Free this weekend and in London why not come along to the following gig and help support NDCS?
If you are unable to make it maybe you can give a small donation to her Justgiving page.
Niamh is taking part in one of our Challenges, for more information on the treks, cycle trips, marathons and team building activities you can go on visit www.ndcschallenges.org.uk
Categories: deaf children · dj · fundraising · justgiving · music · ndcs challenges
Tagged: robert mitchell trio
I spent the weekend as I’m sure many did, enjoying the sunshine, visiting a local garden. We decided on going to Easton Lodge , as this is the UK, thought we’d better check if its open and went to the website. They were open and I managed to download some information about the history of the place and what we might expect when visiting…
They had a plea for help with the message; “The gardens are seriously at risk click here for details…” Clicking the link, they have some compelling information, photos and had me wanting to help. I expected to be able to donate online, but to support them I would have to fill in a form and send it off. Having looked on a couple of related websites including Lullingstone Castle and Hatfield House this seems to be the norm, some having a link to forms, others with a donation link and message “this page is coming”. Further digging looking at the bigger charities such as National Trust and English Heritage, they DO have an option to support them online.
It just seems a bit strange to me that you put together the website as a means of promotion, you ask people to help you, but not in the medium your users are using… online.
An obvious answer would be Justgiving , set up a page and away you go… Other companies that do offer an online donations package that I know of are Bmycharity and Artez Interactive.
Categories: corporate · fundraising · justgiving · online donations
If you are fundraising for NDCS, firstly thank you very much! We are lucky to have some very committed supporters who raise a vast sum of money.
Next week is Deaf Awareness Week . This is an opportunity for you to perhaps use this as a means of raising awareness about the charity and raising funds for NDCS.
Possibly you could think about how deaf aware your shcool, office or home is:
Do:
Don’t
If you are thinking about raising money and how to pay, you can set up a JustGiving page very easily.
Categories: deaf awareness · deaf children · fundraising · justgiving
As our explorers reach the North Pole, see our live diary for more information, I’ve been thinking what it must be like out there on the ice. Other than chartering your own exploration out to the North Pole a possible way of gaining some understanding might be to following in the footsteps of polar explorers through books.
Fiona Thornewill, explorer and wife of our exploration leader Mike Thornewill, gives some suggestions:
Catherine Hartley – South Without a Beard
Mind Over Matter – Ranulph Fiennes
Captain Scott – Ranulph Fiennes
A Life of Aspley Cherry – Garrard
Shadows on the Wasteland – Mike Stroud
I’ve also searched amazon under the search Polar exploration…
Of course you might fancy more of an adventure and if so Mike and Fiona’s company Polar Challenge International are more than equipped to take you to both the North and South Pole.
Categories: Noth Pole · deaf children · exploration · justgiving · ndcs challenges · polar challenge · team building · trekking
A big thank you to all of our runners who took part in the London Marathon this year. You've raised over £50,000 to help deaf children.
If you were inspired by this year's run and would like to run next year, please sign up here. I’ve added the names of all of those who took part, it would be great if they could give their times and a couple of lines about how they felt the day went, by commenting below.
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Not so sure about running the marathon? We have a number of shorter runs that you might want to start with. In London we have the London 10K and the Royal Parks Half Marathon.
Other running events include the Adidas Women's 5K Challenge in Liverpool, Birmingham and London. Those looking further afield we have places in the Berlin Marathon and the New York Marathon.
Categories: deaf children · justgiving · london marathon · ndcs challenges · running
Tagged: running
With the London Marathon on Sunday (13 April) we thought this week we would have a list of the tunes people might have on their Ipod while pounding the streets of London.
Two brave runners in our office have been kind enough to share their suggestions with us:
Sarah Chapman
Miles one to 10
Cinematic Orchestra – Breathe
Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators – Keep Reachin’ Up
The New Mastersounds – Stay on the Groove
Miles 10 to 20
Random Heroes – C’Mon and Get It
zeroDB – Anything’s Possible
Elektrons – Don’t Give Up
Miles 20 to 26
Shy FX – Shake It
Quantic Soul Orchestra – Pushing On
4Hero – Better Place
Support Sarah through her Justgiving page
Ian Noon
A golden olden: Bryan Adams – Run to you
One that I listen to cheer me up and keep me feeling sunshiny when I’m running for hours in sub zero temperatures with grey clouds all around is Deee-Lite’s Groove is in the heart
Finally, a cheesy classic – S Club 7 – Don’t stop moving
Support Ian through his Justgiving page
Please note that the songs selected may not reflect the musical taste of those individuals but are there to get them through the 26 miles or so…
Of course if you are not running the marathon this week but might be interested we have a number of shorter runs that you could try including the London 10K and the Royal Parks Half Marathon . Of course for those outside London we have the Great North Run and Adidas Women’s Challenge . For runners wanting to run further afield we also have places for the Berlin marathon and New York too.
Categories: justgiving · london marathon · music · ndcs challenges · running
Well not quite, not sure about whether to make a trip Africa?
The cinema can be a good way to get a flavour of a country or place, ones I’ve seen and recommend:
The African Queen
King Solomon’s Mines (three to choose from)
Black Hawk Down
Gorillas in the Mist
Out Of Africa
Become an NDCS Challenger and you could take one of three trips across this wonderful continent. Firstly there are treks to Kilimanjaro and the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia , while we are also cycling the Nile , with plans to cycle the Garden Route through South Africa in 2009.
Others films with an African backdrop include:
Cry Freedom
Blood Diamond
Amistad
The Constant Gardener
The Last King of Scotland
Are there others you’d add to the list?
As it’s The London Marathon next week we will be looking at top tunes to run to!
Categories: Africa · cycling · deaf children · justgiving · movies · ndcs challenges · trekking
Tagged: Africa, Amistad, Black Hawk Down, Blood Diamond, cinema, Cry Freedom, Gorillas in the Mist, King Solomon's Mines (three to choose from), movies, Out Of Africa, The African Queen, The Constant Gardener, The Last King of Scotland
This blog is aimed to give you an idea of some of the events we at NDCS Challenges have on offer while also giving examples of where our work is helping deaf children and their families.
We have different types of events on offer from Running, cycling to trekking and visiting such varied places as Everest Base Camp, Incas, The Himalaya, Great Wall of China and Kilimanjaro.
I work for NDCS, the National Deaf Children’s Society, it helps deaf children and ensures they and their families have the necessary support throughout their lives from birth until after they leave university.
Categories: Africa · cycling · deaf children · justgiving · london marathon · ndcs challenges · running · trekking
Tagged: cycling, events, running, the National Deaf Children's Society, trekking
