Double Your Donation for Sight Life During Big Give Week
Skipping a cuppa will help us reach our £10,000 target!
Every day, people across South Wales face the life-changing impact of sight loss.
Whether it’s learning to navigate safely, rebuilding confidence after a diagnosis, accessing specialist support, or simply finding a community that understands, Sight Life is there to help people live independently and well with sight loss.
This Big Give Week, you can help us reach even more people.
From midday on Monday 22nd June until 5pm on Monday 29th June, every donation made through our Big Give campaign page will be doubled through match funding, thanks to the generous support of People’s Postcode Lottery Community Trust.
Our goal is to raise £10,000, which will be doubled to £20,000 to fund vital services for people living with sight loss across South Wales.
Why Your Support Matters
Demand for our services continues to grow. Every donation helps Sight Life provide practical support, information, wellbeing activities, social opportunities and specialist advice that empower people to live independently and confidently. Click here to see exactly how we help people.
By supporting this campaign, you’re helping people affected by sight loss stay connected, informed and supported when they need it most. You can read the stories of three people we’ve helped here.
Make Your Donation Go Even Further
This is a huge opportunity to multiply your impact.
A donation of £5 is matched to £10 and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid increases your original donation by 25%, creating a total impact of £11.25.
That’s more than double the difference from a single gift.
Take Part: Skip a Cuppa for Sight Life
To help drive donations during Big Give Week, we’re inviting supporters to take part in Skip a Cuppa for Sight Life on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
The concept is simple: Instead of buying your usual daily tea, coffee or café treat, donate the cost through our Big Give page and help transform a small everyday purchase into life-changing support.
Then join the ‘Pass the Mug Challenge’
Help us spread the word – once you’ve skipped your cuppa, share it on socials and Pass the Mug. To do this, take a selfie photo or video with your favourite mug or a homemade cuppa, download our templates (at the bottom of this page) share it on social media, tag Sight Life and the 3 people you’d like to challenge to do the same. In short, simply ‘Pass the mug’!
Here are some examples:
Just don’t forget to tag your friends and @sightlife.wales into the post too! Links to download the above instagram and facebook story templates as well as some stickers, are at the bottom of this page. Just scroll down!
Together, we can raise awareness, inspire donations and help more people discover the support available through Sight Life.
Help Us Reach Our Target
To recap, your support is hugely appreciated and there lots of ways you can support the campaign:
- Donate through the Big Give portal
- Add Gift Aid (if you’re eligible to do so)
- Tell everyone you’ve Skipped a Cuppa for Sight Life
- Pass the Mug to three other people, encouraging them to do the same
- Follow, share and tag the following on social media:
- @SightLife.Wales
- @PostcodeLotteryUK
- @BigGive
- You can also use our hashtags: #SkipACuppa, #GoSightLife, #BigGive, #PassTheMug
A huge Thank You from us for your support. Every donation made during Big Give Week will help Sight Life continue providing life-changing support to people with sight loss across South Wales.
Here’s the link to donate (between 12pm on 22nd and 5pm on 29th June) to double your impact:
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000BoKRpYAN
Download our Social Media Templates here (click the link and save the image to your device):
- ‘I Skipped My Cuppa’ Instagram / Facebook Story Template
- ‘I’ve skipped a cuppa’ Instagram / Facebook Story Template
- ‘My £5 cuppa became £10!’ Instagram / Facebook Story Template
- ‘I’ve skipped a cuppa – Pass the Mug’ Instagram / Facebook Story Template
Or, download a sticker to overlay on your photo of your home-made cuppa:
