Upcoming Events
Surrey Three Peaks Walk – 4th September 2021
Back by popular demand. BRIGHT have teamed up with another local charity GRACE to organise a magnificent walk through the glorious Surrey Countryside conquering Holmbury Hill, Leith Hill and Box Hill in the process!
Starting from the village of Holmbury St Mary the walk will take you through ancient woodland, past rivers, ponds and waterfalls and will be a magnificent way to spend a day.
The event is open to all, there will be marshalls walking with you guiding the way and a comprehensive set of walker notes will be provided.
It is a superb, exhilarating, strenuous and fun days walking!
Prudential my Ride London – 15th & 16th August 2020
My Prudential RideLondon is free to enter – all you need to do is register, choose your distance and follow some simple steps to personalise your experience.
Choose from one of four challenges for all ages and abilities, which you can do on a route of your choice, wherever you are in the world, on 15 or 16 August. The main thing is to have fun and raise vital funds for BRIGHT!
For information on registering please click the ‘read more’ button below.
London to BRIGHTon Cycle Ride- 13th September 2020
With plenty of our events being cancelled this year we are pleased to announce that the iconic London to Brighton cycle ride is still going ahead on the 13th September. This is a 55mile bike ride from Clapham common south to the seaside town of Brighton.
Click ‘read more’ for details of how you can ride for BRIGHT.
BRIGHTER Days
With the global pandemic that we have all been facing this year BRIGHT have had to cancel or postpone many of its fundraising events. However, on the 12th September we are inviting our supporters to take part in a sponsored walk, run, round of golf, garden party or any activity that will help raise vital funds for BRIGHT. These events can take place in your garden, a run within your local area or a walk with the family.
Click ‘read more’ for further details.
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Other Ways to Support BRIGHT
1. Donations
It’s easy to make a donation online through Just Giving or by post sending any funds by post to BRIGHT c/o Royal Surrey County Hospital, Level A, Egerton Road, Guildford GU2 7XX.
2. Fundraising for BRIGHT
Please consider raising money for BRIGHT when undertaking an event. We have supported places on RideLondon–Surrey, the London Marathon, the Swim Serpentine, the Surrey Half Marathon and the Surrey Three Peaks. We are also happy to source charity places for other events and support you with any new fundraising initiatives. For all our upcoming events see our events calendar above.
3. Charity of the Year
Are you a member of a club such as golf, tennis or bowls? Please consider nominating us to be the charity of the year. BRIGHT was delighted to be chosen as Charity of the year at the Clandon Regis Golf club in 2019.
4. Giving a Gift in Kind
BRIGHT is always looking for raffle or auction prizes for our events, all donations are very gratefully received.
5. Shopping Online
Feel Good Shopping Online
You can register with ‘Easy Fundraising’ so when you shop online with any of their 3,254 shops and sites they pass on the commission for your purchases as a donation to BRIGHT. Easy!
Don’t Send me a Card
Through the www.dontsendmeacard.com website you can send eCards and donate the cost of those greeting cards to BRIGHT.
6. Ebay for Charity
Are you in the mood to declutter? If so you can turn your unwanted clothes, CDs, shoes, and many other items into a donation for BRIGHT. It’s an easy and effective way to donate to your favourite charity whilst decluttering your home.
Anyone can give to the charity when they sell on eBay. Sellers can donate between 10% and 100% of each item’s sale price to charity.
To find out how to sign up please click here.
7. Corporate sponsorship
Help us in the fight against cancer by considering nominating BRIGHT for any company match funding schemes/charity of the year. The Mace Foundation very kindly provided match funding for an event in 2018 in central London that in total raised £14,409.25.
8. Guildford Community Lottery
Guildford Community Lottery is a weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in Guildford and BRIGHT are excited to be one of the lottery’s charities.
Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week. Each ticket has a 1 in 50 chance to win a prize each week, with a top prize of £25,000!
Each ticket will consist of 6 numbers and there will be a draw every Saturday night. Prizes will be given to players with tickets that match the first or last 2-6 numbers from the winning combination. Match all 6 and you win the JACKPOT! Download the leaflet here.
To find out more visit the Guildford Community Lottery website.
9. Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile, is a simple and automatic way of supporting BRIGHT every time you shop on Amazon at no extra cost to you. The shopping experience is identical to amazon.co.uk with the added benefit that Amazon will donate 0.5%of the net purchase price to BRIGHT.
On your first visit to smile.amazon.co.uk you will need to select BRIGHT as your charitable organisation. From that moment on your selected charity will be remembered and all eligible purchases you make through AmazonSmile will result in a donation to BRIGHT.
Follow these simple steps:
- Visit smile.amazon.com
- Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials
- Choose BRIGHT to receive donations charity number: 1064857
- Start shopping!
- Add a bookmark for smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile
10. Leaving a legacy
Even just a small gift in your will can help the charity’s work in the future. We would be happy to talk to you about leaving a gift and answer any questions you have.
11. Volunteering
Throughout the year we have several events, which simply couldn’t happen without volunteers. If you are able to give some time to the charity please get in touch with the fundraising team, we’d love to hear from you.
Get In Touch
If you would like any further information please get in touch.