(a) Our five runners in the Great North Run 2022 raised an amazing total of £2173
(b) CUSU Sport Coventry supported us at their Varsity 2022 event and raised an incredible £2696
(c) And during lockdown we ran a “24forAlice Challenge” that was hugely successful, raising no less than **£22,338**!
(d) A delightfully crazy event: the BUCS annual mascot race, which supported the Alice Ruggles Trust in 2018.
Over the past few years, fundraisers have run, cycled, swum, or walked across the country or up mountains to raise money for us, while others have organised fun days, football events, and lunches. In 2018 the Alice Ruggles Trust was chosen to be the Charity Partner for the BUCS annual mascot race organised by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) at its “BUCS Nationals” event in Sheffield.
We launched the #24forAlice challenge in October 2020 to enable people to achieve a personal goal during the pandemic while also supporting our vital work. It ran for 24 months and raised an incredible £22,338 in total. People could choose their own challenge, which could be just about anything provided that it involved the number 24. We had people walking, running, cycling, swimming and rowing, for 24 (or even 240!) km or miles or minutes, over 24 days, or for 24 hours continuously, while others were producing 24 podcasts or tiktoks, making 24 craft items, losing 24 lbs, and much more.
Many fundraisers, including another five Great North Runners, will be out and about in the coming months. We are also planning to re-launch the 24 Challenge—watch this space!