{"id":25544,"date":"2020-04-22T21:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.potentialplusuk.org\/?p=25544"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:47:45","slug":"calling-all-superheroes-get-involved-in-the-2-6-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/22\/calling-all-superheroes-get-involved-in-the-2-6-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling All Superheroes: Get Involved in the 2.6 Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Please get involved<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Donate directly to Potential Plus UK or set up your own challenge to raise funds so that we can support more young people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #82368c;\">How many times could you hop in 26 seconds?<br \/>\nCould you walk 2.6km around the garden?<br \/>\nWould you enjoy challenging yourself to 26 maths questions?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The 2.6 Challenge is taking place on Sunday April 26th, 2020.\u00a0 It has been set up by the organisers of the London Marathon (which was due to take place that day), to help raise greatly needed funds for charities during this time. Participants can undertake any challenge around the theme of 2.6 or 26.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #82368c;\">Potential Plus UK is taking part<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/bMVWzkybH1I&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Bobby&#8217;s Maths Challenge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During these unprecedented times, the Potential Plus UK team of staff and volunteers is doing everything we can to help families and schools to meet the learning and wellbeing needs of young people with high learning potential. We are doing this by enhancing our online resources and expanding access to information and advice.<\/p>\n<p>For some parents, regularly seeing their children completing school work at home has caused them to reflect on their ability to learn above and beyond usual expectations (check out our free questionnaire for help with this: <a href=\"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/online-questionnaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/online-questionnaire\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For others, the joy of limitless exploration is matched by the sheer exhaustion of trying to keep up with their HLP child!<\/p>\n<p>Like many charities, Potential Plus UK has had to cancel its fundraising events during the lockdown, so we are participating in the 2.6 Challenge to raise funds to enable us to support even more young people, <strong>not only during this crisis, but well into the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My personal challenge has been to recall at least 26 random irregular German verbs out of a possible 180+. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/potential-s-2-6-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/potential-s-2-6-challenge<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/A-hAenWXc-g&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Julie&#8217;s German Challenge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We are also grateful for the support of our trustees and ambassadors. Take a look at Prof Barry Hymer\u2019s challenge. He adds the disclaimer: &#8220;Please don&#8217;t attempt to repeat this at home until you&#8217;re skilled at stuffing 26 grapes into your mouth at speed &#8230;.&#8221;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/njvVd3T-35M&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Barry&#8217;s Grape Challenge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Can trustee Steve Ramsden&#8217;s Riddle Challenge see him ask 26 riddles in 2.6 minutes? &#8211; it&#8217;s a close one this![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/UA3CGcYjUPA&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Steve&#8217;s Riddle Challenge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]While trustee Jason &#8220;The Philosophy Man&#8221; is challenging himself to ask 26 philosophical questions in less than 2.6 minutes, they may take a lot longer than 2.6 minutes to answer! (You can find his questions written <a href=\"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/the-2-6-challenge-jason-buckley-asks-26-philosophical-questions-in-2-6-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/YwfhzwONBu0&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title=&#8221;Jason &#8220;The Philosophy Man&#8220;&#8217;s Challenge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Please get involved<\/h3>\n<p>Donate directly to Potential Plus UK or set up your own challenge to raise funds so that we can support more young people.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to share your videos and photos. Please upload them to social media or email them to us at <a href=\"mailto:amazingchildren@potentialplusuk.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">amazingchildren@potentialplusuk.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #82368c;\">Julie Taplin<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Chief Executive, Potential Plus UK<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Please get involved Donate directly to Potential Plus UK or set up your own challenge to raise funds so that we can support more young   [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001684,"featured_media":25526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[380,55,196,329,278,301],"tags":[56,242],"class_list":["post-25544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ambassadors","category-challenges","category-focus","category-fundraising","category-latest-news","category-potential-plus-uk-diary","tag-challenge","tag-fundraising"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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