Team Viva!
We rely on donations to fund the work we do to end factory farming and help the animals.
Nothing we do is possible without the generosity and support of incredible people like you.
Our fundraisers run marathons, cycle long distances, and come up with creative ideas to raise money for Viva! — join them and help us create a kinder world, a more compassionate world – a world in which fewer and fewer animals are imprisoned and killed.
The Christmas Run for Animals
Rory, Sean and a team of over a dozen more runners will be running for as long as they can – anywhere from 5k to all day – this Christmas to raise money and awareness for the 10 million turkeys killed annually for Christmas dinners.
Read more about the Christmas Run for Animals here
We want to change the world.
This is why our Team Viva! Heroes are heroes. They help us to create a kinder world, a more compassionate world – a world in which fewer and fewer animals are imprisoned and killed.
Through your effort, we can promote Viva!’s work to even more people and remove the misconceptions that lead people to consume animals.
Your hard work will allow Viva! to continue our vital campaigns to expose exactly how meat, dairy and eggs are really produced in the UK – and give people practical help to change to a kinder, vegan diet. Together we are the change.
If you have a fundraising idea, we’d love to hear it! Simply fill out the form below and let us know.
If you have already planned an event or activity, please let us know in advance so we can help to promote your challenge and get you the best audience possible.
Choosing the activity to fundraise with is an important part of the fundraising process. With so many charities and fundraisers out there, it can be hard to pick something which will really stand out. With that in mind, here are a few pieces of advice which will help you choose the best activity for you.
Pick something which people will know is difficult.
It might sound really great to be sponsored to eat cake every day, but this isn’t something which will grab your potential sponsors’ attention.
Try to choose something which is outside of your usual comfort zone so that people will see that you are making a particular effort with your fundraising. (If you love nothing more than entering pie-eating contests, try picking something active or unusual!)
Make your activity stand out.
Perhaps you would like to hop a marathon in an animal outfit? Maybe you would like to break the world baked-bean-bathing record?
Including a personal story about your goals and the reasons for them can be very compelling – as can making fun and silly additions to a good idea. Have a brainstorm (on your own or with friends) and see what you can come up with.
Have a think about who you might ask to sponsor you.
Viva! will promote your activity in a way that works best with what you have chosen to do.
However, the ability to reach new audiences is one of the best things about fundraising. Have a think about whether you have any contacts who might be happy to promote your activity – and whether you can build up a relationship with the people you promote to in order to increase their interest in what you’re doing.
If you need some inspiration, take a look at some of the fundraisers our past heroes have done.
If you have any questions that are not covered here, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to answer them!
Our Team Viva! Heroes help us to change the world. Each one of them has achieved something extraordinary and donated their time and energy to Viva!’s ongoing fight to end animals’ suffering and create a kinder, vegan world.
These Team Viva! Heroes deserve our heartfelt thanks. Their past achievements are recorded here as inspiration to anyone who would like to become a Team Viva! hero too.
Andrew Lilley Becomes an Iron Man!
Vegan athlete and Viva! supporter, Andrew Lilley, is proving what can be achieved on plant-powered diet by running the Bolton Ironman to fundraise for Viva!
Mike & Joe’s Pizza-fuelled Marathon
The awesome Mike and Joe, founders of One Planet Pizza are running their first ever marathon this May to raise money to help us fight for animals.
Nick’s Great Big 106km ULTRA Challenge
Meet Nick – who, on 4th May 2019, put his best foot forward by walking 106km (nearly 66 miles) non-stop.
Diana Yeoman Shaves All Her Hair Off For Viva!
Diana Yeoman is celebrating her landmark 70th birthday in an very unusual way this year – by getting all of her hair shaved off on 16th August, to raise money for Viva!.
Dominika’s Brave Head Shave!
Dominika shaved all of her hair off in order to celebrate her first year being vegan and wanted to give something back in the process.
Jude’s Charity 100:1 cycle/swim
Jude Hill has accomplished an amazing feat of fitness this year by cycling 100 miles from her home to Minehead, and then following that up with swimming 100 lengths!
Henry Read-Denness
14 year old Henry is attempting to walk 1,000 miles whilst also fasting 9 to 5 once a week to demonstrate the long period of time animals go without food and water.
Alex Passmore’s Coast-to-Coast Ultra Marathon
Alex will be taking part in the SW Coast 2 Coast Ultra-Marathon, from Minehead to Dawlish on 24th and 25th July 2021.
Simon Chappell’s Coast-to-Coast Challenge
Simon will be taking part in the Exe Valley Half Marathon on 25th July to raise funds for Viva!.
Paul Youd’s Coast-to-Coast Ultra Marathon
83 year old Paul is attempting to complete the SW Coast 2 Coast Ultra-Marathon, from Minehead to Dawlish to raise funds for Viva!.
