Tel: 01473 836777
Fax: 01473 836778
Textphone: 01473 836779
Email enquiries@optua.org.uk
Tel: 01473 836777
Fax: 01473 836778
Textphone: 01473 836779
Email enquiries@optua.org.uk
Throughout the year dedicated volunteers organise events to raise much needed funds for the services provided by Optua. A small selection of these are shown below. If you would like to organise an event in aid of Optua or if you are running in the London Marathon or a similar event and would like to raise funds for Optua please contact the Fundraising Team on 01473 836744 or fundraising@optua.org.uk.
We are very grateful to many people who have been taking part in several summer fundraising activities recently. Whilst many people were watching England lose to Germany on 27th June, several people were spending their time more constructively by helping to raise money for Optua!
Several of our staff and volunteers took part in the Ladies Driving Challenge at Bentwaters Park and raised around £400. Around the same time a group of staff from Hope House, the care home run by Optua in Kesgrave, were taking part in the Orwell Walk to raise money for Hope House.
We are also grateful to Jason Welsh of Wattisham station who, along with three of his colleagues, took part in the Great East Swim at Alton Water on Saturday 19th June. They raised around £700 for Optua.
We would also like to thank Andrew Bingham Independent Funeral Services who held what is now their annual fundraising car wash for us on 29th May. They raised around £400 for our community transport service which is always in need of funds to keep its services running in Mid Suffolk.
We also recently raised £100 with a teddy tombola at the Ipswich Mencap fete and a name the tiger competition to win a large cuddly white tiger! If you'd like to get involed with our fundraising activities there is always an event or appeal we need help with (see below or check out our appeals page) so please get in touch!
Bags to riches - thanks for your support!
Thanks to everyone who contributed clothes to our latest clothing collection in March. We got about three quarters of a tonne of clothes and raised £332! Another fantastic effort, as this is the third one we've had and the clothes keep on coming! We'll be holding another one later in the year but can take bags of clothes at any time.
Optua signs up to Virgin Money Giving!
We have signed up to a new fundraising site - Virgin Money Giving. The new site will allow people to make donations to Optua or to easily sponsor those who are undertaking fundraising activities on our behalf.
To visit the site please click on the logo below. You can make a one-off donation, sponsor someone or set up your own fundraising page.
Be your best at running! Whole Hog event - Wantisden 1st November 2009
Optua had seven teams of intrepid people who ran the 12km Whole Hog Adventure Race on 1 November 2009. click here for more details.
