# 10 charities benefit from Skyline's first international multi-charity event

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/06/11/10-charities-benefit-skyline039s-first-international-multicharity-event/
- Published: 2004-06-11T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The first international multi-charity challenge event by events specialist Skyline
has just been completed.**

Ten charities benefited from the event which saw a total of 31 participants cycling
over 470km in China from the Great Wall to Tiananmen Square. Sponsorship for the
event is still being received in but Skyline are confident the total will exceed
£100,000.

Skyline say that they introduced their Open Overseas packages to make these events
as easy as possible to take part in. They are open to all UK charities and charities
can have as little as one person take part on their behalf per trip.

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All charities are provided with full marketing materials to promote the event as
well as their own branded full colour event brochures. Skyline also deal with all
participants from the time they book through to the completion of the trip leaving
charities to concentrate on recruiting participants to take part on their behalf.

Skyline’s next Open Overseas Challenges are Treks in China and Peru and take place
in October 2004. They have recently launched their 2005 Overseas Events programme.

Participants pay a booking deposit of £299 to secure their place and have to raise
a minimum of £2,600 of which each charity is guaranteed 50% at £1,300. All flights,
accommodation, transfers, food and all tour costs are included.

The 10 charities which benefited from the first multi-charity event were Alzheimers
Society, BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Charity), CLAPA (Cleft Lip and Palate Association),
Fair Havens Hospice, Henshaw’s Society for the Blind, Linda McCartney Cancer Centre,
Nightingale House Hospice, Quarriers, RNIB, and Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

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