For the past few years, JCI UK has run a brilliant fundraising activity called £1 a day where members challenge themselves to live off £7 for all food and drink for a week. JCI UK have decided to not run this nationally in 2019 so JCI Southampton have decided to run the scheme on a local level as it fits hand in hand with our 2019 charity of the year ‘Southampton City Mission’ and our chosen SDGs of the year “No Poverty” and “Zero Hunger”. The rules for £1 a day are outlined below and the money will be donated to our BT Donate page for the year – link here Our £1 a day challenge will start on Saturday 19th January 2019. (Below information taken from JCI UK page 2018 – thanks Phoebe Benta!) Whether you’re taking part for the first time or need a refresher from last year, below are the rules for the Pound a Day Challenge!

• Your £7 weekly budget has to include both food and drink.
• You donate the difference between your £7 budget and your normal food and drink spend and donate it through the BT Donate page.
• You can use basic seasonings of salt and pepper from your cupboard. However, you cannot use additional spices such as chilli and garlic unless you buy them from your budget.
• You can use oil for cooking purposes, but only in small quantities. It cannot be used in large amounts for things such as salad dressings unless you purchase it specifically for such dishes.
• You cannot use sauces or condiments such as mayonnaise or ketchup unless you purchase them from your £7 budget.
• You can buy items that come in large quantities, such as tea bags, split it and exclude the percentage of money for the amount taken out. However, you must declare this before the event and make sure you are not tempted to cheat and dip into the part that is from outside your budget!

Ways to get involved

• Undertake the full challenge using the rules above.  We encourage this one the most as part of the challenge is understanding what it is like to live on such a small budget, as many people in the UK do.
• If you do not feel able to commit to the full challenge, consider giving up a luxury items, such as alcohol or your favourite sweet treat, and donate what you would have spent.
• Sponsor other members taking part.

Registering for the Challenge

Register by making your donation (cost of your normal weekly shop minus £7) to the BT Donate page – link here

Let us know what you’re doing

We are big fans of active social networking so, whether funny or serious, get posting! We want to see your shopping list, recipe ideas and meal photos. We also want to know how you’re doing throughout the event; is it easy? Are you struggling? Use #JCISotonpoundaday to share ideas and to keep each other motivated. Join our Facebook event Instagram: jcisouthampton Twitter: @jcisouthampton Participants are taking on a mighty challenge by doing this event and personally making valuable contributions to charity. So spread the word about what you’re doing. Share the BT Donate link and get friends, family and colleagues to give up something small and donate the money in support of what you’re doing. If they don’t want to give something up then they can just make a donation as sponsorship. We will end the week with a meal together to share our experiences and how we got on! Details to follow. Read more about £1 A Day 2018 here - https://www.jciuk.org.uk/team-uk-we-did-it-again-pound-a-day-success/