Get involved with our WOW Challenge by walking 20km or wheeling 100km!
Take part and help raise funds for LDUK. Donations are crucial to the work we do raising awareness of Lyme disease and supporting our patient community. If you or someone you know has been affected by Lyme disease, please support us by taking part.
Get those wheels spinning! Whether you use a wheelchair, bike, skates or scooter, you can get involved and aim for wheeling 100km! Or take things a little slower and simply walk your way to 20km.
You can complete the challenge all in one go, spread it out over days or weeks, or give yourself several months to meet your goal. If you would like to cover a longer distance, that’s absolutely fine too! We want the challenge to be suitable for all abilities.
Participate by yourself or team up with friends, family and colleagues for moral support.
Want to order an LDUK T-Shirt to wear during your fundraising challenge? These cost £12 and you can visit our ordering page for full details, or wait till you’ve raised £100 and be eligible for a free one! More on this below...
Sign up to the WOW Challenge Today!
It’s FREE to sign up to the WOW Challenge and easy as pie! Just visit our Enthuse fundraising page and select the ‘Start Fundraising’ button.
There’s no minimum sponsorship. We suggest a target of £100, but all we ask is that you raise as much as you can for us. Every penny makes a difference to the work we do!
Rewards
As if doing something amazing for charity and improving your physical and mental health wasn’t enough, we have the following rewards you can earn as you tick off your fundraising milestones:
- Raise £50 to be eligible for one of our beautiful heart-shaped lapel pins
- Raise £100 to be eligible for one of our stylish LDUK T-shirts
Our T-shirts are 100% cotton and available in the following sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
Resources
Still not sure if you’re WOWed? Read our FAQs below.
Can’t find what you need? Simply drop us an email at: awareness@lymediseaseuk.com
When does the challenge take place?
Whenever suits you! You can complete the challenge all in one go or spread out at your discretion over several months. As long as you complete the total distance, you’re free to choose how you do it!
How can I register and is it free?
Registration is FREE and easy. Just head to Enthuse and get going!
How can I collect sponsorship?
Enthuse enables you to set up a fundraising page to collect sponsorship from family, friends and colleagues. If you haven’t yet set up a fundraising page, it’s easy to do and the money comes straight through to us.
What is Enthuse and why use it?
Enthuse allows you to set up a fundraising page to collect sponsorship from family, friends and colleagues. It’s easy to use and you can share the link online with your contacts. Fundraising has evolved over the years and nowadays the digital world is an effective way of boosting your audience and attracting donations. Add a photo and text to your page to generate more interest! We’d appreciate if you use this platform as we are registered with them and they process gift aid for us.
What will my donation be spent on?
Your donations make a real difference to LDUK. We're a small charity who rely on fundraising and donations for basic running costs such as our website and sending out awareness materials.
Your donations will help us continue raising awareness with our annual campaign, and making patients and healthcare professionals aware of the NICE guideline and RCGP toolkit so that more people get acute treatment, preventing further late-stage cases.
Donations also help us to continue raising awareness of late-stage Lyme and providing emotional support for people in our Online Community.
What about Gift Aid?
Please ask your sponsors to add Gift Aid to their donation if they are UK taxpayers. This will mean that we’ll receive an extra 25p for every £1 donated - at no extra cost to you or them.
How can I keep track of the distances I cover?
If you use a smartphone, there are lots of free apps to track the distances you cover. Most fitness apps allow you to accumulate the distances covered in each session - please contact us if you need help setting this up.
Can I purchase LDUK merchandise to wear for the challenge?
Want to order an LDUK T-Shirt to wear during your fundraising challenge? These cost £12 and you can visit our ordering page for full details, or wait till you’ve raised £100 and be eligible for a free one! More on this below...
How can I receive a reward?
If you reach a fundraising milestone please email us at awareness@lymediseaseuk.com with a link to your fundraising page and include your address so we can post one of the following out to you:
- A lapel pin for reaching £50
- A branded LDUK T-shirt for reaching £100
Our T-shirts are 100% cotton and available in the following sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL. Please indicate in your email which size you require.