Exhilarating Challenges
Take on a challenge and
support Thin Blue Line UK
Looking to do something bold, daring, and unforgettable — all while raising vital funds for the Thin Blue Line UK?
Whether it’s abseiling, bungee jumping, zip wiring, or something totally unique, we’d love to hear your ideas! Push your limits, boost your adrenaline, and help us support police officers’ mental health and wellbeing.
🎽 Claim your free fundraising T-Shirt to wear on your challenge with pride!
📄 Get sponsorship forms from us and access to support materials.
📢 Get in touch we will help promote your challenge via our News & Social pages.
We have put a list of some exhilarating ideas in a list below. From abseiling and bungee jumping to zip wiring; we encourage you to think out of the box when thinking of what exhilarating challenge to take on. Be as daring as you can, and as innovative as possible to help fundraise for Thin Blue Line UK.
We have placed all the details we think you may need, including helpful sponsorship tips to help you achieve fundraising success! If you are seeking any answers which you can't see, don't hesitate, please get in touch with us!
We’re here to support you every step of the way.
Get in touch with our News Team and let us know what you’re planning!
OUR TOP SPONSORSHIP SUCCESS TIPS!
At Thin Blue Line UK, whatever fearless challenge you decide on taking on, we hope you have lots of fun and enjoy your fundraising journey!
Please don't forget to get in touch with us to tell us what you are planning to do and make sure to claim your free Thin Blue Line UK fundraising T-Shirt and your sponsorship forms. You can claim both from us at the bottom of the page!
1. RESEARCH & CREATE A PLAN
Decide on a challenge you'd like to complete, conduct research to ensure you complete it safely. Confirm a date with 3rd parties which you may need to help you. Write and share a story around why you are fundraising (look at our 'About Us' page for inspiration).
2. START A FUNDRAISER
Set an ambitious but realistic funding target. Create an online fundraising page through "Just Giving" or "Facebook Fundraiser" to kickstart your journey. This will allow people to give you donations, whilst also allowing them to send you supportive messages too.
3. SPREAD YOUR MESSAGE
Create posters and share your story and challenge via social media. Don't forget to share, share, share! Don't forget to tell us so we can assist you through our News & Socials. Consider telling any local media or your work comms teams too.
4. HAVE FUN & KEEP US UPDATED
The day is here! Remember have lots of fun, on your challenge you deserve it! Take lots of photos and share them with us. Let us know how it went, we love being told! If you need some advice on how to send in your raised funds, please get in touch so we can help.
USEFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES
Have a look at the below links to make planning your event as simple and hassle free as possible!
Set up a Facebook Fundraiser
Create a Facebook Fundraiser for people to donate safely and directly to you and your challenge via Facebook, without going via any third party websites. This is a free and easy way to allow people to support you. Thin Blue Line UK will receive all funds raised; no fees are taken by Facebook.
Set up a 'Just Giving' Page
Create a 'Just Giving' page to fundraise for your challenge and Thin Blue Line UK. This site is classed as the world's most trusted platform for online giving. Useful to set up for any donations you may be seeking. Just Giving do charge a payment processing fee of 1.9% + 20p on any donation.
Resource Centre
COMING SOON!
Our resource centre comes with a variety of different information posters and ideas for social media posts to get your fundraising message get out there! Ensuring it will be a guaranteed success!
Are you taking on a challenge to
fundraise for Thin Blue Line UK?
If so, claim your free charity fundraising T-Shirt or Runners Vest below. Choose from a range of colours to make sure you stand out at your event and wear it with pride!
We offer additional discounted T-Shirts to our fundraisers to be worn by anyone helping you on the day of your event to help raise funds for Thin Blue Line UK.
As a charity, we also regularly send out additional resources such as copies of our Mental Health Guide, pens and information cards for certain types of events.
We hope by doing this it helps to spread the fantastic work that the charity does, whilst reinforcing the importance of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing.
At Thin Blue Line UK, the most important thing is that all of fundraisers ensure they complete their exhilarating challenges safely. We ask for people only to do what they are truly comfortable with. We encourage our fantastic fundraisers to only work with reputable and accredited 3rd party companies and for them to complete sufficient research to ensure they only work with those who have appropriate cover and insurance. We encourage our fundraisers to reflect, to ensure they have enough support around them, reaching out to those around them for help if needed, before undertaking their fundraising journey.
