Tesco One Team Charity Triathlon 2007

This year all Triathlon sponsorship is going to three great charities - The Consortium for Street Children, The British Red Cross and Whizz- Kidz.

We’ve put together a brief document which you might like to download to give you a little information on each charity and some fundraising ideas. When you speak with your sponsors, let them know about the good work that each charity does – it might encourage them to sponsor you that little bit more!

Building your own personal fundraising page with JustGiving is a convenient, creative and fun way to boost your sponsorship. Just go to: www.justgiving.com/tesco/raisemoney create your page and email the link to all your contacts in a matter of minutes. They can then use their credit or debit card to make a secure donation online.

Online fundraising has so many benefits. It is:

• Quick – your page can be up and running within five minutes
• Fun – you can make your pages as witty or zany as you like
• Easy – instructions are very simple to follow
• Hassle free – it makes life easier for you, your donors and us!
• Secure – the latest security technologies are used to ensure safe transactions over the Internet
• Popular – for example, 4000 runners raised over £3 million through online sponsorship pages for the Flora London Marathon 2004
• International – you can now chase the people you know who live overseas for sponsorship money as well!
• A money-spinner – JustGiving automatically adds a 28% Gift Aid contribution to each donation (providing the donation qualifies for tax reclaim)

	The British Red Cross - Tesco Charity of the Year 2007 Hundreds of thousands of people are hit by a crisis every year in the UK from an accident or illness to a flood or fire. For those people, it can be devastating, leaving them feeling alone, vulnerable and with no one to turn to for help. The British Red Cross Tesco Charity of the Year partnership aims to raise £2 million to help support both individuals and local communities affected by crisis. In the immediate aftermath of a crisis, the British Red Cross is there to support people, often at their lowest point and when they may have no one else to turn to.
	The Consortium for Street Children Today more than 100 Million children are living and working in the streets of the world's cities. These children are extremely vulnerable and don't receive the very basic welfare and support that most of us would take for granted. Because of their circumstances they are exposed to sexual exploitation, forced labor and in many cases physical harm. The Consortium for Street Children (CSC) was founded in 1993 to act as an umbrella organisation dedicated to help the many small charities that support these children in the many cities around the world. The Consortium is made up of 37 UK based non-governmental organisations dedicated to the welfare and human rights of street children, working with them to ensure that they have a chance to shape their own lives in the manner of their choosing.
	Whizz kidz Whizz-Kidz is a national children's charity that changes disabled children's lives by providing them with the necessary customised mobility equipment, training and advice. Yet, what we actually give them is something much more important; the opportunity to enjoy an independent childhood and fulfilling future. Without our equipment, many children are unable to do countless everyday things that most of us take for granted. Without the opportunity to develop independence, disabled children can become withdrawn and learn to be reliant on others which can continue into adulthood. With your support, we can give them the independence, childhood and future that every child should enjoy.