Fundraising news
In and out of work, you can create your own fundraising event; garden party, karaoke, fancy dress party, skills auction, golf competition, climb a Munro – you’re only limited by your imagination!
Bounce Skate Rock, Roll (August 2009) was our most successful fundraising event to date raising a phenomenal £6000.00 with over 500 revelers in sparkly 80's gear, 12 top DJs, 4 visual artists, 25 volunteers, a bespoke light installation, a WWF style roller rink, quality sound vibrations, hundreds of original roller boots and flash blades. With sincere thanks to Tennents, Gamers Cider, Cameron Presentations, Eagle Couriers, In-house, Radar and ACD Ferguson, our many volunteers, artists and djs without whom this event would not have been possible.ns, hundreds of original roller boots and flash blades. The money raised went towards equipping an arts workshop for children and adults with disabilities and mental health issues. Read about past fundraising events.
Running and cycling events
By taking part in a fundraising challenge for us you will help improve the lives of the children and adults who attend our art classes. Those outlined are only suggestions; you can take part in any activity and raise money for us.
The Co -operative Jog Scotland 5K June 2010
Sponsorship pledge £25. Use this as training towards a 10K run or run just for fun. Held mid-week in the summer evenings, with junior runs too.
Ignis Women’s 10K - May 2010
Sponsorship pledge £55. The Ignis women-only 10k has over 12,000 women of all ages and abilities run, jog or walk the course.
Great Scottish Run 10K - September 2009
Sponsorship pledge £60. This event is for everyone – people of all ages and levels of fitness can take part with just a little bit of training. We can send you an absolute beginners running schedule and you can enter the 5K (see above) as a wee warm up. If you wish to enter the mixed Project Ability team - phone us to get the the team number before you enter the race. Winning teams will be based on the first four finishers (the rest of us can take our time!).
Pedal for Scotland – September 2010
Sponsorship pledge £50. Whether you're up for a leisurely ride or a personal best, join thousands of others riding from Glasgow to Edinburgh on the 50 mile route of Scotland's biggest and best mass bike ride.
The Glasgow Green sponsored walk, August 2010
Project Ability participants, support workers, friends and family are invited to take part in a 5 mile sponsored walk in Glasgow Green. Each participant should try to raise a minimum of £25 sponsorship money. The sponsored walk will start at McLennan Arch, participants will then walk 5 miles around the park finishing at the People’s Palace where a well deserved seat and a cup of tea can be had.
Fundraising pack
You can download a fundraising poster, sponsorship form or donation form here, or call us and we can post them to you. We have Project Ability T.Shirts available for £5 plus pp.
Set up your own online fundraising page
Personalise your information and upload an image too, then email friends and colleagues the link to your personal sponsorship page. It’s quick and easy to set up and we can claim an extra 28% in gift aid tax at no cost to you.
Click here to set up your own online sponsorship page at: http://projectability.workwithus.org/
Sponsor our current fundraisers online here