Get involved
Fundraise for Mia
Run, cycle, walk, bake or swim: every challenge helps a young person keep playing the sport they love.
Every challenge counts
We are a small charity run by volunteers, and we rely on people like you. Most of the money we have raised so far came from friends and family of Mia taking on a challenge in her name. Whatever you choose to do, we would love to support you and share your story.
Our supporters
Challenges for Mia
Thank you to everyone who has run, cycled and walked in Mia's name, and to everyone who sponsored them.
Great North Run
Michelle, with 35 supporters
£1,033.6273 miles of the Northumberland coast path in four days
Pippa and Anjie, with 26 supporters
£1,040.00Barns Green Half Marathon
Peter, with 37 supporters
£1,089.20London to Paris by bike
Peter, with 44 supporters
£2,482.69Battersea Park Half Marathon, her first
Michelle, with 37 supporters
£1,305.08How to fundraise
Four simple steps
Choose your challenge
Anything you enjoy, big or small. Doing it in a group, or with your club, makes it more fun.
Set up a page
Create a JustGiving page for the What Would Mia Do Trust, so gifts and Gift Aid come straight to us.
Tell us about it
Get in touch and we will send a fundraising pack, and cheer you on.
Share your story
Tell people why you are doing it. Stories about Mia, and the young people we help, inspire people to give.
Ideas to get you started
- Run a race or a half marathon
- Cycle, walk or swim a distance that means something to you
- Hold a bake sale, quiz night or raffle
- Ask your sports club to hold a fundraising match or a kit amnesty
- Organise a non-uniform day or sponsored event at school
- Ask your employer about matching what you raise
Fundraising safely and legally
- Set up a page on JustGiving and choose the What Would Mia Do Trust, so donations and Gift Aid come straight to us.
- Collecting money in a public place usually needs a licence from your local council. Collecting on private property needs the owner's permission.
- Raffles and lotteries have their own rules. Ask us if you are not sure.
- Please tell us before using our name or logo, and we will send you what you need.
More ways to help
Other ways to support us
- Give in memory of someone. Tick "in memory" when you donate, and we will note their name with your gift.
- Give regularly. A monthly Direct Debit, however small, lets us promise support through a whole season.
- Leave a gift in your will. Speak to your solicitor, and let us know if you would like to talk it through.
- Lend us your skills. If you work in sport, coaching or fundraising, we would love to hear from you.
Ready to give?
Give once by card, or set up a monthly Direct Debit you can manage yourself online. Gift Aid adds 25% at no cost to you.