Refuge’s 40th birthday – get involved and become a Refuge Champion today
Refuge has come a long way since it opened the world’s first refuge in 1971. What started out as a single house in Chiswick, West London, has grown to become the country’s largest single provider of emergency accommodation and specialist support for women and children fleeing domestic violence.
Securing Refuge’s funding is becoming more and more challenging – with worrying local authority cuts looming and an austere economic climate we are concerned about the future of our services. We need your help.
Become a Refuge Champion by helping us to achieve our birthday wish list.
Refuge’s 40th birthday wish list
We’re asking our supporters to help us to:
Fill all our places in the London Marathon and the Brighton Marathon. Sign up yourself or spread the word to any friends and family who appreciate a challenge! We’re recruiting for the London or Brighton marathons, half marathons, a 10k run and cycle events. Look at our running events and sign up
Get 40 new regular donors in time for Christmas. Set up a regular donation and help Refuge plan for the future, expand and develop its services to reach more vulnerable women and children
Hold 40 birthday tea parties to raise money. Hold a 40th birthday tea party for Refuge, email fundraising@refuge.org.uk for a tea party pack. Become of one of 40 individuals or groups holding a local fundraising event for Refuge
Ensure that every woman and child in our refuges gets at least one Christmas present this year. Help Refuge support women and children in refuges this Christmas by buying a present or two from our John Lewis Christmas Gift list. Help promote and advertise the list as much as possible. Visit https://www.johnlewisgiftlist.com/ and use the gift list number 478985
Raise £4000 through our text-to-donate scheme. Text REFU40 £2 to 70070 and give Refuge a 40th birthday present. Pass this number around to everyone you know and ask them to text in any amount from £1 to £10
For more details and other fundraising ideas go to http://refuge.org.uk/about-us/refuges-40th-birthday/
