Last week I shared a blog post with you about how I’ve accepted a charity place for the London Marathon with WellChild, the national charity for sick children.
My fundraising target is £1,600. This is a huge amount of money to raise, so I’ve decided to give myself the best chance, I’d start fundraising right away!
In order to confirm my acceptance of my charity place, I was asked to kickoff my fundraising with a £100 donation. I did this pretty much the same day I received the email offering me the charity place.
With my £100 donation confirmed, I’m left with £1,500 to raise.
I started off by going through our personal belongings and selling things online via a local Facebook selling group. In addition to this I made some dreamcatchers, and sold some of them as well.
I’ve also been overwhelmed by the generosity of others who have also kindly donated to my online fundraising page.
So, here’s how the fundraising is looking so far:
£100 – My donation to confirm my place
£31 – Online donations
£111.50 – Selling unwanted items and homemade dreamcatchers
This brings the total to £242.50, so I now have £1,357.50 to go!
We’re getting there slowly!
I’ve also decided that I’d like to try and organise one event a month.
My first event in May is a family magic show in my local community. By selling tickets, having a raffle in which Tesco have very kindly donated prizes, and by selling refreshments, I’m hoping to raise some more money.
In June, our girls school have an inset day so I’m hoping to utilise this by inviting other parents over to my house for a coffee morning. There’ll be homemade cakes, and games and activities for children.
My thoughts for July is a summer garden party, and in August a pub quiz or children’s craft session.
The biggest event will be a children’s Christmas party, and I already have the most wonderful Santa lined up!
Having said all of this though, these events are incredibly hard work to organise. After paying entertainers, and buying food and drink etc, this doesn’t leave much for the charity. That’s why it’s so important to me that people continue to donate to my fundraising page online.
If you can donate any amount, even just £1, I’d be very grateful. You can find my page online here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/EmilyHiggins3
21 Comments
kate
May 22, 2018 at 7:14 am
Well done! I hope all your efforts pay off! Good luck x #triumphanttales
Chloe
May 25, 2018 at 6:59 am
Great effort I hope that you manage to raise the required amount. Oh and good luck with your training #thatfridaylinky
Tash
May 25, 2018 at 7:52 am
Awesome work doubling last weeks donation tally already! Great idea about organising one event a month. The pub quiz & children craft sound like fun. #thatfridaylinky
Veronica Lee
May 25, 2018 at 8:27 am
Way to go, Emily! I hope all your efforts pay off! Best of Luck!
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Phil @ ParentingPhils
May 25, 2018 at 8:33 am
Great cause! Good luck! Remember to enjoy it 😃 #thatfridaylinky
David Pearson
May 25, 2018 at 8:55 am
Fundraising is hard. Fact. So many people do it now that there isn’t a week goes by with a friend or colleague or family member calling out for donations. Taking on the challenge of raising that much money to me is far scarier that running a marathon. I ran a marathon last year, and I did fund raise, but I was under pressure to reach a target – thankfully. I think it amazing what people can do when they put their minds to it.
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gavin
May 25, 2018 at 10:25 am
Well done! Keep it up!
The SEN Resources Blog
May 25, 2018 at 11:01 am
Oh good luck and well done for far, that’s great. #thatfridaylinky
Jamie@DadDiscovers
May 25, 2018 at 12:39 pm
Keep the updates coming and the donations will come in! Good luck! #thatfridaylinky
Emily
May 25, 2018 at 12:51 pm
That’s what I’m hoping!!
relentlesslypurple
May 25, 2018 at 1:05 pm
Good luck with your fundraising! 🙂 x #ThatFridayLinky
Kate
May 25, 2018 at 2:27 pm
Well done you and a very good cause that I want to look into more. Good luck in reaching your target and soon. #ThatFridayLinky
Jeff Wood
May 25, 2018 at 3:17 pm
Best of luck for a great cause!
Have you thought of reaching out to businesses to offer product/family passes and holding an online auction to raise money?
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Tracy Albiero
May 25, 2018 at 5:10 pm
Good luck as you head towards your goal. #thatfridaylinky
Emma MacDonald
May 26, 2018 at 10:31 am
Wow that’s brilliant! I too have been offered a charity place for next year’s London Marathon, but I have never run more than 8 miles before. I don’t know if I have it in me. It seems like SUCH a long way. I struggled running 4 miles last week. I don’t know whether to accept or decline. I’m far more worried about the actual run than the fundraising. The events you have lined up to fundraise sound brilliant! Best of Luck to you! #ThatFridayLinky
Emily
May 26, 2018 at 11:21 am
If you stick to a training plan, it’s definitely do-able. I trained for a half in 6 weeks! I would say to do strength training too, it’ll help you run stronger and minimise risk of injury. Let me know what you decide. I can be your online training buddy! xx
Enda Sheppard
May 26, 2018 at 12:13 pm
Well done #ThatFridayLinky
Heather Keet
May 27, 2018 at 8:16 pm
I hope your fundraising is going well! #GlobalBlogging
Jaki
May 28, 2018 at 12:36 pm
This is awesome! Well done you. This is a TriumphantTale if ever I’ve seen one. You’ve come so far with your running! Well done, I’m sure you’ll smash your target! Thanks for sharing with #TriumphantTales.
Musings of a tired mummy…zzz…
May 29, 2018 at 6:44 pm
Slow but steady progress just like the marathon! Good luck with the events. #thatfridaylinky
Dave – Dad’ Turn
May 29, 2018 at 8:11 pm
Good luck for a good cause! #thatfridaylinky