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Virgin Money Giving and Cyclone

Looking for a new challenge? Well, between 28 June and 1 July, Virgin Money will be sponsoring the Cyclone – the UK’s biggest cycling festival, and we’re pleased to announce that Virgin Money Giving will also be the Official Fundraising Website for cyclists too.

Cycling is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and Virgin Money is proud to be bringing its sponsorship to the Cyclone – the UK’s biggest cycling festival.

Since its launch in 2007 over £500,000 has been raised for good causes and with your help we can help even more go to good causes.

The festival, held in the North East celebrates cycling with routes and distances for all levels of cyclists from beginners to professional.

The Thursday will include a new evening ride for less experienced cyclists and young families. Called the Tyne Six Bridges Leisure Ride, it will feature two gentle routes of 9½ and 14½ miles along the banks of the River Tyne.

The celebration of cycling will also include the Leazes Criteriums on Friday evening, the hugely popular Virgin Money Cyclone Challenge rides on the Saturday – with a choice of 33, 63 and 104 mile routes – and the Beaumont Trophy Premier Calendar race featuring professional riders on the Sunday.

The Curlew Cup which will be the first ever all ladies race held in the North East, and will form part the women’s National Series has also been added to the schedule for the Sunday.

To find out more and sign up to the events go to: http://www.virginmoneycyclone.co.uk and don’t forget to set up your fundraising page, once you’ve registered for your event.

The Big Red Box

If sustainable lifestyles were a big red box, what would they look like? This is the question we asked the ten Virgin CEOs and asked them to explain why their company deserves to be inside the big red box.

Today we have launched our new Virgin sustainability film to show you what they said and share some of the exciting things the companies are doing. During the film, the CEOs all put an item into the box that represents their company’s contribution to a sustainable lifestyle – we got everything from swimming goggles to a turbine valve!

We now want to know what components make up a sustainable lifestyle for you. Whether it’s your bicycle, a cool social enterprise or your favourite seasonal meal, let us know what you think deserves to be in the big red box.

Tweet your comment to @Virgin using the hashtag #bigredbox.

This Christmas ask for a donation

Virgin London MarathonWith Christmas around the corner, if your friends and family are looking for gift inspiration you might want to suggest they make a donation to your fundriasing page.

If you’re running the 2012 Virgin London Marathon and fundraising with Virgin Money Giving their donation could get a huge boost towards your target with our latest competition.

We want to help you raise more money for your chosen charity, so every time you you receive a donation to your page between now and 31 December we’ll automatically enter you into a prize draw to win a £500 donation to your page.

There are two £500 donations up for grabs, so the more donations you receive the more chance you’ll have of winning.

Terms and conditions apply.

Ballistick is back! Win places in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon

Ballistick StickmanOur Virgin Money Giving stickman has once again put on his safety helmet and climbed into a cannon. The Facebook Game ‘BALLISTICK’ is back for a second year and once again we’ve got some fantastic prizes. Including one of the last chances to get a place in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon!

The aim of the game is to launch your stickman from a cannon, fly him across London and land him safely in a bath of baked beans, avoiding obstacles and collecting bonus points along the way.

Head over to www.facebook.com/virginmoneygiving to play the game. And don’t forget to enter the prize draw for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

The prizes

Virgin London Marathon Two places in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon 

  • Guaranteed entry into the 2012 Virgin London Marathon.
  • Start from the Green Start with the celebs and VIPs.
  • Not a runner? If you win the prize you can transfer the race entry to a friend or charity.

Find out more about the 2012 Virgin London Marathon here.

White iPhone 4s White 16GB iPhone 4s

  • FaceTime video calling.
  • Retina display – high res screen.
  • HD video recording.
  • 5 Megapixel camera.
  • Access to over 300,000 apps from the App Store.

The iPhone comes ‘sim free’ without a contract. All you need to do is sign up to an iPhone plan from your favourite mobile network and request a microsim.

Find out more about the iPhone 4 here.

White iPad 2 White 16GB iPad 2 with Wi-fi & 3G

  • Browse the web, email, photos, and video.
  • A 9.7-inch, high-resolution display with incredible Multi-Touch capability.
  • So thin and light enough to take anywhere.
  • Thousands of apps made just for iPad,with more coming every day.
  • A new way to read and buy books with iBooks.
  • Connect to the Internet at Wi-Fi hotspots and over 3G networks when you’re on the go.

The iPad comes without a contract, if you’d like to use it out and about you’ll need to sign up to an iPad data plan from your favourite mobile network and request a microsim. Use on your home Wi-Fi network is free.

Find out more about the iPad here.

Terms and conditions apply. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. By entering you understand that you are providing your information to Virgin Money Giving and not to Facebook.

VIP Virgin London Marathon Runner Up Winners

Virgin London Marathon VIP Competition Runner's up

Following the announcement of Virgin London Marathon VIP winner we announced we’d be offering 12 Runner Up prizes of retro second generation 1GB iPod Shuffles. Perfect to keep you motivated while you’re training!

We’ve now drawn our 12 VIP London Marathon Competition runner up winners. In no particular order here are the first 12 names that were pulled from the hat:

Congratulations everyone! Your iPod shuffles have gone in the post today and will be with you shortly.

We’ve seen a record breaking number of fundraisers create their Virgin London Marathon page, here on Virgin Money Giving and have more fantastic competitions planned in the coming months.

VIP Virgin London Marathon Winner Announced

VIP Virgin London Marathon Winner

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Timothy Astill who’s fundraising for Brain Tumour UK. His Virgin London Marathon fundraising page was the first one drawn from everyone who’s started fundraising with Virgin Money Giving.

When we got in touch with Tim to let him know about the prize win he came back with:

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! :-)

I really don’t know what to say, never won anything like this before!!!”

Here’s the VIP Virgin London Marathon package that Tim will be receiving:

  • You and a guest will stay at The Tower Hotel with the elite athletes and celebs the night before the race.
  • Breakfast in the same place as elite athletes and celebs in the morning and travel to the start line in style.
  • Upgrade your race to start from the celeb start line (no crowds, no queues and better loos!).
  • Get two grandstand passes for your supporters to watch the race in comfort and see you and the elite runners cross the line.
  • Bring your supporters along to the Virgin Money after-party.

Plus, you’ll get all of this to help your training and fundraising get off to the best start:

  • £600 of adidas running kit, including shoes, selected by you at a VIP trip to an adidas performance store.
  • Six months’ supply of Lucozade products to keep you fuelled and hydrated all the way to the finish line.
  • Timex Ironman GPS Global Trainer runners’ watch.
  • £250 donation to your Virgin Money Giving page.

But….we decided not to stop there!

iPod ShufflesWe’ve seen a record breaking number of fundraisers create their Virgin London Marathon page, here on Virgin Money Giving. So we’ve had a rummage around the office and found some ‘runners up’ prizes.

We’ll randomly select another 12 London Marathon fundraisers as ‘runners up’ who’ll each receive a brand new retro 1GB iPod Shuffle (second generation).

Perfect to keep you motivated while you’re training!

We’ll post the names of the winners to the blog shortly.

Not started fundraising yet?

There’s still plenty of time to create your Virgin London Marathon fundraising page. We’ve got more exciting competitions in the pipeline to help you get ready for the event next year.

Heather Earns Her Wings with a Vintage Tea Party

On 21 August, professional wartime tribute act and 1940s singer Heather Marie McHale held a vintage tea party at The Canary Cage in Liverpool to raise money for the RAF Association Wings Appeal.

After performing for the RAF Association on numerous occasions, Heather made the decision to start fundraising for the Wings Appeal after hearing about the valuable work they undertake.

“The RAF Associations and in particular the Wings Appeal and Miles More Minutes Campaign is a very worthy charity. The charity is in much need of receiving more support from the public, both through fundraising and helping raise awareness of the work in general” said Heather.

The event was held as part of the Manchester Pride Fringe, and was a Vintage Wartime ‘Tease’ Party.

With the assistance of Heather’s friends, the afternoon was full of vintage delights including tea and cake, burlesque, comedy and vintage vocals.

There was also raffle with prizes kindly donated by the RAF Association and local businesses in Manchester.

After the success of the August event, Heather has got the fundraising big and is keen to reach her £2000 target to continue supporting the RAF Wings Appeal.

If you would like to help Heather reach her target, please go to: virginmoneygiving.com/wellmeetagain

Update
Heather is now also running the 2012 Virgin London Marathon. You can find her Marathon Fundraising page here www.virginmoneygiving.com/wellmeetagain. Best of luck Heather!

Boost your Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Fundraising

The Royal Parks Half Marathon, Sunday 9 October 2011

If your Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon fundraising is in need of a little encouragement, perhaps this competition will help.

We’re giving all fundraisers using Virgin Money Giving for this years event the opportunity to boost the total their chosen charity receives. All you need to do is raise at least £500 in donations through your fundraising page by the 23 October 2011.

We’ll then draw one fundraiser who’s reached or exceeded the target and donate an extra £500 to their charity through their page.

To help you get going why not check out our Fundraising tips in the ‘Raise More section’ of our website, or if you’ve got a great fundraising tip why not share it in our forum. If you haven’t created your page yet it’s not too late, you can start fundraising right now.

Introducing the Great Run series Runners Club

Great Run Series

To help you get ready for the Great Run’s we’ve created an exclusive Great Run Runners’ Club.

All fundraisers using Virgin Money Giving for their Great North, Edinburgh, Yorkshire, Birmingham and South runs will automatically become members, and will receive details via email on how to take advantage of the discounts and competitions, as well as regular Great Run tips to kick start your fundraising.

Some great discounts

Sweatshop, Lucozade and AudioFuel

Having the right gear can make a big difference to your training. We’ve teamed up with some specialist companies to help maximise your comfort and enjoyment.

Exclusive competitions to boost your fundraising total

And to boost your fundraising total we’re running some competitions to help boost your fundraising.

Set a fundraising target on your page to be in with a chance of winning a £250 donation. Plus six runners-up will win £50 donations. Simply set a target and we’ll put you in the draw.

Tell us about an event you’ve organised to raise funds – like a cake sale or car wash – or send us a picture, and we’ll enter you into a draw. The winner will have £250 added to their total. Plus six runners-up will win £50 donations.

Raise over £500 and we’ll automatically enter you into another draw for a £500 donation. Plus six runners-up will win £50 donations.

Create your page and join the Runners Club

Find out more about the runners club and your Great Run Series fundraising page here.

We’ve got some exciting news…

Stickman with donationsThis week is a very exciting week for us here at Virgin Money Giving, and there’s good reason for our charities, fundraisers and donors to celebrate.

Last year on 14 October 2010, we celebrated our 1st birthday by announcing the fantastic total of £25 million had been raised through our not-for-profit fundraising website.

We’re thrilled to announce that in the first 5 months of this year we’ve already processed more in donations than we did for the whole of 2010!

At 21:25 on Wednesday night a donation of £455 made to Muscular Dystrophy Campaign pushed us over last years total.

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has fundraised or donated, and all the charities working with us so far.

We’re already looking forward to what the rest of 2011 will bring.

Earlier this year we put together a short video to be used at the Virgin London Marathon Expo showcasing some of the fundraisers and charities using Virgin Money Giving.

Looks like we’re going to have to update it already!

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