Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2015
CHARITY PACK
EVENT SPONSORS
EVENT PARTNERS
“Great route, great stadium finish,
plenty of water/drink stops, great medal,
great spectators, great goody bag, well
organised and overall great running
experience.”
Review of the 2014 MK Marathon, Runners World
website
“What a brilliantly organised event it was
– this was my second MK Marathon, and
I can’t fault the arrangements. The event
is clearly going from strength to strength
- you even managed to deliver great
weather this year!
I thought the venue was great - plenty of
toilets and a great atmosphere coming
up to the finish. The crowds on the route
were also really great - very supportive.”
Review of the 2014 MK Marathon, Runners
World website
everydayhero Milton Keynes Marathon & Half Marathon
Entries are now open for the everydayhero Milton Keynes Marathon & Half Marathon 2015 which will
take place on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May.
We have created a flagship running event in Milton Keynes in three short years with your help. This year
we had a record 5,000 entries plus 600 Superheroes and plan to grow these numbers. The impressive
stadium finish is great for attracting crowds of spectators and generating an amazing atmosphere.
BBC 3 Counties broadcast live from the stadium giving the event a lot of positive publicity and we
appeared on Look East in the evening.
A big ‘Thank You’ to the charities who manned drinks stations this year: Age UK, Rotary Club Brickhill,
Western Front, World Vision, Help 4 Heroes, The Parks Trust, St Francis, MK Grand Union, Florence
Nightingale and Humanitas Charity. We simply couldn’t have put on an event of this size without you.
Charity Partner Benefits
There are two different levels of 2015 Charity
Partnership: Associate Charity Partner and Charity
Partner.
Associate Charity Partner
25 PLACES OR FEWER, MINIMUM OF 5 PLACES
Benefits
• Listing on the charity page of the event website
• Weblink on the event website to your charity
website
• Opportunity to set up a cheering point –
infrastructure is not provided – at a position to
be agreed upon
• Opportunity to purchase advertising space on
the event website
• Opportunity to purchase advertising space in
the race booklet
Charity Partner
25+ PLACES
Benefits
• Premium listing on the charity page of the
event website
• Weblink on the event website to your charity
website
• 1st choice of cheering point – infrastructure is
not provided
• Opportunity to purchase advertising space on
the event website
• Opportunity to purchase advertising space in
the race guide
• Space in the charity zone (stadium concourse)
free of charge
How much do places cost?
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: 2860
Twitter: 2200
Mailing list: 1
1,900
BREAKDOWN GENDER
Men: 66%
Women: 34%
Positive Feedback
We have received hundreds of messages
of thanks, many praising us for putting on
a very well organised event:
“Congratulations on an outstandingly well
organised event - from the route through to
the drinks and stadium finish it was by far the
best running event I have ever attended well
done to all those concerned I am genuinely
impressed. A lot of work went into this and all
concerned should be proud of the result.”
“I was on my own on the day and having your
name printed under your number increased
the support. I have done a lot of races, and
never felt as supported as I did on Monday.”
“The course was lovely and very well signed,
the start and finish areas were well thought
out, the water/drinks stations were ample
and very well staffed, the stadium finish was
awesome, and the support throughout the
course from spectators and race volunteers
was absolutely tremendous!”
“The race was very well organized, the
route was amazing, interesting, beautiful,
challenging and enjoyable, it was great
experience for me.”
The cost per charity runner place:
MK Marathon @ £38 incl. VAT
MK Half Marathon @ £24 incl. VAT
“Great organisation! Great support from the
good people of MK! Great weather! Loved it!”
This is your opportunity to secure places
for the everydayhero Milton Keynes
Marathon & Half Marathon 2015 at
Early Bird prices.
“Very well-organised event that was a real
treat to be part of. Loved running along
the city centre boulevards and cheering the
runners going the other way. Good lap of a
lake at the end and uplifting stadium finish.”
everydayhero MK Marathon
everydayhero is delighted to have the opportunity to
support charities and fundraisers in the everydayhero
MK Marathon for 2015 and 2016. The MK Marathon,
despite only running for 3 years, has already managed
to help partner charities raise over £1.5m for a range of
great causes.
The MK Marathon aims to raise £5m by 2017 and
engaging everydayhero to help increase fundraising,
create a first-class fundraiser experience and help
charities get closer to participants is an essential part of
that plan.
What is everydayhero?
everydayhero is the new generation of online
fundraising, brought to you by the same team as
Blackbaud Heroix and is launching this October.
Of course, we understand that online giving is about
processing donations.
But we understand your charity and your brand matter
too. The generous people donating to your supporters
should have the opportunity to see your message and
our charity branded fundraising and donation pages
ensure you have the chance to deliver just that.
We share 100% of the donor information with you –
they are your donors, after all.
And from your supporters, we’ve also learned that
giving isn’t just about money. It’s also about the time,
voice and effort that they give.
HER HEART. HER SOUL.
HER PASSION & CREATIVITY.
HER VOICE. HER INFLUENCE.
HER GUTS & DETERMINATION.
THEN AFTER 26.2 LONG MILES
HER SMILE AS WELL.
£984.00 RAISED FOR AUTISM.
The idea that ‘everything counts’ needs to be brought
to life if we are going to help our charity and event
partners offer the engaging and rewarding experience
their supporters are asking for.
The everydayhero Giving Footprint is launched this
October and delivers just that.
What do charities need to do?
“My charity is already registered” – Great, then just email
[email protected] and we will get you setup on
the event straight away.
“My charity isn’t registered yet” – no problem, there is no
cost to register, no subscription and no annual fees – it’s
dead easy, we just need you to register online.
One of our lovely team will be in contact to confirm and
answer any questions you might have.
And if you need more encouragement…
As part of everydayhero MK Marathon’s commitment to support
HANNAH KURTZ
charities we have the following offers of free places in the event:
EARLYBIRD
MK Marathon will be directing all participants wishing
to fundraise to everydayhero. This will be done
directly from registration and also through follow-up
communications and marketing. In order to make sure
your charity is available we need to make sure you are
registered on everydayhero.
GAVE
The first 5 charities to register for
everydayhero MK Marathon and register on
everydayhero will get 3 free places each (offer
closes 1st November 2014)
if you get 5 fundraisers raising money on everydayhero we will give
you a free place
if you get 10 fundraisers raising money on everydayhero we will give
you 2 free places
if you get 25 fundraisers raising money on everydayhero and we will
give you 5 free places
Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2015
www.mkmarathon.co.uk
[email protected]
Once we have received your order form we will send you a CODE and INSTRUCTIONS so that you can pre-pay for your
places and invite runners to join your team via the My Events web portal. You will be able to manage your team every step
of the way.
You will receive a separate invoice covering any advertising that you may have ordered.
Please tick this box if you are exempt from paying VAT on advertising:
Guaranteed Places:
The minimum order is 5 places and these can be split between the everydayhero Milton Keynes Marathon and Half
Marathon, anyway you like. Your charity logo will be listed on the ‘Run For Charity’ page of the event website with a link to
your landing page. Please email your charity logo to [email protected] with link information.
Race Information Booklet:
This goes out to all half marathon, marathon, marathon relay runners and event crew is an ideal way to promote your
charity and attract fundraising opportunities. 6,000 copies were circulated in 2014. The race guide is in A5 portrait format.
Drinks Station Booking (FOC):
Provide a team of 16+ volunteers (including at least 6 over 18 years of age) to man a drinks station for the duration of the
half marathon / marathon event. This is a great way to promote your charity with banners, flags and balloons. We also get
you dispensation from the MK Council so that you can fundraise on the day.
NAME OF CHARITY: ___________________________________________ CHARITY No.: ________________________
ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________________________________
POSTCODE: ______________________________________ PHONE: ________________________________________
NAME: _________________________________________ EMAIL: _________________________________________
SIGNATURE: _________________________________ POSITION: __________________________________
WEBSITE: WWW._____________________________________________________ (capitals please)
Please sign and return by email [ [email protected] ] or post to: MK Marathon, Waterdene House, Water Lane,
Leighton Buzzard, Beds, LU7 1AW.