FUNDRAISING

If you would like to do some fundraising on behalf of Momentum, the best way to collect sponsorship money is by setting up a JUST GIVING page.  This extremely useful website can then be visited by all your friends and family, who can decide how much money they want to sponsor you for and can then pay through the site. (No more hassling people after you’ve done your run/skydive or whatever!) The Just Giving site also makes sure that your sponsors register for Gift Aid, which increases the value of their donation considerably.

Momentum are registered with Virgin Money Giving and their website is self-explanatory (www.virginmoneygiving.co.uk)

If you’d like to fundraise, but would like to do something a bit different, then why not contact SKYLINE EVENTS? (www.skylineevents.co.uk) They have lots of fundraising ideas which they can organize for you.  For instance, if you’ve always wanted to have a go at skydiving, they can help you fulfill your dream and raise money at the same time!

CURRENTLY FUNDRAISING FOR MOMENTUM

Christchurch Primary School , New Malden
Claremont Fan School
The Merlin School, Putney
The Vineyard School, Richmond
Nottingham University

THE ENIGMA CHALLENGE 2010

Carter Bells Solictors of Kingston upon Thames, are once again organising 'The Enigma Challenge', to take place at John Lewis on the evening of 21st April. Teams of clients and local businesses will have the opportunity to take part in an evening of complete madness and will be put through their paces performing mind bending and physically challenging tasks! The evening will be full of fun and gentle rivalry. All funds from the evening will be donated to Momentum.

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

10 year old Sam Woods from Collis Primary School in Teddington has resolutely had long hair for the past three years, but on New Year's Eve 2009, he told his parents he would have it cut if he could raise £250 for Momentum! Thanks to everyone's generosity, pledges now total over £280 pounds. If you would still like to sponsor Sam, you can do so at www.justgiving.com/samwoodshair

NICOLE’S SKYDIVE

Nicole Field, who is Hannah John’s best friend, is planning a tandem skydive on 20th December in honour of Hannah and in aid of Momentum. Please give her your support through this link: www.justgiving.com/nicole-field

KATHARINE MAURICI

Katharine Maurici will be running the Sussex Beacon Half Marathon (her first) on 21st February 2010, in aid of Momentum. Please support her via her fundraising page www.justgiving.com/KatharineMaurici

TIFFIN GIRLS TREK FOR MOMENTUM

Over 500 pupils and members of staff from Tiffin Girls’ School in Kingston upon Thames, recently trekked round the perimeter of Richmond Park which is 8 miles, to raise money for their house charities, one of which Momentum.

DONNA NUDDS

On 29th March Donna jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft!  She has raised £2,575 so far
www.justgiving.com/donnanudds

MANDY MATTHEWS

Mandy completed an amazing trek in Costa Rica in January.  She has raised £2,999 so far www.justgiving.com/mandymatthew

HELEN OWDEN

Helen and her sons, Jack and Lewis, completed a 10k walk on 9th May at Goodwood
www.justgiving.com/helenowden

ROSE’S GIFT

The Kelly family from Motspur Park have recently launched a new charity called ‘Rose’s Gift’, which will be fundraising for three charities, including Momentum.  Their first ambitious plan is to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats via Ireland!  Let’s hope they’re training hard! Find out more and sponsor them on www.rosesgift.org Good luck to them and a big thank you from everyone at Momentum!

80 INCREDIBLE MILES and £10,000 FOR MOMENTUM

On July 26th, twin brothers Oliver and Will Southon, with their friends Peter Clement and Paul Viney, managed to run an incredibly gruelling 80 miles across the South Downs on behalf of Momentum. However, their endeavours have paid off handsomely and to date they have raised nearly £10,000 on our behalf! (Check out their webpage www.justgiving.com/the80)

They chose us as their recipient charity because Peter lost his son Lewis (Oliver and Will’s best friend) to cancer in 2002. Lewis was only 20 and had been fantastically fit and energetic, which inspired Oliver, Will, Peter and Paul to do a fundraising run in his memory.

The South Downs 80 was an organised trail race until the mid 90s when it closed due to lack of sponsorship. Peter Clement ran the event with his friend Paul for over a decade and Lewis Clement was always there at the finish to see his Dad home. So Oliver, Will, Peter and Paul felt that this was the event they had to do to raise money in Lewis’ memory. 

They started out from Petersfield at 5am on the Saturday morning and arrived in Eastbourne at 1.30am on Sunday – an incredible 20 and a half hours later!

Oliver Southon said: “The South Downs really threw everything at us. We had a lot of support from friends and family which really helped. It was hot and the rough surface really hurt our feet. We had to do the last 10 miles in darkness and even with our maps and the help of Alastair Doyle and Jeremy Wilde (we know them from our Tuesday night runs, they are orienteers) we got lost and it took a very long time to find Eastbourne!

It was very hard on all of us and considering Pete and Paul are in their 50s, it was a huge achievement. We couldn't have done it without the motivation of knowing how much money we were going to raise for a great cause like Momentum.

An enormous thank you from everyone at Momentum to these dedicated and obviously very fit foursome!

Paul, Peter, Oliver and Will presented their cheque for £10,000 to teenagers, Natalie and Hannah, at Kingston Hospital on 4th September.

CHARITY CHALLENGES

Why not take part in a charity challenge whilst raising money for Momentum?!

'Across the Divide' offer many challenges for ambitious fundraisers; Trekking in china, Namibia Project or Dog Sledding in Norway. 'Within the UK', 'Just Walk' and 'Just Bike' offer beautiful views as you walk and cycle through the countryside with your friends and family.

For those of you who might like an extreme challenge, the ‘Adventure Racing Series’ offers Marathons and Ultra Marathons around the world, and all whilst raising valuable funds.

Please visit this website for further information:

www.acrossthedivide.com