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Mohammed's Story

Mohammed's dad, Unisa, was frequently faced with a horrific choice – to buy medicine for his sick child or feed the rest of his family.

The well from which the family had to collect drinking water was rife with waterborne diseases and led to them falling ill with diarrhoea, cholera and dysentery.

Thankfully Sport Relief cash supports a local project that works with the slum's inhabitants to build new wells and ensure they're hygienic and chlorinated.

Mohammed and his family now have clean water on their doorstep."The water is safe and no one gets diarrhoea.” he says.

Sally & John's Story

After fifty years together, any dreams that Sally (70) and John (74) had of sharing a happy, active retirement have been shattered.

Now diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's, Sally needs John's help with even the simplest of tasks.

Thankfully, because of your Sport Relief donations and fundraising, we're able to fund The Alzheimer's Society who given Sally and John the vital support they need.

They regularly meet friends at The Alzheimer's Society Club to take part in activities and games that help keep their minds active.

John says, "It's been great knowing that you’re not alone."

Over 60 BT workers from across the North East staffed the phone lines at the BT Newcastle Contact Centre taking a massive £73,000 worth of donations for Sport Relief 2010.

Volunteers worked from 7pm until late into the night handling a massive 2500 calls.

The Gosforth  contact centre staff also raised money to donate to Sport Relief with activities ranging from a cake sale to a cycle-a-thon which involved advisors, managers, trainers and even centre managers cycling 326 km in just 12 hours on a static bike - phew!  The staff on site raised a fantastic £1600 in total!

More than 130 volunteers from GHA gathered to play their part in one of the UK's biggest fundraising drives all wearing t-shirts emblazoned with  'We're rising to the challenge'.

And rise to the challenge we did. Some donned red wigs, some had sprayed their hair green, others came in fancy dress. We all wore a smile on our faces.

"I'm having a great time," said Cass Hendry, a housing officer from Keystone. We took calls from the length and breadth of the UK and from as far away as Spain, Switzerland and even Jamaica. But it was far from all hard work and no play. At midnight the whistle blew and it was all over - bar the counting. 

The grand total taken in by GHA staff over five hours was £94,519. Another £400 was raised from the staff raffle. Alex McGuire, Acting Director of Housing and Customer Services said. "It's been a real buzz. And if we do it again I want to be a call handler." "There's no ifs," said General Manager Mags Lightbody. "WHEN we do it again." 

This is the second time Skandia UK has hosted a donation call centre for Comic Relief.  We had more than 70 volunteers from across the business that supported the evening and helped us take more calls than last year.

Everyone had a fantastic time and are keen to support next year.  Here is what some of our team had to say about taking part.

 "I had a blast."

 "Great night and amazing organisation."

 "I had a great night answering the phones. I was quite nervous to start with but soon got into the swing of it." 

"A great opportunity to do something a bit different and meet new people from across Skandia."

Cycle-Mania in Gosforth!

Over 60 BT workers from across the North East staffed the phone lines at the BT Newcastle Contact Centre taking a massive £73,000 worth of donations for Sport Relief 2010.

Volunteers worked from 7pm until late into the night handling a massive 2500 calls.

The Gosforth contact centre staff also raised money to donate to Sport Relief with activities ranging from a cake sale to a cycle-a-thon which involved advisors, managers, trainers and even centre managers cycling 326 km in just 12 hours on a static bike - phew! The staff on site raised a fantastic £1600 in total!

Calls from afar in Glasgow

More than 130 volunteers from GHA gathered to play their part in one of the UK's biggest fundraising drives all wearing t-shirts emblazoned with 'We're rising to the challenge'.

And rise to the challenge we did. Some donned red wigs, some had sprayed their hair green, others came in fancy dress. We all wore a smile on our faces.

"I'm having a great time," said Cass Hendry, a housing officer from Keystone. We took calls from the length and breadth of the UK and from as far away as Spain, Switzerland and even Jamaica. But it was far from all hard work and no play. At midnight the whistle blew and it was all over - bar the counting.

The grand total taken in by GHA staff over five hours was £94,519. Another £400 was raised from the staff raffle. Alex McGuire, Acting Director of Housing and Customer Services said. "It's been a real buzz. And if we do it again I want to be a call handler." "There's no ifs," said General Manager Mags Lightbody. "WHEN we do it again."

Skandia - Southampton

This is the second time Skandia UK has hosted a donation call centre for Comic Relief.  We had more than 70 volunteers from across the business that supported the evening and helped us take more calls than last year.

Everyone had a fantastic time and are keen to support next year.  Here is what some of our team had to say about taking part.

 "I had a blast."

 "Great night and amazing organisation."

 "I had a great night answering the phones. I was quite nervous to start with but soon got into the swing of it." 

"A great opportunity to do something a bit different and meet new people from across Skandia."

  1. Assembly About The Issues

    Use these films and the accompanying script for a 20-minute assembly that shows your pupils the different challenges some children, in the UK and Africa, face every day.

  2. Helen Skelton Challenge Assembly

    Use this film about Helen Skelton's record-breaking Amazon Adventure, plus the accompanying script and presentation, for your assembly. It's a perfect way to tell your pupils what Sport Relief is, why fundraising is important and how they can make a difference.

  1. Assembly About The Issues

    Use these films and the accompanying script for a 20-minute assembly that shows your pupils the different challenges some children, in the UK and Africa, face every day.

  2. Eddie Izzard Challenge Assembly

    Use this film about Eddie Izzard's incredible marathon challenge, plus the accompanying script and presentation, for your assembly. It's a perfect way to tell your students what Sport Relief is, why fundraising is important and how they can make a difference.

  • How Many Miles?

    The perfect way for your kids to raise cash is by getting sponsored to do the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile in your school. Tell us how many pupils are taking part in your Mile when you order your Schools Fundraising Resource Pack and we’ll include an exclusive Miler reward for every pupil.

  • Learn A Skill

    From learning to juggle to riding a bike, children love a challenge and learning a new skill is the perfect thing they can get sponsored to do. Then, they can all show off their new-found skills on the day of Sport Relief itself!

  • Jilt The Junk

    Get your pupils to prove they can give up junk food for a week. Whether it’s crisps, sweets or fizzy drinks, it’s an easy (not to mention healthy!) thing for them to get sponsored to do.

With sponsorship forms in-hand, your children can raise cash by taking on whatever sporty, silly or serious challenge they like!

  • How Many Miles?

    The perfect way for your kids to raise cash is by getting sponsored to do the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile in your school. However you do it, it's great fun!

  • Learn A Skill

    From learning to juggle to riding a bike, children love a challenge and learning a new skill is the perfect thing they can get sponsored to do. Then, they can all show off their new-found skills on the day of Sport Relief itself!

  • Jilt The Junk Food

    Get your pupils to prove they can give up junk food for a week. Whether it’s crisps, sweets or fizzy drinks, it’s an easy (not to mention healthy!) thing for them to get sponsored to do.

  • Swim-a-Thon

    Get your class to ‘do a David Walliams’ with a sponsored swim in your school pool. Set a distance and ask your pupils to get sponsored to swim their stretch of it. You could also take part in the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief in April.

  • Twelve-Hour Sports Match

    Whether it’s football, netball, hockey or cricket, challenge your pupils to play a non-stop mega-match for 12 hours. Each child does their own shift and gets sponsored for their part in the epic challenge.

  • Hula-Hoop-A-Thon

    Get your class to do a sponsored hula-hoop-a-thon, with each child doing a shift, and see how long you can keep it going!

Simply organise a fun activity and then ask everyone to pay a donation to Sport Relief when they take part.

  • Do The Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile In School

    Do an extra-fun Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile with each pupil paying a donation to hop it, skip it, run it, jump it or dress up to take part.

  • Do A Sports Day... With A Twist

    Ask for a donation from everyone to take part in a Sport Relief games day with a difference. From fancy-dress egg-and-spoon races, to throwing wellies full of jelly – as long as it’s fun, it’s fair game!

  • Dress-Up Day

    Have a looky-likey day where your pupils pay a fee to come to school dressed as their favourite sports star or Sport Relief celebrity – like Helen Skelton as an Antarctic explorer!

  • Tug Of War

    Make up teams to pit against each other in a massive tug of war competition. Everyone pays a donation to enter and the winning team gets a prize!

  • Drench The Teacher

    Put a member of staff in goal and hold a penalty shoot-out where the kids pay to see if they can get one (or more!) past the teacher. Give a prize to whoever scores the most goals!

  • Penalty Shoot-Out

    If you, or another teacher, is up for getting a bit soggy for Sport Relief, simply get some wet sponges and charge pupils per throw. A great way to hit your fundraising target… and you can always hope the pupils will miss theirs!

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Splash For Cash

 

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