SwimOffAt3

Aim

Aim of SwimOffAt3 campaign is: 1. Encourage people to have fun through sport & activities 2. To raise £500 for KickOffAt3 & Ollie Foundation

Hi there, I'm Charlotte and I've been volunteering for an amazing 'not-for-profit' organization called KickOffAt3 for several years. This summer, we are launching an exciting campaign called SwimOffAt3, to get folks more active, especially in swimming and water sports.

In the UK, shockingly 95% of adults from Black, Asian and Diverse Ethnic backgrounds do not swim and 80% of children from those communities do not swim. 

We know swimming and aquatics can have a positive effect on peoples' mental and physical wellbeing as well as opening more doors to potential future employment. 

Kickoff@3 is a collaborative initiative set up by Michael Wallace & Ashley Levien, with the goal to inspire, motivate, engage and support young people from all backgrounds through the medium of sport, music and other imaginative ideas.

Our target is to raise minimum £500 for Kickoff@3 which will help this not-for-profit organization run their tournaments, projects and support the hundreds of young people across various communities throughout the UK. As part of this campaign, we will also be supporting and raising funds for the Ollie Foundation, a suicide prevention and bereavement support charity, based in St Albans. 

If you would like to find out more about the amazing work that Kickoff@3 do, please visit their website: Home - Kickoff@3 (kickoffat3.com) 

We would love for as many people as possible, from both the UK and abroad to participate in this initiative, by signing up to a personal pledge over the summer. Be it; swimming, running, walking, cycling, pushing wheelchairs or prams, it's your time and your activity!

The campaign will run from 23rd July for 6 weeks and during this time we would love to hear your stories too. So, feel free to share your stories and activities on all social media platforms with the hashtag #SwimOffAt3 and tagging @kickoffat3 & @THE_OLLIE_FOUND 

If you would like to get involved and make a difference to these very worthy causes, please make a donation and pledge your activity, including distance. Your donation will help KickoffAt3 deliver even more amazing events and tournaments for young people. THANKS!

This project closed unsuccessfully on 2nd September 2022