Alice’s marathon fundraising planPublished: 03 May 2022 My story of choosing to run the TCS London Marathon is a simple one – I love running and feel passionate about raising money for charity so I singed up to run for MS-UK. My late mother-in-law had used MS therapy centres as she lived with MS for a long time and this eased some of her symptoms greatly. As a mother of three who works full-time, I don’t have a great deal of free time, so when I do run it is usually at 5am in the dark with a head torch, and this can be tough but busy runners have to fit the miles in somewhere! It was important for me to have a detailed plan of how I was going to raise my target amount of money as being so busy requires organisation. My first plan was to have my t-shirt sponsored by local businesses, they would ‘buy’ advertising space on my race day and training t-shirt. This has been a success raising over £300. All this idea requires is willing businesses and a company who can do screen printing onto t-shirts. My social media campaign raised over £300 with family and friends donating, I mostly post on a weekend as this is when I’m not working and also helps people not get bored of seeing my posts all the time. I have organised a raffle of prizes donated by local businesses, which I have advertised locally and that has been successful with people spreading the word around friends and family that has made around £300. My next venture is a charity wine tasting held in my local village hall, I secured a deal with a company who help individuals raise money for charity by hosting wine tastings and we will sell raffle tickets and soft drinks which will make even more. I also plan to hold a charity trail around my village where children can purchase maps to find clues around the village and then solve a puzzle, as I know a lot of parents in the local area I am hoping this will be a popular and fun activity. I am happy with my plan and feeling confident especially as I have hit my first target early and I am getting towards my next one, here is my JustGiving link if you’d like to donate to my page for this amazing cause. Other Stories You May Be Interested In... Blog Creating awareness View article Blog Housing and homes with multiple sclerosis View article Blog Running for my Dad View article