Eddie McMillan

CHALLENGE

REAL LIFE BENEFIT

£5

Trivia – nominated team member must answer a question or get splashed with water

£5 could pay for a young person to travel to a job interview

£10

per 5 water balloons/full water gun aimed at person of your choice

£10 could fund a call to our helpline, enabling a vulnerable young person to gain the critical advice they need

£15

Karaoke, nominated team member must sing a song of your choosing live on social media

£15 could buy a new copy of a birth certificate for a young person from a challenging background, helping them unlock life-changing opportunities

£20

Nominated team must Paddle backwards for 10 minutes

£20 could pay for a young person to receive support from an experienced King's Trust youth worker for an hour

£25

Nominated team must Paddle without paddles for 10 minutes (e.g. you have to use other items like a ladle plank of wood etc)

£25 could pay for an isolated young person to travel to a one-week King’s Trust course that will help them gain the vital skills and work experience they need

£26

Nominated team member must wear a costume for 1 hour (e.g. tutu, pirate hat)

£26 could help us reach more young people, enabling us to shout about the support we can offer to those who need us most

£30

Sock puppet commentary – nominated team member must narrate 10 minutes of the race with a sock puppet

£30 could provide one young person with a gift of a mentor to provide vital guidance and support

£50

Name the boat – this will be displayed on the boat whilst we kayak the Trent

£50 could cover the cost of a young person's commute before their first pay check, a barrier that could otherwise prevent them from holding down their first job

£70

Dance break whilst kayaking (almost guaranteed fall in…)

£70 could support a young person experiencing incredible adversity with hours of dedicated 1-1 support from our youth workers

£100

Add 5K to race – add 5 kilometres the race distance of a team of your choice.

£100 could cover the cost of essential equipment a young entrepreneur needs to launch their business