# Give us 60 minutes, says Victim Support

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/02/23/give-us-60-minutes-says-victim-support/
- Published: 2005-02-23T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The charity Victim Support is asking people to give up 60 minutes to do something
constructive like hour-long fundraising activities during the week of 25 April 2005.
‘
Make some time for the victims of crime’, suggests the charity as it launched its
Sunrise Appeal.

The charity commissioned a survey by NOP World to ask 1,000 adults what they would
do if they have one extra hour to do anything they wanted. The poll revealed that:

* 26% would stay in bed, sleep, relax with a cup of tea, or do nothing

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* 7% would spend time with friends and/or family

* 5% would play sport, visit the gym or exercise

* 4% would go shopping

* 1% would have sex

Paul Fawcett, Head of Communications at Victim Support, said: “People often say 
that they don’t have enough time in the day to get things done, but the survey shows
that ‘stay-in-bed-Britain’ is thriving, or rather, it’s reaching for the snooze 
button.”

Several sponsors and donors have already given or pledged £1.7 million during teh
initial phase of the Sunrise Appeal.

Ken Madine, the charity’s Head of Fundraising, added: “If people can’t give up an
hour, they can donate £3 to their local Victim Support by texting the word Sunrise,
followed by a space and then their postcode, to 80887.”

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