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Read Every Day in November Challenge

Read every day throughout November and raise money to help fund life-saving cancer research.

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The challenge

Read every day in the month of November

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Date

Throughout the month of November.

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Location

At home, on your commute or with your book club – wherever works for you!

Read every day in November and raise money to help fund vital cancer research

This is your challenge. Whatever you choose to read, do it your way.

There’s no set amount to read. Whether it’s a few pages, a chapter or a few minutes of an audiobook, make the challenge work for you. Read a little (or a lot!) each day throughout November.

How to take part

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Sign up for free - no entry fee

Complete our 2 minute form and get your free Cancer Research UK tote bag and online Giving Page.

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Join the community

Join the challenge Facebook group to meet fellow fundraisers, share book recommendations and motivate each other throughout November.

Join the Read Every Day in November Facebook group

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Read every day this November and start fundraising

Complete the challenge your way, on your own or with friends, family or a book club, and start fundraising with help from your free fundraising pack.

Get your fundraising pack(PDF, 1.98 MB)

Completing the challenge

Get tips for completing your reading

Access your reading guide(PDF, 228 KB)

You don’t need to provide evidence of your reading

We trust you! Use your challenge calendar to tick off each day you read and keep track of your progress throughout November.

Access your challenge calendar (PDF, 129 KB)

We recommend completing your challenge in November, but you can start and finish at any time.

You can continue to collect donations on your online Giving Page after the month ends.

Whether you finish the challenge or not, the money you raise allows us to continue funding world-class research.

How to fundraise

We'll create your online Giving Page when you sign up.

Share it with friends, family and colleagues and start getting sponsorship for your challenge.

There's no set fundraising target.

You set your own goals. But we do recommend setting yourself a target of £150.

Fundraisers who do set a target raise significantly more.

Get fundraising support, tips and inspiration

Grab your fundraising pack, challenge calendar, shareable social media badges and more to help you reach your fundraising goals.

What your fundraising can do

Whether you surpass your goals or don't quite reach them, the money you raise will help fund life-saving cancer research.

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£70

could fund a clinical research grant for one day, funding doctors and nurses to find new ways to beat cancer.

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£130

could fund a cancer nurse for one day, giving people confidential cancer support and guidance.

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£170

could fund a trial for one day to test new radiotherapy techniques for treating bile duct cancer.

Get answers to all your questions

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Get answers to your most common questions.

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