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Event date Thu 1st Apr - Wed 12th May 2021
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Location 3a, Cazenove Road London
N16 6PA
United Kingdom
- About
Calling all AMURT UK London Volunteers and friends! Are you ready to Get Fit for AMURT?!
Are you the team to win the challenge?
Journey virtually from AMURT UK London office to AMURTEL Greece office in Athens to get fit after a winter in lockdown AND to raise some money on the way for both projects! All funds raised will contribute to keeping London's homeless and vulnerable fed and supporting refugee and migrant mothers at AMURTEL's Mother and Baby Centre in Athens.
What is GET FIT FOR AMURT Challenge?
Get Fit For AMURT is a 6-week virtual race from AMURT UK office in London UK to AMURTEL Greece office in Athens. 3000km is the total distance of this incredible virtual journey. Start on April 1st and finish on May 12, in time for the 17 May Step 3 Lockdown easing!!
The minimum common goal is to reach Athens, but knowing how sporty and committed some of you are, we might attempt a round trip, who knows!
COLLECTIVE GOALS:
- Distance: 3000 km
- Fundraising goal: GBP 1000
These goals are suggested totals to be reached collectively by ALL participants/ ALL teams. Anything above would be a bonus, both for participants wellbeing and for the funds to help support AMURT's projects.
WHEN:
From April 1st until May 12th, 2021, so if you sign up in time, your team will have a full six weeks to take on this challenge. Sign up is planned to open on 1st April.
WHERE:
Anywhere! As this is a virtual event, you can choose to cover your distance wherever and however is easiest for you, just remember current Covid-19 guidelines and keep legal and safe! So whether you're counting your steps to get to work, out for a stroll in the park, cycling on your exercise bike or going for a swim (indoor pools are planned to open from April 12), any distance you and your team mates cover will take your team closer to achieving the common goal of reaching Athens!
HOW:
To take part, you'll need to register by clicking the Register Now button on the event page, join your team once registration is complete and your own page is created, and compete with other teams to win the race by contributing the most number of kilometres as a team! Some of you will be pre-assigned to teams - your captains will send you the invite once they register!
Your team will walk, run, cycle or may even swim when all pools (incl. indoor) open on April 12th - the choice is yours! Just make sure you have Strava app (choose FREE version, unless you want to pay for subscription after free trial month is over!) downloaded to your device to count those all-important kms. You can upload your progress through Strava, there is a button on your page to connect it with Strava app on your device. You need to make sure you press 'record' on Strava app for your kms to be sent to your page. If you have any difficulties setting this up, please write to support team: [email protected]
If you do not use Strava and prefer to track your own progress, you can do it manually via your own individual page which will be created automatically once you register. Please update REGULARLY so the team knows you are participating.
For FUNDRASING, each team and individual pages have a DONATE button with instructions to a few simple steps to donate. All you need to do is promote the link to your individual or team page among your contacts via communication platforms of your choosing (facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, LinkedIn etc). Also, a fundraising message template (only an example, you can use your own or just share your page link!) is available HERE .
WHO:
Anyone who currently volunteers or has volunteered for AMURT UK and would like to make a difference to their wellbeing and help AMURT raise money for its projects at the same time, plus their friends, family, colleagues - anyone you'd like to engage! Signing up is quick and easy - just enter your details and select your team (pre-assigned where relevant) from the team list.
The more team members you have, the easier it will be to complete the challenge And any money raised will go directly towards Get Fit for AMURT total!
TEAMS:
- AM Chop'n'Chatters
- PM Chop'n'Chatters
- Holborn Smile'n'Servers
- Go! Ball Speed Date-Pitters
- Go! Ball Gold Wrappers
Each team will have their own page! Template will be generated, and all individual Km & £ results will be updated automatically if you use Strava app, but it's up to the team/team captain to set team's Km and £ targets, personalize and update results manually where needed, include fun photos, etc.
COST:
There is NO sign up fee to take part in Get Fit For AMURT challenge! While it is free to take part in this event, we encourage you to raise as much money as possible for our London Feeding Programme and our Greece refugee programme.
FOR THE WINNERS:
Will you be the first ever AMURT team to lift the trophy by winning the race? Or will you be the team to achieve the highest fundraising total, and take away the prize? Maybe you'll be both!!
WHY:
You will be helping to provide delicious vegan hot meals and AMURT's own wonderfully nutritious Go! energy balls to London's homeless and most vulnerable and ensuring lasting support to new refugee mothers at the Athens Mother and Baby Centre. Also, you will be helping us celebrate AMURT UK's 35th anniversary this year. We are putting together 5 teams with a minimum of 7 people in each. This makes the total minimum participants 35, which is the number of years AMURT UK has been supporting the homeless and vulnerable in the UK.
Here are some examples of what your money would buy:
- £1 is enough to produce 4 Go! energy balls
- £5 pays for rice in 40 meals
- £10 buys 5-10 pairs of socks (per seasonal needs)
- £ 20 pays for 1 mild weather sleeping bag for homeless
- £30 buys 1 cold weather sleeping bag for homeless
- £50 pays for 50 nutritious hot vegan meals (prep and delivery) for homeless & vulnerable
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
- A sense of fitness and wellbeing by the time main restrictions are lifted in May and we are allowed to socialize and to enjoy a beach holiday abroad again!
- A sense of working towards achieving common goals
- A warm fuzzy feeling knowing that you are making a difference to so many people's lives around the world, including your own!
- A Get Fit for AMURT Challenge certificate
- A Strava integrated platform to record your distance
- The chance to boost AMURT's fundraising total to help support disaster relief projects internationally
- Support from AMURT UK team
Are you the team to win the challenge?
Journey virtually from AMURT UK London office to AMURTEL Greece office in Athens to get fit after a winter in lockdown AND to raise some money on the way for both projects! All funds raised will contribute to keeping London's homeless and vulnerable fed and supporting refugee and migrant mothers at AMURTEL's Mother and Baby Centre in Athens.
What is GET FIT FOR AMURT Challenge?
Get Fit For AMURT is a 6-week virtual race from AMURT UK office in London UK to AMURTEL Greece office in Athens. 3000km is the total distance of this incredible virtual journey. Start on April 1st and finish on May 12, in time for the 17 May Step 3 Lockdown easing!!
The minimum common goal is to reach Athens, but knowing how sporty and committed some of you are, we might attempt a round trip, who knows!
COLLECTIVE GOALS:
- Distance: 3000 km
- Fundraising goal: GBP 1000
These goals are suggested totals to be reached collectively by ALL participants/ ALL teams. Anything above would be a bonus, both for participants wellbeing and for the funds to help support AMURT's projects.
WHEN:
From April 1st until May 12th, 2021, so if you sign up in time, your team will have a full six weeks to take on this challenge. Sign up is planned to open on 1st April.
WHERE:
Anywhere! As this is a virtual event, you can choose to cover your distance wherever and however is easiest for you, just remember current Covid-19 guidelines and keep legal and safe! So whether you're counting your steps to get to work, out for a stroll in the park, cycling on your exercise bike or going for a swim (indoor pools are planned to open from April 12), any distance you and your team mates cover will take your team closer to achieving the common goal of reaching Athens!
HOW:
To take part, you'll need to register by clicking the Register Now button on the event page, join your team once registration is complete and your own page is created, and compete with other teams to win the race by contributing the most number of kilometres as a team! Some of you will be pre-assigned to teams - your captains will send you the invite once they register!
Your team will walk, run, cycle or may even swim when all pools (incl. indoor) open on April 12th - the choice is yours! Just make sure you have Strava app (choose FREE version, unless you want to pay for subscription after free trial month is over!) downloaded to your device to count those all-important kms. You can upload your progress through Strava, there is a button on your page to connect it with Strava app on your device. You need to make sure you press 'record' on Strava app for your kms to be sent to your page. If you have any difficulties setting this up, please write to support team: [email protected]
If you do not use Strava and prefer to track your own progress, you can do it manually via your own individual page which will be created automatically once you register. Please update REGULARLY so the team knows you are participating.
For FUNDRASING, each team and individual pages have a DONATE button with instructions to a few simple steps to donate. All you need to do is promote the link to your individual or team page among your contacts via communication platforms of your choosing (facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, LinkedIn etc). Also, a fundraising message template (only an example, you can use your own or just share your page link!) is available HERE .
WHO:
Anyone who currently volunteers or has volunteered for AMURT UK and would like to make a difference to their wellbeing and help AMURT raise money for its projects at the same time, plus their friends, family, colleagues - anyone you'd like to engage! Signing up is quick and easy - just enter your details and select your team (pre-assigned where relevant) from the team list.
The more team members you have, the easier it will be to complete the challenge And any money raised will go directly towards Get Fit for AMURT total!
TEAMS:
- AM Chop'n'Chatters
- PM Chop'n'Chatters
- Holborn Smile'n'Servers
- Go! Ball Speed Date-Pitters
- Go! Ball Gold Wrappers
Each team will have their own page! Template will be generated, and all individual Km & £ results will be updated automatically if you use Strava app, but it's up to the team/team captain to set team's Km and £ targets, personalize and update results manually where needed, include fun photos, etc.
COST:
There is NO sign up fee to take part in Get Fit For AMURT challenge! While it is free to take part in this event, we encourage you to raise as much money as possible for our London Feeding Programme and our Greece refugee programme.
FOR THE WINNERS:
Will you be the first ever AMURT team to lift the trophy by winning the race? Or will you be the team to achieve the highest fundraising total, and take away the prize? Maybe you'll be both!!
WHY:
You will be helping to provide delicious vegan hot meals and AMURT's own wonderfully nutritious Go! energy balls to London's homeless and most vulnerable and ensuring lasting support to new refugee mothers at the Athens Mother and Baby Centre. Also, you will be helping us celebrate AMURT UK's 35th anniversary this year. We are putting together 5 teams with a minimum of 7 people in each. This makes the total minimum participants 35, which is the number of years AMURT UK has been supporting the homeless and vulnerable in the UK.
Here are some examples of what your money would buy:
- £1 is enough to produce 4 Go! energy balls
- £5 pays for rice in 40 meals
- £10 buys 5-10 pairs of socks (per seasonal needs)
- £ 20 pays for 1 mild weather sleeping bag for homeless
- £30 buys 1 cold weather sleeping bag for homeless
- £50 pays for 50 nutritious hot vegan meals (prep and delivery) for homeless & vulnerable
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
- A sense of fitness and wellbeing by the time main restrictions are lifted in May and we are allowed to socialize and to enjoy a beach holiday abroad again!
- A sense of working towards achieving common goals
- A warm fuzzy feeling knowing that you are making a difference to so many people's lives around the world, including your own!
- A Get Fit for AMURT Challenge certificate
- A Strava integrated platform to record your distance
- The chance to boost AMURT's fundraising total to help support disaster relief projects internationally
- Support from AMURT UK team
