CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales

Great South Run

October 28th, 2012, Portsmouth,
Join Team CAFOD, help us make a splash in our 50th year!
Registration fee £40, minimum sponsorship commitment £200

The Great South Run is Europe’s leading ten mile road race, and follows a fast and flat course through the scenic city of Portsmouth, with fantastic views all around. Please join us for this race in 2012 and make a lasting difference to the developing world. There will be over 20,000 people taking part, which makes for a very exciting atmosphere on the day. Be a part of it!

This is a superb event and we look forward to supporting you. Please join Team CAFOD this year! We will support you all the way, providing you with:

  • Your very own CAFOD running vest.
  • Training schedules and top tips to suit your running pace.
  • A fundraising pack, sponsorship forms and your own fundraising web page.
  • Team CAFOD e-newsletters.
  • Lots of support in the lead up to the day

For anyone aged 3-15 years there are Mini and Junior races held the day before, as well as the new Great South run 5k. Apply for your place here , and let us know that you are running. We will do our best to make sure you have a great day!


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Kids at the Our Lady’s RC Junior School dressed in their pyjamas for the day to raise money for World Gifts [CAFOD]

Ideas for your own event

You don't have to use one of our fundraising schemes - hundreds of people raise money for us in many other ways. We have loads of suggestions here for events, and recipes for fabulous fundraising food from around the world

set up your fundraising page

It only takes a few minutes to create a Just Giving sponsorship page - making it so much easier for your friends and family to sponsor you, and add messages of support.

Louise Weaver, Steve Carrivick and Noel Sainsbury are tired but elated at the end of the Westminster bike ride [CAFOD]

Getting sponsored the easy way

Read our top tips for sponsorship - everything you need to make your fundraising a success

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Published on 11/10/2005, last updated on 14/02/2012
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