Running Events

25 April 2010: Virgin London MarathonEach year Family Action has a limited number of places for the Virgin London Marathon.

This year, Family Action had a team of 15 runners in the event including our Director of HR, Norman Blissett and Media and Campaigns Manager, Maddy Ryle. Kate Bell from single parents’ charity Gingerbread also joined the team, along with ten runners from Diageo and two others. They ran with the elite runners, celebrities and fun runners in the largest annual fundraising event in the world. We were lucky to have the nice spring weather on our side for the big day!

"“Having worked for Family Action since July 2008 I’m thrilled to be supporting the charity further, raising money by running my first ever marathon. I’ve always been a casual runner but I’m enjoying getting more serious about it – and very excited about taking part in this landmark event in my home city!”

Maddy Ryle

To sponsor Maddy please visit http://www.justgiving.co.uk/Mads-marathon

"“In the dim and distant past I used to do a lot of running and it was always my ambition to run the London Marathon. When I joined Family Action a few months ago the opportunity finally arose so I'm thrilled to be raising money to help fund the fantastic work we do around the country.”

Norman Blissett

To sponsor Norman please go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NormanBlissett

5 September 2010 Adidas Women’s 5K Challenge London Hyde Park

The biggest and the best women-only fun run in the UK takes place in London’s Hyde Park. The Adidas Women’s Challenge is a five kilometre fun run (or walk) for women of all ages and abilities. Contact us for more information.

If you know someone who would like to sponsor Family Action’s marathon runners why not share this page with them?

Please join Family Action’s 2010 team and support children and families in need.

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Charity Details When registering directly for a sponsored event you may need to state the charity’s details.

Charity Name: Family Action (formerly Family Welfare Association)
Address: 501-505 Kingsland Road, London E8 4AU
Registered Charity No: 264713

If you would like to take part in an event to raise money in support of children and families in need, contact us.

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