Ready, set... Fund Race!
Make a difference with a Guide Dogs assembly and sports challenge that everyone can enjoy
Fund Race is a fun and simple way to raise money for Guide Dogs, whilst also learning about sight loss with the launch of our new assembly downloadable tools including inspiring videos of young people sharing their lived experience.
Fund Race starts important conversations about sight loss and inclusion in schools and youth groups.
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We’re so proud to have the Guide Dogs Champions for Active Inclusion accreditation after our family event.
Fund Race raises vital funds to support our life-changing work, but it is also a great way to incorporate learning and inclusive activities into your sports day, PE lessons, outdoor learning sessions or charity events. Youth groups have also used it in achieving badges.
We incorporated Fund Race into our annual sports competition, which the Brownies all loved and used as part of their Charities badge.
Sign up for your free resource pack, which can be downloaded or sent in the post in either English or Welsh language. The pack features different resources suitable for Early Years, primary or secondary students.
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“As a father of a child with a vision impairment, I know all too well how sometimes children with sight loss can feel left out at school. But with Guide Dogs life-changing support, they can learn things in a different way and do all the same things as their friends.” - Michael Owen
In the UK today, there are around 28,000 children who have a vision impairment. With the right skills, tools and adaptations, children with sight loss can do the same things as everyone else. Every penny raised through Fund Race makes a difference for young people with vision impairment.
Guide Dogs have made me these books and it’s just like normal books, like Harry Potter! It’s really helpful and the font’s bigger and the paper is yellow. It just makes it easier to see.
Yes. We have a variety of downloadable resources for all age groups and settings. You can find out more about life with sight loss and how our amazing dogs are trained.
Yes. There is information about our free speaker service in the resource pack. Our speakers can come along to your setting to share their Guide Dogs story; some are guide dog owners or puppy raisers and may bring their dog along to meet you. They can be involved at various stages of your Fund Race: to help introduce it, support you at the event or present our accreditation when you pay in your vital funds.
There is no fundraising target. Every pound raised by Fund Race will make a difference for children and young people with sight loss. Raising just £20 could pay towards a buddy dog bundle (including bag of food, collar, lead and buddy dog jacket) for a child with sight loss. Fund Race is also an integrated campaign with importance placed on building awareness as well as fundraising.
Please pay in your funds using our online form. Advice for other methods of paying in is our resource pack.
If you need any help or advice about fundraising, please get in touch with our friendly team.