Looking for inspiration for your next fundraising challenge? Want to sponsor someone taking on a challenge for The Seafarers' Charity?
Here are just a few examples of what some of our amazing fundraisers have done or are doing to support seafarers in need and their families. If you would like to get involved and find out more information about fundraising for The Seafarers' Charity, have a look at our fundraising page or get in touch by emailing events@theseafarerscharity.org.
Sailing around Great Britain for The Seafarers' Charity
In May 2019, Mark Ashley-Miller set sail on his 34ft boat ‘Good Dog’ from Dartmouth with the aim of circumnavigating the British Isles (UK & Ireland) and meeting every Harbour Master. On 28 September 2023, Mark and his crew completed the five-year journey, having visited 310 harbours and met a total of 256 Harbour Masters in support of The Seafarers' Charity. Throughout the voyage, Mark sailed 9,000 nautical miles, helped by 90 different crew members, and raised over £25,000.
Follow Mark on Instagram to view some of the great photos he captured along the way.
Father and Son, Zdenek and Jakub Simek, took on six of the world's greatest marathons. The London Marathon was their final race which they ran in support of our Charity and received two well-deserved medals!
Jason Heggie took part in the London Marathon 2021 and enjoyed the post-marathon reception onboard HQS Wellington, organised by The Seafarers' Charity.
Jim Portus MBE, a loyal supporter of The Seafarers' Charity, has raised over £6k for our Charity over the past two years which is just incredible. Well done Jim!
Ian Pearson, took on our 400,000 steps challenge in July in support of 400,000 seafarers stranded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
John Corp, one our long-term supporters, took on his 'Good for Age' place in this year's London Marathon. Great work!
A team from International Marine Contractors Association took part in our 400,000 steps challenge in July. Not only did they reach the step count, they also raised £2,500 for the Charity!
AMI Marine
Martin Cox, AMI Marine Director, and Robin Grigg, took on a unique challenge in support of The Seafarers’ Charity by riding 1,000 miles in under 24 hours on their motorbikes! Between them they have overcome the personal physical challenges of cancer and back surgery, so this ride was no mean feat.
We would like to thank the team at AMI Marine for taking on the challenge and raising an incredible £765 for our Charity.
Port to Port Challenge
One of The Seafarers’ Charity Ambassadors and our Trustee, Lee Clarke Voster, takes on a challenge each year in support of the King George's Fund for Sailors Isle of Man. He also undertook on an epic challenge of walking from port to port around the Isle of Man (approximately 60 miles) across a 6-week period and raised over £3k for The Seafarers’ Charity, RNLI and ISWAN. Awesome work, Lee!
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