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INFORMATION BOOKLET
Thank You for
Registering for
Big Fun Walk 2022!
This participant information pack will guide you
through the next steps as you begin collecting your
OVER sponsorship for the Big Fun Walk. It will tell you:
£160,000 • WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
RAISED
• HOW TO RAISE YOUR SPONSORSHIP MONEY
• HOW TO SET UP AN ONLINE FUNDRAISING PAGE
• IDEAS ON HOW TO BOOST THE AMOUNT YOU RAISE
But first we need to say a HUGE thank you!
OVER
Your support of the hospice meansevent and in the past two years,
1,340 that we can continue providing our
over 1000 of you registered and
REGISTRATIONS specialist end-of-life care and raised over £130,000! If you have
support to over 3,500 patients and
taken part in the past, thank you
their families across the boroughs
for supporting the Hospice again;
of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey! if this is your first Big Fun Walk,
The Big Fun Walk is North London we hope you are looking forward
Hospice’s BIGGEST fundraising to being part of something special.
If there is anything you need to know that is not covered in this booklet,
OVER
please do not hesitate to contact the Fundraising Department on
50 020 8446 2288 or email bigfunwalk@northlondonhospice.co.uk
VOLUNTEERS Please check our FAQs page on the Big Fun Walk website before
contacting us.
www.bigfunwalk.co.uk/faq
What Happens Next?
We ask everybody
to begin fundraising
1
as soon as they EAST
FINCHLEY
can. It is never too
soon to sign up your
potential sponsors
and this will also help HAMPSTEAD
HEATH
spread the word.
2
From March onwards
we will send everybody
their Big Fun Walk
goody bags, including PRIMROSE
HILL REGENTS
PARK
wristbands
(and t-shirts if ordered).
Your wristband will act as your
3
ticket. Remember to bring it
to registration to receive your HYDE
PARK
free lunch and map! If you have
regisered after Friday 15 April you
will have to collect your wristband GREEN
PARK
and any pre-ordered t-shirts on
the day at the registration desk in ST JAMES’
Cherry Tree Wood. PARK
4
Remember to check your emails! If you
registered online, we will send monthly
updates and more information about the
event between now and Sunday 1 May.
WESTMINSTER
You can access our 2022 route by visiting our Big Fun Walk website so
you have a good idea of what is involved. Please note that this is subject
to small changes depending on road works/route permissions so please
do not presume that this will be the exact walk. We will notify you of any
substantial changes before, or on the day of, the walk if necessary.
IF YOU HAVE ANY URGENT QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT US ON
020 8446 2288
How to raise your
sponsorship money
By registering for Big Fun Walk 2022 each If you would like us to send you any additional
person has agreed to fundraise a minimum of sponsorship forms in the post, please do not
£25 for North London Hospice so that we can hesitate to contact us at 020 8446 2288 and we
continue our vital care in the community. will send one to you as soon as possible.
We are encouraging people to do as much, if not We advise that cash payments be hand-delivered
all, of their fundraising via online fundraising in a sealed envelope with your sponsorship
websites. This is the most cost-effective way form (including your contact details) to our
for North London Hospice to receive your kind Finchley site. If you wish, you can bring the
donations and the most efficient and reliable sealed envelope along on the day and hand it to
way of collecting Gift Aid to ensure you maximize one of our check-in desk volunteers.
your fundraising efforts! It also means your Cheques can be sent through the post with
sponsorship is paid directly into our account so your sponsor form (including your contact
you do not have to worry about chasing people details) to: North London Hospice, Big
for their donations! Fun Walk, 47 Woodside Avenue, N12 8TT.
However, we do recognise that some people Payments by credit or debit card can be
find it easier to collect sponsorship personally made by phone on 020 8446 2288 or online at
by asking for cash or cheque payments from www.northlondonhospice.co.uk. If you make
their sponsors. a payment online through the North London
Hospice website, please let us know that it is
for your Big Fun Walk sponsorship.
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Add
picture to your
fundraising page.
Research shows that
pages with profile
pictures raise up to
23% more!
“Each person
doing the Big Fun
Walk enables us to
offer the greatest
possible comfort,
support and
care to patients
and families, as
someone reaches
the last days of
their life.”
Dr Jo Brady
How to set up an Online
Fundraising Page
We recommend using Just Giving to collect online sponsorship.
Just follow the steps below to begin your fundraising.
To set up a JustGiving fundraising page simply follow this link and the steps
below: www.bit.ly/3o1vrfp
-F
ollow the link and you will be asked to either donate or click ‘start
fundraising’ to set up your own giving page. You will be guided through
this process by the Just Giving website.
-W
hen you are logged-in or registered, you will be directed to the Big Fun
Walk Just Giving event page and asked a few questions.
- I f you are doing the walk in-memory of somebody there is a box you can
tick and a small form to complete.
-Y
ou can then edit your unique Just Giving URL which you can send to
your potential sponsors (for example: www.justgiving.com/joebloggsBFW)
-Y
ou must select NO when asked “Are you planning to ask for donations
to your Just Giving page in return for goods, services or other benefits?”
and “Is your charity contributing to the cost of your fundraising?”
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lick “Create your Page” and you will now have a fundraising page
which you can send to your friends, family and colleagues via e-mail
or social media.
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Important information
for the event
Check in at the registration desk at Cherry You will also be able to pick up your free lunch
Tree Wood ( Nearest train station East Finchley and snacks from the adjoining stand. T-shirts
Underground Northern line and 102,143, 234, (if not bought previously) and other mechanise
603, H3 and N20 Bus routes). Registration for will be available too.
2022 will be a little different this year and will Please be aware we cannot cater for specialist
be in waves starting from 9.00am. Please do dietary requirements such as Kosher, Halal,
not arrive before your allocated timeslot. You Paleo, gluten/dairy free etc. Please bring your
will be notified of your time slot by April. own lunch if you need to.
Once you have shown your wristband, you will Tea, coffee and squash along with pastries,
be given your map giving details of refreshment fruit and any additional sandwiches will also
stops and toilet facilities along the route. be available to all participants at the finish line
in Storey’s Gate between 12noon and 4pm.
You will receive more in depth information about
the event when you are sent your wristband,
including the planned entertainment on
the day.
CAN YOU HELP?
We really appreciate the support of our wonderful
volunteers who give up their valuable time to help
make Big Fun Walk as successful and fun as it is.
However, we always need more help and are looking
for volunteers to help marshal at this year’s event!
If you know someone who would like to get involved
and help out at the biggest event in our calendar,
please contact the Fundraising Team on 020 8446 2288
or email fundraising@northlondonhospice.co.uk
THANK YOU!
We would like to thank our corporate
sponsors, past and present, for supporting
this event and helping it grow from strength
to strength.
If you work for, or know of, a company that
may want to get involved in any way with
the Big Fun Walk, please do not hesitate
to contact us at on 020 8446 2288 or at
fundraising@northlondonhospice.co.uk
About North London
Hospice
North London Hospice is
a registered charity and
has been caring for local
people since 1984. We help
those with a potentially
life-limiting illness who
have specialist needs in
the boroughs of Barnet,
Enfield and Haringey. Care
is provided to help them
physically, emotionally and
spiritually - we try to help
our patients live life to the by specially trained multi-professional teams, which include
full despite their illness. doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, counsellors
The hospice is multi-faith and chaplains.
and welcomes patients from The NHS provides approximately one third of the funds required
all faiths and communities. to run North London Hospice, meaning the rest needs to be
Emotional and practical raised by our wonderful supporters. This is where you come in!
support is also offered to Everybody who registers for Big Fun Walk pledges to raise £25
patients’ families, friends for the hospice and many go above and beyond this. Below you
and carers and our services can see how your money will make a difference to those living
are provided free of charge with a life-limiting illness in North London.
could buy a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve
£25 Stimulator) machine which provides drugs-free pain
relief for our patients.
will pay for a week’s worth of equipment for a hospice
£50 nurse to provide practical care to people, wherever
they call home.
will sponsor a nurse for a day, helping them to support
£125 dozens of people receiving respite and end of life care
on our inpatient unit.
£500 will fund our education service for one day, so we
can train others to provide expert end of life care.
£965 will fund a syringe driver, ensuring our nurses can
provide constant pain-relief to a patient.
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Thank you for supporting North London
Hospice by taking part in the Big Fun Walk!
Don’t forget to take lots of photos and share them with us on social media.
#bigfunwalk
Like and follow us:
Facebook: /NorthLondonHospice Twitter: @NLondonHospice Instagram: @northlondonhospice
Participation in this event is at your own risk and North London Hospice will not and can not be
held responsible for any loss, damage or injury incurred whilst participating. Photographs and/
or video imagery may be taken at this event and used by North London Hospice for training,
promotion and publicity purposes.
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