Fundraising
Shop: Charity cards available £1.00 a card or 5 cards for £4.00, T-shirts £25, Hoodies £35 available to order (all sizes available - add £5 for postage), pin badges £2.00, charity bands £1.00. These can be ordered online via research.alkpositive@gmail.com or in person from Murgatroyd Opticians in Staveley or Conisbrough.
2022
80 mile cycle: organised by Richard Watkinson.10km swim: Aileen Murgatroyd, Ben Douthwaite and Jane Douthwaite raised over £652! Thanks to Nuffield Health for allowing us to use their facilities!
Cycle: The team raised over £837!
Charity Ball: Raised over £24,414.07!
2023
Manchester Marathon 2023: Callum Blackaby and Ewan Murgatroyd raised over £6000 running the Manchester marathon in April 2023.Norfolk 10K: In May Stephanie and Javi Gonzalez Castro helped to raise funds for ALK+ve in the Norfolk 10K.
15,000ft Skydive: On Saturday 23rd September, Annie, Callum, Abby, Ewan, Phil, Maddie, Fred, Tom and Sam raised over £11,900 and sky dived 15,000ft!
Kay’s Memorial Ball: Saturday 18th November had an exciting art auction, silent auction, raffle, 3 course dinner and music from The Anthemics at Doncaster Hilton, 18th November, which raised over £14,000.
Doncaster kilt walk: Saturday 17th December, which raised over £650!
2024
Manchester Marathon: Ed Stock ran the Manchester Marathon raising over £2000. Legend!London Marathon: Lou Dutch ran the and smashed it! She raised over £1400, just amazing!
Southend Half Marathon: Rory Blackaby raised over £1000 in memory of his cousin Kay.
Cycle: Julian Pearce raised over £450 undertaking a gruelling cycle from Whitehaven to Tynemouth.
Yorkshire Three Peaks: Hattie and Fraser walked 24 miles and faced a 500ft vertical ascent, raising over £1000!
Sponsored walk: HTC architects walked 15km over Ilkley Moor and raised over £3000! Huge congratulations to the team!
Norfolk 10K: In memory of Michelle Caley. Stephanie’s team of 10 raised over £2400! Great effort guys, how amazing!
The Great North Run: The team of four smashed it in trying conditions, raising over £2400! Congrats!
Fundraising Ideas
There are literally hundreds of ways that you can contribute to the ALK+ve fundraising effort, either by sponsorship in organised events or by organising one of your own. Here are a few ideas:
- Marathons and fun runs
- Sponsored endurance events such as dance-a-thons, silences, swims or walks
- Sponsored skydiving or wing-walking
- Charity auctions, sales or raffles
- Pub quizzes
- Film nights, race nights
- Home baking sales
- Coffee mornings
- Garden fetes
- Open mic or karaoke evenings
- Craft sales
- Taking part in national events such as Stoptober or Dry January
A huge thank you to all our fund raisers
Other ways to raise much needed funds
Leave a legacy
It is very important to ensure your will is in order to ensure that your wishes are followed after you pass. It also allows you to make certain your loved ones and the causes you care about are looked after in the future. Money bequeathed to ALK+ve is vital in helping us to strengthen and advance research into ALK if we are to extend the quality of lives of sufferers.
Memorial donation
You can celebrate the life of a loved one by donating a memorial collection/donation to ALK+ve in person or through these websites: Much Loved and Memory Giving. Both sites allow you to create memorial pages for loved ones who have recently passed and to add donation links to your chosen charities.
Gift aid
Gift Aid is the government scheme allowing charities to reclaim tax that you have already paid on your donations.
All individual donations (excluding those made through the Charities Aid Foundation - these are already subject to tax relief) are eligible for this scheme, including regular gifts made by standing order or direct Debit.
We are able to claim Gift Aid on donations made during the past four years, and on future donations, once we receive your declaration.
Make a donation by BACS
If you would like to make a donation via a bank transfer (BACs), simply give your bank our bank details below and request a receipt as proof of payment.
National Westminster Bank PLC Doncaster
Account Number: 44970749
Sort Code: 60-06-39
Account: Research ALK
