Paying your Deposit
You must pay a non-refundable deposit of £500 once you have been selected as a succesful applicant on the programme. If you have to drop out at a later stage this deposit will cover costs incurred as a result of you dropping out (e.g. building materials for the community project, flight cancellations etc.) in order to minimise the impact upon other participants in the programme.
Your deposit should be a personal contribution – do not fundraise the deposit, it is not Gift Aid eligible and cannot be treated as such.
Your deposit can be paid in one of two ways:
- In Full – Cash or Cheque payment at your Induction event or direct into the Challenge Worldwide Community Account
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In Stages – If you can’t afford to pay the deposit in full, we will accept staged payments. You will be required to pay a minimum of £100 at your induction event, and then further payments of minimum £100 per month until you have paid your complete deposit. If you choose this option we will advise you how to set up a standing order to handle the transaction automatically for you each month.
Paying in Fundraised Money
The easiest way to pay in any money you fundraise is through an online collection service; we recommend that you use BT MyDonate (more information on why we prefer BT MyDonate can be found in the Fundraising section). This way friends and family can make donations which will automatically be processed into the Challenge Worldwide account, and Gift Aid will be processed (if applicable) automatically. This is a great way for you to keep track of your fundraising total, keep friends and family updated with your progress, and get ideas from other fundraisers to help you reach your target.
However if you would prefer to pay funds directly into the Challenge Worldwide account then we will be happy to provide account details for you so that you can make payments at a local bank. If you make payments directly into the Challenge Worldwide account please be sure to add your name as a reference, and email Lara@giraffeEvents.co.uk to confirm the time date and mount of payment – otherwise we won’t know it’s your money we’re receiving and it won’t get added to your personal fundraising tracker!
Fundraising Deadline
Each month you will be set a fundraising target, which is very achievable but requires you to really focus and not put off all your fundraising until the last minute. The target not only helps you, but ensures that essential resources such as the materials for the community project, can be purchased in good time.
The final deadline for all fundraising totals is 31st October 2012. The proposed date of departure for the first group is the 2nd November so this is a very generous deadline, and we urge you to try to get all your money in as far in advance as possible.
With our support, we’re sure you’ll reach your minimum sponsorship targets by our set dates. However, if this isn’t possible, you’ll have the choice of paying the remaining balance yourself or forfeiting your place. Any money you have raised cannot be returned to you at a later date as it will have already been committed to the building materials and resources for the programme. If you think you are struggling with your fundraising target please let us know so we can help, we wouldn’t want you to miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime!