Public entries for this year’s Bath Half Marathon may have sold out but one charity in the city is still looking for runners and sponsors to support its life-changing work with young people.
Bath Rugby Foundation, which helps thousands of vulnerable youngsters through inspiring programmes that focus on health, education and employability, has signed up 35 runners so far for this year’s half marathon on 17 March. This includes a team of 15 people from Bath law firm Mogers Drewett.
However the foundation, the charitable arm of Bath Rugby, also needs to find another 42 business and individual sponsors as part of a major fundraising drive to sign up 100 supporters by June this year.
Businesses are being asked to pledge a minimum of £600 to sponsor a vulnerable student for a year through the foundation’s Alternative Learning Hub, which provides specialist support to youngsters who have been excluded from mainstream education.
Former Bath and England rugby international and current corporate fundraiser at the foundation David Trick said: “There are so many amazing charities in our region, I’m always so grateful when individuals or companies decide to support us.
“A lot of training goes into successfully completing the Bath Half, similarly a huge amount of work is undertaken by foundation staff to positively turn around the lives of so many children who often haven’t enjoyed the start in life so many of us have. As with the Bath Half, hard work reaps great rewards.
“If anyone wishes to find out how sponsoring a student can be mutually beneficial for both private individuals or businesses and Bath Rugby Foundation, please make contact and I’ll happily meet you for a coffee.”
Mogers Drewett managing partner Sean McDonough said the foundation performed amazing work helping young and vulnerable people in the local community and his firm was proud to be a business sponsor and support it throughout the year.
“The Bath Half is also an ideal opportunity for our employees, friends and families to demonstrate their support for the charity,” he added.
“Our team of runners aim to raise £3,000 for the Bath Rugby Foundation and its life-changing work.
“We will also be promoting the work of the foundation and the fundraising efforts of our Bath Half runners at the match vs Gloucester on 9 March. This is a fixture exclusively supporting the great work of Bath Rugby Foundation.
“This is a great example of the many ways businesses can benefit from a partnership with the foundation.”
Mogers Drewett employs nearly 100 people across its offices in Bath, Frome, Sherborne and Wells providing a full range of legal services for businesses and individuals.
To sign up to run the Bath Half for the Bath Rugby Foundation visit:
For more about how to sponsor a student through the Bath Rugby Foundation, contact David Trick on 07843 283801 or email david.trick@bathrugbyfoundation.com
Pictured below, from left: Harry Durston and Sean McDonough of Mogers Drewett with Bath Rugby players Miles Reid and Tom de Glanville, and Ben Morris and Annie Hill, also from Mogers Drewett
