Welcome back to The Charity Show Bites! Your sun-soaked shot of charity sector fun, facts and fundraising flair.
This week, Tim and Piers break out the factor 50 and dive into the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful summer charity stunts. From flamingos on your lawn to solar-baked brownies and business suits in the sea, these are the ideas that made people laugh, donate and—most importantly—remember the cause.
In This Episode:
🍦 The world’s largest human ice cream cone – Breast Cancer Now go all-in on ponchos and cherry hats in Regent's Park.
🌊 Paddleboarding for mental health – 215 miles, moody swans, and serious fundraising for Mind in Haringey.
😼 Cat yoga with Cats Protection – Stretch, breathe, and avoid stepping on a snoozing feline during a sun salutation.
🌞 Solar-baked brownies in Devon – Macmillan supporters ditch the oven and harness the sun to raise thousands.
🏖️ Suits in the sea – Hastings businesspeople march into the Channel in full workwear for St Michael’s Hospice.
💜 Flamingo invasion – The RSPB's pink plastic prank raises over £100k for bird conservation.
🍋 The world's biggest lemonade stand – The Liny Foundation recruits hundreds of kids to raise £150,000 in one sunny day.
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Chapters:
(00:09) Welcome to our summer special
(01:05) Giant ice cream cones and the power of pink
(02:10) Paddleboarding the Thames with Mind in Haringey
(03:40) Cat yoga: adorable or distracting?
(04:50) Solar ovens, ice cream vans and heatwave baking
(06:00) Suits in the Sea: raising eyebrows and funds in Hastings
(07:00) Flamingo flocking and front garden fundraising
(08:10) Kids + squash = lemonade fundraising gold
(09:10) Final thoughts: your weirdest summer campaign stories
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