Fundraising

The Covid pandemic continued to restrict our in-person activities at NNRF and in the community. Nevertheless, we have run a couple of online appeals, participated at the Robin Hood Half Marathon as charity partners, and gratefully received support from individuals and groups who donated money to support our work. Below are some of the fundraising highlights of 2021/22:

Refugee Week Appeal, Online, June/July 2021

Online appeal launched for 2021 Refugee Week, highlighting our work over the past year. A total of £1,049.75 (including Gift Aid) was raised.

Robin Hood Half-Marathon, Victoria Embankment, 26 September 2021

We had 17 runners signed up, many of whom were new to us, and several came to our stall to say hello before the race. In addition, our cheerleading team at the 1-mile and 13-mile marks valiantly made lots of noise of encouragement as each of our runners went by. Here is what one of our runners said; “........ just when I needed it almost at mile 12.5, when everything was slowing down, the fabulous NNRF cheerleaders were there to lift me up and get me to the finish line. The sense of achievement, knowing that every step raised funds for this brilliant organisation, the camaraderie and support, made for such a great day (and a special mention for the delicious post-race snacks, thank you Caitlin)”. This first big in-person fundraising event since the start of the pandemic was a great success, raising £9,271.

Josh’s Cycle Challenge, Grantham-NottinghamGrantham, 28 September 2021

Our colleague Josh Aspden embarked on a cycling challenge, pedalling between his home in Grantham and his NNRF office, raising awareness of lovely cycling paths and moody English weather, but most importantly raised £1,462.50 (including Gift Aid).

Christmas Appeal, Online, December 2021

Social media appeal raising awareness of our Anti–Destitution Project through a virtual Christmas calendar highlighting challenges, successes, great partnership work, as well as personal stories of our service users and volunteers supporting them. 68 generous supporters helped us raise £6,026.25 (including Gift Aid). The concurrently-run Christmas Card Appeal raised £205. A grand total of £18,014.50 was raised in 2021/22.