"Jog 26.2 Miles in May 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! Jog your 26.2 miles in your local area, at the gym, on a treadmill or even clock up the miles in your garden!

Our Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge is FREE to get involved in. You will be sent your FREE t-shirt and step tracker when you have registered, set up your Facebook Fundraiser and received your first donation.

• To set up your Facebook Fundraiser click here: https://givepanel.me/fb/0eV6MFoo
• Then complete this short form to register so we know where to send your FREE t-shirt and tracker: https://givp.nl/erf/w2CzeG7C

Now join our friendly Facebook group here: www.facebook.com/groups/964523327503746/ 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. 

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 emoji t-shirt.

Receiving your first donation will automatically trigger us posting your t-shirt 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 t-shirt and printed step tracker in the post, because we won’t be able to match your Facebook Fundraiser to your registration form. 

You can either get your Facebook Fundraiser started by donating yourself or you can ask a friend, family member or colleague to donate to your page too. Another way to kickstart your fundraising is to invite your friends and family to your Facebook Fundraiser page so they can donate and keep up to date with your progress throughout the challenge. Don’t forget to also share your Facebook Fundraiser on your personal Facebook page and other social channels to inspire other donations. You can always find your Facebook Fundraiser page here : www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage

Please allow 10 working days after receiving your first donation for our volunteers to ship your t-shirt 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 t-shirt sizing guide to help determine which size to order. T-shirt size measurements are approximate and could vary up or down by up to 2.5cm, a variance that is an accepted clothing industry standard.

If you are taking part as a family or group and would like to purchase additional t-shirt’s to match, please visit our eBay shop and shop here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165231674705

We understand that some people will prefer to take on this challenge as a family / group and we have a range of adult’s and children’s t-shirts available to purchase via our eBay store. Please note, children’s t-shirts are only available in our original Brain Tumour Research design.

To shop adult’s t-shirts click here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165231674705

To shop children’s t-shirts click here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152319127089

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 t-shirt and printed mile tracker will be sent out to you.

Please allow up to 10 working days for your FREE t-shirt and tracker to arrive. 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: www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/jog-26.2-miles-fundraising-pack

Due to the volume of amazing supporters taking part in this challenge, we are unable to change the size of your FREE t-shirt. We recommend if it is too big to layer clothes underneath. If it is too small and unwearable, please email jog26miles@braintumourresearch.org and we will do our best to assist. 

If you raise £274 or more which entitles you to receive a medal in June as it represents the cost of 10% of a days research it is automatically sent – if you don’t want to receive a medal please email Jog26miles@braintumourresearch.org as they will be able to help.

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 to your page to ensure it has been set up correctly. If required, you can edit the title of your fundraiser and 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 “Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge”.

You will also see the option “When should your fundraiser end?”  - please ensure your fundraiser is set up to end on 7^th June 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: givepanel.me/fb/0eV6MFoo

Remember to include “Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge” in your title and edit your end date to be the 7^th June 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 t-shirt and printed step tracker will be sent to you.

Important, please read in full: If you have already received donations on your Facebook Fundraiser page 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 “Jog 26.2 Miles in May 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: www.braintumourresearch.org/jog-26.2-miles-paying-in

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: givepanel.me/fb/0eV6MFoo

Remember to include “Jog 26.2 Miles in May Challenge” in your title and edit your end date to be 7^th June 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 final total for your challenge. Please email us at jog26miles@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 t-shirt 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: www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage  For more top fundraising tips head to our friendly Facebook group here: www.facebook.com/groups/964523327503746/

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 Jog 26.2 Miles in May 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 26.2 miles in May and raise vital funds

   

• Don’t forget to share a photo of you in your FREE t-shirt and let people know why you are supporting Brain Tumour Research

If you can no longer join us for the Jog 26.2 Miles in May 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: www.facebook.com/groups/964523327503746/

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 t-shirt 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 June 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 June 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 t-shirt 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!

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 those that wish to donate in cash and that’s no problem! You can still collect donations from those who wish to donate in a different way.

In your digital fundraising pack, which you can download here: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/cycle-274-miles-in-august/fundraising-pack  you will have access to an offline donations form (sponsorship form). This is a great tool to carry with you to collect on the spot donations. Any offline donations will be added to your overall fundraising total at the end of your challenge and count towards reaching that £274 target to get your FREE special medal.

You can pay in those donations routinely or altogether using the link here: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/appeals/cycle-274-miles-paying-in-your-money

Please ensure your name and “Cycle 274 Miles in August” are always quoted as a reference so we can add these funds to your total.

Alternatively, for those who are happy to donate via card, but do not have a Facebook account, you can set up a Just Giving page here:  https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Cycle274MilesinAugustChallenge2022

This link can also be shared via WhatsApp, text message and email. 

No, Facebook only shows donations collected on their platform on your Facebook Fundraiser. But don’t panic! The funds you have raised outside of Facebook will be attributed to you and your personal fundraising total.

To do this, when donating via the paying in page here https://www.braintumourresearch.org/appeals/cycle-274-miles-paying-in-your-money we require you and your donors to reference your name and the Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge in the comments box so our finance team can allocate them 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 £274 or more in donations (both via Facebook and offline) you will receive a FREE special medal in September.

You can pay in any offline donations that you have received for your Cycle 274 Miles in August Challenge here: https://www.braintumourresearch.org/appeals/cycle-274-miles-paying-in-your-money

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.

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 post code, 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

Suite 37, Shenley Pavilions

Chalkdell Drive

Shenley Wood

Milton Keynes

MK5 6LB