Skydive for Shelter Scotland
- Choose a date that suits you
- Registration fee: £70
- Fundraising pledge: £395 - £450, depending on location
The challenge
Parachuting from 10,000 feet, the Shelter Scotland skydive is an adrenaline rush and experience like no other.
This is an amazing opportunity to do a tandem parachute jump in either St Andrews or Auchterarder.
No experience is necessary, and you'll receive safe and expert guidance throughout. You’ll be strapped to a trained instructor who'll ensure your safety from the moment you board the plane to touchdown.
Fundraise for Shelter Scotland
When you fundraise for Shelter Scotland, you help us to provide vital expert support and advice to those affected by the housing emergency and defend the right to a safe home.
We recommend setting up a Just Giving page for online fundraising. If you don't already have a fundraising page, our community fundraising team can help you set one up once you've registered for the event.
You can ask people to sponsor you through your fundraising page or use a paper form.
Find our fundraising resources here
Get in touch if you have any questions. Email us at communityscotland@shelter.org.uk
Find out about skydiving for Shelter Scotland
Joint fundraising
If you want to fundraise with other people, you can set up a joint fundraising page.
Contact us at communityscotland@shelter.org.uk to let us know.
The minimum fundraising target per person will still apply.
If you do not reach your fundraising target
There are lots of great ways to boost your fundraising, such as organising a cake sale, dinner party or film night.
We can support you with your fundraising. Contact us at communityscotland@shelter.org.uk
If you do not reach your fundraising target, you can pay the remaining sponsorship yourself. We're happy to accept personal donations.
Each skydiver must raise at least their target (£395 - £450, depending on location) 2 weeks before their jump, or the jump may have to be cancelled or postponed.
Gift Aid on donations to Shelter Scotland
Gift Aid is a fantastic way for Shelter Scotland to raise additional funds, with the UK government adding an extra 25p to every £1 donated if you’re a UK taxpayer.
The easiest way to claim Gift Aid is by fundraising through an online platform such as JustGiving.
It takes around 10 weeks for a Gift Aid claim to be processed, meaning Gift Aid does not count towards your fundraising pledge. However, please do encourage your donors to include Gift Aid in their donations where possible, as it helps us raise extra funds.
If you cannot take part
Please email communityscotland@shelter.org.uk if you cannot take part in your event.
We cannot offer refunds on the registration fee but we can change the date of your jump.
If you've already started fundraising online with JustGiving, ask your donors if they're still happy for their donation to be passed on to Shelter Scotland. If they are, your online funds are automatically sent to us.
Your donors can request a refund from JustGiving if they no longer wish to donate.
We cannot fight homelessness without your help
Want to challenge yourself for Shelter Scotland? Take a look at all our challenges, runs and ideas for organising your own event.
When you take part in an event for Shelter Scotland, you're joining us in defending the right to a safe home.
Whether you run, dance, walk miles in your kilt or crawl through mud, every pound you raise helps us to fight the housing emergency.
Thanks to fundraisers like you, in 2022/23 almost 17,000 people got advice through our helpline and webchat services, and our online advice pages were visited over one million times.
Together we can continue to create long-term change and fight the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people and society.
