Race for Charity
Welcome to the Rat Race adventure challenge charity programme 2009. Over the years, many people have used the Rat Race as a superb opportunity to raise funds for their chosen cause. Here we list our official charity partners; organisations that will help you help them, through participation in the Rat Race urban adventure challenge. There are extra incentives to raise funds too, as each charity offers up their own special Rat Race deal on entry – often saving you £££ on regular entry price and in return you are asked to raise a certain level of cash for the charity. We have partners at “Official Charity” level attached as main designated charity partners of the various events of the Series and then there is our affiliate charity programme, featuring more great causes. If you fancy raising funds for one of these super charities while you take part in our unique urban adventure race, then read about what they do, find out about their Rat Race deal, visit their special Rat Race fundraising page if they are an Official Charity and contact them direct via their logo links below to request more info and fund raising packs.
If you are a charity who wants to get involved with the Rat Race, drop us a line at info@ratraceadventure.com. The 2010 Charity Pack will be available on request from December 2009. In the mean time please see below for a list of our partners from 2009.
Official Charities
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CLIC Sargent UK
As the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent wants to see a world where all children and young people with cancer live life to the full. CLIC Sargent helps families with the trauma of diagnosis, the often long journey through treatment… and continues to support them afterwards.
CLIC Sargent is there for them…with clinical expertise, emotional care and financial support in hospital, at home and in the community all over the UK. And because we listen and respond, we answer the real needs of children, young people and their families facing this incredible challenge.
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The Outward Bound Trust
The Outward Bound Trust is the UK’s leading provider of experiential learning in the outdoors. We use the mountains, lakes, rivers and the sea as our classroom. We are dedicated to investing in young people, bringing them together from different communities, cultures and backgrounds and empowering them with the necessary life skills to face their future with greater confidence. Given the pressures, choices and contradictions of life today, there is a clear headedness about the skills we teach on an Outward Bound® course are both timeless and enduring. Using our centres based in North Wales, the Lake District and the Scottish Highlands we get young people outside, we get them active and we get them thinking. Young people leave our centres with increased respect for other people and the environment, confidence in their abilities and thinking about their life choices. For young people, the relevance of what we do has never been greater than it is now.
Affiliate Charities
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Ocean Youth Trust Ireland (OYTI)
Ocean Youth Trust Ireland (OYTI) is a sail training charity based in Belfast, which works with community groups, schools and local outdoor education groups across Ireland to engage young people from all backgrounds in sports and personal development programmes using the medium of sailing.
OYTI operate a 68ft purpose built yacht which works with a group of 12 young people with a crew of 6 volunteers, working with over 600 young people per year, the majority of which come from areas of disadvantage and would generally never have had an opportunity to go sailing on the open ocean. The charity relies on the help of volunteers and sponsors to help make their work possible.
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THE ANTHONY NOLAN TRUST
The Anthony Nolan Trust takes back lives from leukaemia by managing, and recruiting new donors, to the UK’s most successful bone marrow register. The cost of tissue typing a sample from a new donor is £125 - a donor could potentially save the life of a patient whose only chance of survival is with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. Becoming a donor is very simple; we require a very small blood sample but a big commitment to potentially save the life of an unrelated patient by donating bone marrow or stem cells, currently there are over 16,000 children and adults awaiting a bone marrow transplant – with your support we can make a difference to the lives of many.
In order to just maintain the register we need to add every year a further 25,000 volunteers, in 2008 we provided 679 patients with a bone marrow transplant and we promise to make your donation work as hard as possible in the coming year.
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Children's Heart Federation
The Children’s Heart Federation is the national charity and umbrella body for voluntary organizations working to meet the needs of children and young people affected by congenital and acquired heart conditions.
1 in every 133 children is born with a heart defect. Our vision is of a society in which all children with congenital heart disease can live life to the full because their medical, educational and social needs have been met.
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RNLI
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea – our volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards work together to provide a seamless rescue service from the beach to the open sea. We rely on voluntary contributions and legacies for 99% of our income, and receive no Government funding.
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Children Today
Helping disabled children and young people live a life of greater freedom. Children Today provide grants for vital, life-changing equipment for children and young people with sickness and disability across the UK. Relying entirely on voluntary donations, Children Today provides grants to buy specialised equipment such as individually adapted electric wheelchairs, walking aids, trikes, special educational toys, adapted car seats and a wide range of communication aids.
There are 390,000 disabled people under the age of 16 in the UK with 100,000 of them having more than one disability. There is no statutory right for young people with disabilities to be provided with the equipment they need by the Government or the NHS. By joining our Rat Race team you could make a real difference for some of these children so please call us today! www.childrentoday.org.uk Registered Charity No. 1037402
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RedR
Each year millions of people around the world are affected by natural disaster and conflict. RedR is the leading training and recruitment charity working in the area of international disaster relief. We provide training, consultancy and support to relief organisations and their staff around the world, improving emergency response and assisting people affected by disaster. Through building skills and training people in countries where disasters occur, we make a lasting impact on the ground. We recruit experienced relief workers following major global emergencies and advise potential new relief workers, ensuring skilled professionals are always available to respond.
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Myeloma
Myeloma, also known as multiple myeloma, is a type of bone marrow cancer arising from plasma cells, which are normally found in the bone marrow. Registered as a charity in 1997, Myeloma UK is the only organisation dealing exclusively with myeloma and its related disorders in the UK. Our broad and innovative range of services cover every aspect of myeloma, from information and support to improving standards of treatment and care through education, research, campaigning and awareness.
Myeloma UK works with:
• Patients, carers and family members, to help them cope with everything a diagnosis of myeloma brings
• Doctors and GP's, to find better ways of treating myeloma
• Nurses, to improve care for patients
• Researchers, to improve treatments, reduce side-effects and develop preventative and curative strategies
• Other charities, Government and the pharmaceutical industry, to ensure patients have access to and receive the best possible treatment and care when they need it
