"Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge"- FAQs

It’s simple! You can complete this challenge however is best for you. The challenge can be completed wherever you like and you can take part by yourself, or as part of a group with family, friends or colleagues – the choice is yours! Cycle your 274 miles in your local area, at the gym or even on an exercise bike at home! 

Our Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge is FREE to get involved in. You will be sent your FREE cycling jersey and printed mile tracker when you have registered, set up your Facebook Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research and received your first donation.

• To set up your Facebook Fundraiser click here:  https://givepanel.me/fb/5tPy0lfb
• Then complete this short form to register so we know where to send your FREE cycling jersey and printed mile tracker https://givp.nl/erf/fQSB5iwE. These will be sent within 10 working days after you have received your first donation on your Facebook Fundraising page.

Now join our friendly Facebook group here: www.facebook.com/groups/3182350068759769 for further help on how to get started and lots of support throughout your challenge!

Important :

If you register under a name that is different to your name on Facebook, please include both in the sign up form where indicated, otherwise you will not receive your free gift in the post.

To set up your Facebook Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research, please click this link which takes just a few seconds .

Once you have successfully registered, set up your Facebook Fundraiser and received your first donation, you will be eligible to receive your FREE Brain Tumour Research cycling jersey.

Receiving your first donation will automatically trigger us posting your cycling jersey out to you, along with your printed mile tracker so you can keep track of your miles throughout the month.  

Remember, if you register under a name that is different to your name on Facebook – please include BOTH in the sign up form where indicated. Failure to do this will mean you will not receive your free cycling jersey and printed mile tracker in the post, because we won’t be able to match your Facebook Fundraiser to a registration form. 

Once you have registered and set up your Facebook Fundraising page for Brain Tumour Research, you now need to get to work on achieving your first donation to trigger your FREE gift being sent out to you.

You can either get your Facebook Fundraiser started by donating yourself or you can ask a friend, family or colleague to donate to your page too. Another way to kickstart your fundraising is to invite your friends, family and colleagues to your Facebook Fundraiser on your personal Facebook page and other social channels to inspire other donations. You can always find your Facebook Fundraiser pager here: www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage

Please allow 10 working days after receiving your first donation for our volunteers to ship your cycling jersey and printed mile tracker to you. We are a small team, so please be patient, we’re doing the best we can and appreciate your support as you continue to raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease. 

Please use the below cycling jersey size guide to help determine which size to order.

Please note, these are designed to be a skin-tight athletic fit for aerodynamics. If you’d rather have a looser-fitting jersey, we recommend ordering 2 sizes up.

If you are taking part as a family or group and would like to purchase additional cycling jerseys to match, please visit our eBay store and shop here:  www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cycling-Jersey-Unisex-Brain-Tumour-Research

At present, we do not stock children’s cycling jerseys. However, should your children wish to take part or support you, we have children’s t-shirts available to purchase on our eBay store here: https://bit.ly/ckidstee

Please see size guide below for assistance with ordering.

Due to the volume of amazing supporters taking part in this challenge, we are unable to change the size of your cycling jersey. We recommend if it is too big to layer clothes underneath. If it is too small and unwearable please email Cycle274@braintumourresearch.org and we will see if we can assist. 

Once you have set up your Facebook Fundraiser, completed the sign up form and received your first donation on your Facebook Fundraiser page, a FREE cycling jersey and printed mile tracker will be sent out to you.

Please allow up to 10 working days for this to arrive with you. This accounts for any potential delays in the postal system.

Whilst waiting for your free gift to arrive, you can still get started with your challenge and raise vital funds to help us get closer to finding a cure for this devastating disease. Whilst you are waiting, you also have access to our digital fundraising pack which includes lots of useful tools and a printable mile tracker too! You can find that here.

To qualify for the FREE cycling jersey each person taking part needs to register under their own name and set up a Facebook Fundraiser. Once they have signed up, set up a Facebook Fundraiser and received their first donation, it will trigger the free gift to be sent to the person who registered and set up the Facebook Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research.

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 cycling jersey. However, you can buy additional cycling jersey’s here on eBay for £25 - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cycling-Jersey-Unisex-Brain-Tumour-Research-/152319128962?var=

Thank you all for joining us.

If you can’t find your Facebook Fundraiser on your Facebook profile page, please visit www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage  

Once you have set up your Facebook Fundraiser, please check your page to ensure it has been set up correctly. If required, you can edit the title of your fundraiser and your end date. To do this, click “edit”.

You will see the option “What’s the title of your fundraiser?” Please edit that (if not done already) to “Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge”.

You will also see the option “When should your fundraiser end?” – please ensure your fundraiser is set up to end on 7^th September 2022 or it will close automatically two weeks from the date you set it up. Once a fundraiser is closed, it cannot be reopened.

The video below also shows you how to edit your fundraiser:

If you have set up a Facebook Fundraiser for a different charity, don’t worry! Please end that fundraiser and set up a new one for Brain Tumour Research here.

Remember to include “Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge” in your title and edit your end date to be the 7^th September 2022 if not done already.

Once you have set up your Facebook Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research, completed the sign up form and received your first donation on your Facebook Fundraiser page, your FREE cycling jersey and printed mile tracker will be sent to you.

Important, please read in full: If you have already received donations on your Facebook Fundraiser for a different charity, please contact them and ask them to send the money to Brain Tumour Research. Please ensure the charity references your name and states that the funds were raised for the “Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge” when they send the money, so we can attribute these funds to you and add to your overall fundraising totals. Please send them this link for how to pay us.

The other charity will receive those funds after you’ve closed the Facebook Fundraiser. They are the only ones who can send it to us on your behalf. 

Unfortunately, Facebook Fundraisers close automatically two weeks from the date you set them up, unless you extend the end date. Once a Facebook Fundraiser has ended, it cannot be restarted, but don’t worry. Please just set up a new Facebook Fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research here.

Remember to include “Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge” in your title and edit your end date to be 7^th September 2022, if not already. If you have experienced the above, don’t worry, we will still be able to attribute the funds from both of your Facebook fundraisers internally to give you a combined total for your challenge. Please email us at cycle274@braintumourresearch.org and we can ensure this is done for you. 

Sometimes Facebook will charge £0.73 when you make a donation to validate if the Facebook account making the payment is real. However, the £0.73 should go back into your account quite quickly after. If not, please contact Facebook to assist.

Here are some top tips to help you achieve your first donation and trigger your FREE cycling jersey and printed mile tracker :

• Donate to your own Facebook Fundraiser to get it off the mark (Facebook recommends this too!) as this will encourage others to donate too and help you achieve your goal

• Share your Facebook Fundraiser on all of your social platforms with your colleagues, friends and family, letting them know why you are taking on the challenge and explaining that they can support you and donate in just a few clicks - £4 is the minimum donation on a Facebook Fundraiser and anything they can give will make a difference
• Invite people to your Facebook Fundraiser page using the “invite” button at the top of your fundraising page

You can find your Facebook Fundraiser page anytime by clicking here: http://www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage For more top fundraising tips, head to our friendly Facebook group here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182350068759769

It’s a proven fact that the more you share your Facebook Fundraiser across your own social platforms, the more successful you will be with your fundraising.

• At the top of your Facebook Fundraiser page, you will see a button which says “share”, click on that and follow the steps to post it to your own Facebook page and/or copy and paste the link (URL) to share it on an email, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp or any other social platforms to ask for donations from specific friends, family or colleagues
• If you have a personal connection to brain tumours which you don’t mind sharing, tell your story on your social media channels and on your Facebook Fundraiser as you ask for donations - when your friends and family see how much raising vital funds for this cause means to you, they will be more inspired to support you and donate
• As you start your Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge remember to post about it on your own social media with photos of you taking part / miles you’ve completed so far and include the link to your Facebook Fundraiser asking people to donate - people will likely see how amazing you’re doing and show their support
• Post photos of your printed mile tracker with daily or weekly milestones achieved - you could even encourage people to join you explaining that there are so many easy ways they too can achieve 274 miles in August and raise vital funds
• Don’t forget to share a photo of you in your FREE cycling jersey and let people know why you are supporting Brain Tumour Research

If you can no longer join us for the Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge, don’t worry. If you’ve already registered you don’t need to do anything, nothing will happen.

If you have already opened a Facebook Fundraiser you can choose to keep it open and continue to collect donations to help fund the fight against brain tumours or choose to close it if you would prefer. 

There are lots of apps and fitness watches that can track your miles for you. Screenshots of your distances can be uploaded to your Facebook fundraiser page and shared with your friends and family on your personal Facebook page to help boost your fundraiser and encourage donations. You can even handwrite them on your printed mile tracker which we will send out to you once you receive your first donation.

To interact with your fellow challengers you can join our friendly Facebook group here:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182350068759769

The reason we ask you to raise £274 or more to receive a medal is because it represents 10% of the cost of a day’s research at one of our Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence, which is an amazing achievement.

As a charity, we have to be careful where we invest our supporters’ money so we can maximise funds for the vital research that is needed. In this instance, we are giving away a cycling jersey and a printed mile tracker, which have a variety of costs associated, and so it is not possible to give away a medal as well at this time. We really appreciate all of 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 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 gone on to exceed their target of £274 too! In September we will begin sending out the FREE special medals in batches to those who have achieved £274 on their Facebook Fundraiser and signed up correctly.

Well done on achieving over £274 which represents 10% of the cost of a day’s research at one of our Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence. This is a huge achievement and we are so grateful to you for your hard work and determination in raising vital funds. Medals are being sent out throughout September to celebrate that great achievement. You do not have to contact anyone, once you reach the £274 target, this will trigger a medal being sent to you automatically. 

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. However, the reason this currently isn’t possible is due to our policy of recognising those who go on to raise £274, which represents 10% of the cost of a day’s research at one of our Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence. For those who go on to raise £2,740 to sponsor a full day of research at one of our Research Centres, they have the opportunity to place a tile on 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 cycling jersey and printed mile tracker you can receive will also be a great reminder of your amazing achievement along with the difference you’ve made to the cause, whether you wear it or keep it as a souvenir from taking part.

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

If you raise £274 or more, which represents 10% of the cost of a days research, our team will send you a FREE special medal in September. If you don’t want to receive a medal please email us at cycle274@braintumourresearch.org and our team will be able to update your preferences. 

Yes, you do! If you raise £2,740 or more you can sponsor a day of research at one of our Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence.

You will be contacted about the creation of a unique tile, including a special message, placed on our Wall of Hope at the Research Centre of your choice.

You can find out more here in the meantime- www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/sponsor-a-day

We understand that not everyone has a Facebook account or there will be people who wish to donate in cash and that’s no problem! You can still collect donations from those people.

Download the sponsorship form which is included in your digital fundraising pack, which you can find here. This is a great tool to carry with you to collect donations on the go.

You can pay in offline donations routinely or altogether using the link here.

Please ensure your name and‘Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge’ are always quoted as a reference so we can add these funds to your total. You can add this information in the comments box at the end of making your donation.

Important: Please can we ask you NOT to pay cash donations into your own bank to transfer them to your fundraising page. This goes against Facebook guidelines and can result in Meta placing a security barrier on your account. This can cause the loss of your donate button, fundraising page or even you becoming banned from future fundraising under their anti-money laundering policies. We understand it would be helpful to see all your donations in one place but rest assured if you pay them in via our website link here, our team will attribute these funds to you to give you one overall total at the end of your challenge.

Any offline donations will be added to your overall fundraising total at the end of your challenge and count towards reaching that £137 to get your FREE special medal.

Alternatively, for those who are happy to donate via card, but do not have a Facebook account, you can set up a JustGiving page here: www.justgiving.com/fundraising-page/creation

A JustGiving link can also be shared via WhatsApp, text message and email, as well as across all your social media pages.

No, Facebook only shows donations collected on their platform on your Facebook Fundraiser. But don’t panic! We can attribute any funds you raise outside of Facebook to you and your personal fundraising total.

To do this, when donating via the paying in page here: www.braintumourresearch.org/jog-26.2-miles-paying-in  we require you and your donors to reference your name and the‘Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge’ in the comments box so our finance team can allocate the funds correctly. If this is done, our finance team will be able to attribute your offline donations along with your Facebook Fundraiser to give you a combined final total at the end of your challenge.

Don’t forget – if you raise £137 or more in total you will receive a FREE special medal in June.

You can pay in any offline donations you have received for your Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge here: www.braintumourresearch.org/jog-26.2-miles-paying-in

Please ensure that you quote your full name in all correspondence so we can identify your donation and attribute it to you and your fundraising total.

Important: Please can we ask you NOT to pay cash donations into your own bank to transfer them to your fundraising page. This goes against Facebook guidelines and can result in Meta placing a security barrier on your account. This can cause the loss of your donate button, fundraising page or even you becoming banned from future fundraising under their anti-money laundering policies. We understand that it would be helpful to see all your donations in one place but rest assured if you pay them in via our event link here, our team will collate and attribute these funds to you to give you one overall total at the end of your challenge.

If you have any 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 a thank you email or letter.

Please make cheques payable to:

Brain Tumour Research

Suite 37, Shenley Pavilions

Chalkdell Drive

Shenley Wood

Milton Keynes

MK5 6LB