Rowcroft launches corporate fundraising challenge
Rowcroft Hospice is calling on local businesses to showcase their entrepreneurial and community spirit by participating in its exciting new Accumulator Challenge. Running from 1 July to 31 October 2025, this initiative invites companies from across South Devon to turn a £50 loan into substantial funds for local end-of-life care.
Spark your creativity to raise vital funds
Twenty participating teams will unleash their creativity to raise funds for the hospice, using the loan as a seed-fund to kick-start their fundraising activities. From selling the world’s best brownies and hosting summer BBQs, to organising fashion shows, car washes, quiz nights and football tournaments, the possibilities for fundraising are endless! With participating teams featured prominently on Rowcroft’s leaderboard, the challenge culminates with the crowning of the ‘Accumulator Champions’, based on the highest funds generated.
A fun and impactful workplace challenge
“Rowcroft will provide an initial £50 loan – your task is to grow this fund to make it as big as possible!” explained Rowcroft’s Corporate Fundraiser Lisa Whittaker. “Whether you’re a small start-up or a large organisation, this is a brilliant opportunity to inject energy and fun into the workplace while raising vital funds for the hospice and making a real difference to those in need. Beyond fundraising, this challenge fosters team-building, boosts morale and demonstrates support for your local community.”
Rowcroft will be on hand to support the 20 participating teams throughout the challenge, providing helpful fundraising tips and an A to Z of creative ideas to help inspire brilliant events and initiatives.
Making a real difference to local lives
Every pound raised will help Rowcroft to provide expert care and support to local people living with life-limiting illnesses. This includes individuals like Gareth Wynn, a much-loved local DJ from Torbay, who received care at Rowcroft Hospice before passing away in February 2024, at the age of 39.
Gareth’s sisters Nicola and Lauren spoke movingly about the difference Rowcroft’s care made in his final days, describing the moment he arrived at the hospice and how, after a shave, a haircut, and a change of clothes, “our brother was back.”
Nicola added: “The staff helped us too, because we wouldn’t have got through without them. They helped us to help him and nurse him, and we were able to stay overnight – and that was all really important to us. Late into the night, the night he died, we were listening to music and he was surrounded by us and the staff, who had such an empathetic way of explaining what was happening and why.”
Join the challenge and support your community
Every donation to Rowcroft – no matter what size – makes a meaningful difference in the local community. If your business would like to take on the Accumulator Challenge, register your team today at: www.rowcrofthospice.org.uk/accumulator. Or to find out more, please get in touch with Rowcroft’s Corporate Fundraiser Lisa Whittaker at: lisa.whittaker@rowcrofthospice.org.uk.