Yorkshire Red Cross
Please could you help the British Red Cross in Yorkshire by helping us promote some forthcoming sponsored events for the charity in 2012 on your intranet, email newsletters an/or by displaying a posters (attached) in your premises? We have fantastic events from walks to skydives and I would be extremely grateful if you could help us. The charity raises tens of thousands of pounds a year from these events which goes to help people rebuild their lives after seeing it devastated by fire, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and conflict (see: www.redcross.org.uk).
> Yorkshire 3 Peaks:
Challenging but utterly rewarding 24 mile walk - 14 July - Starts in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, nr. Settle. A world-famous walk with stunning views, that takes in the 3 peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. Reg. fee £10 target sponsorship £100 - www.redcross.org.uk/Y3P
> Jump 4 Life skydive:
Leap from a moving plane at 15,000 feet - 8 April, 24 June, 14 October - Brigg, nr Scunthorpe. Embrace the ultimate adrenaline rush as you plummet through the air at 120mph, before the chute opens and you float serenely to earth. The highest tandem skydive in the UK. Reg. fee £70, minimum sponsorship £325 - www.redcross.org.uk/J4LYorks
> Great North Run, Marathons in Manchester, Brighton, Paris & Berlin and more:
New year's resolution to get fit? We have guaranteed places in top big city runs. The world's largest and most iconic half marathon, the Great North Run is 13 miles from Newcastle to South Shields on 16 September. Or challenge yourself to the full marathon distance in Brighton (15 April), Paris (15 April), Manchester (29 April), Berlin (30 September). Reg. fees and min sponsorships vary. These and more at www.redcross.org.uk/runs
Our team of expert fundraisers will provide a comprehensive fundraising pack, set up an online sponsorship page for you, and help you all the way to reach - and exceed - your sponsorship target.
Many thanks in advance.
Max Newton
0114 242 7379 / 07710 711 253
Unit 24 Jessops Riverside, 800 Brightside Lane, Sheffield S9 2RX