Run for Joshua in 2012!

Looking for an excuse to get fit and help raise funds for Joshua at the same time? Well you have come to the right place! We have three fantastic events that you can sign up to right now:

Brighton Marathon - Sunday 15th April 2012

Contact Andy Deaville for further details on andydeaville@gmail.com

Joshua also have 10 places for:

5km or 10km London Heroes Run - 1st April 2012

5km or 10km Brighton Heroes Run - 20th May 2012

For both of these events contact heather@joshuainmalawi.org.uk for further details.

As a member of the Joshua running team you will receive lots of advice and support, tips on training and fundraising and plenty of cheering on the day!

Already got a place in a run and want to fundraise for Joshua?

If you have already taken on a challenge such as the Bath Half Marathon, or the London Marathon we would love you to run for Joshua. Please get in touch with Heather Rayment on heather@joshuainmalawi.org.uk to find out more.

If you can't make the above events then don't dispair! There are a wealth of fun events to get involved with all over the UK. Here are just a few to wet your appetite!

Skyline 10km Series - 29th January 2012

Aldershot 8mile Grim Night Challenge - 4th February 2012

Sidcup 10 mile Road Race - 12th February 2012

Liverpool Half Marathon - 18th March 2012 and many more!

Horseplay 10k and 5k – night run and day run - 24th March 2012

Greater Manchester Marathon - 29th April 2012

Jersey Half Marathon - 20th May 2012

Nuffield Health Triathlon - 27th May 2012

London 5km Spartan Sprint - 22nd July 2012

Cambridge 5km Spartan Sprint - 29th July 2012

Liverpool Marathon - 14th October 2012

Aldershot 8mile Grim Challenge - 1st and 2nd December 2012

First eBay sale in aid of Joshua

The first sale on eBay for Joshua has been listed - our thanks go to jonny1s, who is donation 10% of the sale of his ski boots to us - thanks jonny1s - and thanks for showing everyone how easy it is to do. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250953753228

E-card madness this Christmas

Did you know you can send as many e-cards this Christmas for as little as £10, and you can do it in aid of Joshua Orphan and Community Care? Just click on this link and you can get all your e-cards done in one, whilst helping orphans, vulnerable children and their families in Malawi – Brrrriliant!

Raise money for Joshua - for free

Everyone loves to get something for free, and you can help Joshua - for free - Here are three ideas of how you can raise funds to support our work, and it won't cost you or us a penny - which we think is brilliant!

Search the web

Everyclick.com is a great search engine powered by Yahoo. It works just like other major search engines but it also generates cash for charity. It doesn’t cost you or us a penny, so it is a great way to help Joshua every day. So make it your home page today and make Joshua your chosen charity and every search you do will help raise money for our work in Malawi.

eBay

When you list items for sale you can choose to donate a percentage, from 10-100% of your item's final selling price to Joshua Orphan and Community Care, Charity auctions get a great response from buyers and likewise, when you buy something you can chose for a percentage to go to - Brilliant!

Shop Online

Support Joshua for free when shopping online today – and you won’t spend any more than going to the retailer’s website directly. In fact, if you visit the ‘Today’s offers’ tab, chances are you’ll even save money, plus you can raise up to 15% commission for Joshua Orphan and Community Care - top retailers include Argos, M&S, John Lewis, Debenhams, HMV, Vodafone, DELL, The Body Shop, PLAY.com, Interflora, Comet and many more.

A month of fundraising

September has been a fantastic month of fundraising for Joshua, with huge thanks going to Tamsin Bradley, Berry Butler and Good Luck to Nikki Lee.

Last weekend Tamsin Bradley ran the Stockholm 1/2 Marathon for Joshua and raised a fantastic £310. Her motivation?

a. She wanted to go to Stockholm
b. She's turning 40
c. She wants to get fit

And as she was covering the cost of the Marathon she thought she would raise some money for Joshua at the same time - Thank you Tamsin!

Berry Butler, one of Joshua's trustees, held a cracking Golf day, with the Rotary Club of Coulsdon, at the Surry Downs Golf Club in aid of Joshua this month. Golfers stared their day with a warm cup of coffee and a bacon buttie before hitting the course in some brilliant sunshine. With a slideshow from Malawi playing all day everyone was reminded how fortunate they are and the day raised £900 - Thank you Berry for you fantastic efforts and thanks to everyone who teed off on the day.

Good luck to Nikki Lee whose fashion fundraiser for Joshua and Save the Children is this Sunday

“The Fashion Show" Taking place on Sunday 25th September, from 4-9pm, at the Roker Hotel in Sunderland and looks set to be an ace evening out, with Debenhams providing clothes with an African twist and music from local spinner DJ Oneluv.

Tickets are £10 and available from Debenhams Beauty Counter, The Roker Hotel, Lickety Split or by e-mailing Nicole Louise Lee nikkilee_05@hotmail.co.uk

£10 Includes a free glass of sparkling wine and chocolate covered strawberries and on the day, the first 50 guests receive a FREE Debenhams goody bag!

If you fancy going along more details can be found on our facebook page.

If you would like to fundraise for Joshua we have a million and one ways you can get involved – just drop Heather a line on heather@joshuainmalawi.org.uk

Joshua's 2011 Marathon Team!

Danny McDonnell - Wales Marathon
"I'm excited and really quite honoured to run my first ever marathon for Joshua. 26.2 miles of beautiful Welsh countryside to help raise money for such a good cause sounds like a bargain I reckon! I first heard about the charity through my girlfriend Ella, she volunteered with Joshua in 2005, infact we hope to go to Malawi in October, as long as my pins survive the run!"
Hometown: Epsom: Epsom, Surrey
Favorite energy food: Bananas and more bananas, and then maybe some more.
SPONSOR DANNY ON-LINE RIGHT HERE!

Hayley Atherton - London Marathon
"I'm running for Joshua, as my housemate , Eleni, who I've lived with for a few years now, went to Malawi last October on one of your building projects. Listening to her stories and seeing her pictures brings to life the good work the charity does, but also how much work there is to do and how many people there are that need support. Although it was an eye opening experience, I think it was one of the best experiences she has had, so I felt it was a great charity to raise money for."
Hometown: Purley, Croydon
Favourite energy food: Gummy Bears and Lucozade 
SPONSOR HAYLEY ON-LINE RIGHT HERE!

George Rainsford - London Marathon
"I know Elizabeth Chapman who works with Joshua and have learned from her of the valuable work it does for orphans in Malawi. It is an honour to raise money for such a worthy cause and certainly a big incentive to pound the roads on an icey dark morning!"
Hometown: London
Favourite energy food: On my longer runs I hide jaffa cakes in the bushes for half way round!
SPONSOR GEORGE ON-LINE RIGHT HERE!

Fi Stevenson - Brighton Marathon
"I’m running (well, lightly jogging!) the Brighton marathon on 10 April for the lovely Joshua Orphan and Community Care. In October 2010 a group of us travelled with Joshua to a small village in southern Malawi, Khola. We helped to build a kitchen block and two long drop toilets to compliment the orphan feeding centre. It was an amazing experience, to work alongside the local community, so now I want to raise some more money for this fab little charity, so that it can continue its vital programme of education, health, feeding, water and income-generation projects to help the orphaned children of Malawi."
Home town - Bridgend, South Wales
Favourite energy food - chicken and bacon pasta
SPONSOR FI ON-LINE RIGHT HERE!

Missed out on a place in the London Marathon?

If you are one of the 5 in 6 people that missed out on a place in the 2011 London Marathon don't despair! Joshua still have places for the 2011 Brighton Marathon.

After its huge début success earlier this year the Brighton Marathon has stamped its mark as one of the world’s top marathons. The flat terrain, seaside scenery and enthusiastic crowds will make the 2011 Brighton marathon no different! All Joshua runners will receive a fundraising pack as well as a funky Orange Joshua t-shirt, as well as full support leading up to the marathon and on the day.

Don’t delay and sign up today to avoid disappointment, click here to register and run for Joshua in the 2011 Brighton Marathon.