As part of Dementia Awareness Week, the Alzheimer Society will be spending Wednesday 23 May in the Norwich Lounge to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to pop in and chat to the lovely volunteers.
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Win £100 by spotting the London Marathon difference
And so we reach our final 2018 #marathonchallenge! For our eighth and final week, we’ve set up three games of spot the difference for you. . Keep an eye on our twitter and Facebook pages for three images this week. Each has five differences to spot – find all five in one picture for your chance to win £100 for …
Read More »How to help your fundraisers raise money online
Michael Hatton, Corporate Fundraising Manager at Virgin Money Giving, offers his tips on how to help your supporters capitalise on the opportunities offered by digital giving. Help your fundraisers think digital first “Most charities understand the potential of digital giving, but it’s important to pass that enthusiasm down to fundraisers. People are more generous online: the average donation on Virgin …
Read More »Norwich: Volunteers Required for the Older People’s Medicine Project
On Friday 23 March, the Norwich Lounge will be welcoming a team from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital who are looking to raise awareness and encourage people to volunteer for a new team who are behind a very important project – The Older People’s Medicine Volunteer Project Team. If you can spend some time chatting and reminiscing to the …
Read More »Norwich: St Peter Mancroft Cake Sale
Here in the Norwich Lounge, we will have the Bell Ringers from St Peter Mancroft Church holding a cake sale, on Saturday 17th March. They are fundraising towards the Teaching Tower to enable them to pass on the traditional skills of Bell Ringing. Please pop into the Lounge to offer your support – and treat yourself to something sweet. From …
Read More »Sheffield : Artworks Auction Display
Join us at the Virgin Money Sheffield Lounge for a special showcase of the Artworks Auction Pieces – Running for 3 days – 10am – 3pm each day. Artworks is an organisation inspiring and helping adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential and develop important life skills through creative workshops and placements. As one of the Lord Mayor of Sheffield’s chosen Charities, …
Read More »“Enjoy the journey” – a runner’s London Marathon story
Running London caught up with Heidi Rayward to here about her 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon experience. My marathon journey “The best part of the marathon journey for me was the people I met along the way; the people I met while training, whilst out fundraising and even on the day.” There is a magic about the marathon that brings …
Read More »Tell us your number one cheerer and win £100 for charity
Continuing our eight weeks of #marathonchallenge – this week we’re asking fundraisers to share the love by telling us who their top cheerleaders are. Keep an eye on our twitter and Facebook pages for your chance to win £100 for your chosen charity simply by telling us who you couldn’t get through the Virgin Money London Marathon without! And don’t …
Read More »Winners selected: Guess the fancy dress and win £100 for charity
*The winners of this competition have now been contacted. We’re kicking off eight weeks of #marathonchallenge by asking you to guess some of the iconic fancy dress costumes seen at the Virgin Money London Marathon over the years. Keep an eye on our twitter and Facebook pages for your chance to win £100 for your chosen charity simply by guessing …
Read More »Fundraising tips from two fundraising experts
Coming up with new and fresh ideas to keep up the fundraising momentum can often be tough. But fear not! We have some great little fundraising nuggets that will help with any fundraising challenge you might be taking on. We took part in a fundraising clinic in Manchester, hosted by the Virgin Money London Marathon, which welcomed two fantastic fundraisers to share …
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