Thank you to all Santa’s little helpers!
Santa made it from the North Pole to East Anglia!
The first Virtaul Suffolk Santa Challenge rasied £650.00 for Lighthouse and Fresh Start New Beginnings.
This event will run again for Christmas 2021, so get your Santa thinking hats on so you are ready for the off on 1st December.
Put on your trainers, your rollerblades or snow boots or get on your bike or pogo stick this December as we aim to travel 2600 miles – that’s from Suffolk to the North Pole!
Sign up individually, as a family or as a group of friends and join our big Christmas charity challenge 2021!
Make your miles count to help our virtual Father Christmas fly from the North Pole to Suffolk in time to deliver his presents for Christmas.
SIGN UP COMING SEPTMEBER 2021
Raise money for three local charities that empower survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Since 1974 Leeway have provided support to empower those affected by domestic violence in Norfolk and Suffolk. Over the past four decades the charity has grown from those humble beginnings and we now have eight safe houses and a team of more than 50 people providing advice, support and information to any adult or child experiencing domestic abuse in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Lighthouse Women’s Aid is a charitable organisation based in Suffolk, UK providing emotional support to women, young people and children experiencing domestic abuse in their personal or family relationships.
Fresh Start New Beginnings works through Suffolk and Norfolk, and was set up to provide a therapeutic service for children and young people up to 18 years who have reported being sexually abused and to offer support for their families.
Sign up at this link. Entry is £5 per adult, £3 per child (under 12’s), a Family ticket is £12 (2 adults and up to 3 children) or a team ticket is £45 (up to 10 adults). Once you have signed up you will be asked to create a fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving.
Anyone can take part! Wherever you are, walk run or cycle throughout December to raise money for our charities. You can sign up as an individual, with your family members or friends. Please continue to follow your local covid-restrictions and sign up with your household or support bubble, and follow social distancing rules at your local park or outdoor space.
No! We aim to collectively run, walk or cycle 2622 miles - the distance from Ipswich to the North Pole. The more people who sign up, the more distance we cover and the more money we raise!
You can track your distance using Strava or your FitBit. Strava is an app for your Apple or Android smartphone, once you have set up a fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving you can connect the app to your page and it will automatically track your distance.
If you don’t have a smartphone, or don’t want to connect your app, you can manually log your distance on your fundraising page. We have pdf sponsorship forms that you can download and print at home for offline donations, please click here to download.
For more information on tracking your distance and safely using activity apps, please visit this blog.
Anyone can take part in this challenge safely and follow all local restrictions. If you are signing up with family or friends, please continue to follow household and support bubble rules. Follow social distancing rules at your local park or outdoor space, and wear a mask when appropriate.
Leeway are partnering with Lighthouse Women’s Aid and Fresh Start New Beginnings.
The money raised will be shared between the charities.
Of course, click this link to donate on our fundraising page.
If you have any questions about the challenge email Hannah@fsnb.org.uk or fundraising@leewaynwa.org.uk.
If you require support please call our domestic abuse helpline on 0300 561 0077
For Advice: 01473 228 270
Our helpline provides advice and support to women
experiencing domestic abuse.
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