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Become a Julia’s House Young Fundraiser
YOUNG FUNDRAISER, ELLIE EVANS
Twelve-year-old Ellie Evans completed a climbathon to fundraise for Julia’s House after reading about our Together We Care appeal in her local Wiltshire newspaper. “We saw that Julia’s House needed more funding and wanted to do what we could to support them and the local children and families they care for,” says Ellie’s mum, Emma. “Ellie likes a challenge, and she always wants to help other people, too.” Ellie completed an hour long climb at Corsham Climbing Wall, raising more than £1,500 – an incredible achievement!
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THE FUTURE OF FUNDRAISING
Become a Julia’s House Young Fundraiser
Over the last year you may have noticed some amazing stories in the press and on our website of young people who have achieved extraordinary things whilst fundraising for Julia’s House. Children like eight-year-old Luka Bayes who completed a marathon by running a mile a day to raise more than £1800 and nine-year-old Nicole-Ginevra who took part in a 60-mile virtual walk to the Great Wall of China in our Seven Wonders of the World lockdown challenge.
The support of young fundraisers makes such a difference to us, so this month we’re launching Julia’s House Young Fundraisers, a scheme which celebrates the achievements of inspiring young people as they help us to help the families of seriously ill children across Dorset and Wiltshire.
Anyone aged 16 and under who fundraises for Julia’s House will automatically enter the scheme. Complete your first fundraising event to receive your Level 1 certificate and badge, then progress through the levels. And if you’ve already raised money for us you won’t be left behind – we’ll start you at Level 2 and send you your Level 1 award right away!
“It’s always incredibly heartwarming when we hear about young people who want to make a difference to the families we care for in their local community,” says Nicky Clack, Fundraising Assistant for Julia’s House. “We receive very little government funding and provide our care service to families for free, so the support from people of all ages is absolutely vital. But knowing that there are young people who want to support us is especially important and gives us confidence for the future. We want to acknowledge the great contribution they make to Julia’s House and provide them with a really positive experience of fundraising. We hope they will continue to fundraise for us and want to encourage them to take their spirit of giving with them as they grow older!”
Learn about becoming a Julia’s House Young Fundraiser at
