The challenge
What is ActiveApril?
ActiveApril is our annual fundraising challenge where we ask you to get active every day in April and get your friends and family to sponsor you.
Where does ActiveApril take place?
You can take part from wherever you are. Whether that’s at home, your local gym or anywhere else you like to get active.
How much is it to register?
It's free to sign up to ActiveApril and we'll send you a free wrist sweatband after you register.
When will my wrist sweatband arrive?
Wrist sweatbands will be posted daily Monday to Friday and should arrive between five and seven days from the despatch date.
If you registered before Monday 25 March it will be delivered in time for the start of the challenge.
If it's been over seven days since you ordered you registered for ActiveApril and you haven't received it, please email us at events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk.
How long do I have to be active for each day?
There's no specific time you need to be active for - we just ask you to get active each day. This will be different for everyone which is what makes ActiveApril so much fun.
How can I get a t-shirt?
T-shirts are available to purchase for £10 by logging into your fundraising account and visiting the shop.
Watch our short help video below for further support.
When will my t-shirt arrive?
T-shirts orders will be processed daily Monday to Friday and should arrive between five and seven days from the despatch date.
Orders placed before Monday 25 March will be delivered in time for the start of the challenge.
If it's been over seven days since you ordered your t-shirt and you haven't received it, please email us at events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk.
How do I join the Facebook group?
Join the group here. You'll be able to share updates about your activity in April, chat to others taking part and ask us any questions you have.
Activities
What type of activity could I do?
How can I connect fitness apps to my fundraising page?
You can link your Strava, Fitbit, Garmin or MapMyFitness accounts with your fundraising page to automatically sync your activities.
Watch the video below to see how to connect your account(s):
How do I manually add an activity to my fundraising page?
Fundraising
How much do I have to raise?
We ask everyone taking part in the event to commit to raising a minimum of £100 to help us continue to fund our vital services and lifesaving research.
Where can I view my fundraising page?
How can I add updates to my fundraising page?
On your fundraising page you can share updates and upload photos to show your sponsors all the weird and wonderful ways you're getting active throughout April.
Watch our help videos below to see how you can add updates to your fundraising page:
How to add a photo update:
How to add a blog update:
What happens if I don't reach the fundraising target?
While we ask everyone to commit to raising £100 to help support our work, we're grateful for every pound raised.
If you need support with your fundraising, take a look at our fundraising tools, or get in touch with us at events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk.
I've already hit my fundraising target, do I need to continue fundraising?
Congratulations and thank you for raising £100! You don't have to continue to fundraise but the more you raise, the more work we can do to support everyone affected by bowel cancer.
How do I personalise my fundraising page?
Watch our videos below for information on how you can personalise your page.
How to update your profile photo
How to update your story
How to change your fundraising target
Can I raise money offline?
Yes. You can download your offline sponsorship form here. We recommend raising money online where you can.
How do I pay in sponsorship raised offline?
If you’ve raised money offline, you can send it to us in a few different ways. Find out more here.
Teams
I'm taking part with a team, how can we fundraise together?
Everyone on the team will need to sign up for the event and create their fundraising page during the registration process.
When setting up your team page, you can choose to make it public, so anyone can search for and join it when they register, or you can allow others to join by invitation only.
Once they’ve joined, you’ll be able to see how much everyone has raised individually as well as collectively.
If you want to create a team after you've already registered, watch the video below to find out how:
I've created a team fundraising page. How do I invite others to join my team?
Follow these steps to invite others to your team:
*Note, only the person who created the team will be able to access these settings.
