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Who we are
Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. We power world class research that give us the best chance of beating dementia. Our scientists’ groundbreaking work focuses on dementia – its causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure.
What we do
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in the UK, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common cause of the condition. While some treatments exist to help people’s symptoms, there are no treatments to stop or even slow diseases like Alzheimer’s. We have set ourselves the challenge to bring about the first life-changing dementia treatment by 2025.
With your help, we are leading the fightback by funding innovative dementia research projects worth more than £27 million in leading universities across the UK and globally
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have committed £50 million of funding for the UK Dementia Research Institute – the biggest financial commitment to a single research initiative in the charity’s history. We also fund the Drug Discovery Alliance, a £30m network of Drug Discovery Institutes in Cambridge, Oxford and London, working to translate promising research into much-needed new treatments.
Find out more about the work we do on our website at www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
Why we need you
Alzheimer’s Research UK receives no government funding for our research, so rely on the generosity of you, our supporters, to power breakthroughs that will change the lives of people with dementia.
For every £1 donated, 84p powers our research and helps people to understand and fight dementia. The remaining 16p raises our next £1 and funds essential running costs.
Raising money for your tandem skydive via an online fundraising page makes it quick and simple for your friends and family to support you. You can share the link to your fundraising page via your social media pages and through texts and emails. If you haven't done so already click through now and set-up your page.
fundraising ideasA list of charities that we are partnered with are here for you to select. Some of the charities that we work with have fundraising targets and others are self-funded by yourself, each charity we work with will state if they will contribute to some of your jump cost or if you need to self-fund your own place.
You can book individually or as a group with just a £50 deposit per person on any operational day. Some of the charities we work with have reserved spaces on pre-selected days that you are more than welcome to join.
OK you’re all set – This is now the time to start fundraising for your selected charity, we recommend to set up an online fundraising page as all funds you raise will automatically go to the charity of your choice. Please remember you are unable to use any money raised to pay for your skydive and if you have a target set by the charity you have to hit this 3 weeks before the date of your jump to ensure these funds are online for the charity to see!
Charity not listed? Not a problem...
If your charity is not listed you can still book an independent charity skydive.
Book your Skydive directly with one of our team on 01722 568604
Our sales office is open and we are taking bookings. We are looking forward to jumping again from 2nd April. Give us a call if you would like to book.