Swimathon Fundraising
Each year nine local charities and good causes are selected to be beneficiaries of the funds raised at the Swimathion and Assisted Swimathon each year.
Raising the money
Each swimmer collects sponsorship from family, friends, work colleagues, corporate donations, etc. by:
Using JustGiving
To donate
The link is www.justgiving.com/campaign/swimathon26.
To make a donation, click on the blue ‘Give now’ button. (If you are already a JustGiving user, log in. If you are not, you need to register).
Please make sure that you mention which team and/or individual swimmer you are sponsoring. Then, when MK Rotary Club collects the information from Just Giving’s report, we will be able to calculate how much each team has raised. Without that information, we won’t be able to credit your team.
To fundraise
As a team or individual swimmer, you can, if you wish, set up your own page with a unique link.
This will save you from collecting the money yourself, give you the opportunity to reach out on social media, and ensure the donations come straight to us in your name or the name of your team. They will automatically be credited to your team’s total sponsorship.
Our sponsorship form
Each swimmer collects sponsorship from family, friends, work colleagues, corporate donations, etc. by:
- Online sponsorship via Just Giving, which claims 25% Gift Aid automatically for us on all eligible donations, and/or
- Using Rotary MK’s sponsorship form and bringing the money to the event or paying it into Rotary MK’s Swimathon bank account. As a charity Rotary Club MK claims Gift Aid from HMRC.
Using JustGiving
To donate
The link is www.justgiving.com/campaign/swimathon26.
To make a donation, click on the blue ‘Give now’ button. (If you are already a JustGiving user, log in. If you are not, you need to register).
Please make sure that you mention which team and/or individual swimmer you are sponsoring. Then, when MK Rotary Club collects the information from Just Giving’s report, we will be able to calculate how much each team has raised. Without that information, we won’t be able to credit your team.
To fundraise
As a team or individual swimmer, you can, if you wish, set up your own page with a unique link.
This will save you from collecting the money yourself, give you the opportunity to reach out on social media, and ensure the donations come straight to us in your name or the name of your team. They will automatically be credited to your team’s total sponsorship.
- Click on the orange ‘Start fundraising’ button.
- If you have not used Just Giving before, you need to register. If you have, you just need to log in.
- Click ‘I’m taking part in an event’.
- Key in ‘Rotary MK Swimathon 2026’.
- Set your target.
- Personalise your page with your team’s name and details.
- Add your own picture or contact [email protected] for the Rotary MK Swimathon 2026 official logo.
- Launch your page and try it out.
Our sponsorship form
- If some or all of your swimmers wish, they can use our sponsorship form.
- If you return the completed sponsorship form (or a copy if it) to us, we can collect Gift Aid from HMRC – an extra 25% on eligible donations.
- A new sponsor form will be created and added to the website for the next event in the coming months.
If you know of a local charity or organisation in or around Milton Keynes which you would like to benefit from the Swimathon next year, be sure to get in touch. We would love to hear from you.