You can make a donation to Headway Cambridgeshire from the JustGiving website. There are three simple ways to do this:

• Make a single donation
• Set up a monthly donation
• Start your own JustGiving page fundraising for Headway Cambridgeshire

Make a single donation

Visit the Headway Cambridgeshire Charity Profile on the JustGiving website. Click on the ‘Donate’ link on the right hand side of the page and follow the simple instructions.

Set up a monthly donation

Visit the Headway Cambridgeshire Charity Profile on the JustGiving website. Click on the ‘Make a monthly donation’ link on the right hand side of the page and follow the simple instructions.

Start your own JustGiving fundraising web-page for Headway Cambridgeshire

Visit the Headway Cambridgeshire Charity Profile on the JustGiving website. Click on the ‘Fundraise for us’ link on the right hand side of the page and follow the simple instructions.

Gift Aid

If you pay tax in the UK, then Gift Aid is a simple way to increase the value of your donations to Headway Cambridgeshire.

Making your donation using Gift Aid enables Headway Cambridgeshire to reclaim the basic rate tax on your gift.

Basic rate tax is 20 per cent, so this means that if you give £10 using Gift Aid, it’s worth £12.50 to Headway Cambridgeshire.

When you donate via the JustGiving website you will find this is made easy for you. Just follow the simple instructions.

 

Run Your Own Fundraising Event with JustGiving

Why not start a JustGiving page to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire? There are lots of sporting events to enter or you could invent a fundraising idea of your own. If you’re stuck for ideas, see what some of our past fundraisers have done in the stories below.

 

Current JustGiving Campaigns

 

Lucy Bardner is raising funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. Instead of birthday gifts, she has requested donations to her JustGiving page instead. Lucy said: Greg & my brother-in-law Pete both experienced brain injuries before they reached 50. Headway has been a steady source of support, understanding and advice—please help them keep going. Please support Lucy at her JustGiving page.

 

Robert Tomkins is running the Perkins Great Eastern Run on Sunday 9 October 2016 race to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. He is running because his mum had a brain injury as a result of a brain tumour a few years ago. Robert said: “Headway help people like my mum by going to their support centre… Mum loves going there and doing new things, and things she used to do before her surgery. It also gives my dad a rest so he can go do the things he wants and has to do.” Please support Robert by visiting his JustGiving page and making a donation.

 

 

Jamie has always been a keen charity fundraiser and has completed numerous sponsored events since school for Headway, a charity close to our hearts. Thank you for your kind donation in his memory. Jamie’s family.

 

 

 

Coming soon… could you be our next JustGiving fundraiser? Why not have a look at the ideas below and start fundraising for us now?

 

Recent Events with JustGiving

 

Lisa Birnie ran in the Abington 10K race to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. She was running in memory of Jamie, who was a keen runner and frequent fundraiser for the charity. Lisa said: “In January I decided to start running, I set my self a goal of running 5k, once I reached it I knew I had to keep running. In early June one of my best friends lost her brother. From that day I decided to run my first ever 10k in his memory.” Lisa had set herself a fundraising target of £150 but she and her fundraising supporters totally smashed this and so far she has raised over £750.00, which is a great tribute to Jamie. You can still support Lisa’s fundraising by donating on her JustGiving page.

 

 

The Prime Time Fitness gym based in Girton near Cambridge ran a special day of activities on 10 September 2016 to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. The gym welcomed many new participants to the event. More details are on their website. If you couldn’t make the event, you can still support them by donating at their JustGiving page.

 

Chris Burge recently took part in a Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. You can show your support for Chris by visiting his JustGiving page and make a donation.

 

Bouygues UK Cambridge is a construction firm that is currently building The Triangle Cambridge, the new headquarters of Cambridge Assessment. They made Headway Cambridgeshire their Charity of the Year and are working collaboratively to support us in a number of ways, including entering the Bear Grylls Survival Race on 20 August 2016. You can help Bouygues UK Cambridge support Headway Cambridgeshire by visiting their JustGiving page and making a donation.

 

Sophie Parker, a Rehabilitation Worker at Headway Cambridgeshire, took part in the Bear Grylls Survival Race to raise money for Headway Cambridgeshire. She gathered a team of colleagues to take part in the challenge with her. Please show support for Sophie and the team - visit the JustGiving page and make a donation.

 

Colin Pountney organised an event to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. The Trail Riders’ Fellowship in Cambridgeshire set a 250 mile challenge for motorcycle riders. Dawn Till Dusk took place on 6 August 2015. Entry fees to be donated to Headway Cambridgeshire. Visit the JustGiving page and donate.

 

Dean Pemberton organised a 1000 mile cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End starting on 1 August 2016, to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. He and his friends are raising funds for a charity that is close to their hearts and they appreciate every donation they receive. Please support Dean and his fellow cyclists by donating at their JustGiving page.

 

Richard Cobden took part in the Liverpool to Chester Bike Ride on Sunday 3 July 2016, to funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. Richard said: “I’m doing this for my daughter’s friend’s charity. Hayley Turner has done so much for my horse racing mad daughter. Hayley suffered head injuries after a fall and was treated at Headway. After their amazing care Hayley got back in the saddle. Thank you Headway and thank you Hayley.” Please show your support to Richard by visiting his JustGiving page and making a donation.

 

Jamie Perry recently ran the Tough Mudder challenge on 21 May to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. Jamie said: “I am doing the Tough Mudder challenge on 21st MAY for Headway Cambridgeshire because it gives new quality of life to people like my mum.” So far, Jamie has raised over £390 for Headway Cambridgeshire. This is not the first time Jamie has supported Headway Cambridgeshire; in 2012 he took part in the Spartan Race in Cambridge to raise funds for the charity.

 

Camilla entered the Bath Half marathon which took place on 13 March. She ran to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire. She was inspired to take part and make it a fund-raiser after seeing the effects on a family member of an intra-cerebral haemorrhage recently. Camilla said: “It is for a fantastic cause that really does make a difference to people, please support in whatever way you can.” Well done Camilla, for raising £300 for our charity. You can still show your support for Camilla by visiting her JustGiving page and donating. Thank you!

 

Katie Cummins has been fundraising on JustGiving for Headway Cambridgeshire. Katie says: “I’ve seen first-hand the important and valuable service they provide in helping people come to terms with what can often be life changing complex cognitive, communication and physical disability after their injury.” Please show support for Katie in her London Triathlon by donating at her JustGiving page.

 

Over to you

Would you like to start your own JustGiving page to raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire? It is easy to create a JustGiving page and the JustGiving website takes care of the collecting, forwarding payments (with Gift Aid if applicable) directly to Headway Cambridgeshire. All you need to do is think of a fun-event. Here are some of the ideas that people have used in the past:

• Casino Night
• Sponsored Sky Dive
• Three Peaks Challenge
• Great Eastern Run
• Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats
• Grand Balloon Race
• Duck Race on the river Cam
• Cycling to Scotland
• Sponsored Row between Ely and Cambridge
• Sponsored Walk
• Football Tournament
• Dress-up at Work Day

 

If these acitivities have made you want to organise your own event fundraising for Headway Cambridgeshire, we’d be delighted to hear from you by phone (01223 576550) or by email.

Clients, staff and trustees at Headway Cambridgeshire wish to thank all our fundraisers and their supporters. Your help and support means a lot to us and to the brain injury survivors, their families and carers that we provide services for.

Thank You.