War Child's
Wacky Racers
We're lucky to have some of the best fundraisers in the world.
Some of them have travelled to the corners of it ...on a bike, or in a crap car, or with a large kitchen appliance on their back.
Matt and Andy - Cycle Diaries
In 2011/12 friends Matt and Andy are cycling 13,000 miles through 22 countries on their route from London to Sydney.
Ed Bartlett
Taking the term 'mountain biking' a bit too literally, the Megavalanche is a bike race for adrenaline junkies that takes the quick route down the Alps - i.e. pretty much straight off the side of a mountain.
Watch Ed do exactly that. Luckily his dramatic crash at the end didn't hurt anything other than his pride!
Dumball Rally 2008
Dumball: 'To drive a clapped out car as far as you physically can whilst in fancy dress'. The Dumball Rally is an annual race across Europe in a convoy of really cheap cars. Some of them even get to the finishing line! But they all have a load of fun and raise a load of money for charity. In 2008 we were the lucky recipients.
Tom and Phil - Daring Dynamos
Round the world cyclists are a bit like London buses - you wait ages for one and then two come along at once. Tom and Phil are going for a full circumnavigation. They set off in March 2012. No-one seems to know how long it will take, least of all Tom and Phil. Keep up to date with their progress on their blog and their Twitter.
Adam Bates
Adam Bates ran the Yorkshire Coast 10km road race and completed it in 1hr 22 minutes. Oh, and he was carrying a 35kg tumble drier on his back. Like you do. If you're a bit crazy!
Robert and Helen
Seriously, can none of you lot afford a proper car? If you're going to drive from Brussels to Benin, then a Citroen 2CV wouldn't be your first choice for a mode of transport would it? Read about their amazing adventure on their blog.
Adrian Munday
Adrian cycled the 2,000km from Cairo to Khartoum. That's a lot of desert to cross, but Adrian did it in style and raised over £5,000 for us.
James Heaney
In 2011 James became one of the youngest people ever to circumnavigate the globe on a motorbike. His 24,000 mile voyage took him through 13 countries in 100 days. Check out more of his video diaries on his blog.
Mongol Rally 2012
Nicci and Ian have known each other for 15 years, but apparently the most time they've ever spent in a car together is 2 hours. So they're driving to Mongolia. With fake moustaches.
No, we're not sure either, but they're doing it for War Child so we love them anyway! Make sure they're right under your nose by following them on Twitter.
Jay Dunbar-Newman
In February Jay is trekking 130 miles across the Arctic. In minus 34C. Doing a marathon every day for 5 days!
Providing his thumbs aren't too frostbitten, you can follow his progress on his Twitter.
You?
How do you fancy joining our long line of fruitcake fundraisers?
Just think of something really daft to do, set up a JustGiving page and drop us an email.
We can help by cheerleading you on our website and Twitter/Facebook and help you with your fundraising. Heck, we've even got an old fridge in the office - you can use that as a rucksack if you want!
