The Base One Video Shockers Challenge, in aid of Help For Heroes 

We're not heroes. We work in a nice, safe office, away from the dangers faced by the people this charity seeks to support. But in order to raise money for people worthier than us, we thought we would put ourselves in a different line of fire. 

The Challenge 

There are a lots of things that we don't want to do in life. But in aid of charity, we have selected six of the most unpleasant tasks we could think of, and present them to you – our voting public – to select for us by making a donation. Quite simply, the person who receives the most donations for each challenge will have to do it (or risk a fate worse than, well, doing the task itself). 

The Videos 

The best thing for you is that you get to see the challenge performed in glorious technicolor the following week on video, posted on this site. There will be seven different challenges, each equally unpalatable and embarrassing, one of which will be drawn and described on this site each week. And to see the victim of your choice rising to the challenge, you just have to make your donation on their page – see below.

How to vote 

You can cast your vote simply by donating via each person's Justgiving page. Your candidates – all from the same client team within Base One – are listed below: 

Richard Bush

CEO and very important person. He decides the company direction and makes all the big decisions within Base One. Now it's your chance to make a few decisions for Richard and maybe decide his direction…

Vote for Richard at www.justgiving.com/BaseOneRichard or text: BASE69 (followed by amount, eg £5) to 70070

Caz Taylor

This was all Caz's idea. Everyone else was talking about maybe doing a run, or a sponsored diet or something normal. But Caz wanted her way and threatened to scream and scream if we didn't give in. So why not prove the folly of her ways by voting for her? Vote for Caz at www.justgiving.com/BaseOneCaz or text: BASE63 (followed by amount, eg £5) to 70070

Bex Harman

Bex has only recently joined Base One as a designer. The job description said something about having an eye for design, contributing to a buzzing creative atmosphere, and striving for creative excellence. It didn't mention anything like this. Oh dear. Bit late to pull out now Bex. Vote for Bex at www.justgiving.com/BaseOneBex or text: BASE65 (followed by amount, eg £5) to 70070

John Bottom

An easy-going family man, JB is used to a comfortable life. He enjoys his work, his blog page, his social media, and his regular visits to Starbucks. He likes nothing more than to be left alone in his comfort zone. Don't let him get away with it.

Vote for John at www.justgiving.com/BaseOneJohn or text: BASE68 (followed by amount, eg £5) to 70070

David Thomas

As the Creative Director, Dave's a bit of a crazy guy. Loves this kind of thing. In fact he was the first to say "great idea, Caz", whilst secretly thinking "I'll probably be OK and they're bound to choose someone else.". Was he right? Is Dave in the clear? Or will be the star of the next Base One Video Shocker? You decide…

Bethan Jenkins

Bethan is a lovely girl. Always puts others before herself and would never say a bad word about anyone. She dedicates her spare time to helping make the world a better place. She's an angel. She was bullied as a child and now all she wants is to be loved. Vote for Bethan at www.justgiving.com/BaseOneBethan or text: BASE66 (followed by amount, eg £5) to 70070

Ann-Maria Guard

Guardy is never short of an opinion. She usually knows what's going on, who's doing what, and where they're doing it. If she doesn't know, she'll tell you anyway. This is your chance to make her lost for words. Please do it. Vote for AM at www.justgiving.com/BaseOneAM or text: BASE64 (followed by amount, eg £5) to 70070

The Overall Aim 

Let's not forget that this is all to raise money for Help For Heroes. The people we are raising money for aren't office monkeys like us, they're people who have done extremely dangerous things in the service of their country and come off worse. They deserve our help and we're happy to be doing our it to help – hope you can support us and them by joining in.