Fundraise
Does the word "marathon" make you want to run and hide or run the distance? If someone suggested climbing a mountain would you tell them to take a hike or would you go on one yourself? If you like a challenge then fundraising will be right up your street...once you've decided what you'd like to do as a fundraiser there are two ways you can go about raising money...
Using Justgiving
Since Hope has joined forces with Justgiving, fundraising has never been easier! No more running around with sponsorship forms or chasing up your friends and family for the cash afterwards! Justgiving provides a fun and easy-to-use online fundraising website which helps ordinary people raise extraordinary amounts of money.
To set up your own fundraising website for Hope click on the following button:
If having Hope leaflets and posters will help with your fundraising, email info@thehopefoundation.org.uk.
Here are recent stories from some of our wonderful supporters:
- 6 Adventurous girls are swimming across the Channel... And back again!
See what they are up to here http://channelswim.weebly.com/
- We also Have 7 intrepid walkers hoping to raise money for Hope. You can see their progress here. Thank you to Michael, Alan, Fergus, Gordon, Jacques, Chris and Cameron.
- Graham's Kilimanjaro
We prepared for the climb to the summit by eating a large meal at 16.00. Then it was off to bed only to be woken at 23.00 to prepare ourselves. 4 layers on top and bottom to protect us from the cold. Breakfast at 23.30. We leave at 24.00 with our headlights shining brightly. The progress is slow- very slow. The air is thin. Any fast movements make you gasp for air. After 3 hours we join the main trail just above Williams point. We all feel we are walking with empty tanks with only our inner determination keeping us going. We see the sunrise after 6 hours climbing. A great sight. After 7 hours our drinking tubes freeze. We arrive at Gillmans Point on the rim of the crater at 08.00 The height is 18,530 feet. Everyone is exhausted. We take a short break and are given a ginger tea from our guides. We then push on for the summit. We all reach the peak at 09.50. Height 19,340 feet. Exhausted, elated and incredibly emotional. We exchange congratulations, take pictures and then start the descent.
This experience has been the most difficult of my like. I feel a huge sense of achievement. I hope time will not diminish the enormity of what we have achieved.
And yes I would never never ever do it again. Well maybe
Graham
Michael Hope's story -
I love everything about India - its people, its food, its geography, its culture, its history. I suppose I'm a bit of an Indiaphile! When I discovered the Hope Foundation on the internet and its great cause, I started a Standing Order to help in a small way. The fact that I have the same name as the charity was another attraction!
Long distance walking in Scotland is a popular pastime, both for tourists and Brits. My friends and I have previously walked The West Highland Way and The Great Glen Way. This year's trip is The Speyside Way - 64 miles from Buckie on the Moray Firth to Aviemore in the heart of the Grampian Mountains. 7 of us are walking this route at the end of May (hopefully before the midges appear!). We've all agreed to raise money for the Hope Foundation, and we've set a target of 2000 pounds on the Just Giving site. http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-Alan
There's still a long way to go, but I'm confident that we'll reach our target before the walk.
Souvid Datta spent some time with Hope in Calcutta last year. After his time there, he has decided to go to southern Venezuela to trek the Amazonian rainforest and climb the flat-topped, tepui mountains unique to the Gran Savana area and raise funds for Hope.
Good luck Souvid! http://www.justgiving.com/Souvid-Datta