Fundraising Case Studies
100,000 Metre Charity Row
On Sunday 20th October 2002 Clevedon Indoor Rowing Club rowed 100,000 metres in aid of Sargent Cancer Care for Children. Eight rowers, ranging in age from 15 to 61 completed the distance in 6 hours 49 minutes 11.2 seconds. "We hope to have raised £1,500 for the charity. Before starting we decided that we would row 500 metre legs at a steady pace but our 15 year old who was the first rower completed his 500 metres in 1:51.3. This set the standard for the rest of the team, which made the row competitive. It was a great day, such a wonderful experience and fantastic success to such a worthy cause, although everyone was exhausted but exhilarated!"
Full report in Newsletter 70
Debbie King Indoor Rowing Challenge Trophy
On Wednesday 12th April 2000, twelve teams of six rowers from prisons around the country went to battle, all with the mission of completing 100,000 metres in the fastest times possible and raising money for the Debbie King Appeal in conjunction with Lupus UK. Of the twelve teams taking part, two were from HMP Doncaster, a combination of PE staff and inmates making up the twelve team members 'The Dirty Dozen'.
Full report in Newsletter 11
HMP Risley, Wigan
On the 13th of May, two teams of inmates from H.M.P Risley, Wigan, completed a team marathon each. The first team of over 30s finished in a time of 2:46:07, just pipping the under 30s who did it in 2:56:18. The marathons were done in order to raise money for Alder Hey Children's Cancer Unit, and they hope to raise up to £300 once all the monies have been totted up. As PE Officer Mike White says: "Over the years, inmates in prison take a great deal of flack and often do not get praised for the many things they do for charities and the underprivileged."
Full report in Newsletter 60
Mike Hyatt
Mike, 28, wanted to give something back to kidney research after suffering from IgA Nephritis, an infection which affects the kidneys' ability to filter, when he was 17 years old. Mike said: "It cleared up pretty quickly, but I was in hospital for a couple of weeks. Basically I had a virus that spread to my kidneys." Now recovered, except for a trip to hospital once a year as an out-patient, Mike decided to row 60,000 metres to raise money for the National Kidney Research Fund, which gives grants to patients and buys equipment for hospital renal units. Mike's initial plan was to take the row on in ten half-hour sessions, resting for five minutes between each interval. In the end, he covered almost 62,000 metres in six hours, raising over £800 for charity.
Full report in Newsletter 60
HMP Albany Charity Row
Prisoners and staff at HMP Albany on the Isle of Wight completed their annual 50-mile row recently, equivalent to a circumnavigation of the island. After weeks of intensive training, 21 inmates and 3 members of staff took part in the row, which was started by prison governor Martin Griffin. The row raised £1,234 for two local charities, Shanklin Youth Under-15 football team and Hayland's Farm Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults. The money was raised by raffling prizes donated by various sponsors, as well as through sponsorship of competitors by inmates and staff.
Full report in Newsletter 85
100,000m Charity Row for Cancer Research
On Thursday the 20th of May 2004, Pete Marston's brother, David, very suddenly and tragically died of cancer. He was just 28. Pete made the decision to talk about his experience on the message board. Such was the response from Pete's topic that many people wanted to do something in aid of charity. The Marston family requested that any money raised goes to Cancer Research UK. The final time for the 100,000m was 5 hours 9 minutes 1.1 seconds, an average pace of 1:32.7. The final total is over £1,400.
Full report in Newsletter 104
100,000m Row for Cardiac Risk in the Young
Stuart Garrett: "Steve Lunn and I set a date for the May 21st to complete the individual 100,000 metre challenge. "This was a charitable event for CRY - Cardiac Risk in the Young - which we raised £709 for a close personal friend. Anton Szculz who is the Managing Director for a local Renault garage gave us £400 which brought it to a total of £1,109."
Full report in Newsletter 17
100,000m Row for Cancer Research
Scotty Morgan and Tim Salter each rowed 100,000 metres at the Barbican, Holmes Place on September 10th. They completed the distance in a shade over seven hours and have raised over £5,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Full report in Newsletter 71
Harry Hogg
Harry Hogg from Dumfries: "I have just completed a gruelling Charity Challenge in aid of the Leukaemia Care Society. The challenge started out when I decided to try your 25 day x 5,000 metre Mad March Challenge -an On-Line World Ranking promotion. When I did my sums, I thought that a total of 125,000 metres in the month was not too far short of 100 miles (just under 161,000 metres) so I decided to challenge myself to complete 161,000 metres and then I thought that all that effort could be put to good use and chose to seek sponsorship in aid of the Leukaemia Care Society. I raised over £1,500 which will be presented to the Leukaemia Care Society by a local girl who has been suffering from leukaemia for a few years now."
Full report in Newsletter 57
Iraqi IRC
The weekend of 13/14 December 2003 saw the Concept 2, 2,000m Challenge take off in Headquarters Multi National Division (South East), the Head Quarters of the British Army in Iraq. Major Tim Walton RE: "The competition attracted a reasonable response with entry proceeds going to Breast Cancer Charities. Those who did attend thoroughly enjoyed the pain. One person, who had not even sat on an Indoor Rower before, turned in a creditable time of 8:31.4 which he was absolutely delighted with - couldn't walk for the rest of the day but didn't mind."
Full report in Newsletter 94