Muscle Team Challenge

MHF has teamed up with Charity Challenge, the UK's leading adventure travel company specialising exclusively in the organisation, leadership and administration of inspirational fundraising expeditions

If you are part of a team of any kind, then you might feel that on top of the personal and charitable benefits of taking on a challenge, you may perhaps like to add a social or corporate benefit. Charity challenges, as team bonding exercises are second to none, bringing employees, customers, channel partners and sometimes suppliers together in an interdependent, testing and often rewarding experience

• Taking employees [team members] out of the office and into new, stimulating situations
• Bridge-builder in and between departments
• Giving a hugely positive effect on collaboration and inter-departmental communication issues
• Opportunity to demonstrate a variety of skills and often develop new ones
• Use skills in a different situation ie. planning, brainstorming, problem-solving, leadership etc
• Allows employees to build stronger relationships with employers
• Promotes a positive message around the organisation, using intranet resources etc
• A way to raise funds towards an annual target
• Driving awareness and participation for COY [Charity of the Year] partnership activities

External Benefits

• Enhance organisational reputation for community involvement
• Promote CSR [corporate social responsibility] agenda in raising corporate consciousness
• Reinforcing brand equity
• Local media coverage may help to promote goodwill towards the organisation
• Sector press/media publicity or industry press/media publicity improves reputation
• Ideal opportunity to develop industry/sector business contacts and relationships
• Opportunity for organisation to claim tax relief on charity contributions in support of challenge

We want to inspire you and your company employees to undertake a Muscle Team Challenge

• Providing bottom-line benefits back to your organisation
• Giving a fantastic focus in strengthening team values whilst fundraising for a worthy cause
• Offering a robust communications platform that is highly motivational
• Uplift both individual employee, management and corporate consciousness
• Opportunity to engage with clients and suppliers
• Help raise vital funds for MHF

All you have to do is:

• Identify a team of committed employees
• Groups can be anywhere from 12 people, to as many as 35Decide on your challenge [see table below
• Plan and execute your fundraising strategy
• MHF will give advice on how to manage sponsors and the fundraising process

Muscle Team Challenges – MOST POPULAR CHALLENGES

Muscle Team Challenge – SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

• Treks, mountain bike rides, mountain climbs, white water rafting, sailing, horse riding as well as Community Challenges
• Taking place in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East
• Covering three different difficulty levels, ensuring there truly is something for everyone.

About Charity Challenge – ROBUST ADVICE & COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT

The company operates more than 120 challenges each year for around 2,500 participants and have to date raised some £15 million for over 550 charities

Renowned for their professional conduct and concern for participants' safety at every step of the adventure, the company offers comprehensive advice during the booking process and provides a full support package including:

• Notes on fitness training
• Travel tips
• Vaccinations needed
• Visa information
• Insurance
• High altitude information
• Responsible travel guidance
• Fundraising recommendations

EVENT PLANNING – 360º ADMINISTRATION

Charity Challenge can organise:

• Exclusive departure date/s for your group according to company/business schedules
• Handle all event administration
• Deal with queries from participants about the challenge, logistics, timelines etc
• Provide promotional materials such as images and bite-size information sheets
• Give recommendations as to how to sell/promote your Muscle Team Challenge
• Address all enquiries and take bookings
• Take care of all expedition management details

HELPING LOCAL COMMUNITIES – RESPONSIBLE TOURISM

Charity Challenge place great importance on responsible tourism – this means:

•  A commitment that extends to helping the local communities that you visit
• Employing local guides, porters and other essential support staff
• Using locally owned accommodation
• Ensuring positive experiences for the local people & their community
• Making a donation to a local community project in the country that the expedition takes place
• Minimising the impact on the environment and local people
• Following local guidelines about environmental protection
• Keeping groups small, depending on the destination

Muscle Team Challenge – INSPIRING EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES

Inspire a group of your fellow employees, managers, your customers or suppliers to use their muscles to save muscles by creating your own dedicated company-wide MHF fundraising Muscle Team Challenge programme

More details about Charity Challenge can be found at: www.charitychallenge.com

This website also includes useful information about the following:

• Travel Tips - information on documentation you may require
• Fitness Training Advice – guidelines on how to prepare
• Fundraising Ideas – innovative ways to fundraise
• Health Advice – personal preparation and maintaining good health on your trip