Campaign. We are hoping, with your help, to put together the Child Brain Injury Trust advent calendar. 

We are looking for short videos to share throughout the Christmas period to raise awareness of the Charity and to spread some festive spirit.

It is simple to get involved; all you need is 30 seconds (can be less time) and a video recording devise – such as a smart phone.



Here are a few ideas to get you on the way to making a Christmas video for our advent calendar:

• Get your children to record a Christmas song or message
• Share your family's story 
• Talk about how the Child Brain Injury Trust was able to help - can you sum it up in one sentence?
• Send us your thank you messages for the charity
• Tell us a Christmas joke!

Please send us your advent videos to emilyhoney@cbituk.org by Monday 25th November and visit the website during December to find out what door you will be behind.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you and we look forward to receiving your videos.

Friday Fundraiser - Landmark Challenge!

Braving the elements for fundraising fun

 

We were very proud of our volunteer abseilers who, on the 27th October, took the plunge - literally and metaphorically! - by completing a 165ft freefall, SAS-style abseil from one of Scotland's most iconic landmarks: the Forth Bridge.

The weather just about held out with a few spits of rain as participants made their way up to the walkway of the bridge.  Some were excited, some were very, very nervous but everyone completed it, enjoyed it and were delighted to be helping to support their local Child and Family Support Project.

Almost £3000 has been raised for our Scottish Project, which will make a huge difference to our work here.  We rely on the support of individuals to get involved with challenges such as these.  If you'd like to get involved in this, or any other type of fundraising activity in Scotland, please get in touch with Claire Murray in our Edinburgh office. 

The abseil is an annual event - if you've been inspired, why not give it a go next year?

Friday Fundraisers - Mud, Sweat and Tears of Laughter

Andrew Tee, our Community Fundraiser for the South, reports on an extreme day of fundraising.

Today's Friday Fundraisers are the intrepid/brave/mad/adventurous/stupid* (*delete as applicable!) team of Paul, Steve, Dave, Helen, Lucy, Sean and Andrew (me!). A couple of weeks ago we took part in a sponsored event to raise a few pounds for the charity. I had told the team that the day would be ‘a bit of a cross country run, with maybe a bit of mud, and the odd obstacle’! Little did we know exactly how extreme the Rock Solid Race, in woodland near Silverstone race circuit, would actually be.  

The course was 10K of off road running over dozens of man-made obstacles, through deep mud, over 8ft walls, through lakes and freezing skips full of ice & water. The team ran the race together, helping each other over, under and through all of the obstacles. We were especially pleased to have Paul and Steve on the team as, being the tallest in the team, they were essential in heaving us over the tall walls and bigger obstacles.

Not only were we dunked in deep slimy mud, thrown into a lake and subjected to electric shocks and barbed wire, but at one stage we had to run up and down a huge steep hill, whilst each carrying a heavy log on our shoulders!

Whilst this was without doubt a very tough physical challenge, it was also really enjoyable and there were many moments of laughter throughout the race. Not least when I found a submerged concrete post in the middle of the very first water obstacle and ended up doing a full somersault head first into the filthy, muddy, freezing water!

The team made it successfully round the course in just under 2 hours, a fantastic result. Utterly exhausted and covered in mud and bruises we all agreed it was great fun and that we’ll be taking part again next year.

If you would like show your support to the team, and the Child Brain Injury Trust, visit their Just Giving page.

This sort of fundraising event is an exciting way to support the charity and continue to raise awareness for us. Please help us to spread the word and visit our website for more information on our services and forthcoming events.

If you would like to take on a similar challenge to support us, or would like to talk about other less extreme fundraising events, get in touch NOW.