College’s fundraising hits £100,000

Lincoln College’s fundraising efforts - dubbed The Pink Ribbon Campaign - have now surpassed £100,000. 

Lincoln College Governance Officer, Sarah Adams, said: “We are thrilled to have reached £100,000 of fundraising. We started at the college in 2006, initially with two members of staff raising money through the sales of a recipe book for Body Sense.”

This was to raise money for Candles a charity that supported the work of Professor Oleg Eremin, who for many years researched why Lincolnshire breast cancer rates were higher than the national average.

“With the diagnosis and sad loss of a number of precious colleagues the fundraising then began to grow and develop into the Pink Ribbon Campaign we now have supporting local charities,” explained Sarah.

Cheques were presented this year to a wide variety of charities close to staff members’ hearts.

Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance – Funds will keep the donation-reliant emergency service in the air.

Polio Fellowship – New cases of polio are occurring across war-torn countries and needs funding to help eradicate it and provide specialist equipment.

St Barnabas Hospice – patients will benefit from 56 hours of care.

Macmillan – two nurses will be trained in advanced pain control.

Marie Curie – provision of 4.5 nights of care in someone’s home.

British Heart Foundation – supporting a day’s PhD research into heart disease.

Children’s Bereavement Centre – to give five children and their families counselling and support or will buy 1,000 teddy bears for children.

Anthony Nolan Trust – This will provide around 25 potential donors for stem cells, this is particularly poignant as a staff member, Garry Williams, a Lecturer in Policing, had his life saved by such donations.

Epilepsy Action UK – phone and group support and advice.

Dementia UK – supporting dementia sufferers and their families long term.

Beaumond House Hospice, Newark  - supporting a four-bed inpatient unit.

College fundraising has reached £100,857 with activities and events including: College Calendars; Pink Ribbon Balls; climbing Mount Kilimanjaro; Coast to Coast cycle rides and running the Lincoln 10k.

Staff have also taken part in the Hiking Vikings Challenge, along a section of the Viking Way; Ron’s Race Night; Movember; Pamper Nights; Lincoln Santa Fun Run and Walk;  pink Wear it Pink days; On Yer Bike rides and annual sponsored walks.