Do you fancy a challenge in the New Year? - Nightrider 2012

Nightrider 2012  
Do you fancy a challenge?  How about joining the UDS team for Nightrider 2012?

The Event is being held on 9 / 10 June 2012

It is a one day charity ride with a difference...it’s at night!

Nightrider™ - an exciting 100km moonlit ride past London’s iconic landmarks.

Tower Bridge, a deserted City of London, Canary Wharf, London Zoo, Piccadilly Circus, British Museum, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and more...Click for full details of The Route and to see the FAQs

A unique London charity event in the 2012 Olympic year.

See the sights of London as never before whilst you cycle the deserted streets.  On June 9th, a team from UDS will be completing the 100km challenge and raising funds for our work in Uganda.

We have a number of guaranteed places for this popular event - all we ask is that you raise a minimum of £350.  Read about last year, find out more about the event and sign up.
 Any questions call 020 3286 3306.

A Great New Idea........

I’ve always thought that the best way to get people fundraising is by them doing something that they enjoy – and the fundraising bit is just an add on.   Whether it is running marathons, holding coffee mornings or quiz nights, or going to a formal dinner .

When I was thinking about ways to fundraise for our book box scheme – my thought turned to book clubs.  It was also prompted by a friend of mine who belongs to a book club saying that she thought that her and her friends could fundraise for something when they met each month.

So our book club campaign has been born.  We are starting small – contact existing donors, friends and family that are in Book  Clubs and those local to our office in Ealing.  We hope that the idea will be successful – we estimate we need 3 clubs giving £10 a month to provide a Book Box for a secondary school in rural Uganda. 

To find out more about our work promoting literacy and giving children the tools to succeed in their academic career  – look at our website http://www.ugandadev.org.uk/what-we-do/library/book-boxes/

We will keep you posted on our progress……