Fundraising news

Welcome to our first 2020 OTR Friends Newsletter! We are sending this newsletter once a month to inform all our donors and supporters about OTR Bristol activities and to support your fundraising campaigns. (If you made a donation to us via JustGiving and indicated staying in touch, this is our way of doing so. However, if you don't like newsletters and prefer to read those updates in the browser, please save this link and unsubscribe). 

January is a good time to plan the year ahead so we would like to remind you that the easiest way to support us is to nominate us as a Charity of the Year at your workplace.  We love collaborating with corporate supporters because we can involve them in a wide range of fundraising activities across the year, but also raise awareness around young people's mental health in their organisations. If you wish to nominate us, please use our supporter pages and documents included in this newsletter. If you need any additional information, please get in touch.

We are very grateful to all the fantastic groups, teams and organisations who fundraised for us over the holiday period and are already making their plans for 2020. If you are organising an event for us, please get in touch - whenever possible we will do our best to join your event and say a few words about our work. We will share photos on our @OTRfriends Twitter and Instagram! 

We would also like to say thank you to all individuals who take on sports challenges to fundraise for us. As we enter 2020, we welcome our supporters who run marathons, abseil, skydive and cycle for us. For example, check out the amazing cycling journey of Pedr and Rhodri through Latin and North America. They are sharing their stories on Instagram so follow @cyclingsugarglider and @rhodsprice for very personal journals, photos and videos. 

Our thanks go to...

In 2019 the following individuals and companies supported us through sports challenges: 
Sophie Goodwin (London Marathon), 
George Cole and all his friends from Bristol University (Project WalktoTalk),
Wards Solicitors (spring cycling day),
Debbie Powel (Manchester Marathon),
Ellie with friends (charity walk),
Harry, Paddy and Kye (Bristol 10K),  
Hugo Pettitt (Bristol 10K),
Keystones Mental Health Service (charity walk),
RLB Bristol (Bristol 10K),
Paul Jones (Land's End to Bristol cycle),
Bristol Mental Health team with Wellbeans and Bristol Rovers FC (football tournament),
Megan Webster (3 peaks challenge),
Mark Veale (Bristol Half Marathon),
Matthew Partington (Isle of Man Marathon), 
James Temple (Bristol Half Marathon),
Tieran Dubique (Bristol Half Marathon),
Christopher Harbour (Bristol Half Marathon),
Team Symec (Wild Camp in Dartmoor),
Tracey Henderson (Royal Parks Half Marathon).

This year we have already been chosen by the following individuals: 
Pedro and Rodrigo (Lima to New York cycle), 
Natalie Read (Abseil off Uphill Quarry), 
Jared and George (Bath Half Marathon),
Kate Gridley (Bath Half Marathon). 

We are very grateful for all the fantastic support! Please note that sometimes people fundraise for us without getting in touch so if you were not mentioned, do let us know.

If you want to take on a sports challenge for us, please get in touch!