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Whizz-Kidz secures Paris alternative for New York marathon team
Howard Lake | 7 November 2012 | News
The New York Marathon, a major fundraising event for charities in many countries, was cancelled due to the impact of superstorm Sandy last month, causing many charities to lose anticipated income.
Whizz-Kidz has, however, managed to find an alternative challenge for its team of 15 New York Marathon 2012 runners, thanks to corporate supporters.
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The charity has now offered the whole team personal support packages in Paris 2013, consisting of a Marathon place, and free return travel and accommodation, thanks to support from Hilton Worldwide and Eurostar. The Intercontinental Hotel Group were also able to offer some rooms.
Whizz-Kidz Director of Fundraising Joanne Dunsford, said: "Supporter care is our top priority. We completely understand why the New York Marathon was unable to take place in 2012, and what was important to us was finding a swift positive solution for our team who trained and fundraised hard for their Marathon challenge".
Whizz-Kidz New York 2012 runner, Ian Keith said: ‘What a fantastic and immediate response from Whizz-kidz! I got back this morning and my first task was to ask if I could transfer my place and donations to the Paris Marathon. Not only had they already done that, but they’d also arranged free travel and accommodation! I put my name straight down as a 'yes' for Paris 2013."
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.