Charity Partners

These are our Charity partners, please click on their profiles to find out more about the good work that they do and why you should support them on your Event.

Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK

Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK has been granting magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses since 1986

Contact: Andy Holland (Runs & Challenge Events Fundraiser) - 01276 40 50 89

Read more about Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK

EWB-UK

EWB-UK is an international development organisation that removes barriers to development through engineering. Our programmes educate and mobilise young engineers in the UK, facilitating participation in projects tackling poverty world-wide.

Contact: Chesta Tiwari (Fundraising Co-Coordinator) - 07708776392

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Child Bereavement Charity

Supporting families and educating professionals, both when a child dies and when a child is bereaved.

Contact: Emma Riley (Challenges and Community Fundraising Officer) - 01494 568912

Read more about Child Bereavement Charity

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Our nurses provide care to terminally ill patients in their own homes or in our hospices, while offering support to their families. This year we expect to provide care to around 29,000 people with cancer and other terminal illnesses.

Contact: Dan Nelson (Events Fundraiser) - 0207 599 7792

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LOROS

LOROS, Leocestershire and Rutland Hospice. Benefits 2,500 patients and their families, Raise over 4 million in voluntary contricutions each year. 25th anniversary in 2010

Contact: Nancy Taylor (Fundraiser) - 0116 2318431

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VSO

VSO is an international development charity with one vision: a world without poverty. Our mission is to bring people together to fight the forces and breakdown the barriers which keep impoverished communities locked in the cycle of poverty.

Contact: Emma Henly (Community Appeals Coordinator) - 02087807215

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Practical Action

Practical Action is a development charity with a difference. We know the simplest ideas can have the most profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world.

Contact: Jamie Oliver (University Fundraising Officer) - 01926 634 400

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Action for Children

Action for Children is committed to helping the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK break through injustice, deprivation and inequality, so they can achieve their full potential

Contact: Hannah Bower (Running, Challenge and Mass Participation Fundrais) - 01923 361 869

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Sparks

Sparks, the children’s medical research charity, is dedicated to funding research into conditions affecting mothers-to-be, babies and children. Our vision is a world where every baby is born healthy and stays healthy.

Contact: Sam Gale (Volunteer Coordinator) - 020 7091 7782

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Children Today

Helping disabled children and young people to achieve their potential, increase independence and improve quality of life by providing specialised equipment.

Contact: Emma Fawcett (Regional Fundraising Manager) - 07912 308576

Read more about Children Today

The Prostate Cancer Charity

We fight prostate cancer on every front - through research, support, information and campaigning.

Contact: Caitlin O'Neill (Community Fundraising Coordinator) - 0208 222 7137

Read more about The Prostate Cancer Charity

MIND Hull and East Yorkshire

Hull & East Yorkshire Mind aims to support people with mental health problems, their families and carers through the provision of services and the promotion of good practices in mental health

Contact: Claire Thomas (Service Manager) - 01482 240200

Read more about MIND Hull and East Yorkshire

The Care Professionals Benevolent Fund

The Care Professionals Benevolent Fund is the registered charity for the care sector.

Contact: Shaun Turner (Head of Fundraising) - 01625827520

Read more about The Care Professionals Benevolent Fund

Aspire

Aspire is a national charity providing practical support, funding and advice to people with spinal cord injuries in the UK and Ireland

Contact: Andrew Ogierman (Community and Events Fundraiser) - 020 8420 8951

Read more about Aspire

Breast Cancer Campaign

Breast Cancer Campaign’s aim is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure.

Contact: Kelly Walton (Community Executive) - 020 7749 4114

Read more about Breast Cancer Campaign

Meningitis UK

Meningitis UK's sole focus is on prevention and funding lifesaving research to eradicate all forms of meningitis.

Contact: Toya Champ (Events Fundraiser) - 0117 302 6191

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Leonard Cheshire Disability

We support thousands of disabled people in the UK and work in more than 50 countries. Our campaigns and services are geared towards improving opportunities and support for disabled people to pursue their goals and to live full lives.

Contact: Hannah AlQadhi (Events Assistant) - 020 3242 0239

Read more about Leonard Cheshire Disability

Meningitis Trust

The Meningitis Trust provides support for life to people affected by meningitis. The Trust’s services and support are a lifeline to help people rebuild their lives. It also raises awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis/septicaemia.

Contact: Anne Currie (UK Community Development Manager) - 0845 120 2123

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The Environmental Justice Foundation

Supporting EJF is about helping to tackle the root cause of dangerous environmental problems and empowering the people who suffer most from them to find peaceful solutions to the injustice they face.

Contact: Larissa Clark (PR and Marketing ) - 0207 239 3310

Read more about The Environmental Justice Foundation

St. Rocco's Hospice

St. Rocco's Hospice provides care for people with life limiting illnesses in the Warrington area.

Contact: Jenny Barstow (Events Fundraiser) - 01925 575780

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Meningitis Research Foundation

Meningitis Research Foundation’s vision is a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

Contact: Susie Bailey (Community Fundraising Officer) - 01454 280413

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Caudwell Children

We transform the lives of sick and disabled children throughout the UK.

Contact: Joanne Condliffe (Challenge Events Co-ordinator) - 01782 600435

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Haven House Children's Hospice

Haven House Children's Hospice cares for children and young poeple from birth to nineteen from West Essex, North and East London, who have life-limiting conditions and who are unlikely to reach adulthood.

Contact: Erica Snow (Community Fundraising Manager) - 020 8506 3636

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Action For Kids

A national charity helping disabled children, young people and their families achieve the most independent lives possible

Contact: Carolyn Mwaniki (Events Manager) - 020 8347 8111

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Healing The Wounds

Treating PTSD in Wales

Contact: Rachel Phillips (Fund Raising Manager) - 01656 744880

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WellChild

The national charity for sick children

Contact: Stacey Yeates (WellChild Challenge Event Manager) - 01242 530007

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Epilepsy Society

Epilepsy Society is the leading national epilepsy medical charity working for everyone affected by epilepsy, through our cutting edge research, awareness campaigns and expert information

Contact: Katrina Gerity (Fundraising Assistant) - 01494 601414

Read more about Epilepsy Society

Hope for Children

Hope for Children is a low cost charity, set up to help orphaned poor and exploited children around the world. We work with the local community and local organisations to ensure that our work has sustainability and local needs are met.

Contact: David Rees (Student Fundraising Officer) - 01442 234561

Read more about Hope for Children