Join our Great Give It Up challenge and help fight childhood cancer.
It’s simple
Give something up for two weeks or a whole month
Give what you save
Save young lives!
By signing up to the Great Give It Up challenge, you’ll raise money to fund vital research into neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer.
Working from home?
No more café coffees, travel costs or shop bought lunches?
Then donate the money you’re saving - and help fund vital research into neuroblastoma today!
Completed your challenge?
Congratulations - you did it! By giving up your favourite treat, you’re helping to fund vital research into neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer. Make your donation online - and give yourself a great big pat on the back! We couldn’t continue our work without you, thank you so much for your support. Don’t forget to pass on the challenge to friends and family!
How to give it up this April
Choose what to give up. Set yourself a personal challenge to give something up.
Download our fundraising guide (PDF) for more ideas.
Each time you give up your favourite thing, keep track of the money you’ve saved with our Great Give it Up Totaliser (PDF) .
Make your own collection box and pop in the money you save
Count up those coins. See how much you’ve saved at the end of your challenge. Then make a donation to Neuroblastoma UK - and give yourself a great big pat on the back!
Make it really great. Why not ask family and friends for their support in your personal challenge?
Set up a fundraising page on our website to make or collect donations
Set up a fundraising page on JustGiving to share
Make your #GreatGiveItUp pledge
Join our patron Alan Carr and Chair of Trustees and give up chocolate!
Our Top Ten things to give up - good luck!
Cancel the coffees
Donate your Saturday night out!
Shove the sugar
Donate your commute
Bin the booze
Terminate the takeaways
Chuck the chocolate
Cut out crisps
Banish the biscuits
Kick out the cocktails
Let your friends know that you’re taking part in the #GreatGiveItUp!
Share your pledge on Twitter
Whatever you choose to give up, the money you save will help save more young lives. Thank you.
How your support helps
Keira’s story
From L-R: Oscar, Keira, Kian and Jamie
Keira, pictured with her family, lost three stone after having her second child, Oscar. Oscar was later diagnosed with neuroblastoma.
Keira said, “After I had Oscar, I lost three stone, trained as a slimming consultant and ran my own group. But when Oscar was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 18 months, I had to give up the group to focus on caring from him.
“With the stress of it all, I’ve put on two stone but I’m determined to get back to where I was!
“I’m joining the Great Give It Up to help Neuroblastoma UK continue their great work and fund more research into this rare childhood cancer. Because not all children diagnosed with neuroblastoma are as lucky as Oscar. ”
Funding research. Saving lives.
Your donations can help fund much-needed research to improve treatments and one day, find a cure for neuroblastoma.
£2 - or donating your daily coffee - could pay for a glass petri dish to help researchers grow and study cells, to understand the causes of neuroblastoma
£25 - or your weekly lunch - could buy a pack of microscope slides, enabling scientists to examine neuroblastoma cells in minute detail.
£50 - or donating your weekly commute - could pay for equipment to help researchers grow neuroblastoma cells and study possible treatment of the disease.
£100 - or a weekly takeaway - could help pay for a DNA extraction kit, enabling researchers to develop personalised treatment for children with neuroblastoma.
Supporting scientists like Dr Zoe Walters
“My team firmly believe that every child with cancer deserves to be cured and given their life back.
“The research grant from Neuroblastoma UK gives us the opportunity to start making a difference to children with neuroblastoma, particularly those with the most severe form. Thank you.”
Help fund researchers like Dr Zoe Walters.
We won’t give up the fight against neuroblastoma. Can you give something up to help save young lives?
