Fundraising events
Walk, trek, run, cycle or jump. Set yourself a challenge in support of our heroes.
- Any location
- Virtual
- £150.00 target
- Free
On your marks, get set...GO!
Looking for your next fundraising challenge? Our virtual challenges are adaptable for all abilities, and you'll be raising life-changing funds for the Armed Forces community.
Participants are challenged to accomplish a 150 miles weighted walk during the month of July. If you can do 5 miles a day you'll smash it! The funds you raise will help provide life-changing support to veterans and their families. The challenge officially starts on 1 July.
FUNDRAISING
Amazing supporters like you have raised £150 in their previous virtual challenges, but why not go miles ahead of the rest? We are here to help every step of the way and can provide plenty of ideas and tips to help you smash that target.
This is your challenge, so you can do it any way you like. There's no pressure, take things at your own pace and do whatever feels comfortable.
Once you sign up, we will send you a free Help for Heroes technical t-shirt.
The funds you raise will help provide life-changing support to veterans and their families.
Rob Shenton, Army Veteran and Help for Heroes Ambassador - Help for Heroes
Meet Rob
Rob’s military career spanned 25 years, before his long-term battles with depression and PTSD brought it to an unexpected close. Despite declaring himself “not a natural runner”, he first took it up back when training for the Army. Many years later, he would find himself taking on the “toughest, highest and coldest” challenges possible: the Marathon des Sables, the Everest Marathon and the North Pole Marathon.
Rob says it’s the endorphin release that exercising gives you that really helps clear your mind and sets you up for the day.
“Getting outdoors is perfect if you need some ‘me time’, or even better with a friend. And if you really get into it and decide you want to train harder, that’s where the mental ‘fitness’ comes in. That battle with yourself to keep going is you saying, ‘I’m not giving up’ – mental resilience like this is such an important life skill.”
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Weighted Walk FAQs
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If you don't reach the fundraising target, that's no problem. Every penny counts and will help to rebuild lives.
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You need to register and set up a fundraising page to get your free technical t-shirt. However, if you'd prefer not to ask friends and family to donate, you could make a donation yourself for taking part in the challenge.
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We only ask that you raise as much as you're able. Facebook automatically sets the target on your page at £150, which could give two veterans the opportunity to take part in sporting activities and to feel part of the community again. You're more than welcome to adjust this target according to the challenge you'd like to set yourself.
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From the point of ordering your technical t-shirt, it can take up to ten working days for them to arrive. If you've waited longer than this, please contact us on Messenger and we'll look into this for you. Thanks for your patience.
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Absolutely. It's your personal challenge and we encourage everyone to adapt it to suit their needs and goals.
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There is no registration deadline, but the technical t-shirt offer is available whilst stocks last, so we recommend you or any friends and family join the challenge as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
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GET IN TOUCH
The team is on hand to answer all your questions from Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. Whether you’re after event specifics or fundraising advice, we’d love to hear from you.