We need your help to improve healthcare for some of the poorest communities in Malawi, India and Nepal.
EVENT GUIDE
2013
MAY Women’s 10k, Glasgow Join us in Scotland’s biggest women only 10k run! Show your solidarity and support for mothers in India, Malawi and Nepal by raising sponsorship for life saving maternal health projects by taking part in this lively event. Venue: Glasgow Cost: £25 + £100 pledge MAY
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Supporters Meetings Come along and find out about how your support is improving healthcare for vulnerable people and find out how else you can get involved. These are regional meetings. Keep an eye out on our website and in publications for one near you. Belfast Meeting, 6pm All Saints Church, MAY University St, Belfast Bristol Meeting, 6pm Shirehampton Baptist Church, MAY Station Rd, Bristol
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Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Take part in the Edinburgh marathon festival with 5k, 10k, half marathon or team relay marathon options for EMMS. It’s fast, it’s flat and it follows the marathon route. Beautifully scenic and perfect for setting a ‘Personal Best’. Venue: Edinburgh 25/26 Cost: £14.50-£29.50 + MAY £100 pledge
Cycle Malawi Our most popular overseas 9-18 challenge event this year MAY follows in David Livingstone’s footsteps from Lake Malawi to Mulanje raising much needed funds for healthcare projects at Mulanje Mission Hospital. AT THE HOSPITALS, I SEE FIRST-HAND HOW OUR SPONSORSHIP HELPS THE WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN. Evelyn Cook, Malawi Bike Rider
This year’s cycle is fully subscribed, but it’s never too soon to note your interest and get training for the next big challenge.
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JUNE London Nightrider A unique 100km moonlit ride past London’s iconic landmarks, aiming to raise £2 million in one night! You will cycle through Tower Bridge, a deserted City of London, Canary Wharf, London Zoo, Piccadilly Circus, British Museum, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and more. Venue: London 8/9 Cost: £39 + £165 pledge Jun
London Nightrider
Leith Dragon Boat Race Teams of up to 20 people take to the water by Ocean Terminal. No experience necessary and all equipment is provided for the 250m dash. Come as a team or contact us to join the EMMS team for a fun day out! Venue:
Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh Jun Time: 10.00am Cost: £100 pledge
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JULY
AUGUST
This long weekend challenge links two great European cities, London and Paris, covering around 300 miles in just 4 days. Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages and rolling countryside. Cycle along wide Parisian boulevards to the finishing line at the city’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower.
Lap The Lough has established itself as one of the largest cycle events in Ireland and the UK. The annual 81 mile/130 km cycle event around Lough Neagh (largest lake in Ireland & Britain) begins in its new home at Peatlands Park outside Dungannon.
Venue: 17-21 Cost: July
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London to Paris Bike Ride
London to Paris £149 + £1250 pledge £149 + £660 and sponsorship
Lap the Lough, N. Ireland
Aug
Venue: Cost:
Lough Neagh, N.I. £30 + £150 pledge
Book Today 0131 313 3828
SEPTEMBER EMMS Big Weekend
Edinburgh Night Ride
Get involved in EMMS International’s 7-8 annual big fundraising weekend! We Sep are asking all of our supporters to do something this weekend to support our work.
Cycle 50 miles with like-minded cyclists along the twists and turns of the streets of Edinburgh on the first Edinburgh Night Ride. Lit by the moon and lights of the city, take in the iconic sights on the route past Arthur’s Seat, the Royal Observatory and Holyrood Palace. Venue: Edinburgh 7/8 Cost: £39 + £160 pledge Sep
Organise a coffee morning or craft sale, hold a jumble sale, take part in ‘bike and hike’ in your parish, host a zumba night or a world meal party. Be creative - the options are endless! You choose the time and venue. Let us know what you’re planning and we’ll send you a resource pack to help (or download it from www. emms.org).
Pedal for Scotland Join Scotland’s most popular cycling event on either the classic 47 mile cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh or try the sportive event of 110 miles through the southern uplands.
Bike and Hike 2013 Join us for a great
7-8 family day out. Cycle or
Sep walk around some of the most beautiful churches in your area raising funds for EMMS International and your local church.
Book today 0131 313 3828
Venue: Glasgow Green Cost: Sep 47 miles £21 + £150 pledge 110 miles £32 + £150 pledge
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Edinburgh Night Ride
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NOVEMBER
The Livingstone Debate
EMMS International is IF LIVINGSTONE WERE commemorating the bicentenary of ALIVE TODAY, WHAT David Livingstone with the debate WOULD HE BE DOING? ‘What would David Livingstone be doing today?’ The debate considers the healthcare challenges affecting people throughout the world and will explore the role of modern healthcare mission in meeting these needs. With a panel of experts and drawing on examples of our life saving work in Malawi, India and Nepal over the past 200 years, we seek to ensure the response to global health needs remains fit for purpose.
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Nov
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Glasgow Cathedral
Have your say on Twitter using #livingstonedebate or at www.livingstonedebate.org
David Livingstone Bicentenary Thanksgiving Service
A service of thanksgiving, marking the bicentenary of one of Scotland’s most well known missionaries. A number of organisations are coming together to host this celebration reflecting the breadth of his legacy. Free admission by ticket only. For tickets contact livingstone@nts.org.uk.
David Livingstone was a corresponding member of EMMS International.
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Time: 4.30pm Venue: Glasgow Cathedral
NOVEMBER 2014 Malawi Supporter Visit St. Andrew’s Ceilidh Come join us in celebrating Saint Andrew's Night in style! With music and entertainment (and stovies), it's set to be a great night!
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Time: 7.30pm Venue: Lauriston Hall, Edinburgh
DECEMBER Christmas Cake & Coffee Morning
Hold your own Christmas cake &
6-8 coffee morning to raise money
May
See first-hand the work of our 2014 partners in South Malawi, while experiencing the iconic landscapes and spectacular wildlife. Please note your interest as soon as possible and we’ll keep you updated as the itinerary develops.
Cycle/Trek Nepal
Nov
Discover the foothills of the 2014 Himalayas with EMMS International in this charity challenge. Come cycle and trek with us through this magical country and see the work of our partners on the project visit. Experience the hidden rural village life of the Kingdom of Nepal while raising money for our healthcare projects.
Dec for EMMS International. Whether it’s in your church, office, or home, coffee mornings are an ideal time to catch up with friends, eat cake and make a difference. If you can’t hold it within the dates, we would still love you to get involved whenever you can and raise awareness of our work. Get ready to bake!
Join us...
We’ll be hosting one ourselves. So come along and join our annual tea party with a festive twist. Time: 10.00am Venue: Edinburgh Dec
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FAQ
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How do I sign up?
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You can get in touch with us directly using the contact details on the back of this brochure, or return the slip opposite marking on the rear which events you’re interested in. For some events it may be possible to register directly through their website. We will put links to these and further details at www.emms.org/events.
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I would like information on the events ticked overleaf.
Costs vary depending on the event, but we’ve tried to make this as simple as possible. All events are listed as fee + sponsorship/pledge. The fee is set by the event organiser. Where we ask for a pledge we need participants to agree to raise a minimum amount of sponsorship. Where it says sponsorship there is no threshold amount. There is never a maximum!
Getting Sponsored
When you sign up we’ll send you information on how to start collecting sponsorship online and in person, including information about Gift Aid. We’ll provide you with a fundraising pack to help you get started and support you throughout.
Where will the money go?
Money raised as sponsorship will go to support our life saving projects in Malawi, India and Nepal. For details of ongoing work please visit our website www.emms.org/our-work. Fees go directly to the event organisers.
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Date
Event
9th-18th May
Cycle Malawi
12th May
Women’s 10k, Glasgow
22 May
Belfast Supporters Meeting
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25 & 26 May 30th May
Edinburgh Marathon Festival (5k, 10k, half marathon, or team relay marathon) Bristol Supporters Meeting
8/9th June
London Nightrider
29th June
Leith Dragon Boat Race, Edinburgh
17 - 21 July
London to Paris Bike Ride (also 6th-9th Sept)
25th August
Lap the Lough, N. Ireland
7 - 8 Sept
Big Fundraising Weekend
7/8 Sept
Edinburgh Night Ride
8th Sept
Pedal for Scotland (Glasgow-Edinburgh)
13th Nov
David Livingstone Bicentenary Debate
30 Nov
St Andrew’s Ceilidh, Edinburgh
6-8 Dec May 2014
Christmas Cake & Coffee Morning Weekend Malawi Supporter Visit
Nov 2014
Cycle/Trek Nepal
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Contact us...
EMMS International 7 Washington Lane Edinburgh EH11 2HA
events@emms.org 0131 313 3828 @emmsintnl /emmsinternational
www.emms.org/events
A child born in Malawi is nearly 17 times more likely to die before the age of five than one born in the United Kingdom. 37 Riders took part in a previous Malawi cycle and raised over £150,000. This funds initiatives like community-based centres providing vaccinations, nutrition and health education for infants and their families, vastly improving life chances. Taking part in one of our events might be a life-changing experience for you, but for the people we work with in Malawi, India and Nepal it could be life-saving.
EMMS International is a Registered Scottish Charity No. SC032327. A company limited by Guarantee Registered in Scotland No. SC224402.