Raise money for your Rocktopus workshop with the help of a famous athlete!
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We've teamed up with Activkids to help schools raise money to fund Rocktopus workshops!
Activkids can come to your school, bringing in a Team GB or Olympic athlete to challenge the children to a fitness circuit followed by an inspirational assembly discussing the importance of healthy eating, fitness and mental health.
They've raised over £100,000 for schools in the last year alone, helping them to get exciting experiences for their children and now they can help you raise money to get us in to your school!
What's more, if you take the Activkids Rocktopus Funding Challenge, Rocktopus will take £100 off the cost of your workshop!
How does It work?
Children are sponsored to compete in an exciting and challenging fitness circuit with a famous athlete. The children ask close family or friends for sponsorship, ensuring that parents/ family friends only donate what they can afford. When the big day comes, the children complete the fitness circuit with the athlete in order to claim the sponsorship money.
Every child involved gets a thank you prize as well as the chance to win additional prizes. Once the challenge is complete, the children return to the hall for an inspirational assembly led by the athlete.
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Organising this couldn't be easier! Just follow these steps.
Step 1:
Contact Rocktopus to book your school workshop (more workshop info here) Make sure your chosen date is at least 8 weeks away. When booking, let Rocktopus know that you plan to fund the workshop through the Activkids funding offer.
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Step 2:
Rocktopus will send you a booking form for the workshop and an invoice for a deposit. The deposit is to confirm the workshop and the money will be paid back to the school from the sponsorship money.
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Step 3:
Rocktopus will put you in touch with Activkids who will arrange a phonecall with you to talk through the fundraising process and book your athlete visit.
FAQs
What happens to the sponsorship money?
A percentage of the money raised goes to Activkids to cover administration and organisational fees and to pay the athlete for their time. The rest of the money raised goes to Rocktopus to cover the workshop cost. Anything beyond the cost of the Rocktopus workshop can either be used to pay towards your next Rocktopus visit (the date for this will need to be communicated to Rocktopus during their visit), or it will go in to our 'pay it forward' account, helping more schools and groups to access our inspirational workshops.
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What if we don't raise enough money?
If the school doesn't raise enough money to pay the full Rocktopus fee from sponsorship, the remainder of the workshop and travel fee will need to be paid from the school budget.