The ACLT received the amazing news that we have topped the list of nominations by JustGiving to win Charity of the Month for August 2010.
Staff at the leading fundraising website JustGiving.com voted for the ACLT following a nomination by Gillian, from their friendly and resourceful Helpdesk team.
Thank you to Gillian who has supported the charity since we started. She commented in her blog ‘The ACLT is a charity close to my heart as it was set up by the parents of a friend I went to school with, Daniel De-Gale.'
Beverley De-Gale, co-founder of the ACLT said ‘The ACLT is honoured to be recognised by JustGiving for our fundraising efforts to support our life saving work recruiting donors. Cancer will affect all of us at various stages of our lives and if we can encourage you to register as potential bone marrow donors and to become blood donors at one of our drives simply through education and awareness exercises, which ultimately instigate debate or positive reactions, our job is done.'
Read the full blog: CLICK HERE
A Big Thank You to our Fundraisers and Supporters
Since 2003, we've managed to raise almost £90,000 (including GiftAid) with more than 240 online fundraising pages through JustGiving's website only - that's great news!
Recent fundraising achievements include the ACLT ‘Daniel De-Gale' 10K Marrow-thon (pun intended), held 1 May 2010 in Regents Park, London. Top fundraisers for 2010 include Daniel's sister Dominique De-Gale alongside Pier Johnson, Arnold Sarfo-Kantanka amongst many others. Howard Bowen and Lesley Sackey, Boxer and Competitor in BBC's Last Women Standing were our Fastest Male and Female Fundraisers.
Read more: CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PICTORIAL VIDEO OF THE RUNNERS
The most original Fundraiser's name goes to Raph ‘Minus One Kidney' who ran in this year's Virgin London Marathon with Alison Moseley in April 2010. Together they raised over £800 for their tremendous efforts.
In June 2010, Dr Binta Sultan, Specialist Registrar in Public Health, took her fundraising one huge step further by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in memory of her beloved mother Vimala. To date, Binta has helped raise a whopping £1305, 30% more than her £1000 target.
Read more: CLICK HERE
Binta's Justgiving page: CLICK HERE
Verna Brackett, ACLT Administrative Co-ordinator said ‘All our fundraisers are so committed and passionate about our cause. We are so proud of their efforts and our supporters' generosity continues to make a difference today and in the future.'
We salute you!
Ladies fancy your next challenge!
Join us for the 2010 Adidas Women's 5km Challenge
London's Hyde Park
Sunday 5th September
Verna's got her joggers on, so join her and the team, sign up today:
Check out our Fundraising section for more details on how to take part in the ACLT's upcoming events and activities. CLICK HERE
