Your donations, big and small, mean we can provide support for PCA members and their families when they need it most.
PARIS TO LONDON 2021
Cycle from Paris to London
Challenge yourself to cycle from Paris to London in aid of the Trust in 2021!
The three-day bucket list bike ride between 15-17 October will see you cover 331km and scale 3,110m of total elevation as you pass through picturesque villages, historic towns and stunning natural scenery along the way.
With the likes of Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Joe Denly and Marcus Trescothick already signed up, motivation and camaraderie will not be in short supply throughout the challenge.
The cost of the trip is £600 per person with an additional fundraising target of £1,000 per person.
A deposit of 30% (£180) is required on sign-up, and you can either pay the remaining £420 by July 1 2021 or commit to fundraising the outstanding balance.
To sign up, visit our event organiser Just Pedal’s website or email our Head of Fundraising Kathryn Ford at kathryn.ford@thepca.co.uk.
You can donate to our cyclists via our dedicated JustGiving page.
CLUB TOGETHER FOR CRICKET
#SupportOurSport
Support professional cricketers in England and Wales as they score runs and take wickets in aid of the players’ charity: the Professional Cricketers’ Trust.
Signing up to goalgiving only takes a few minutes, and from there you can pledge to donate for every run scored or wicket taken by some of your favourite players, supporting PCA members and their immediate families when they need it most.
The goalgiving platform offers complete flexibility, so you can choose how much you donate per run or wicket, put a cap on your donations if you wish and decide if you want to give regularly or as a one-off.
By making this small gesture and signing up to goalgiving in aid of the Trust, you can go a long way to supporting PCA members and their immediate families when they need it most.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
As an Organisation
- Does your organisation have a charity of the year?
- Would your company be interested in supporting a Trust event?
- Could you make the Trust the beneficiary charity of one of your existing events?
- Are you looking for event talent in return for a donation to the Trust?
- Engage your staff and customers through volunteering for the Trust?
- Do you have an auction item or experience you would be willing to donate?
As an Individual
- Sporting challenges (marathons, half-marathons, cycle events, triathlons…) if you are looking to get fit and raise money.
- Sponsored events (eating, sponsored shaves, ‘Give it up’…) can be a less physical and perhaps more fun way of raising vital funds
- Peer-to-peer fundraising
County Teams
- Does your organisation have a charity of the year?
- Support the charity that is there for you.
- Your county team can get behind the Professional Cricketers’ Trust so that it can be there when you need it.
- Contact your PDM or Samantha Relf to get your team involved.
PREVIOUS CHALLENGES
Three Peaks Challenge 2019
50 walkers completed the famous Three Peaks Challenge in October 2019 in a joint initiative to raise valuable funds for the Professional Cricketers’ Trust and Tom Maynard Trust. The fundraisers took on the highest peaks in each of England, Scotland and Wales.
Goochie’s Coast 2 Coast 2018
PCA President Graham Gooch took on the Wainwright Coast to Coast walk to raise funds for the Professional Cricketers’ Trust & Graham Gooch Scholarship. The challenge raised over £23,000 which was evenly split between the two charitable causes.
Big Bike Ride 3 – October 2017
Big Bike Ride 3 was the hardest yet. Over five days, 60 cyclists completed the 360 mile route and 26,000 feet climb with former England internationals completing the challenge and raising over £100k for the Professional Cricketers’ Trust and the Tom Maynard Trust.
Amazon Smile
Ordering online because you’re not going to the shops? Did you know you can donate to us and it won’t cost you a thing!
AmazonSmile takes less than a minute to set up and you can use your existing Amazon account either on the Internet or via the Amazon app on your mobile phone.
To support us online, visit the AmazonSmile homepage and when prompted select Professional Cricketers’ Trust as your charitable organisation.
On your iPhones and Android phones, simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
- Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into ‘Settings’
- Tap ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
Amazon will then automatically donate 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to us – and that’s it!
Donate in Memory
Celebrate the life of a loved one while supporting our vital work. Make a donation, create an online tribute or leave a legacy in someone’s memory.
We understand that leaving a legacy is a special and personal decision. That’s why our charity Directors are available to answer any questions you may have. In the first instance please contact Ian Thomas on 07920 575578 or email ian.thomas@professionalcricketerstrust.org
“I donated because I think it’s such a worthy cause. I have had first-hand experience of how hard it can be for cricketers past & present.”
Christine Kettleborough
