Fundraising

There are lots of ways that you can help raising money for ECHO by undertaking a range of activities or your own madcap adventure!

Your challenge could be anything that you choose and can be tailored to your abilities. Ideas might include:

• A sponsored walk, run or wheel
• Fitness challenge
• Sit in a tub of baked beans
• A sing-a-thon or a dance-a-thon
• Sponsored silence
• Beard shave

To be honest, you can do whatever you think is fun that people might want to support.

How do I arrange something?

If you’d like to organise your own event for ECHO:

• Let us know what you’re planning to do – we can help!
• Set up an online fundraising page – this is the best way to kick start your fundraising.  It’s really quick and easy to do and means you can spread the word about your challenge and make it easier for your supporters to make a donation. You’ll have your own web page to share.  People can donate to your event but the money comes directly to ECHO. You can sign up and start a free page here:
  https://fundraising.echoherefordshire.org.uk/user/register_input
• Tell your fundraising story.  The more personal your challenge is, the greater the impact will be. So add photos and tell people what you are doing and why.
• Then start spreading the word.  Family, friends and colleagues are a good place to start.
• We can help with press releases and getting your event on social media.
• We can provide you with our logo and all the relevant information you need to make your flyers, posters, tickets legal and fun.

Host a collecting Tin

Are you a business or public building? If so you could support us by hosting a collection tin in a public area of your premises for us.

We would provide you with a sealed tin and will periodically come to you collect it and replace it with a new one. We will also provide you with acknowledgement for how much your customers have raised to thank them and you for your support.

Following the very successful ECHO Colour Run on June 8th 2024, which raised £2,759.00 for the charity, ECHO has a series of exciting fundraising days coming up.

Big Bike Ride 2024

ECHO participants Simon, Richard and Jason are cycling from Leominster to Bishop’s Castle and back, 13th and 14th July, with camping overnight! As before, staff/board members Maggie and Blaise will be going along with them, and the support vehicle will be provided by Penny and Paul. To support them go to:
Fundraiser – Simon, Richard and Jason’s Big 90k Bike Ride

Letty’s Close Shave!

Yes, it’s true, all that beautiful hair is coming off. She’s shaving head to raise money for the ECHO Camping Weekend.
Letty says “On 3rd August I will be letting the participants shave my head, before that I would like to raise £1000. The camping weekend is an opportunity for participants to have a short break with lots of fun activities ranging from cooking, camping skills to woodwork and crafting as well as partying and relaxing”.
You can sponsor Letty by going to
Fundraiser – Letty’s Close Shave (echo.local:7890/)

Church Abseil – St Peter’s, Hereford

Saturday 7th September

Are you up for an abseil challenge? Slots are available throughout the day from 9.00am.
You will climb the tower via a 70ft ladder to the top, see breathtaking views across the town and abseil down to the ground below, to the applause of the watching spectators.
ECHO is grateful to sponsors Tanners Wines, Bill Jackson, Leominster Construction, Mountain Perspective and Castle Green Financial planning but would welcome support from further sponsors. Please contact ECHO on the details below
If you would like to book an abseil slot, tickets are available at £25 each and raising sponsorship appreciated.

Mand’s Hair Raising Adventures

Our esteemed and much respected Vice Chair of Trustees, Mand Hamblin, is once again going hell for leather to raise funds for ECHO.
Inspired by Letty’s efforts last year, on Friday 26th April she had her hair dyed multi coloured with the help of Letty as hairdresser for the occasion.
Not content with just doing that she is also challenging herself to another indoor skydiving adventure at iFLY at Milton Keynes (date to be confirmed). Leominster Rotary are sponsoring the costs and if you would like to support her please contact the ECHO office on 01568 620307

Here are the upcoming ECHO events you can join. If you’d like to take part and fundraise alongside us, we’d love to have you involved.

Charity Golf Day

Friday 2nd August (12.00pm – 4.00pm)

Leominster Golf Course, Stoke Prior, Leominster
We have been offered the chance to hold a Golf Day on Friday 2nd August from 12 noon
until 4.00pm. We are looking for teams of 4 to take part at a cost of £20 per head. The course is 18 holes long, and you don’t have to be an expert to join in. In addition, the club will be serving bacon rolls before and a bbq at the end, which you pay for on the day.
We are also looking for volunteers to help out on the day. Please call the ECHO office for further information.

Contact: penny.weir@echoherefordshire.co.uk or ring 07796 240325.
For further information go to
https://fundraising.echoherefordshire.org.uk/event/abseil-st-peter-s-church-tower

Thursday 7th November
ECHO Quiz Night
Leominster Golf Course, Stoke Prior, Leominster