Fundraising events round up for July 2016
Melanie May | 26 July 2016 | News
Every month sees a huge variety of events taking place around the country to raise funds for charity. Here are six for July.
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1) RSPCA Big Walkies
Vitality has teamed up with the RSPCA to launch 2016 Big Walkies – an initiative that encourages dog owners and their furry friends to be active while at the same time raising money for animal welfare. Four Big Walkies flagship events took place in London (Crystal Palace and Alexandra Palace), Bournemouth and Cardiff in May, and these are being followed by 42 events across England and Wales. Entrants and their dog can sign up to take part in either a 3km or 5km walk. All Big Walkies events are also open to people who don’t have a dog but still want to get involved. Last year more than 3,500 dogs, 6,000 owners and 750 volunteers participated, raising over £100,000.
2) St John’s Hospice Ladies Race Day
St John’s Hospice’s annual ‘Ladies Race Day’ fundraising event has raised more than £5,000. The event took place at the MacDonald Old England Hotel and Spa in Bowness, and welcomed more than 100 ladies from across the South Lakes area. This is the fifth year that St John’s Hospice has held the event, raising more than £25,000 since 2009. This year, the sum raised included match funding from Yorkshire Bank.
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3) CTBF London Party
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) raised £145,000 at this year’s annual London Party. Auctioning off its highest-ever media package valued at £644,802, more than 350 industry guests turned out to the City’s Gibson Hall, to raise funds for those facing hardship behind the scenes in Film and Television. The keynote address was delivered by scriptwriter and producer, Julie Daly-Wallman, with the evening’s festivities hosted by entertainer and TV personality, Christopher Biggins.
Picture: CTBF Head of Fundraising, Paul Pirie, with Christopher Biggins and Auctioneer Chris Hopkins. Richard Grebby www.rgstudios.co.uk.
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4) Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk
This September and October, Alzheimer’s Society is encouraging people across the England, Wales and Northern Ireland to rally family of all ages and take part in one of its Memory Walks, which are being held in association with HSBC. 31 walks are taking place around the country, with 100,000 people expected to take part.
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5) Tales & Teapots
Boots Opticians and the National Literacy Trust are launching Tales and Teapots. The fundraising initiative asks people to come together and share books they’ve enjoyed over tea and cake, while raising money to support the National Literacy Trust’s work in the UK. The two have been working together since May 2015. Their partnership works to highlight the links between eye health and literacy, and aims to improve the literacy outcomes of the UK’s most disadvantaged children.
6) Challenge 1100
Telent Technology Services, has completed its Challenge 1100 charity initiative, a 1100km-long relay around the UK which has so far raised over £60,000 for charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support. More than 300 telent employees from across the country took part in the five-day challenge by walking, running or cycling part of the route, beginning on 11th July.
Main image: Jess Ennis Hill, RSPCA Big Walkies. Photograph by Jon Parker Lee.
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.