Nepali community gives surprise thank you to fundraising runner
Howard Lake | 11 July 2015 | News
Julius Billones plans to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Nepal Earthquake Appeal by running 100 km in two days. He got a very unexpected thank you even before his run, while he was out training.
Julius thought that the DEC was making a documentary about his fundraising. But the charity was really there to record this thank you for being a ‘fundraising hero’. To say thank you for his effort, members of the UK Nepali community came out to greet him as he ran through the countryside.
DEC presented us first with a teaser about the surprise thank you:
[youtube height=”450″ width=”800″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs1ghnAkSTU[/youtube]
In the full video, watch Julius’ reaction as the value of what he is undertaking for the appeal is brought home.
[youtube height=”450″ width=”800″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ako1C1_xGTg[/youtube]
You can donate to Julius’ appeal on JustGiving.
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.