Step into Christmas!

Step into Christmas - Virtual Fundraising Challenge!

Details

Date: 01/12/2025 - 24/12/2025
Categories: Community Events, Social Events, Challenge Events, Sporting Events, Cycling, Marathons, Running

Costs

Step into Christmas: £10.00

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🎄 Countdown to the big day and Step into Christmas with ellenor! 🎅

This December, take on our virtual fundraising challenge and help raise vital funds for ellenor. Starting on 1 December, you’ll have until Christmas Eve to walk, run, swim or cycle a marathon (26.2 miles). Do it on your own, with family or as part of a team to help us make a difference to patients and their families facing life limiting illnesses this festive season.

🧡 Every participant who completes the challenge will receive a special ellenor finisher’s medal as a reward for their achievement. The first 100 fundraising pages to reach £50 will win an exclusive ellenor Christmas Decoration 🏅

📅 WHEN: 1 – 24 December 2025

📍 WHERE: Anywhere – at home, in your neighbourhood or wherever your festive spirit takes you!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Who can take part? Everyone! All ages welcome (under-18s with adult guidance)

💰FUNDRAISING: There’s no minimum fundraising target. The first 100 fundraising pages to reach £50 will receive an exclusive ellenor Christmas decoration to hang proudly on your tree (one decoration per fundraising page). 🎁

Why Take Part?

🎖 Receive your ellenor finisher’s medal when you complete the challenge
🎄 Our first 100 fundraising pages to reach £50 will receive an exclusive ellenor Christmas decoration
💖 Support ellenor and make a real difference to those in the community living with life limiting illnesses.
🎉 Stay active, boost your wellbeing and achieve something special before Christmas!

What You’ll Get

🏅 A special ellenor finisher’s medal for completing your marathon challenge
🎄 An exclusive ellenor Christmas decoration (for the first 100 fundraising pages to reach £50)
📲 A fundraising page to track your marathon progress and upload proof of your activities
🧡 The feel-good factor of helping us to continue supporting patients and their families this Christmas.

Ready to Step Into Christmas? 🎄

👉 Sign up today and make this December count for you, your community and ellenor! 🎁

For more information, please read the FAQ section below.

Important Notes

Step Into Christmas is a non-competitive, community-focused event.
Registration fees are non-refundable.
By taking part, you agree that photos, videos or content you share with ellenor (including uploads to Enthuse) may be used for promotional purposes unless you tell us otherwise.
Your details will be handled in line with ellenor’s Privacy Policy.
ellenor reserves the right to amend, postpone or cancel the event if necessary. If cancelled, any funds raised will still support ellenor’s services.

Questions? Contact our Events Team at events@ellenor.org

Keeping your details safe: We will keep your details safe and will only allow your information to be used by suppliers working on our behalf. We will not sell or give your contact details to any other organisation to use for their own purposes unless requested to by law. View our complete privacy policy: www.ellenor.org/privacy

Who Can Take Part?

Open to all ages! Children are welcome but must be supervised by an adult.
You are responsible for making sure you are fit and healthy enough to take part.
Everyone takes part at their own risk. ellenor cannot be held responsible for injuries, accidents, loss or damage.

What is the challenge?

From 1 – 24 December 2025, complete a virtual marathon (26.2 miles) by walking, running, swimming,cycling, whatever activity you like – at your own pace, anywhere you like.
You can log your progress and upload proof of your activities (e.g. screenshots, photos, or app data) directly to your Enthuse fundraising page. You can also connect your Enthuse page to your Strava account if you have one.

Registering & Fundraising

Your registration fee helps cover the cost of running the event & your medal.
Any money you raise goes directly to support patients and their families living with life limiting conditions.
There’s no minimum fundraising target. The first 100 fundraising pages to reach £50, will receive an exclusive ellenor Christmas decoration to hang on your tree🎁.
Only one decoration per fundraising page. Decorations will be posted out or made available for collection from our hospice.
Please submit all funds raised by 31 January 2026.

Medal & Rewards

Every participant who completes the challenge will receive an exclusive ellenor finisher’s medal 🏅 to celebrate their achievement.
The first 100 fundraising pages to reach £50 will receive an exclusive ellenor Christmas decoration as a thank you.