Over £30,000 raised for Cash for Kids Day!
Thank you to all our fundraisers who are helping the cost of living crisis
This February we launched our 2022 Cash for Kids Day guaranteeing 100% of the funds raised would be granted to organisations helping the most vulnerable families through the cost of living crisis.
Big John @ Breakfast on Hallam FM and the team on Greatest Hits Radio asked South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire to dust off their running shoes and run, jog or walk 5k a Day in May or set up a similar challenge to help raise funds for this years appeal and thousands more of you engaged with fundraising activities in their schools and workplaces.
Here's a round up of some of the stories of the day:
City Taxis
CC33 organised a charity football match at Doncaster Rovers Eco-Power Stadium and needed a worthy opponent, up stepped City Taxis...
The big match
CC33 vs City Taxi's on paper is a bigger game than Liverpool v Real Madrid!
The match didn't disappoint, a thrilling 3-3 draw and City Taxi's missed a penalty to win it in the last minute! A rematch later in the year will be on the cards to settle this one.
Sugar rush
These box sets of Cash for Kids Day muffins won the day!
Big John @ Breakfast 5k a Day RACE
Allan & Ellie from Cash for Kids joined team Liesl at Bramall Lane as she challenged Big John to see who could walk the fastest 5k from United to Wednesday with Big John starting at Hillsborough, we're sure Liesl won but fairly sure Big John will contest it!
See their videos of the race in action below.
It's CASH FOR KIDS DAY
Our student placement Molly helped spread the word across Sheffield to make sure everyone knew about Cash for Kids Day!
5k a Day Squad
Well over 100 of you fabulous people signed up to do 5k a Day in May or a similar challenge and at the time of writing have surpassed £10,000! You are simply amazing!!!
You can look at our Giving is Easy website to see the journey our fundraisers have been through and a league table of how much they have raised here.
Congratulations to team Rushey who have collectively raised over £1,000 so far!
Who we help
This organised warehouse is sadly what one of our foodbanks look like they are just so busy with no sign of things getting easier with so many families struggling to make ends meet. Charities and local organisations can now apply for support to help from the funds raised from Cash for Kids Day.
We'll share who we've provided grants for in the near future on our Who We Help pages.
iVoltz
Safety engineering firm iVoltz held a fundraiser at a recent Business Expo in Doncaster and raised a tidy £63
Arnold Clark
The team at Arnold Clark generously gave £1,000 towards this years appeal. Here's the team in Chesterfield helping to celebrate the day!
Heron Foods
All Heron Foods branches are raising funds for Cash for Kids all year round in 2022, branches including this one in Dinnington are hosting various activities and we look forward to hearing how much they've raised for Cash for Kids Day!
Costco
The team at home and food warehouse Costco wanted to help Cash for Kids Day and their team in Sheffield sent in a donation for £50!
Boss BoxFit
Ross Burkinshaw's gym Boss BoxFit in Handsworth have raised well over £20,000 for Cash for Kids over the years. Generous gym clients filled collection tins with spare change helping raise £60.
Praxis
Talented students from Sheffield Hallam University hosted their own photographic art exhibition as part of their studies at Laycock Studios near Sheffield Train Station and raised over £800!
Early Years Nursery & The Lollipop Club
The teams and all the little ones at Early Years Nursery & The Lollipop Club were busy in the lead up to Cash for Kids Day with all sorts of entertaining fundraising going on, that busy in fact, they haven't even had time to count up how much they've raised yet, watch this space!
Clinton Cards
Clinton Cards in Meadowhall have been collecting loose change from hundreds of customers and proves that every little helps as they donated a cool £149
Pennine View School
Pennine View School in Conisbrough have been busy holding various activities and raised a fabulous £202!
CC33
After the breath-taking football in Doncaster, the rest of the 300 strong CC33 team based on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield were running marathons up and down the stairs to their office, dressing up, having bake sales, held an auction for Liam Gallagher VIP tickets and their MD Paul Fletcher ran the Sheffield Half Marathon and they've raised over £4,000 so far. Incredible effort and a fabulous culture at their offices. Big John paid them a visit to say thanks and help them celebrate.
Reeds Rains
Reeds Rains LOVE Cash for Kids Day and have been our headline sponsors since 2017.
A busy time in the property market didn't stop all their branches in Sheffield, Rotherham and Chesterfield by donning an array of activity to raise just shy of £2,000 and there are still more funds coming in!
It's not too late!
If you missed out on Cash for Kids Day and our fundraisers have inspired you then why not visit our brand spanking new Challenges website and choose a challenge of your own to complete in 2022 and help us raise funds for those that need it most.
Simply choose your challenge and get in touch with the Cash for Kids team who can help support you with your fundraising goals by emailing cashforkids@hallamfm.co.uk