CancerCare's Dare2Dip Everyday in October is a fun cold-water challenge with a very serious message... if you are felling brave, read on!

Perhaps you're a seasoned cold-water swimmer who wants to do something amazing for your local community, or you're a total novice when it comes to chilly plunges and want to set yourself a new personal challenge. Irrespective of your experience, we need you to dip every single day during October to help raise money for CancerCare.

We don't expect this month-long stint to be for the faint-hearted, though. During October, the temperatures will drop and the nights will be dark. But we want you to push yourself - embrace the chill and do something epic!

But where shall I do my dip, you may ask? Here are some ideas:

Stand in a cold shower

Run into the sea

Swim in a local river or lake

Dig the kids' paddling pool out of the shed

Try our cold water therapy pod

Fill your own bathtub

Plunge into a trough, trug, bin or other home-made pod

Over the last four decades, we have helped tens of thousands of people find the strength to face the future after the devastation of a cancer diagnosis or death of a loved one. It costs approximately £2m each year to provide free professional therapy to local people and more than 90% of this comes from public donations. People never know when they may need us and its our aim to ensure we are always there when they do.

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