SNAPS Superhero Challenge returns for 2024
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Our annual SNAPS Superhero Challenge is returning to Leeds this September!
Taking place at the John Charles Centre for Sport on Sunday, 8th September, the Superhero Challenge gives children the chance to zoom around a 400m athletics track. Each child can decide on their own distance target. They may choose to go halfway round, the full way round or keep going many times. They can choose to either run or walk, and those requiring a wheelchair, walker or pushchair can wheel around the track too.
Each child will receive a superhero cape, a goody bag and a special medal to mark their achievement. There will also be a host of fun family activities including:
- Giant bouncy castle
- Face painting
- Arts and crafts
- Children’s entertainers
- Real life superheroes
- Gentle therapy animals
- The chance to look around emergency services vehicles
…and much more!
We’re very grateful to our event sponsors Irwin Mitchell and Taylor Wimpey, and excited to welcome special guests including the Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Leeds and the Leeds Children’s Mayor.
SNAPS’ services receive no government funding, and all funds raised from the Superhero Challenge will go towards our vital work.
Tim Wyatt, whose family has been supported by SNAPS since his daughter Florence suffered a very rare paediatric stroke just before her third birthday, says: “I cannot express enough how grateful my family and I are for the unwavering care and attention that SNAPS has provided to my daughter during her recovery from a stroke. The charity has truly been a lifeline for us during a very challenging time.
“Doing the Superhero Challenge is a real highlight of our family’s year and the perfect way to celebrate all the hard-fought rehabilitation victories in my daughter Florence’s journey. We’re counting down the days to this year’s event, ready to create more unforgettable moments of joy and triumph!”
Lisa Morton, Head of Fundraising at SNAPS, said: “We are so excited for this year’s Superhero Challenge. Last year’s event was attended by over 100 children and was jam-packed with entertainment, and we are going bigger and better this year! The Superhero Challenge offers a safe and inclusive way for ALL families to come together and have fun.
Tickets cost £5 per child (adults go free). Find out more about the Superhero Challenge 2024 here and book tickets here.