Event information

When? Throughout May

Where? UK wide

Fundraising target? £100

Registration fee? Free

Grab your apron and show your love of baking this World Baking Day!!
Sunday 19 May is World Baking Day - celebrate your love of baking by holding a bake themed fundraiser during May.

How to get involved?

The bake sale - it's a classic for a reason! Grab your apron and whip up a storm in the kitchen with some cakes and baked treats.

Whether it's family, friends or colleagues -get them involved to enjoy your fabulous bakes!

Sign up now to receive your digital fundraising pack and cake flags.

Whether you're a pro baker or want to give baking a go, get baking for Mencap!

Our support begins with you sign with plates of cakes
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Benefits of fundraising for Team Mencap

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Access to exclusive fundraising resources and guides

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Make a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability

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One-to-one fundraising support from our team

Questions and answers about this event

If you can't find what you are looking for on our event page please contact our team who would be happy to help.

Our fundraising ideas page carries a downloadable resource which holds lots of inspiration for fundraising.

JustGiving pages are the easiest way to start fundraising, as you can set them up quickly, share them across social media immediately, and all money comes directly to us. 

JustGiving also takes care of all Gift Aid!

You can get started by reading our guide to setting up your JustGiving page and then sign up to JustGiving.

If you prefer we also have a handy sponsorship form which you can download to collect your fundraising.

We have a secure Mencap website which helps you easily pay in your fundraising.

Take a look at our stories pages to find out what it's like to fundraise for Mencap.

Mencap support the 1.5 million people in the UK who have a learning disability and the money you raise will go towards fulfilling our vision for a world where all people are listened to, valued and included, and not discriminated against because of their learning disability. 

Our dedicated team are always on hand to help advise you about your fundraising goals.

How your fundraising makes a difference

£7

answers a call from someone in crisis who reaches out to our Learning Disability Helpline for support.

£25

helps a trained caseworker stop a parent's loved one from being wrongfully locked up in a mental health hospital.

£50

helps pay for urgent legal support for a family in desperate need of advice to prevent their loved one being admitted to an in-patient unit.