Charities & Fundraising

The Sussex Beacon Half Marathon is proud to be working with three charity partners in 2010.
The Sussex Beacon
Providing specialist care and support for those living with HIV Since 1992 the Sussex Beacon has been providing vital services for people with HIV who stay in our residential unit or use our community services. The nature of HIV has changed over the years, so the Beacon has adapted to meet these changes. Our clients needs vary from residential care, to recovery from a hospital or adaption to new medication. » Run for the Sussex Beacon
St. Dunstans
Supporting blind ex-Service men and women For almost a century, St Dunstan’s has been giving invaluable physical and emotional support to blind and visually impaired ex-Service men and women. With the help of our unique expertise, experience and comprehensive range of services, we enable them to lead independent fulfilling lives. » Run for St. Dunstans
WaterAid
Providing water, sanitation and hygiene education to some of the world's poorest people WaterAid and its partners use practical solutions to provide safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people. We also seek to influence policy at national and international levels. » Run for WaterAid
Just Giving
Raising money and keeping track of the money is extremely simple with a Just Giving page. Go to www.justgiving.com and hit the “get started” button, once you’ve done that then you just follow the instructions that are laid out on the page in front of you. It will ask you to choose your charity and write a short message and then you can email, Facebook or Twitter the page to all of your friends. From there on you will have to do very little work, all you have to do is log in every so often and the page you have created will show you who has sponsored you and with how much. If you have any further issues with signing up then you can contact us here at the Sussex Beacon for further advice by e-mail or on 01273 645697.
Fundraising Ideas
If you are interested in raising money for the Sussex Beacon or the charity of your choice and are finding it difficult to match the figure you have committed to don’t despair help is at hand. You probably have started with the initial email to friends and the workplace to inform them of your Just Giving page. If in these times of tight purse strings the responses hasn’t got you near to the desired total then check out some of the ideas below. They are not guaranteed to get you to the amount that you have committed to but they could certainly help you along the way. Create a pub quiz down at your local Host a coffee and cake morning Organise a golf day with your friends Arrange to clean some friends houses Make it a family affair. Get the spouse’s, partners or kids to help with tasks. Get the local press involved, someone may have a connection to your chosen charity who may be reading or listening Encourage your child’s school or you or your partners work to partake in a non uniform/ dress down day. Contact the local Lions or Rotary club for assistance. Sir Steve Redgrave increased his total by wearing a different vest for every mile of the London Marathon. You could get local businesses or friends to sponsor a vest in the same way. The tried and trusted, get a bucket and stand and shake at popular location or event. I hope that all this information can help you on your way to raising lots of vital funds for your chosen charity.

Charities & Fundraising

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