The RaceRace for charity

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race JustGiving page

If you're thinking of fundraising, why not set up an online fundraising page on the official Race JustGiving page? Doing so makes it simple for your friends, family and supporters to sponsor your crew. Just follow this link for more information: www.justgiving.com/roundtheisland.

#RaceForAll tweetometer

This year it couldn’t be easier to raise money for charity. All you need is a Twitter account!

Tweet your Race news with #raceforall and for every tweet J.P. Morgan will donate 10p to the official Race charity the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. The target is £3,000 which will help the Trust take six more young people in recovery from cancer on a four day sailing trip next year.

How to enter

Use the hashtag #raceforall in your tweet to donate to the Official Charity and be in with a chance to win some great prizes from the Race partners - including Old Pulteney Whiskey, a Timex Watch and a signed copy of Dame Ellen MacArthur’s book ‘Full Circle’!

If you need any more information please email dan.wilkinson@intotheblue.biz

Official Charity – The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is the official Race Charity of the 2013 and 2014 Races and we hope our support will help to make a difference to their fundraising efforts.

Founded by round-the-world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur, the Trust takes young people sailing to help them regain their confidence on their way to recovery from cancer and leukaemia. The focus is on rebuilding the young sailors’ confidence and most importantly, having fun. For more information on the work of the Trust and how you can get involved please visit www.ellenmacarthurtrust.org. 

The Trust is planning to enter five boats in this year’s Race with 25 inspirational young people on board. Dame Ellen said:

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust feels extremely privileged to be the official charity for the Round the Island Race for the third year. We have seen first hand the positive effect sailing has on the young people and the official charity status will enable us to take 25 young people sailing in this year’s Race. It’s fantastic to be able to offer this experience - the looks on their faces when they see over 1,500 boats on the start line is incredible. The young people sailing are part of our ‘Return to Sail’ programme which helps us to build long term relationships with the young people we work with during the difficult period between finishing treatment and hopefully reaching remission. We are all looking forward to getting out on the start line on June 1st

So far the Trust has raised over £100,000 through the Race, which has enabled 200 young people to take part in their life changing yacht trips.

Charity Forum

If you are fundraising for charity, you can keep us up to date with your progress on the charity forum telling us why you’re fundraising for your chosen charity.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is also awarding a Charity Cup to the boat that achieves the best fundraising result, so do keep in touch with us via the Forum. Good luck everyone!