to the 2012 London Olympic year! This year is the perfect opportunity to hone your running skills or even start developing them. Join one of Refuges’ running teams and play an invaluable role in generating vital income to help fund our refuges and specialist services. We need you to help Refuge to run its life saving services and support even more women and children whose lives are at risk. Celebrate the auspicious Olympic year and give yourself a challenge!
Our places in the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon have been going quickly, and we only have a few places left. We are asking all runners in this event to raise £300 for Refuge plus a £20 deposit – get in touch by emailing jessica_madeley@refuge.org.uk as soon as possible if you want to grab one of the last remaining spots! We also have 30 places in the very sought after out Royal Parks Half Marathon taking part in October so if you think you can raise £425 then please get in touch.
Run in the ultimate life changing challenge.
If you fancy an amazing challenge, we still have a few places left in the sold-out Brighton Marathon – so please do give this run some serious thought. Runners can look forward to glorious coastal views, and hopefully a refreshing coastal breeze to spur them on. Taking part in a marathon is on many people’s lifetime ‘to do’ list – to make 2012 the year that you tick this amazing challenge off. Join our fabulous Olympic marathon team and please do email jessica_madeley@refuge.org.uk. We will be asking all runners on a Refuge place to pledge to raise £600 for our work.
Run 10K for Refuge
If a 10k run along a very scenic part of the 2012 Olympic Marathon route takes your fancy, how about signing up for the BUPA London 10,000 on Sunday 27th May. Refuge has 40 places and we would love to have you on this Olympic team. We will be asking all runners to pledge to raise £300 for our work, which includes a £20 deposit. Get in touch to receive your application form.
If that date doesn’t suit you, we will also be entering a team in the Asics British 10k London Run on 8th July. This event has a fantastic atmosphere and runners pass by many of London’s most famous landmarks. We will be asking runners in this event to pledge to raise £150 for our work, plus a £10 deposit.
Run in an event, celebrate the Olympics and secure our future!
By participating in a running event this year not only will you raise much needed income to ensure Refuge can continue its vital work but you can help to raise awareness of domestic violence in order to help prevent future deaths. If you or some you know who been affected by domestic violence and have lost a mother, daughter, sister or a close friends why not honour their memory through participating in an event. If you would like to find out more, contact our fundraising team on fundraising@refuge.org.uk or set up an In Memoriam page on Just Giving at: http://www.justgiving.com/refuge/Remember
Thank you!
Without our fabulous Refuge runners we would not be able to support over 1,600 women and children daily. Your support means so much to us. Thank you so much!
All runners in all our teams will receive our full package of support including:
- A free Refuge t shirt or professional running vest
- A full training plan
- A fundraising pack stuffed full of useful information including training and nutrition hints and tips, fundraising advice, and information about Refuge and how your fundraising will be supporting women and children who have experienced domestic violence
- A free personalised online sponsorship page
- One-to-one support from Refuge’s fundraising team
- Support on the day with pre race and post race meeting points
If you would like to participate in any of our events, including sky dives and overseas challenges, please do get in contact. However, if you don’t think running is for you, but you have another challenge that could help Refuge raise money –perhaps you want to throw a tea party or hold a local fundraising event– then please do get in touch. There are many ways to support our work and we are very keen to hear from you – we rely on your support to do what we do.
Please sign up in this special Olympic year and help Refuge reach out to vulnerable women and children who need our help!
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