About
Organ Donation Week is one of the key points in the calendar year when the transplant and members of the public join together to talk about, celebrate, and highlight the significance of organ donation. It's a key opportunity to educate and build knowledge, point people to information and remind people of the need to add their name to the Organ Donor Register and talk to their family.
The #Race4Recipients challenge has been designed to incorporate all of the above whilst getting people active and we are really excited to confirm that following the huge success last year, #RaceforRecipients 2024 remains a National event and it is open to everyone, everywhere to join!
We challenge you to celebrate Organ Donation - the gift of life, and support this year's challenges:
Personal / Team Targets
All of the Race for Recipients targets are meaningful milestones that relate to an important number we want to raise awareness for.
For example:
- Travel 9km, a distance that represents the 9 lives one organ donor can save
- Travel 7500km to represent the number of people currently waiting for a life saving transplant
The full list of meaningful milestones will be confirmed shortly!
Regional Target
- Travel 61,400km, a distance that represents the number of people living in the UK today with an organ transplant
Rules
The challenge will be active from 06:00 on Saturday the 21st September, until midnight on Sunday the 29th September.
All distances must be logged by midnight on the 29th September or they will not be counted.
The distance can be accumulated through any kind of activity which involves you getting active (above normal day to day activity) and travelling a measurable distance.
Your level of fitness is not important - every mile counts! They can be generated by activities as simple as walking the dog, ditching the car and walking the school run or walking to the shops. No matter how you achieve your personal distance make sure you log it so we can achieve our goal and, most importantly, share your involvement across all social media platforms and encourage everyone to be involved, and to add their name to the Organ Donor Register!
You don't need a team to join and the challenge is free to enter!
Following this link will sign you up and allow you to affiliate yourself to a region.
You will then have the opportunity to join a team, or create a team.
Thank you so much for your support. If you have any questions you can contact the team at team@raceforrecipients.com. More information is available in our help section
2023 National #RaceforRecipients Results
Huge congratulations to everyone involved in 2023 for reaching the staggering distances within our Meaningful Milestones!
We can't wait to see how the challenge progresses this year and who will be the first Team and Region to hit the targets!
Good luck every one!