London Marathon

[anonymous]

I'm running the London Marathon in April as a Golden Bond runner with the CF Trust. I'm looking for more ways to reach my target of £2000! I have set up a just giving site: www.justgiving.com/charlietaylor. I am also holding a ladies vening in March. I need to boost my sponsorship and with only 8 weeks to go I need some ideas?
Thanks so much
Charlotte

 

[anonymous]

I'm running the London Marathon in April as a Golden Bond runner with the CF Trust. I'm looking for more ways to reach my target of £2000! I have set up a just giving site: www.justgiving.com/charlietaylor. I am also holding a ladies vening in March. I need to boost my sponsorship and with only 8 weeks to go I need some ideas?
Thanks so much
Charlotte

 

[LouLou]

You could send out a letter about your family's personal battle with CF. Pluck those heartstrings. It might just be a fact of life to us but to some it will move them to tears and then their checkbooks. Include a postage paid envelope for people to mail back to you.

 

[LouLou]

You could send out a letter about your family's personal battle with CF. Pluck those heartstrings. It might just be a fact of life to us but to some it will move them to tears and then their checkbooks. Include a postage paid envelope for people to mail back to you.

 

[anonymous]

Hi Charlotte,

I think its great that you're fundraising for the CF Trust - thank you!

Am I correct in assuming that you do not have CF? (If you do, I am all the more impressed - way to go!)

If you don't have CF, I think your fundraising would go better if you had a CFer to "run for." Do you kow someone with CF who wouldn't mind "sponsoring" your effort?

If you can attach a face to your fundraising, you will do much better (especially if its a young child - don't be afraid to tug on those heart strings!!) Then on your website you can write something about your child such as:

"I'm running the london marathon for "insert name here". "Insert name here" is a smart, delightful seven year old, who has inspired me to train for a run in this difficult event. "Name" is living with Cystic Fibrosis. CF is a genetic disease, etc etc (insert generic definition of CF here... look at CFF.org, etc. for a brief one). Please join me in my effort to raise money for CF research by donating to my goal of (insert sum).

Thank you for your support.



Hope this helps!!

Chris

25 w. CF

 

[anonymous]

Hi Charlotte,

I think its great that you're fundraising for the CF Trust - thank you!

Am I correct in assuming that you do not have CF? (If you do, I am all the more impressed - way to go!)

If you don't have CF, I think your fundraising would go better if you had a CFer to "run for." Do you kow someone with CF who wouldn't mind "sponsoring" your effort?

If you can attach a face to your fundraising, you will do much better (especially if its a young child - don't be afraid to tug on those heart strings!!) Then on your website you can write something about your child such as:

"I'm running the london marathon for "insert name here". "Insert name here" is a smart, delightful seven year old, who has inspired me to train for a run in this difficult event. "Name" is living with Cystic Fibrosis. CF is a genetic disease, etc etc (insert generic definition of CF here... look at CFF.org, etc. for a brief one). Please join me in my effort to raise money for CF research by donating to my goal of (insert sum).

Thank you for your support.



Hope this helps!!

Chris

25 w. CF

 

[anonymous]

sending out letters may be better than just relying on your website... I bet not that many people would find it otherwise. You might want to mention your website in the letter as a way of making donations, but other than that, i doubt they'd see it.

 

[anonymous]

sending out letters may be better than just relying on your website... I bet not that many people would find it otherwise. You might want to mention your website in the letter as a way of making donations, but other than that, i doubt they'd see it.

 

[anonymous]

Hi Thanks for all your suggestions. i have written a leter to several companies and so far have been sponsored £150 which is a start. I'm over half way to my target of £2000!

 

[anonymous]

Hi Thanks for all your suggestions. i have written a leter to several companies and so far have been sponsored £150 which is a start. I'm over half way to my target of £2000!