Are you joining Breast Cancer Now, and the rest of the nation, for one of the biggest fundraising days of the year this Sunday?
Are you joining Breast Cancer Now, and the rest of the nation, for one of the biggest fundraising days of the year this Sunday?
Taking part is easy. On 26 April, join people around the nation in taking on a challenge that involves the number 2.6 or 26. Do it from the safety of your own home or immediate local area – and get sponsored for doing it or make a donation.
Don’t forget to use our special link to register your 2.6 challenge for Breast Cancer Now on JustGiving.
Here are 26 ideas for how YOU can get in involved in The 2.6 Challenge, raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Now and help us to be here for people affected by breast cancer when they need us most.
26 fundraising ideas
Active
1. Try a new workout – 26 sit-ups, 26 push-ups, 26 star jumps and 26 shoulder shrugs and see how many you can do in under 2.6 minutes.
2. Distance challenge – Test yourself with a sponsored 2.6 mile or km run, walk, cycle, jog, hop or skip.
3. Football fanatic challenge – Get sponsored and test yourself by doing 26 football keepie-ups.
4. Marathon – It’s marathon day so why not take on the challenge of running, walking or cycling 26 miles! Or make it a virtual family marathon and share the distance.
5. Get climbing – Walk up and down your stairs 26 times, see if you can get sponsored £2.60 by 26 friends.
6. Keep moving – Run up and down your street 26 times, get sponsored for every length.
7. Get squatting – Do 260 squats in one day, see how many you can do in 26 minutes.
8. Hoop, hoop – Hula Hoop for 26 minutes.
9. Get planking – Hold a plank for 2.6 minutes and get sponsored.
10. Hopping mad – Hop on the spot 26 times on each leg for 26 minutes.
Social
11. Host a pub quiz – Hold a virtual pub quiz with your friends and family with 26 questions, encouraging players to donate £2.60 for every incorrect answer.
12. Games tournament – Play 26 rounds of your favourite card game, encourage the loser to donate £2.60 for every game lost.
13. Dance party – Turn up the music and have a virtual 26-minute dance party. Each participant could donate £2.60 for every song you dance to.
14. Comedy night – Get everyone laughing and tell 26 of your worst dad jokes.
15. Dance routine – Create a dance routine with 26 moves and teach it to 26 people on Zoom. Get people joining on Zoom to donate.
Wellbeing
16. Spring clean – Give your home a spring clean for 2.6 hours (156 minutes) and find 26 items you can sell as part of your fundraising.
17. Share the positivity – Write 26 messages of encouragement for your neighbours and ask for donations for each one.
Entertainment
18. Virtual raffle – Organise a virtual raffle using Raffall with 26 tickets at £2.60 each.
19. Reading challenge – Read your favourite book for 26 minutes 26 times a day and get sponsored for 11 hrs 26 minutes of reading! Or for a shorter burst, read for 2 hours 26 minutes.
20. Movie marathon – Sit back and relax with your family or flatmates and challenge yourself to watch movies for 26 hours, donating £2.60 for every film you watch.
21. Treasure hunt – Set up a treasure hunt around your home with 26 clues. Donate £2.60 for every minute you go over 26 minutes.
22. Puzzled – Complete 26 word searches, crosswords, or Sudokus and donate for each one completed.
23. Become a poet – Write a poem with 26 lines for everyone who donates to your JustGiving page.
Food and Drink
24. Ready, steady, cook – Get your family, other half or flatmates involved and cook dinner in 26 minutes, including washing up! See how much you can raise in tips.
25. Fancy a night out? – Create a three-course meal for your family, other half or flatmates with 26 ingredients and see how much you can raise in tips.
26. Finally, nominate 26 people to take part in The 2.6 Challenge and donate £2.60.
Whatever you choose to do, you’ll be a Breast Cancer Now home hero.
Got another idea that’s not listed here? Have questions or need more support? We’re here to help.
Get in touch by dropping us an email at community@breastcancernow.org.