Vodafone invites employees to fundraise for charities in Big Bold Challenge
Howard Lake | 23 July 2014 | News
Telecomms company Vodafone is encouraging its employees to take part in a fundraising event in September as part of its ‘Big Bold Challenge’.
It is suggesting that they run, walk or cycle to the Olympic Park in London from their offices in Newbury and Paddington. The aim is to complete a collective 20,000 miles on 25 September. Employees can choose form events ranging from a scenic walk to a duathlon.
Vodafone Big Bold Challenge 2014 – running
Employees can choose which charity they want to benefit, and the company is asking them to commit to raising to least £100. Vodafone will then match the funds raised up to £350 per employee.
The Vodafone UK Corporate Responsibility Team‘s latest newsletter explains that the event is not just about fundraising and having fun, but it is also an opportunity to recognise the company’s achievement in “in providing the strongest signal in London making it the most ‘connected raised up place in the UK’”.
Does your charity have Vodafone staff amongst its supporters? Have you asked them to choose your charity for the Big Bold Challenge?
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.