events held in 2007 and 2008
From September 2007 to May 2008, students at the University of Edinburgh organised a wide variety of events and activities that raised over £79,500 for local, national and international charities and worthy causes.
The list below contains detais of a selection of those events, and how much each of them raised for the relevent charities:
Date |
Event |
Total Raised |
| 18.09.2007 | Nightline Rugby World Cup Collection (Scotland V Romania, Murrayfield, Edinburgh). |
£403 |
| 26.09.2007 | Meningitis Trust Collection and Pub Crawl (Edinburgh). |
£446 |
| 13.11.2007 | Fonelisco/Shelter Sponsored Sleep-Out (in the Pleasance Courtyard). |
£1,010 |
| 14.11.2007 | ESCA Annual Duckrace One river, up to one thousand little yellow ducks and three very wet volunteers! |
£526 |
| 14.11.2007 | ESCA/Africa Fund Open Mic Night Held in Teviot Union in assocoation with the Untapped Talent Society. |
£380 |
| 15.11.2007 | ESCA Bouncy Castle Assult Course Can your team post the best time on our inflatable assault course? |
£425 |
| 15.11.2007 | ESCA Annual Duckrace One river, up to one thousand little yellow ducks and three very wet volunteers! |
£560 |
| 16.11.2007 | Children in Need Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£938 |
| 16.11.2007 | Party for Pudsey Held in Teviot Union with all profits split between Children in Need, Childrens Holiday Venture, STAR, Action and EGP. |
£2,300 |
| 24.11.2007 | Fonelisco Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£491 |
| 30.11.2007 | World AIDS Day Balloon Race Held in Edinburgh in aid of Waverley Care Trust. |
£221 |
| 01.12.2007 | World AIDS Day Street Collection Held in Edinburgh in aid of Waverley Care Trust. |
£881 |
| 02.12.2007 | Charity Parachute Jump Held in association with Edinburgh University Skydive Club. |
£517 |
| 08.12.2007 | Nightline Christmas Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£147 |
| 18.01.2008 | World AIDS Day Open Mic Night Held in Canons Gait Cellar Bar in aid of Waverley Care Trust. |
£373 |
| 22.02.2008 | Race2Paris 2008 Edinburgh to Paris as fast as possible without spending any money.... |
£19,287 |
| 23.02.2008 | Malaika HIV Project Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£269 |
| 23.02.2008 | SSSK Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£332 |
| 28.02.2008 | Fonelisco Jelly Wrestling Event Held in Oddfellows Bar, Edinburgh. |
£373 |
| 02.03.2008 | Meadows Marathon 2008 Over 800 runners raising money for a variety of local and international charities. Held on the Meadows, Edinburgh. |
£48,034 |
| 08.03.2008 | CHV Six Nations Rugby Collection (Murrayfield, Edinburgh) |
£885 |
| 08.03.2008 | Fonelisco Six Nations Rugby Collection (Murrayfield, Edinburgh). |
£1113 |
| 12.03.2008 | ESCA Bake Sale Held outside the University Library, George Square, Edinburgh. |
£90 |
| 16.03.2008 | CHV M&S Bag Packing Collection (Princes Street, Edinburgh). |
£853 |
| 16.03.2008 | Fresh Air FM Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£50 |
| 18.03.2008 | Think PINK! Club night held in Lulu, Edinburgh, in aid or Breast Cancer Care. |
£695 |
| 22.03.2008 | Link Africa Morocco Hitch Hitching from the UK to Morocco in aid of Link Community Development. |
£1,456 |
| 22.03.2008 | ISV Street Collection (Edinburgh). |
£184 |
| 22.03.2008 | EU Gymnastics Club Fundraiser (Edinburgh). |
£236 |
| 26.05.2008 | Red Cross China Earthquake Appeal | £14,115 |
| Various | Other donations, events and collections... | £744 |
TOTAL FOR 2007 - 2008 |
£98,334 |
