My Big Fun Walk 2021 INFORMATION BOOKLET
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My Big Fun Walk 2021 INFORMATION BOOKLET
Thank you for joining
My Big Fun Walk 2021!
This booklet contains all the information you need to
OVER know about starting your fundraising and all you need
£80,000 to make your walk fun and successful.
RAISED TOWARDS
PATIENT CARE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
IN 2020
When: Weekend of 19th - 20th June 2021
What: A sponsored walk of up to 8.5 miles using a route of
your choice in aid of North London Hospice
WE SUPPORT
Where: At your chosen location
800
PEOPLE A DAY Why: To raise a minimum of £25 in sponsorship to support
ACROSS ALL OUR patient care
SERVICES
How: Every individual signed up by the 4th of June will
recieve a goody bag containing: a mask, a drawstring bag
and a medal. T-shirts will also be included if ordered. All
materials will be sent out to registrants from early June.
WALK UP TO
8.5 MILES OR Further information can be found on our FAQs page:
17,952 www.bigfunwalk.co.uk/faq
STEPS
You can also contact the Fundraising Department on
020 8446 2288 or email bigfunwalk@northlondonhospice.co.uk
What Happens Next?
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We ask everyone to begin fundraising
as soon as they can. There are ideas on
how to start your fundraising further on
in this booklet, including how to set up MY START
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your fundraising page on JustGiving and
Virgin Money Giving.
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As this year is a
MY PARK
virtual event, we will
be sending medals,
Big Fun Walk bags
and any ordered
T-shirts ahead of
the June 19th-20th
event. Materials will
be sent out to you from MY SCHOOL
early June.
3
Choose your route and start
planning with your team or family.
Please feel free to use one of our
suggested routes, or design your
own walk in your local area (you
can find our guide on useful apps to
help you track a route further on!). MY
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You can even take on this challenge
in and around your home or
garden too! MY TOWN
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Remember to check your emails! We will be
sending updates and further information preceding
the event. You will be sent a ‘Warm Up’ video on
18th June to help you prepare for the long walk
ahead! This will be available on our social media
channels too.
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Finally, don’t forget to take lots of photos while on
your walk and share your routes using the hashtag
#mybigfunwalk. Make sure to tag us too!
Instagram: @northlondonhospice
Twitter: @NLondonHospice
Facebook: /NorthLondonHospice
IF YOU HAVE ANY URGENT QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT US ON
020 8446 2288 OR BIGFUNWALK@NORTHLONDONHOSPICE.CO.UK
Coronavirus/COVID-19
Government Guidelines
When taking part in My Big Fun Walk, please make sure you adhere to the government
guidelines in order to make the event as safe as possible for all involved - and even those not
involved! Please double check the government guidelines before setting out on your walk as
the situation is ever-changing. The following guidelines were correct as of 3rd March 2021.
Thank you for your cooperation.
2m
Distance Avoid Groups Hand Sanitizer
Keep at least Do not meet up with more than 1 Please take hand sanitizer
2 metres away from others other household, keeping at least with you
1+ metres apart
Wash Hands Face Coverings Enjoy your Walk
As soon as you arrive home, Please wear a face covering This is not necessarily an
wash your hands! where appropriate (on public official government
transport, in shops and guideline!
confined spaces)
Raising Sponsorship Money Thank you for committing to fundraise a minimum of £25 for My Big Fun Walk! Below are the two most popular ways to start collecting your sponsorship... 1 Set up an online fundraising page: •This is convenient, cost effective and reliable, as sponsorship is paid to us directly and we can easily claim Gift Aid on donations too! •Set an ambitious target, include a photo and share your story about why you are taking part in the Big Fun Walk for maximum impact! •We recommend using Just Giving or Virgin Money Giving. We even have our own JustGiving campaign page set up for My Big Fun Walk 2020! You can follow the links below to direct you to each platform, where you can sign up and create your pages. - JustGiving www.justgiving.com/campaign/mybigfunwalk2021 - click on the orange ‘Fundraise for Us’ button which will direct you to setting up a page. Click on this link to see how to get the most out of your fundraising page. https://bit.ly/32xzzcR - Virgin Money Giving www.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/mybigfunwalk2021 - start filling in your details from this page. You can also find a step by step guide on how to make your page by clicking on this link. https://bit.ly/3eFQTih 2 Collect sponsorship personally through cheques or cash donations: •Please ensure your sponsors fill out all sections on the enclosed sponsor form so we can claim Gift Aid. Your completed sponsorship form should be handed in with your donations. •You can donate sponsorship money: - By post: cheques made payable to ‘North London Hospice’ can be sent to North London Hospice, Big Fun Walk, 47 Woodside Avenue, N12 8TT – please include your contact details. - Online: you can also pay by card via our website www.northlondonhospice.org/support-us/ donate/ - please include the reference Big Fun Walk Sponsorship. - By phone: please call 020 8446 2288 to pay sponsorship via debit or credit card. Sponsorship fundraising ideas: • See if your employer runs a matched - giving scheme – it could help you double your money! • Hold virtual events such as a quiz or bingo night, or dinner party! • Offer to do chores for family or friends, like the washing up or walking the dog. • Offer to do mini-challenges during your walk and ask for pledges towards your sponsorship if you complete them. For instance you could record yourself singing a requested song, or taking photos near a landmark someone has challenged you to walk to etc. •If you have a birthday before the walk, do a birthday fundraiser on Facebook or have people donate to your fundraising page.
Tips to make the most of your Fundraising Page UPLOAD A PHOTO Pages with photos get more donations than those that don’t. It could include photos from your past Big Fun Walks for instance, or perhaps picture of you and the individual who inspired you to take part! SET A TARGET Be brave and let supporters know what you are aiming for. Outline how this will help North London Hospice, so they understand the impact of their gift. Take a look at the next page “Here’s how your money helps” to see if a particular service or item on it could be your overall target!” TELL YOUR STORY Let people know what inspired you to support North London Hospice - perhaps you have a personal connection, live locally or are celebrating someone or something. GET CREATIVE! Give people an extra reason to donate, by sharing videos of your training, holding an event (virtual or not!) or setting yourself a challenge like a sponsored silence. PROMOTE YOUR PAGE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA Use your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms to share your page to your networks and ask others to repost it to reach even further! Hashtag relevant words like #mybigfunwalk, #fundraising or #hospicecare, and tag us so we can repost to our followers too! Post updates frequently to keep people engaged. PROMOTE YOUR PAGE VIA EMAIL Send your page address to your email contacts along with a few lines explaining why you need their support, and send reminder emails as well. Add your page address to your work and personal email signatures so everyone who you email can see it. DON’T DO IT ALONE Team fundraising can help you to raise 10% more than if you were alone, so get friends, family and colleagues involved too. GET YOUR WORK PLACE INVOLVED Impress your bosses by letting them know what you are doing, and ask for help to promote your fundraising, whether it be in the next newsletter or doing a shout out on your website! Your workplace may even offer matched funding. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PRESS A bit of exposure such as a few lines in the local paper or an appeal on your local radio station can really help. If they publicise your page address, it will be really easy for readers and listeners to support you. THANK PEOPLE Saying thank you is important - you can update the story on your page, send emails out to your donors, tweet a thank you and update your Facebook status. Let people know how your fundraising went and how their support will help North London Hospice.
Best Apps for your walk You can find a pedometer in most smartphones now which track your steps and distances too, such as the Health app on an iPhone. However, there are all sorts of free downloadable apps which come with lots of extra handy features which may be useful for your walk and even more activities too! This page will list two of our most recommended ones: Strava Strava is an incredibly popular app amongst cyclists and runners, but it also has features walkers can take advantage of too! Whether you are a fitness fanatic or a complete beginner, it has been built for everyone. It is completely free to download and sign up to, and users can choose to login online or through their iPhone/Android app. Its key features include: •Creating and tracking routes. Your app will show the area around you and when you walk, the route is shown in red. You can also use it for all sorts of activities, like cycling or indoor workouts! •Measuring and analysing performance by looking at times, speeds and distances. •Sharing updates and connect with other people. •Creating teams or clubs (which is great for those who are walking as a team)! •Easily connecting to compatible fitness devices, allowing users to create a full picture of their activity. This includes fitness watches and cycling GPS trackers like Fitbit and Garmin. •Connecting your Strava account straight to your JustGiving fundraising page in three easy steps, where your time, distance and route can be uploaded for your sponsors to see. JustGiving statistics show you can raise 40% more, on average, when you upload your fitness activities! If you would like to use this feature, click here to see how you can get started and also more benefits of using Strava for fundraising. MapMyWalk MapMyWalk is an app available on Android, and iPhones too! It is a part of a large family of apps, but this is definitely the best one for My Big Fun Walk! It is also incredibly easy to work. All you’ll need is to register for a free account! Some of its best features are: •When you start your walk, you can see a map of the area. As you walk, the route you have taken is marked in red. The map allows you to explore. By seeing the path you’ve taken you’re able to find your way back to where you started. •You can get audio feedback as you walk. The app can announce your distance, pace, calories burned, and other data every mile, half-mile, or another interval. •When you finish, you can upload and save your workout data and view it both on the app and on the MapMyWalk website. You could even upload a photo of your route on your fundraising pages too. •You can also load a saved route to use again, or select routes that other MapMyWalk users have done in your area. •You can even connect it to your FitBit, so you can see your daily steps as recorded on the device or your mobile. •You aren’t limited to walking! You can use it for running, cycling and hundreds of other activities too. •After registering and allowing the app to access your location services, it will then give you a tutorial showing you how you can use all the features mentioned above! •For the best way to set up your MapMyWalk app, you can click on these links: -https://bit.ly/2Eag28t - For iOS users -https://bit.ly/2WKOaOr - For Android users
Suggested Walking Areas
My Big Fun Walk is giving you the opportunity to walk several miles out in
your local community! While we suggest targeting a distance of up to 8.5 miles
(just like our Big Fun Walk), you can choose your own distance to truly make
the event your own! North London Hospice cares for those in the boroughs
of Enfield, Barnet and Haringey therefore we have suggested a walking route
in each of these boroughs to reflect our work out in the community. However,
these are only suggestions and you are more than welcome to create your own!
ENFIELD – 9.5 miles
Please note, the following image is a guide only. This suggested route takes you
from Cockfosters to Enfield Lock. For more information, including a detailed map of
the route with written directions please go to the following website:
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-loop-section-17-v2.pdf
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Things to take in on this route:
• George Grey, Earl of Harold Memorial is an obelisk on the west side of Moat Wood
in Trent Park
• If you fancy a detour, then Forty Hall Estate is open from 11am – 4pm every weekend.
But you’ll need to book a slot in advance!
BARNET – 10 miles
Please note, the following image is a guide only. This suggested route takes you
from Borehamwood to Trent Country Park. For more information, including a
detailed map of the route with written directions please go to the following
website: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-loop-section-16-v2.pdf
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Things to take in on this route:
• There are several war memorials in and around this section of the London
Loop
• If you take a large detour, then you can visit the oldest living thing in London –
a yew tree by St Andrew’s Church, Totteridge. This tree is 2000 years old!HARINGEY – 7.4 miles
Please note, the following image is a guide only. This suggested route is circular,
so you can start and finish wherever you’d like. For more information, including a
detailed map of the route with written directions please go to the following
website:
www.haringey.gov.uk/sites/haringeygovuk/files/haringeyparks_spreadsncover.pdf
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Things to take in on this route:
• Alexandra Palace (of course!) and the views over London it has to offer.
• Queen’s Wood is an ancient wooded area that dates back from 1600 (if not
earlier). It was originally known as Churchyard Bottom Wood until renamed in
honour of Queen Victoria.AT HOME For those less able to get out and about, we would still love for you to take part! So whether you have a garden, some stairs or even your living room – every step counts and we would love you to do the big fun walk YOUR way and make it “My Big Fun Walk”.
Scavenger Hunt
HOW MANY OF THESE CAN YOU FIND ON MY BIG FUN WALK?
A furry friend Something green Mushrooms
Tree Bird Bicycle
Flower Insect FeatherThank you to all our corporate sponsors past and present, for
supporting this event and helping it grow from strength to strength.
If your company would like to get involved in the Big Fun Walk, please
contact the Fundraising Team on 020 8446 2288
or fundraising@northlondonhospice.co.uk
Thank you for supporting North London Hospice by taking part in
My Big Fun Walk 2021! Don’t forget to take lots of photos and share
them with us on social media.
#mybigfunwalk
Like and follow us:
Facebook: /Northlondonhospice | Twitter: @NLHospice | Instagram: @northlondonhospice
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