"10,000 Steps a Day in February Challenge"- FAQs

Firstly, well done on achieving over £274 which represents 10% of the cost of a day’s research. Medals are being sent out throughout March to celebrate that great achievement. You do not have to contact anyone, reaching the £274 target will trigger a medal being sent to you automatically. 

You can pay in any offline donations that you received for your 10,000 Steps challenge here

If you have cheques to pay in, please send us the cheque, along with your full contact details (full name and salutation, address and postcode, a contact phone number and email address) so we can send out a thank you email or letter. Please make cheques payable to Brain Tumour Research and send them to:

Brain Tumour Research

Suite 37

Shenley Pavilions

Chalkdell Drive

Shenley Wood

Milton Keynes

MK5 6LB

1. Harriett Sebah
   
2. Rebecca Dickenson
   
3. Katie Langford
   
4. Mary Maxwell
   
5. Philip Atkin

It's free to get involved and you'll be sent your free t-shirt and printed step tracker when you've signed up and received your first donation on your Facebook Fundraiser.

Firstly join our Facebook Group and complete this short form to join. 

Sign up now

To set up your Facebook Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research please click this link which just takes a few seconds ➡ http://bit.ly/10kStepsFundraiser.

Please edit the title to include "10,000 Steps Challenge" and also the end date to be the 7th March or it will close automatically 2 weeks from the date you set it up, the video below shows how to do that if you're not sure and also tips for how to maximise your fundraising.

Once you've received your first donation, your free t-shirt and printed step tracker will be sent to you. You can either get your fundraiser started by donating yourself or you can get a friend, family or colleague to donate to your page.

• Please allow up to 10 days for your FREE t-shirt and printed step tracker to arrive due to potential delays in the postal system as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease
  

If you have filled in the sign-up form and got your first donation on your Facebook Fundraiser, a FREE t-shirt and printed tracker will be sent out to you. 

• Please allow up to 10 days for your FREE t-shirt and printed step tracker to arrive due to potential delays in the postal system as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease.

Once you have set up your Facebook Fundraiser, click “edit”, you’ll see “What’s the title of your fundraiser?”, please edit that to include "10,000 Steps Challenge" and then you’ll see “When should your fundraiser end?”, please click that and choose the 7^th March or it will close automatically 2 weeks from the date you set it up. The video below shows how to do that if you're not sure and also tips for how to maximise your fundraising.

Due to the volume of amazing supporters taking part in this challenge and the long delays with the postal service, we are now unable to change t-shirt sizes. We recommend if it is too big to layer clothes underneath, which will also keep you warm as you take part. If it is too small and unwearable please email fundraising@braintumourresearch.org.

To qualify for a FREE t-shirt, each person taking part needs to register under their own name and to set up a Facebook Fundraiser and once a first donation is received it triggers the sending of the t-shirt to the person who registered and set up the fundraiser.

We understand that some people may like to join up with others as a team, register under one name and set up one Facebook Fundraiser for them all to use, in this instance you will still only be able to receive one FREE t-shirt, however, you can buy additional adult t-shirts here on eBay for £10 - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163165134279 and £8 for children - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T-shirt-Childrens-Brain-Tumour-Research/152319127089

Thank you all for joining us.

If you have  set up your Facebook Fundraiser for a different charity, don't worry though, just close that one and set up a new one here.

Once you've received your first donation on there, your free t-shirt and printed step tracker will be sent, this may take a number of weeks due to delays in the postal service as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease.

Important:

If you have received donations on your other fundraising page, please contact the charity you set it up for asking them to send Brain Tumour Research the money, ensuring they do that referencing your name, so we can attribute it to you as well as referencing that it was for the 10,000 Steps Challenge, please. Here’s the link to send them for how to pay us - https://www.braintumourresearch.org/donation/paying-your-money-in 　

The other charity will receive those funds after you've closed it and they are the only ones who can send it to us on your behalf. 

You can take part either by following the government guidelines on exercise and going for a walk around your local area or you can even take part walking around your home and/or garden or if you are still going to work as a key worker, you can get your steps in during your day. 

This challenge can be completed alone, with your household, with your support bubble or even virtually with friends and family! 

Join our Facebook group and complete this short form to begin!

Follow these steps below:

• Set up your Facebook Fundraiser. Please edit the title to include "10,000 Steps Challenge" and also the end date to be the 7^th March or it will close automatically 2 weeks from the date you set it up
• Please allow up to 10 days for your FREE t-shirt and printed step tracker to arrive due to potential delays in the postal system as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease
• Share your Facebook Fundraiser on your social media, by email and other platforms asking for donations from your friends, family and colleagues to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease. If you have a personal connection to brain tumours which you don't mind sharing, it will likely help to increase your total

There are lots of apps and fitness watches that can track your steps or even simply purchasing a pedometer that counts your daily steps. These can be uploaded to help boost your fundraiser or you can handwrite them in on your daily tracker which we will send out to you once you receive your first Facebook Fundraiser donation.

We have lots of suggestions in the group of people sharing their top recommendations so make sure to join now!

Once you've received your first donation on your Facebook Fundraiser, your FREE t-shirt and printed step tracker will be sent to you as soon as possible - please allow up to 10 days for your FREE t-shirt and printed step tracker to arrive due to potential delays in the postal system as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease.

The reason you have to raise £274 or more for a medal is that it represents the cost of 10% of a day’s research, £2,740, which is an amazing achievement, especially due to the current difficult financial situation many are currently facing.

As a charity, we have to be careful where we invest our supporter’s money so we can maximise funds for the vital research that is needed. In this instance, we are giving away a t-shirt and a printed tracker, which have a variety of costs associated, and so it is not possible to give away a medal on top this time. We really appreciate all the effort our supporters are undertaking right now, particularly in the current climate – it’s a difficult time for everyone including charities and we do really appreciate any donations that we receive whatever their value.

However, we are seeing people taking part in this challenge who have already raised £274 on their Facebook Fundraiser so it can be achieved and many have even exceeded their target of £274. In March we will be sending out medals to those who have achieved £274 on their Facebook Fundraiser and signed up correctly.

Yes, you do! That is an incredible achievement that you’ve raised £2,740 or more which represents the cost of a day’s research. You will be contacted in March about the creation of a unique tile, including a special message, placed on our Wall of Hope at the Centre of your choice. You can find out more here in the meantime - https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/sponsor-a-day

Thanks to all of you who have asked if you can buy a medal if you don’t reach £274 on your Facebook Fundraiser which will trigger that being sent in March.

Firstly we want to let you know how much we appreciate all the effort our supporters are undertaking right now, particularly in the current climate – it’s a difficult time for everyone and we do really appreciate any donations that we receive whatever their value.

We understand the desire to purchase a medal. The reason this currently isn’t possible is due to our policy of recognising those who go on to generate 10% of the cost of a day’s research which equates to £274. For those who go on to raise £2,740, a full day of research, have the opportunity to be added to our Wall of Hope. In addition, we find many of our supporters enjoy having a donation aim and a reward for meeting this goal.

We understand some of you may be disappointed by this, however, we hope that the free t-shirt and printed step tracker you can receive, will also be a great reminder of your amazing achievement from completing this challenge, along with the difference you’ve made to the cause, whether you wear it or hold as a souvenir from taking part.

We hope you understand. Thank you once again and best of luck with the challenge!

• If you're spending more time indoors or working from home, whilst talking on the phone walk around your house or walk on the spot whilst watching TV
• Get out in the fresh air every day and take a walk around your local area - stick to the same route or explore different ones
• Walk up and down your stairs a few extra times every day or complete a home workout - you'll be surprised at just how many more steps you will do!

1. Go to your profile photo on Facebook and click “update profile picture” then choose “add frame”.

2. Type in the search bar “Brain Tumour Research” and choose the 10k Steps frame.

3. Click the button which says “Use as profile photo” when you’re happy with how it looks and choose how long it will stay on your photo - we would recommend choosing a month.

4. The 10k Steps Challenge Facebook Frame will now appear on your profile photo and your Facebook Friends will see this as a new post from you! 

Please use this t-shirt guide to help with sizing. 

Once you've received your first donation, your free t-shirt and printed step tracker will be sent to you. You can either get your fundraiser started by donating yourself or you can get a friend, family or colleague to donate to your page.

• Please allow up to 10 days for your FREE t-shirt and printed step tracker to arrive due to potential delays in the postal system as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease If it passes that amount of time please email fundraising@braintumourresearch.org

Please use this t-shirt guide to help with sizing. 

These can be ordered here

• Share your fundraiser on all your social platforms, with your colleagues, friends and family.
• Invite people to your fundraiser using the invite button at the top of your fundraising page
• Donate to your own fundraiser to get off the mark (Facebook recommends this to get your Fundraiser off the ground)

Share your fundraiser:

• At the top of your Facebook Fundraiser, you'll see a button which says "share", click on that and follow the steps to post it to your Facebook page and/ or copy and paste the link (URL) to share it on email, Facebook messenger, WhatsApp, or any other social platforms to ask for donations from specific friends, family or colleagues.

Tell your story

• If you have a personal connection to brain tumours which you don't mind sharing as you ask for donations, it will likely help to increase your total 

Post photos and content

• There is also a long way to go and as you start doing 10,000 Steps a Day in February and posting about it on your social media with photos of you taking part with the link to your Facebook Fundraiser, people will likely see how amazing you're doing and donate to show their support.
• You could post photos of your tracker with daily or weekly updates or post photos and screenshots of your route, distance and steps. 
• Why not share a photo of you in your FREE t-shirt? 

Firstly, well done on achieving over £274 which represents 10% of the cost of a day’s research. Medals are being sent out throughout March to celebrate that great achievement. You do not have to contact anyone, reaching the £274 target will trigger a medal being sent to you automatically. 

You can pay in any offline donations that you received for your 10,000 Steps challenge here

If you have cheques to pay in, please send us the cheque, along with your full contact details (full name and salutation, address and postcode, a contact phone number and email address) so we can send out a thank you email or letter. Please make cheques payable to Brain Tumour Research and send them to:

Brain Tumour Research

Suite 37

Shenley Pavilions

Chalkdell Drive

Shenley Wood

Milton Keynes

MK5 6LB

1. Harriett Sebah
   
2. Rebecca Dickenson
   
3. Katie Langford
   
4. Mary Maxwell
   
5. Philip Atkin