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Post by fit4fifty on Apr 28, 2014 19:09:16 GMT
I am planning on doing the London to Brighton with 3 friends. I have had a problem adding myself to the team. That's not the problem though. I mentioned that we were raising money for my daughters type 1 diabetes charity JDRF. I got an email back saying they expected me to raise money for British Heart Foundation. I know it's a BHF organised ride but I thought we could raise money for who we liked once we paid the registration cost. Does anyone know the right or wrong? Thanks.
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Post by fatmanona5a on Apr 29, 2014 6:57:34 GMT
I am planning on doing the London to Brighton with 3 friends. I have had a problem adding myself to the team. That's not the problem though. I mentioned that we were raising money for my daughters type 1 diabetes charity JDRF. I got an email back saying they expected me to raise money for British Heart Foundation. I know it's a BHF organised ride but I thought we could raise money for who we liked once we paid the registration cost. Does anyone know the right or wrong? Thanks. If your entry fee enables you to do the ride, without any sponsorship requirement, how can they stop you? If you have to raise a certain amount of sponsorship (mainly the longer/"holiday" type rides?), the organisers will want their sponsorship! I don't know about this ride, but:- 1, Tell BHF you are doing the ride for the experience ( assuming no sponsorship requirement)! 2, Raise sponsorship. 3, Pass money to charity of choice. Good Luck!!
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Post by Spoakes on Apr 29, 2014 7:07:54 GMT
Yes this is true but it does stipulate in the Blurb that it's only for bhf.
Good luck hope to see you there
I will be wearing TOC kit so if you see me come over and say hi
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Post by fit4fifty on Apr 29, 2014 21:04:45 GMT
I have read the blurb and it's quite specific. I don't want to disrespect this great charity (BHF) but charity begins at home and with my daughters condition that's my focus. However I am doing 3 things this year and may roll it in as sponsorship for them all as one. I wouldn't want to mislead anyone.
I have to say the feelings I am getting for some charities is that they are quite dictatorial which includes some I support.
But I have paid my registration fee and am entitled to ride. There is no sponsorship required as far as I know.
I think i will just make it very clear on my just giving page that I am raising for JDRF.
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Post by demonkarlos on May 2, 2014 10:07:47 GMT
As I understand things, the entry fee only really covers the cost of putting on the event. Therefore, if you were to enter, but not raise any sponsor money, the BHF don't actually get anything. Hence the requirement for you to raise money for the BHF.
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Post by baldbloke on May 2, 2014 11:41:16 GMT
As I understand things, the entry fee only really covers the cost of putting on the event. Therefore, if you were to enter, but not raise any sponsor money, the BHF don't actually get anything. Hence the requirement for you to raise money for the BHF. There isn't a requirement to raise money through sponsorship. There may be an expectation but not a requirement.
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Post by Spoakes on May 2, 2014 12:14:49 GMT
I've raised bugger all and not trying really.
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Post by fatmanona5a on May 2, 2014 13:41:35 GMT
As I understand things, the entry fee only really covers the cost of putting on the event. Therefore, if you were to enter, but not raise any sponsor money, the BHF don't actually get anything. Hence the requirement for you to raise money for the BHF. How many riders are there on the L2B, and how much do they pay for entry? I honestly don't know the figures, but I suspect there is a margin between the income and the cost of running the event?
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Post by KiwiBeard on May 2, 2014 14:07:54 GMT
Aren't there about 30,000 people on the day one. Not sure about the night one.
The registration is Β£35 pp.
What they say is:
So yeah, if you didn't do anything else other than pay the registrations then they are probably making a little bit of money for you. The good thing about this one is they don't give you the hard sell to fundraise, unlike some which are "you must raise Β£650 and if you can't then you'll have to make up the difference yourself"
When/If I eventually sign up for the night version, then I'll just set up a justgiving page for them, and send an email around to my work colleagues, but do little else.
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Post by baldbloke on May 2, 2014 14:54:44 GMT
Last year there were around 27000 entries. The event is organised by a commercial company so none of the registration fee goes to BHF.
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Post by fatmanona5a on May 2, 2014 15:00:00 GMT
Last year there were around 27000 entries. The event is organised by a commercial company so none of the registration fee goes to BHF. 27000 @ Β£35 = Β£945,000?
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Post by baldbloke on May 2, 2014 15:51:27 GMT
Yep. It is an enormous event. You'll see stewards at al the major junctions going out of London and further along the route. There are probably hundreds of people at the start and finish plus medical and other support. I'm not defending the cost in anyway but it must cost a huge amount to stage.
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Post by fatmanona5a on May 2, 2014 18:37:11 GMT
I don't object to the price of entry, and I don't have any objection to event organisers making a profit! On a smaller scale, a car boot sale organiser allows vendors/traders into their car boot sale for a fee. The BHF allow a third party to organise (& hopefully profit from) their event. The third party gets a turnover of nearly a million pounds, and the BHF give this business opportunity away for free? ?? If the BHF aren't getting any of the entry money directly, or from their third party organisers, they might be missing out on an income stream?
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