Since 1993 Gloucestershire Young Carers has been supporting young carers across the county, from humble beginnings with just 5 young carers in a café in Stroud to a 26 strong team supporting over 1000 young carers across the entire county!

We’d love you to fundraise for us to help celebrate our exciting 30th anniversary which begins in September. Take a look, chat with friends, family and colleagues and choose a 30 for 30 challenge and join us in marking this important milestone year. Help us celebrate our 30th anniversary by taking on one of our 30 for 30 challenges or by creating your own and raise vital funds to enable us to be there for the next 30 years and beyond…

Here’s 30 30-themed charity fundraising ideas to get you started:

Sporty challenges

• Swim 30 lengths or swim 30 lengths for 30 days
• Skip for 30 minutes for 30 days
• 30 trampoline jumps for 30 days
• 30 star jumps for 30 days
• Walk up and down stairs 30 times for 30 days
• 30 squats a day for 30 days
• 30-minute run for 30 days
• Run 3 miles for 10 days
• Do 30 cartwheels
• Run 1km or 1 mile per day for 30 days
• 30 press ups or burpees for 30 days
• Be one of 30 skydivers at one of our skydive days

This is a challenge for everyone to take part in and doesn’t have to be physical. It can be any challenge based around the number 30 or even the number 3. We just want you to get involved, have fun and join us in our celebrations.

Some more fun ideas…

• Give up chocolate/crisps for 30 days
• Go electronics free for 30 days
• 30 guests at a 1993 movie night
• Read for 30 days in a row
• Pledge to raise £30, through any challenge
• Raise as much as you can in 30 days
• Give up your favourite food or drink for 30 days
• Sponsored silence for 30 minutes
• Visit 30 landmarks
• Do a different challenge on the 30th of each month for a year

Baking challenges

• Hold a cake sale with 30 different cakes
• Hold a bake-off on 30th of the month
• Coffee morning for 30 friends
• Hold a fundraising Thirtea party at work.

Once you have decided and let us know your plans our Fundraising team will then get in touch and help you get set up for receiving donations and sponsorship – whether via an online fundraising page such as JustGiving, GoFundMe or Facebook, or using paper sponsorship forms.

Everyone who commits to raising at least £100 for GYC will receive a free t-shirt or running vest.

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Get in touch

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your own idea for a 30 for 30 fundraiser, our Fundraising Team would love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing mail@glosyoungcarers.org.uk by DM on social media or by calling 01452 733060. Good luck and thank you for supporting the YOUNG in young carer.

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