What could you or your congregation give up this Lent?
By giving up something for Lent and raising money in aid of ShelterBox, you can provide tents and other shelter essentials.
Creative supporters have gone without chocolate, given up negativity and even forgone their own beds by camping out in a tent during Lent.
Every penny we raise together could give a family a home, and with a home comes a powerful sense of new hope.
It's simple, here's how
Sign up
Use our sign-up form below and we will send you tips and ideas to support your fundraising. If you’re part of a group or church we can send you collection boxes, posters and flyers too.
Choose
Choose what you would like to give up and mark the beginning of Lent, 22nd February, in your calendar.
Donate
Set up a JustGiving or Facebook fundraising page and share with friends and community asking them for their support. Or if you prefer, you can pay the funds you save and raise via our website or printable donation form.
What others like you have done
Kate was inspired to give up her bed for Lent to help in some way towards the plight of people who lost their homes.
“When my boiler had a fault, I was plunged into cold, freezing conditions. The next day an envelope came through the door advertising the charity ShelterBox and asking for donations for emergency shelters.
“As we are encouraged during Lent to go without or give something up, I gave up my bed to spend six nights in a tent as part of ShelterBox’s ‘Tent for Lent’ appeal, hoping to raise enough money to house a family in need.”
How your support helps
Here’s some examples of the money you could raise and how it helps:
Give up a daily chocolate bar and raise £30 which could provide a family with a shelter tool kit
Give up your morning takeaway coffee and raise £60 which could provide a family with a water filter giving them access to clean drinking water
Come together as a group and raise £350 which could provide a family with a tent, a space for a family to call home