Local charities invited to register for Platinum Jubilee Fun Walk
Melanie May | 25 March 2022 | News
The Platinum Fun Walk is a virtual event that will take place during June. It’s a 5km walk and supporters can do it individually or organisations can host an event on any date during June, to raise money for their project or good cause.
The event is free to enter and registrants receive a free kit with everything they need to take part, including posters, finisher’s certificates and sponsorship forms. Charities can register here.
It also offers an opportunity to boost funds raised through The BONUS POT. This sees funds donated by local businesses and individuals and then distributed to participating organisations in addition to the monies they themselves raise in sponsorship. In 2021, it added 30% to the amount raised by participants.
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John Baron MP, Chair of The Fun Walk Trustees, said:
“Last year’s event raised over £90,000 for local charities and good causes and with help from local businesses we hope to do even better with our Platinum Jubilee Fun Walk. This year’s sponsors so far include Greater Anglia, Anisha Grange Care Home, Tunnelcraft, Butyl Products, Mr Barrie Stone and others. Entering a team is a fantastic way for groups to have fun outside, whilst raising money for a good cause.”
Baron and his team started the annual Fun Walk in 2002 to commemorate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, when it raised £6,000 for six charities and projects. The amount raised in 2021 brings the total to date to £1,362,000. This year, to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, it’s being called the Platinum Jubilee Fun Walk.
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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.