While a number of celebrities are trekking 100 kilometres of the Kaisut Desert in temperatures of more than 100 degrees, online bingo players can show their support by logging on and playing bingo in the evening.

The main appeal for Comic Relief 2011 is to help beat preventable blindness across Africa. Jackpotjoy have teamed up to offer Red Nose Day Bingo. The special bingo room includes a unique scratchcard and all profits from the Red Nose Day Bingo room will be donated to help the Comic Relief appeal.

A minimum of 1p from every 10p bingo ticket is donated to Comic Relief, registered charity

Not only will those taking part get a good feeling that comes with helping such a good cause but they can also win some great cash prizes with the full house bingo jackpot standing at £250 and anything from £2 to £5,000 to be won on the scratchcard.

About Comic Relief

Since they first set up shop 25 years ago, they have been doing three main things…

• They raise millions of pounds through two big fundraising campaigns – Red Nose Day and Sport Relief.

• They spend that money in the best possible way to tackle the root causes of poverty and social injustice.

• They use the power of our brand to raise awareness of the issues that we care most about.

Key Facts about Comic Relief:

Raised over £650m and helped to change millions of lives as a result.

Comic Relief cash has been at work in over 76 countries around the world since it began in 1985.

Comic Relief supports work in the UK as well as overseas and has funded 11,058 projects in the UK to date.

Contrary to popular belief, they work all year round, fighting poverty and social injustice in the UK and across the world.

Stars Trek 100km in Desert in Five Days for Sport Relief

The BT Red Nose Desert Trek will see Craig David, Ronni Ancona, Lorraine Kelly, Scott Mills, Olly Murs, Dermot O'Leary, Nadia Sawalha, Kara Tointon and Peter White push themselves to the limit as they tackle some of the planet's toughest terrain and deadliest creatures to raise as much cash as possible for Comic Relief.

Covering 100 gruelling kilometres in the Kaisut Desert in just five days, and facing temperatures as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the daring celebrities will trek over mountains, through bush and across a vast expanse of barren desert. They're expected to lose between 15 and 20 litres of water and burn around 8,000 calories per day.