Virgin London Marathon Charity Listings
If you would like to run for charity in the 2011 race, you can register your interest with the charities now. The charities listed below would love to hear from you so please click on their logos for more information.
Mencap
Contact the Running Events Team on 0845 9777 779
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Our vision is of a world where everyone with a learning disability has an equal right to choice, opportunity and respect.
The Anthony Nolan Trust
Contact The Events Team on 020 7284 8284
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Anthony Nolan finds matches for leukaemia patients who need a lifesaving transplant. For someone with leukaemia, a bone marrow transplant can be their only hope of life. We use our register, cord blood bank and research to find remarkable people who can give them that hope by donating their stem cells. By doing this, we save lives. Every day.
The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust
Contact Jenny O’Hare on 01565 830 053
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Unique children’s charity providing magical holidays, respite and daytrips to terminally ill, disabled and disadvantaged children. Fun, love and laughter in a supportive environment, building memories to last a lifetime.
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Contact London Events on 08700 340 040
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Marie Curie Cancer Care provides free nursing care, every year, to around 25,000 terminally ill cancer patients in the community and in our hospices.
CLIC Sargent - Caring for Children with Cancer
Contact the Running Team on 0845 121 1925
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Every day, 10 families in the UK will be told their child has cancer.Make a real difference and help CLIC Sargent be there for children, young people and their families, every step of the way.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Emma Cornish on 020 7025 2483
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Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity dedicated to saving lives and changing futures, through research, campaigning and education - removing the fear of breast cancer for good.
Leukaemia CARE
contact Clare, Nicky or Lauren on 0845 521 3456
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Leukaemia CARE is committed to providing vital care and support to everybody whose lives have been affected by blood cancers.
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Contact the sports team on 020 7269 9001
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Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Royal National Institute of Blind People
Contact Events Team on 0845 345 0054
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We are volunteers across the UK and Republic of Ireland united by selflessness, skill and courage.
International Medical Corps
Contact Emma Littledike on 0207 553 4069
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International Medical Corps make a long-term difference to the health of the world’s most vulnerable people by training local healthcare workers and working with local health systems to help restore self-reliance.
Greenpeace
Contact Issy Griffin on 020 7865 8236
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Greenpeace Environmental Trust is the charitable arm of Greenpeace in the UK. It works closely with Greenpeace Ltd, the campaigning organisation, to protect our environment by funding education, scientific research and investigative projects in world ecology.
Breast Cancer Campaign
Contact The Events Team on 020 7749 3700
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The aim of Breast Cancer Campaign is to research the cure. We aim to do this by funding research, which looks at improving diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Starfish
Contact events team on 0207 597 3797
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Starfish is an international development charity which aims to bring life, hope and opportunity to children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS pandemic in southern Africa.
Kidney Research UK
Contact the events team on 08456 12 12 26
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Right now, the lives of over three million people in the UK are threatened by chronic kidney disease. Kidney Research UK needs your support to help us fund more research and save lives.
Multiple Sclerosis Society
contact MS Running Team on 0870 241 3565
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The MS Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK.
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice
Contact Ruth Scammell – 01252 729446
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Caring for adults and their families affected by life limiting illnesses throughout West Surrey and North-East Hampshire. Join our marathon team and help us deliver specialist care both now and in the future.
Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity
Contact the fundraising team on 0845 6520 448
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Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby and promotes research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.
Breast Cancer Care
Contact events team on 0845 092 0804
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Breast Cancer Care is here for anyone affected by breast cancer. We bring people together, provide information and support, and campaign for improved standards of care. Join our team!
Sense
Call The Events Team on 0845 127 0063
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If 95% of what we learn comes through our sight and hearing, can you imagine the life of a child who is deaf AND blind? Help Sense help a deafblind child
British Heart Foundation
Contact the Heart Runners Support Team on 020 7487 9430
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Beating heart disease together. Join the Heart Runners team and help the BHF to win the race against the UK's biggest killer.
RNLI
Contact TEAM RNLI on 020 7620 7400
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We are volunteers across the UK and Republic of Ireland united by selflessness, skill and courage.
Refuge
Contact Harriet Gray on 020 7395 7724
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Run for Refuge and help women and children to rebuild their lives free from the fear of domestic violence.
AICR (Association for International Cancer Research)
Contact Suzanne Shaw on 01334 477 910
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AICR (Association for International Cancer Research) – the pioneering cancer research charity. Join the team that’s dedicated to the world wide fight against cancer.
The Lord’s Taverners
Contact the Events Team on 020 7821 2828
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One of the UK’s leading youth sports and disability charities and the official charity of recreational cricket. Sport and recreation are essential for young people and our mission is to give a "sporting chance" to those in need.
Friendship Works
Contact Amy Marland on 0207 485 0900 or 07740340954
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Linking children from chaotic single parent homes in London, with adult volunteer mentors who provide long term support for the child through weekly outings. A simple idea but life changing.
Mental Health Foundation
contact Sarah Kingston on 0207 803 1123
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The Mental Health Foundation works for everyone’s mental health; helping people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.
Children's Liver Disease Foundation
Contact the running team on 0121 212 6022
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Today, another two children will be diagnosed with a life threatening liver disease – please help us to make a difference
Starlight
Contact the Marathon team on 020 7262 2881
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Create hope for seriously and terminally ill children by granting them a magical wish. Lift the spirits of all sick children in hospitals and hospices. Join Starlight’s Team.
CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA
Contact Caroline or Ben on 020 7404 0808
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We are dedicated to conquering Britain's most common childhood cancer through pioneering research, new treatments and support for leukaemic children and their families.
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
Contact The Events Team 020 7803 4828
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We are the leading UK charity focusing on all muscle disease. We are dedicated to improving the lives of the 60,000 babies, children and adults affected.
The Shooting Star Children's Hospice
Contact Karen Peffer on 020 8481 8192
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We provide care for children with a life-limiting condition and offer invaluable support to their families, sharing the smiles on good days, giving help and comfort through the more difficult times.
St Christopher's Hospice
contact Liz Sowden on 020 8768 4575
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St Christopher's exists to promote and provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.
Barnardo's
Contact Shanaz Ahmed on 020 8498 7341
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Run with us and help the most disadvantaged children in the UK. We believe in the abused, vulnerable, and neglected. Take up our challenge - help turn their lives around.
Children's Trust
Contact Bryony on 01737 365018
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The Trust provides care, therapy, education and rehabilitation for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs from all over the UK
Oxfam
Contact the running events team on 0300 200 1244
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Determination is everything. The people Oxfam works with have it in spades. So do the people who run for us. Different goals. Same drive. So get determined and cross the finish line with us. Determination is everything. Run for Oxfam.
CAFOD
Catherine Leeson on 020 7095 5536
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CAFOD works with local communities in 60 countries across the world - responding to emergencies, promoting long-term development and raising public awareness of the causes of poverty.
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
Contact Paul on 0845 130 9733
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We are the UK's leading brain tumour charity. We fund ground-breaking medical research and offer support, hope and information to patients and carers.
Orchid – fighting male cancer
contact the Events Team on 020 7601 8486
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Orchid exists to save men's lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness. Run for Orchid and help support the 37,000 men in the UK who are diagnosed with male cancer each year.
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity
Contact Kirsty Irvine, Events Coordinator, Tel: 0845- 034- 7966
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ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is the Army's national charity. For over sixty years the charity has worked tirelessly to provide financial and practical support to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of need.
World Society for the Protection of Animals
contact Jane Rockliffe on 0207 587 5028
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The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) strives to end cruelty to animals by working with hundreds of animal welfare organisations worldwide
The Stroke Association
Contact The Events Team on 020 7566 0311
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The Stroke Association are working for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need.
Make a Wish
Contact the Running Team on 01276 405089
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By running the Virgin London Marathon for Runs Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, you will be helping to grant magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses.
Alzheimer Scotland
contact Moira Lawrance on 0845 2600 789
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We believe that no-one should go through dementia alone. Alzheimer Scotland’s 24 hour helpline provides information and emotional support to those coping with dementia. Call us on 0808 808 3000.
Children’s Hospices UK
contact Helen Hill on 0117 989 7838
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National charity, Children’s Hospices UK gives voice and support to all children’s hospices. Its vision is for every life-limited child and their family to have access to the highest standards of care close to home.
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Contact The Events Team on 0300 373 1100
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Cystic Fibrosis is the UK's most common life-threatening inherited disease.
NSPCC
Contact Running Events Team on 0207 825 2621
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The NSPCC is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.
CHASE hospice care for children
Contact Tina Aston on 01483 454213
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CHASE hospice care for children provides specialist nursing, practical and emotional support to families with life-limited children across South West London, Surrey and Sussex.
Alzheimer's Society
contact Lucy Toller on 0207 423 3650
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Our vision is of a radically improved world for people with dementia
CHICKS (Country Holidays for Inner City Kids)
Contact Mick Ryan on 01822 811020
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National Society for Epilepsy
Contact Rebecca Noble on 01494 601414
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The Cardiomyopathy Association
Contact Robert Hall on 01494 791224
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The Circulation Foundation
Contact Rebecca Wilkinson on 020 7304 4779
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Prostate Cancer Research Foundation
contact Christine Wing on 020 7953 7152
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Bobath Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Contact Sarah Terrazas on 020 8442 2275
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Leonard Cheshire Disability
Contact The Events Team on 0870 420 4301
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Whittington Hospital Charitable Fund
Contact Marje Isabelle on 020 7288 5641
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Contact the Challenge Events Team on 020 7713 2037
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Birmingham St Mary's Hospice
Contact Charlotte Sudbury on 0121 472 1191
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Ovarian Cancer Action
Contact Hannah Greenshields on 020 8238 7560
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The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT)
Contact Gemma Reynolds on 020 8695 2314
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The Legacy Rainbow House
Contact Charlotte Hay (Project Fundraiser) on 01704 823276
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RP Fighting Blindness (BRPS)
contact Michelle Carter on 01280 821334
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Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Contact Rebecca Zouvani on 01737 363 222
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The Pituitary Foundation
Contact Menai, Fundraising Manager on 0845 450 0376
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Dementia UK
Contact Miriam Goodall, Events Coordinator, Tel: 020 7874 7207
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