Events

Simultaneous poetry events around the world on 4 October 2003 will raise awareness and funds for hospices and palliative care services in over 43 countries.

Runners in next month's Edinburgh Marathon have already raised over £20,000 online using Justgiving's services.

Justgiving is the official online fundraising partner of the Syntegra Edinburgh Marathon which takes place on Sunday 15 June 2003. As of today 137 runners have created pages on Justgiving, raising £20,598 in sponsored donations.

Matalan, its chairman John Hargreaves and his family have raised £1.1 million for the NSPCC FULL STOP campaign to end cruelty to children.

The British Heart Foundation is for the first time encouraging wider participation in its fundraising and awareness week by encouraging people to wear red.

Heart Week takes runs from 7-15 June 2003, and the charity is encouraging people to wear red throughout the week or at least on Friday 13 June. Of course, it is also encouraging people to make a donation of at least £1 as well.

A challenge to one member of staff has mushroomed into a company-wide year-long fundraising campaign for Diabetes UK by Bhs employees.

Diabetes UK Chairman, Sir Michael Hirst, yesterday received a £73,000 cheque from Bhs Director, Philip Green, at the company's head office in London. The cheque was presented following a year of fundraising activities by Bhs employees.

The Centrica Mountain Marathon in July is the first fundraising event designed exclusively for staff in the Centrica group, which owns the AA, British Gas, Goldfish and OneTel.

Flora London Marathon runners have already raised more than £1 million for charity online.

One in ten runners have chosen to raise money through charity giving Web site Justgiving, an official partner of the Flora London Marathon for the second year running.

The entertainment.FULL STOP. initiative will raise funds through donations, promotions and tickets sales at a range of special activities.

Leonard Cheshire will benefit from the exclusive Charity Gala Preview Evening at this year's RHS Hampton Court Flower Show which runs from 8 to 13 July 2003.

The charity expects to raise more than £15,000 at evening on 7 July at Hampton Court through advance ticket sales and a prize raffle.