 The B4 Charity Bike Ride - Paris To Oxford In Aid Of Oxfam. 2nd - 4th June 2012
If you are looking for adventure this year, why not join us for this trip of a Lifetime?No matter if you’re a novice cyclist or expert, we are welcoming cycling enthusiasts of all abilities to join us in June for what will surely be a journey to remember.
Starting off from the iconic Arc de Triomphe in Paris, we will travel through France to a ferry crossing to Portsmouth, followed by the challenging trek to Blenheim Palace in Oxford. Even if you’re not able to join us, please do what you can to promote the ride to your friends and colleagues.
Funds raised will be donated to our B4 Oxfordshire preferred charity Oxfam.
So how can you get involved:
SPONSOR THE TEAM – AND GET YOUR NAME / LOGO ON THE SHIRT: We have a target of £18,000 to raise for Oxfam, so if you can pledge £100, we will pass 50% of this donation to Oxfam, with the other 50% put directly towards the cost of the event, which is being officially organised by Passion In Events.
Without this support, the event could not take place.
For more details about sponsorship and exposure on the official shirt, download the pdf HERE.
Or read the PDF online HERE.
THE PDF MAY NOT OPEN IN OLDER INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSERS, WE SUGGEST USING CHROME, FIREFOX OR SAFARI.
RIDE WITH US: This is the first time many of us have done this sort of thing, so please don’t worry if you too are a novice. If you do want to join us then that’s great! Guides will be allocated to the different ability groups so there’s absolutely no pressure on you!
DONATE ON LINE: Donations direct to Oxfam can be made on line at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/b4bikeride
So please get in touch. Call Richard on 01865 742211 or 07774 257061 or e-mail him at editorial@b4-business.com to let us know how you would like to get involved.
133 OF THE 300 DONATIONS HAVE NOW BEEN ACHIEVED, EACH DONATION REPRESENTS £100 MINIMUM: |
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| Oxfam was founded in Oxford in 1942 to help people who were starving in occupied Greece during World War Two. It has grown to become a worldwide movement of people working towards a world without poverty and suffering.
We need your help to shareOxfam's story here in Oxfordshire, where Oxfam belongs: to 'bring Oxfam home' and to raise vital funds to help people escape poverty once and for all.
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So here's the B4 Oxfam challenge for 2012:
- to reach 50,000 Oxfordshire people with Oxfam's story, and
- to raise £100,000 for Oxfam's work around the world.
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| Here are some examples of the good the money you raise could do: |
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£14,250 could help to construct a new borehole in South Sudan
"Before Oxfam drilled the borehole we collected water from shallow wells. During the dry season, we had to go very far. It could take anything from one to three hours, and you'd have to go three times a day to have enough water for cooking, bathing the children and drinking." Alice Keji, water caretaker, Upper Nile, South Sudan. |
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£9,600 could help to end violence against women by taking to the airwaves. For one year, these monthly radio programmes will go out in seven languages across 200 districts of India. |
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£6,300 could help the lives of youth groups in some of Kenya’s most troubled areas by buying machinery for a recycling plant in the Nairobi slums.
"We want to see all these dirty bits of plastic turned into fence posts and bowls and sandals. Plastic recycling is win-win. We get paid and we keep the place clean. Younger kids here see us as role models. We can save lives. Fewer will turn to crime than in our generation." Kalvin Otieno, a member of 'One Love' youth group in Nairobi which collects and sorts rubbish. |
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£27 give a teacher in Vietnam a days’ training in better teaching methods to cut drop-out rates and boost learning levels.
"After I applied the new teaching methods I learned, I discovered that my pupils were learning for themselves and having discussions. The relationship between me and my pupils is much better so they feel more confident to ask questions." Mr. Lam Uy Vu, a teacher at Hieu Trung B primary school in Tra Vinh province, Vietnam. |
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| Email athorne@oxfam.org.uk. or call Anna Thorne on 0865 473775, 07825 388131 to discuss the best way for you or your business to get involved.
Here are just a few examples:
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Work for Oxfam Day
Imagine if you and your emloyees could save lives. In one day. Without leaving the office.
With Work for Oxfam Day you can.
It's really easy and very engaging - listen to what Richard Reed has to say about it..
Richard Reed, co-founder innocent drinks and member of Oxfam's Development Board |
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Oxfam Collects at Work makes it so easy for your employees to donate their unwanted things to Oxfam as part of their working week.
We tell each of your employes how much money their donations raise and the difference that could make to the communities we work with.
Plus we'll provide you with a corporate report to let you know how much the whole company has raised. |
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 10 handbags could provide books and chalk to a school in Zambia
 100 shirts could provide an essential irrigation system in Honduras
 1000 paperbacks could provide a community grain store in Nepal |
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| "We’re pitched to all the time. But this one’s so easy: it's a workplace giving scheme, it’s recycling, it provides internal engagement and you know how much you’ve raised." Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP |
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Sponsor or host an event
We've got some great stories to tell and we'd love your help in sharing them . We can arrange events to suit your needs, from speaking at your conferences or social events, to arranging tours of Oxfam's emergency warehouse in Bicester, or talks at our Cowley headquarters, you can be guaranteed that your audience will be inspired and engaged.
"Thank you for an excellent event yesterday. We have had some great positive feedback in respect of both the talks and the networking and we anticipate securing a couple of new members as a result!"
Thames Valley Association of Women in Property
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| For Many more fundraising Ideas Click Here |
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| We make the best use of our funds
Of every £1 given to Oxfam, 83 pence goes on emergency, development and campaigning work, 10 pence on running costs and support, 7 pence generating future income. |
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Oxfam just came third in The Global Journal's rankings of the top 100 NGOs (number one was Wikimendia and number two Partners for Health a small charity that works just in Haiti).
“In many ways, Oxfam encapsulates in one organization the various functions of a modern NGO. It engages in humanitarian work, assisting those immediately affected by conflict and natural disasters. It implements development programs, seeking to lift communities out of poverty with long-term, sustainable solutions. It lobbies and advocates, in a bid to affect policy decisions on the causes of conflict at local, national, and international levels. It undertakes in-depth and rigorous research into best practices and structural challenges. And it does all of these things effectively and to the highest standards.” |
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