Fundraising For The 13,000
Our "For The 13,000" Challenge is an inclusive and accessible campaign where participants pledge to complete various activities, aiming to reach a combined target of 13,000. The activities range from physical exercises like walking and running to creative endeavours like baking or crafting. The Challenge ran in the summer of 2024, and we reached 50% of our fundraising target.
Why 13,000?
We are driven by our mission to bring hope and resolution to the families of the 13,000 unidentified and missing people across the UK. Today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new fundraising campaign: the "For The 13,000" Challenge.
Our founder, Dave Grimstead, has committed to cycling 1,000 miles on his spin bike throughout August. Inspired by his dedication, many others have joined the cause with their unique challenges.
2024’s Challenge raised £5,293
At Locate International, our mission had been to bring hope and resolution to families of the missing and unidentified. Approximately 13,000 people in the UK were missing or unidentified, and our dedicated team worked tirelessly to solve these cases and provide answers to those affected.
Our fundraiser, 'For The 13,000,' was a campaign aimed at raising awareness and funds to support our work. We called on our community to pledge activities—whether it was running, walking, baking, or any other creative endeavor—to collectively reach a target of 13,000 units. This number symbolised the 13,000 individuals who were missing or unidentified in the UK.
Our volunteers, already so generous with their time, also chose to participate in activities throughout August to raise much-needed funds for our cause. They asked friends, family, and the general public to sponsor their efforts. Every penny counted and went directly toward advancing our mission.
This group challenge encapsulated our ethos: even the smallest effort, when combined with the efforts of others, could lead to something extraordinary. As a charity run solely by volunteers, we demonstrated that a little could become a lot. Together, we made a significant impact.
If you are able to help us get closer to our goal of £13,000, please donate below.
13,000 Pledges for 2024’s Challenge
1,000 Miles of Cycling - Dave Grimstead
1,000 Minutes of Swimming - John Kelly
65 Km of Running - Imogen Holmes
1,000 Situps - Danielle Emina
150 Miles of Walking - Mark Greenhalgh
1,400 Km of Cycling - Charlotte Leach
Collect and Eat 31 Eggs From Own Chickens - Portia Anderson
Canoe 196m Above Sea Level - Dave Lomax
100 Minutes of North Sea Swimming - Elizabeth Donald
50 Miles of Walking - Kat Evans
124 Miles of Cycling - Emma Grimstead
100 Miles of Walking - Emily Cairnes
1,000 Minutes in the Gym - Neil Smith
100 Miles of Running - Beth Marriott
3,100 Situps - Tina Reeve
1,000 Squats - Laura Daniels
65 Km of Running - Alison Beech
50 Miles of Hill Walking - Bill Anderson
270 Minutes of Running - Isis van Cruchten
100 Miles of Walking- Shannon Hill
200 Miles of Cycling - Lucy Rice
100 Miles of Walking - Maureen Taylor
100 Miles of Cycling - Tabitha Collins
20 Hours of Walking - Fern Bushnall
500 Miles of Walking, Running, and Gardening - Chung Pham
The award for the most inventive pledges goes to Roland Hughes, who has challenged himself to visit 100 London Underground Stations in 12 Hours, and to collect 100 Legs from London Pubs in 12 Hours… (The Fox and Finch would secure Roland ‘6 Legs’)!
Angela Watts kindly pledged 13,000 Pennies, supporting our donation goals even further and helping us edge toward that £13,000 target.