The 28 Challenge is open to all ages and abilities and you can take part solo or in a team. If you have any health concerns, we recommend checking with your doctor before getting started if you are doing a physical challenge. 

Of course! The 28 Challenge can be done individually or with friends, family or colleagues.  

• Log in to your fundraising page. You can do this by clicking on the symbol in the top right corner of the homepage for The 28 Challenge 

• Once you are logged in, hover over your name in the top right corner and select 'Dashboard' from the drop down menu. 

• In your dashboard select the 'Create a team' button. 

• Complete all the details for your team fundraising page. For your fundraising target, we suggest a £28 target per person but you can change this to any target you decide.  

• Choose whether you would like your team to be private, or make it public for anyone to join. If you select private,  members will be able to join through invitation only.  

• Click the 'Create team' button at the bottom of the page. 

• Go to the team's page you would like to join or ask for the page link to be sent directly to you from a member of the team. 

• Under the team name, click the button which says 'Join us'. 

• Or, you can join a private team by receiving an invitation from the team captain to your email address. 

Please read the terms and conditions below which apply to The 28 Challenge 2026 prize draw.  By taking part in the prize draw you are agreeing to comply with, and confirm you satisfy, these terms and conditions.  

Prizes:  

£200 One4All vouchers  

Five Hearing Dog goodie bundles. Each bundle comprises of one each of the following: Tote Bag (4 dogs design); Hearing Dogs Tea-Towel, Hearing Dogs Mug, Hearing Dogs 12 Assorted Cards Pack; Hearing Dogs Mini Notepad; Hearing Dogs Burgundy Pen; Hearing Dogs Jax Keyring.  

Participant entry:  

The prize draw is open to UK residents only, excluding employees of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.  

Prize Draw Terms and Conditions:  

The prize draw is free to enter and no purchase is necessary.  

Only entrants who are fully registered for The 28 Challenge 2026 via the signup form at https://events.hearingdogs.org.uk/event/28challenge and have raised or donated £28 or more via sponsorship, their fundraising page or the Hearing Dogs The 28 Challenge donation webpage by 11.59 pm on Thursday 12 March 2026 are eligible to take part in the prize draw.  

Any entrants raising sponsorship using sponsor forms are required to pay in their sponsorship online via the link here by 11.59 pm on 12 March 2026.   

If sending sponsorship by post, it must arrive no later than Friday 6 March 2026 in order to be processed in time ahead of the prize draw sponsorship deadline of 11.59 pm on 12 March. Please follow the instructions on your sponsorship form regarding where to send your sponsorship monies. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People cannot accept responsibility for sponsorship that is lost, mislaid or delayed in the postal system or arrives after the stated sponsorship deadlines.  

Raising £28 or more entitles the participant to one entry into the prize draw.  

Individuals taking part as a member of a team, who have registered for The 28 Challenge as above, will qualify for the prize draw if they have individually raised £28 or more on their own fundraising page. Team totals do not qualify for the fundraising rewards. 

Please contact us should you need to withdraw from The 28 Challenge by emailing events@hearingdogs.org.uk
Fundraising donations should not be transferred between participants,  

The prize draw closes for entry at 11.59 pm on Thursday 12 March 2026. Any donations made after this date and time specified will not be taken into consideration and will not be eligible for this prize draw.  

The six winners of the prize draw will be chosen using a randomised name generator.  

The result of the prize draw will be announced on The 28 Challenge Facebook group at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/28challenge on 16 March 2026.  

The six winners will also be notified on 16 March 2026 via email to their email address supplied when they completed The 28 Challenge 2026 signup form.  

Should any of the winners not accept the prize by Friday 27 March 2026, then their prize will be reallocated to the competition and a new winner will be drawn at random. The stated rules will apply to the new draw.  

Should any of the winners be an employee of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, their prize will be reallocated and a new winner will be drawn at random. The stated rules will apply to the new draw.  

The winners agree to share a UK based address with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People to receive their prize.  

The prizes will be posted by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People directly to the winners by Monday 30 March 2026 using signed for recorded delivery via Royal Mail.  

Prizes are non-transferable and there will be no cash replacement for prizes.  

The Vouchers cannot be exchanged or refunded via One4All  

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People will not accept responsibility if contact details provided are incomplete or inaccurate.  

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People will not accept responsibility for entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.  

By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you have any questions, please contact events@hearingdogs.org.uk   

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People reserves the right to refuse entry or to refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions.  

Advertising of stated prize draw:  

All participants of The 28 Challenge will receive details of the competition, including a link to the terms and conditions and how to take part, upon registering for the event to the email address supplied upon sign up.  

All advertising will abide by the rules indicating clear ways to take part and including a link to the rules.