My father passed away on 6 January 2011 aged 62. He was at St Ann’s Hospice for about 6 weeks towards the end of 2010. The care he received was outstanding, the staff went the extra mile to make his and my family’s lives that bit better. I wanted to do something positive in memory of my father and as a thank you to St Ann’s Hospice.Greg Marsland, taking part in the Great Manchester Run in memory of his father

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Find an event that suits you

We’ve listed as many events as possible, but if you’re taking part in an event that isn’t listed please let us know and we’ll include it. Your support really does make a difference to our patients and their families and carers – 92p in every £1 you raise will go directly towards patient care.

When you have a place – let us know and request a supporter pack

Once you have a place confirmed on an event and would like to raise sponsorship money for St Ann’s Hospice, please fill in our online form to let us know you are taking part and we’ll send you a supporter pack and t-shirt or vest.

Start raising money!

Now you can start raising sponsorship money straight away online using Justgiving. Don’t worry you don’t need any special web skills at all – in 4 quick steps you’ll have your own fundraising page set up where your friends, family and colleagues can easily sponsor you and leave messages of encouragement. All the money comes direct to St Ann’s and you don’t have to chase anyone up! Justgiving have their top 10 tips to help your Justgiving page be as successful as possible.

We’ll support you all the way!

We want you to enjoy the whole experience – from getting your place right through to crossing that finish line.

Once you let us know you have a place, we’ll send you a St Ann’s Hospice t-shirt or vest so you stand out from the crowd and can identify your fellow supporters and give each other moral support! Supporters – be as loud as possible and cheer everyone in Team St Ann’s!

• We’ll send you a pack with handy hints on raising as much sponsorship money as possible – both online and in person.
• If you would like us to, we can put your training and race-day photos on our website and/or our Facebook page to give you and your supporters some encouragement. Or post your photos direct at www.facebook.com/stannshospice
• We’ll help you prepare for the big day with training tips.

Do you need any any other support or advice?

Perhaps you would like to organise your own run, walk or bike ride, or just have a question about fundraising in general – please just get in touch – Louise Banks is your community fundraiser and you can call her on 0161 498 3663 or email lbanks@sah.org.uk.