The 700 Challenge

Take on the 700 Challenge this June to help CLAPA support the UK cleft community all year round.

One in 700 babies is born with a cleft; that’s three every day in the United Kingdom. The 700 Challenge is a way to raise awareness of cleft lip and palate while celebrating being in the ‘One in 700 Club’.

This is a challenge that’s only limited by your imagination – choose what works for you, get set, and go!

Let’s get started!

Choose any activity you would like, and do 700 of them within the 30 days of June. That’s around 24 lots of each activity every day.

When? The whole month of June

Where? Anywhere in the world

How much? It’s free to sign up

Your goal? Raise awareness of cleft and funds for CLAPA

We’ll send you a FREE CLAPA t-shirt once you’re signed up.

Complete your challenge to receive a limited edition ‘One in 700’ pin badge!

All the money you raise by completing the 700 challenge will help CLAPA to provide services and support for everyone in the UK affected by Cleft.

HOW TO JOIN THE 700 CHALLENGE:

1. Choose your 700 Challenge

You can do what you want, when you want, with whoever you want—how you participate is completely up to you!

You can take part as a team in a school, workplace or with friends and family and split the challenge between you. Or go solo and take on a personal challenge!

Need some inspiration? What about…

Fitness Fanatic:

Do 700 push-ups
Cycle 700KM
Swim 700 lengths
700 minutes of yoga

Creative Campaigner:

Plant 700 seeds
Bake 700 cakes
Knit 700 stitches
Want to try something totally new? Make 700 origami cranes

Children and young people:

Read 700 pages
Take 700 steps (ideal for little legs!)
Practice a skill for 700 minutes

2. Register

Register using the link below, and please make sure each participant is signed up if you’re completing the challenge as a team/family!

You will receive a FREE fundraising t-shirt to wear during your challenge. Once the challenge ends, you will also receive a limited edition ‘One in 700’ pin badge.

Once you register, your fundraising page will be created through Enthuse and emailed to you. Take time to visit the page and personalise it with the details of your challenge and why you’re taking part.

3. Shout about it!

The most successful fundraisers often have personal fundraising pages. Tell your supporters why you’re getting involved, and send out regular updates and photos.

Share with your supporters how their donations will help us provide services for people affected by Cleft in the UK.

Social media is a great way to tell everyone what you’re doing! Make sure to use hashtag #The700Challenge or tag us on social media @clapacommunity.

Download our personalisable fundraising poster and display in your school/workplace or on social media to let people know what you’re doing:

Download fundraising poster

4. Get started

Good luck! Don’t forget to keep track of your efforts, and let us know by emailing [email protected] if you need any more resources.

You can keep track of your challenge over the month by using our handy 700 Challenge Tracker:

Download your tracker

5. Donations

Matched Funding:

Ask your employer if they’ll match the funds you raise or make a donation.

Paying in donations:

If you don’t use the online fundraising page and instead collect cash, information on how to pay it in can be found here.

If you would like to use sponsorship forms, these can be downloaded and printed here.

Your fundraising page:

If you use your online fundraising page to collect donations and pay in any cash donations you receive, all donations will come straight to us, making it super easy for you!

Note: If you have collected sponsorship money in person, please don’t tick the Gift Aid box.