Krazy Races is on the lookout for a Shrewsbury based Charity for 2024. Shrewsbury Krazy Races will return on Sunday 26th May to celebrate 5 years since the event first took Shrewsbury by storm and will feature a special event after party. The soapbox derby event first came to Shrewsbury in 2019, with the inaugural event winning ‘Best new event in the U.K’ at The National Outdoor Events Awards before returning for a second year in 2022 to entertain over 17,500 people in Shrewsbury Quarry. The Shropshire based company has since taken the event to locations across the country raising over £100,000 for charity in 2023 alone.
The Headline Charity partnership allows the charity to collect and receive funds through several revenue streams while putting the charity front and centre of the event. For the return of Shrewsbury Krazy Races, the team have decided to ask charities from Shrewsbury to come forward and contact event organisers before a consultation period will take place followed by a public vote.
The partnership will run from Monday 27th November until two weeks after Shrewsbury Krazy Races finishes on the 9th June 2024. This will give our local charity the chance to raise money and awareness at the ‘Kraziest’ event in town!
As part of the partnership, the selected charity will be given the opportunity to fundraise at the Krazy Races scrutineer event which takes place between 2-4 weeks before the main Soapbox event on Sunday 26th May 2024. The selected charity will also feature on the Krazy Races website with a go fund me link set up for the event. As well as the Krazy Races social media channels.
Dates for Krazy Races Charity selection process;
25th October-6th November- Shrewsbury charities invited to put themselves forward by emailing admin@sarahbelcherevents.co.uk with the subject line (Shrewsbury Charity) or entering this
7th November- Entry closed
7th-9th November- Consultation with charities
10th November- 19th November- Public Vote via Krazy Races social media channels.
W/C 20th November 2023- Chosen charity announced with joint press release.
Criteria for charities;
- A not-for-profit charity
- Have a UK Registered Charity Number
- Located within 10 miles of the Shrewsbury postcode area, with activities directly benefiting the people of Shrewsbury
- Staff/volunteers able to attend the event on Sunday 26th June
- A good connection with local businesses to encourage them to enter a soapbox on your behalf. Target 10 teams raising money for your charity.
- A commitment to promote our event locally and on your website/ social media channels as well as through local PR & media.
- Clear plan to use this opportunity to raise as much money as possible through activations on and before the event.
Danny Scoffin, Head of Brand & Strategic Development for Krazy Races; “Our Krazy Races events are all about raising as much money for local charities as possible while giving families a fantastic day out. We work closely with our headline charity partner to help integrate them into the heart of the event, giving them as many opportunities as we can to raise as much as possible! This is our first time asking the public to recommend and vote for a local charity that they are passionate about and we are excited to meet and work with the eventual winner.”
Shrewsbury Krazy Races charity partner application opens today. Interested charities need to email admin@sarahbelcherevents.co.uk before midnight on the 6th November for a chance to be chosen by the public through an online vote.
Shrewsbury Krazy Races will be coming to Town on Sunday 26th May. Team spaces and tickets are now available.
