Join our 'Give It Up For Shine' January Challenge to make a change to your own life, and to others, by helping us support those affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus.
Improve your own health and well-being by giving up your unhealthy habits for a month. Donate what you save, or ask your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you, to help us fund our telephone support and advice line.
Our telephone support and advice line provides a safe, confidential and expert space to talk about issues that affect people whose lives have been affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus and other associated conditions.
We offer a range of specialist information, advice and support services and, sometimes, just a listening ear.
We answer and receive 763 calls to and from members looking for support each month. With your help, we can continue this vital service.
First, you will need to choose what you are giving up...
This could be a habit you feel you spend a lot of money on or feel you have too much of and want to give up for your health and well-being, or it could be something that would be hard to give up - this will encourage your friends, family and colleagues to support you as they know how tough it might be for you to give up.
Here are some examples:
Once you have chosen what you will be giving up for January, simply donate what you save or fundraise and get your friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you to help us support those affected by spina bifida and / or hydrocephalus by funding our first contact support and advice line.
Create a fundraising page for your 'Give It Up For Shine' challenge. This makes it easy to collect sponsorship money and it allows you to keep your supporters updated on how you are doing. Online giving pages automatically collect Gift Aid from people who are able to donate it. This helps to boost your fundraising total without any extra effort.
Set up your JustGiving page here
We would love to follow your journey.
Share your selfies of what you are giving up, and any updates, on social media by tagging @ShineUKCharity and using #GiveItUpForShine or share how your challenge is going on your JustGiving page.
If you need advice or support, please get in touch with our friendly fundraising team by emailing fundraising@shinecharity.org.uk or calling us on 01733 555988.
