Cheltenham
Gather your Challenge troops and take a look at the projects available for you to pick from this year. Local charities in the Cheltenham area can't wait to invite you back for some DIY make-over magic, valuable virtual ventures, or some good old fashioned party planning!
Our five different project categories are displayed below. Each challenge will be marked with the icon most relevant to that particular project.
For each project we're providing up to £500 towards costs, so no fundraising required!
For all banking enquiries, please contact your ZCT Administrator, Marie Jones.
HOW TO BOOK
Call Mark Flay on 07812 265 497
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CHEL1 Box Clever!
The Challenge 
Cheltenham Open Door would really appreciate it if a team could provide around 20 of their support boxes, filled with items of food and essentials. Food parcels are part of the work they do, and they would welcome any support in generating food donations at a time of the year when stocks are notoriously low. They need items that are non-perishable, that the recipients can heat using a kettle or a microwave. It would be lovely if these parcels could also include small luxuries, such as chocolates or other sweet treats. The charity can help by providing you with a list of suggested items, then it's over to you and the team to get buying and packing.
Cheltenham Open Door
Cheltenham Open Door supports vulnerable, disadvantaged and lonely people. They aim to relieve poverty, hardship, and social or emotional distress. Their guests are men and women who have been deprived of the comforts and security most of us take for granted and they offer them hospitality, warmth, food, and somewhere to relax. The people who come through their doors come from all walks of life.
Team size = Small (<6)
CHEL2 Summer Prize is Right!
The Challenge
The charity would love three hamper raffle prizes for their summer raffle, which will be drawn at their fete on Saturday 20 July. They are ideally looking for a small, medium, and large prize, with a budget of around £300, and will need to know what the prizes are a few weeks before the event. If your team has extra energy, then you could help with collecting items for some of the stalls or attend on the day, as the charity need around 40 volunteers to make it a success.
James Hopkins Trust
James Hopkins Trust (JHT) provides care and support to Gloucestershire's young children who are life limited or life threatened. Respite is provided night or day, either in the family home or their purpose built respite centre, in Gloucester. The support of their local community and businesses is critical to their ability to be able to support families who desperately need our help.
Team size = Small (<6)
CHEL3 Treats2Remember!
The Challenge 
Mindsong run Sing2Remember sessions around Gloucestershire that provide an uplifting environment for people living with dementia. They would love your help to upgrade the treats that are available at the sessions, by providing a hamper for each of the seven groups with a lovely selection of goodies. These could include tea bags, coffee, biscuits, cakes, sweets, and other treats that they can enjoy after a lovely sing-along. If any of the team wanted to attend a session, then I'm sure you would be welcome.
Mindsong
Mindsong provide music therapy and community music for those living with dementia at home, in care homes and in local communities across Gloucestershire.
Team size = Small (<6)
CHEL4 Strength in Numbers!
The Challenge 
The charity has an upper parking area which can get very muddy. They need a team to order and spread 7-8 tonnes of 'clean stone' aggregate around the area to make it more accessible all year round. If budget allows, then they would also like six solar lights to help people walking to and from the car park. Can you take on this supersized Challenge? Do you have the strength in the team to make this happen? A local aggregate company called Elliott's have done deals in the past to support the charity. Project photos >
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice is Gloucestershire's only inpatient hospice. They also offer a virtual programme for their Day Hospice patients and are the largest provider of Hospice at Home care across the county.
Team size = Large (10+)
CHEL5 Triggering Happy Memories!
The Challenge 
The charity would like to be able to offer reminiscence boxes for their patients who have dementia, which they would benefit from alongside their palliative diagnosis. You could fill the boxes with items that the patients could touch, look at, and talk about, triggering memories and bringing them comfort. If budget allows, then the charity could also provide the team with ideas for portable sensory items that could be moved to rooms for patients living with dementia. The charity has a specialist team that could help with a list of items for the team that take on this Challenge.
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice is Gloucestershire's only inpatient hospice. They also offer a virtual programme for their Day Hospice patients and are the largest provider of Hospice at Home care across the county.
Team size = Small (<6)
CHEL6 A Double Transformation!
The Challenge 
The Dean Neurological Centre has two lounges which have existing nature themed murals, but they still feel very clinical, and they need a team with some ideas to make them feel more homely. Ideas could include wipeable tablecloths, cushions, decal stickers for internal and external windows and maybe some new storage to make existing board games more accessible to their visitors. Can you help transform these spaces with a few simple and affordable ideas? Project photos >
The Friends of The Dean
The Dean Neurological Centre is a highly specialised unit which provides care for around 60 adults of all ages, who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, or long-term neurological conditions. Often the centres' residents experience complex physical, cognitive or and/or behavioural problems.
Team size = Medium (6-10)
CHEL7 Gloucester Summer Fun!
The Challenge
The charity would love a team to help them with a summer event, or day out, such as a picnic in the park, bowling, or a cinema trip, for around 20 of the people they support in Gloucester. Can you and your team organise an event to give them something to look forward to?
The Nelson Trust
The Nelson Trust helps women thrive in their community and supports individuals recovering from addiction.
Team size = Small (<6)
CHEL8 Stroud Summer Fun!
The Challenge
The charity would love a team to help them with a summer event, or day out, such as a picnic in the park, bowling, or a cinema trip, for around 20 of the people they support in Stroud. Can you and your team organise an event to give them something to look forward to?
The Nelson Trust
The Nelson Trust helps women thrive in their community and supports individuals recovering from addiction.
Team size = Small (<6)
CHEL9 A Rewarding Challenge!
The Challenge
13 to 24-year-old males only make up around 30% of the younger people that attend counselling through Teens in Crisis and the charity are keen to address this within their 'levelling up' project. The charity would like a small team to provide them with vouchers that they can use to reward the young boys and men they support and that are willing and able to engage in counselling. This would replicate a process from Christmas that proved to be very successful and will be appreciated by everyone at the charity and the people they support.
TIC+ (Teens In Crisis)
TIC+ provides counselling and support for young people struggling with poor mental health. Their service is free for the young person and their family, meaning that it is inclusive for all. The counselling takes place at a convenient location for the young person, ensuring there's no barriers of travelling to a certain location or town for them to get support.
Team size = Small (<6)