Take on the challenge

Go for a dip 12 times over the Christmas season and raise money for life saving research.

Sign Up for free and you’ll receive

  • Pink Bobble Hat
  • Pink Christmas Antlers
  • An online giving page

Why?

Thank you so much for joining us for the 12 Dips of Christmas Challenge. By taking part in this challenge you are helping to give the gift of time.

Every cent of the funds raised through this challenge will fund additional laboratory time, affording our Breast Cancer Ireland funded research teams the time needed to continue in their ground-breaking research into a possible cure for this sometimes fatal disease.

Register

Enter your details to get a free hat, antlers and fundraising page

How?

Register

Register for your free pink bobble hat

Fundraise

Rasie money to fund life saving research

Dip

Do 12 dips over the Christmas season

FAQ’s

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What is the challenge?
The 12 Dip-cember Challenge is a fundraising ask challenging participants to go for 12 cold-water dips during the festive period and to fundraise for Breast Cancer Irelands life saving research
How does it work?

It doesn’t matter if you live near open water or if you’ll be taking part from the comfort of your home, there are lots of ways to complete the challenge and raise money for life-saving research. Ideas include:

  • Visit your local lake
  • Run yourself an ice bath
  • Plunge into a paddling pool
  • Take a dip in the sea
  • Have a cold shower

*IMPORTANT: Please remember to read open water guidelines https://watersafety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Open-Water-Swimming-Brochure.pdf

Where does the money raised go?

Thank you so much for joining us for the Dip-cember Challenge. By taking part in this challenge you are helping to give the gift of time.

The Gift of Time focuses on the central theme of giving the precious gift of time to those patients sadly impacted by breast cancer – and in particular metastatic diagnoses – through the funding of world class research into new therapies and treatments for the disease.

Every cent of the funds raised through this challenge will fund additional laboratory time, affording our Breast Cancer Ireland funded research teams the time needed to continue in their ground-breaking research into a possible cure for this sometimes fatal disease.

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