Here’s a picture of our Systems Development Manager Jason gearing up for a 70s themed party on Saturday night.
Looks pretty cool, huh? Not for long…
"I turned up at this party and there’s about 45 people there but only me and my mate have bothered getting dressed up," explains a sheepish Jase. Tee hee!
If only I’d set up a Justgiving page I wouldn’t have to wear this ridiculous jumper
Last month we blogged about the explosion in non-athon pages on Justgiving.
Well, there’s also been a great upsurge in what we call Life Event pages.
These are pages through which people collect donations in lieu of presents, or just to mark a personal occasion such as a birthday, wedding, anniversary or even Christmas.
Here are some great examples:
You can also build special In Memoriam pages to raise funds in memory of a loved one. Here’s an example.
Check out how one of our charity partners, Wateraid, promotes this idea to its supporters for personal occasions and weddings.
And next time you’re marking a special occasion, avoid being landed with another one of granny’s knitted jumpers by setting up a fundraising page for your favourite charity.
Liam live on ITV1
Back in December we blogged about 11-year-old Liam Fairhurst who swam a mile to raise funds for CLIC Sargent in memory of his friend Jack.
We also blogged about a new ITV show, Million Pound Giveaway, that sees contestants pitch to a panel of millionaires for sums of money for anything they want – from a charity to a holiday.
So we’re super thrilled to report that Liam took up the gauntlet, appeared on the show and won £50k for CLIC! Go Liam!
Fresh from raising £13k through his swim, Liam came face-to-face with novelist Jeffrey Archer, entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne and Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan to ask for money for a holiday home for children with cancer.
His pitch so impressed the hard nosed panellists they dug deep and gave Liam the cash for a three-bed room, fully equipped, luxury caravan in Filey, Yorkshire.
Liam’s dad Mark said: "Appearing on this show has been the icing on the cake for Liam who has personally worked hard to raise over £13,000 for CLIC Sargent since his friend Jack lost his battle with cancer in August 2006.
What a star. Check out Liam’s Justgiving page here.
Ben adopts a novel nicotine replacement therapy – silly hats
Ben, our Sovereign snaffling Head of Charity Accounting, has sent shockwaves rippling through JG Towers by espousing the great love of his life and quitting smoking.
Ben’s snook has always been defiantly cocked at the anti-smoking lobby and he even entered the record books by leaving his desk, smoking a full cigarette outside and returning to his desk in a world beating 22.47 seconds. Rarely has the world seen a more committed nicotinaholic.
So the JG staff collapsed en masse in shock and incredulity when Ben announced he was stubbing out for the very last time – a pronouncement tantamount to the Pope denouncing Catholicism.
Ben has bolstered his willpower by using our SmokeFree site to collect donations in support of his quit attempt. If he slips up, he’s liable for all the sponsorship he’s collected. So not only does he have a serious incentive to stick to his new nicotine free lifestyle, his chosen charity benefits as much as his lungs.
So far, Ben has raised £305 for Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital Charitable Fund. With any luck that total will be doubled when this post shames the half of the office yet to donate into, um, coughing up.
If Ben can quit, anyone can. So if you’re considering giving up, give yourself the best possible incentive and raise funds for a good cause on our SmokeFree site.
And if you’ve got a spare quid or three, there’s rarely been a more deserving home for it. Sponsor Ben here.
We want to form a Justgiving 5/6/7-a-side football team. Anyone wanna give us a game?
We probably won’t be very good, if that helps.
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