KA! 140 Challenge Fundraisers

FABULOUS FUNDRAISERS!

Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of Kids Alive!

Well done to everyone who has raised money for their Salvation Army church in the Kids Alive! 140 Challenge! Here’s a round-up of some of our top fundraisers…

Lexi from Brislington, who ‘wants to help other people’, is being sponsored to do 140 star jumps. She’s already raised £120 for The Salvation Army.

Each week of the summer holidays sisters Molly and Lottie have played a piece of music live on the Bourne Salvation Army Facebook page. Together they have raised more than £280 – the money is going to help buy a basketball hoop and some other equipment for children to enjoy at the church’s new after-school club.

Grown-ups have been involved in the 140 Challenge too. Justin, the editor of Kids Alive!, is being sponsored to run 140km to raise money for children’s work at Sutton Salvation Army Community Church. He’s smashed his target of £140, raising £194 so far!

We think our fundraisers are fabulous! Thank you for helping to celebrate our 140th anniversary in such an awesome way!

Readers can continue the fundraising fun beyond 21 August if they would like to. Make sure you email or write to us about your fundraising efforts and include some cool photos!

1990–2021

In 1990 there was another name change – this time The Young Soldier was simply shortened to YS. Here’s the first ‘newlook number!’

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6 January 1990 issue

Things are starting to look a little more familiar now. In 1996 YS became Kids Alive! Check out the first cover on the right.

30 March 1996 issue

6 April 1996 issue QUESTION 20

How many years has our comic been called Kids Alive!? A 125 years B 25 years C 5 years

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The Young Soldier published lots of things to help their readers talk to God. Take a look at this Prayer Stair from 1994! Here’s the first front cover of the new millennium.

1 January 2000 issue

QUESTION 21

In which year did we celebrate the new millennium?

30 July 1994 issue

Here’s an early Robbie’s Robot strip from 1992. Back in 2002 phone screens were black and white. Texts had a limit of 120 letters per message, so people would abbreviate words. Work out the Bible verse from this Mble Mssgs!

QUESTION 19

What’s the name of the artist who draws Robbie’s Robot? (Check out this week’s back page for a clue!)

4 February 2006 issue QUESTION 22

In which year did Kelly Holmes win double gold at the Olympics? A 2000 B 2004 C 2008

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We’ve always loved hearing from our readers. Take a look at this Patch’s Inbox from 2007, including an awesome drawing of our very own Patch the Dog. Check out this awesome Christmas cover from 2015 designed by nine-year-old Alisha Gallant.

16 January 2010 issue

QUESTION 23

How many mittens are in this picture puzzle from 2010?

5 December 2015 issue

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In 2012 we printed a Special Edition to welcome the Olympics to the UK. Tens of thousands copies of this issue were given away for free during the Olympic Torch Relay and throughout the duration of the Games.

31 March 2018 issue

Special Edition 2012 QUESTION 24

How many gold medals did Team GB win at the 2012 Olympics? A 9 B 29 C 49