Justgiving celebrates one millionth fundraising page with Alzheimer's Society
Published 10 March 2009
Justgiving is celebrating the creation of its one millionth fundraising page. In the 8 years since Justgiving launched its website, 6.7m users have helped raise £384m for over 6,000 charities.
The creator of the millionth page is Mike Irving, 24, from Kent, who is running the Marathon for the Alzheimer's Society. Mike's inspiration was his grandmother, Queenie Irving, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's the year he was born and died when he was 12. Jo Swinhoe, Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Alzheimer's Society said,
'Alzheimer's Society needs to raise money to support people today and find a cure for tomorrow. Raising money through Justgiving online has had a huge impact on the Society as a whole. With nearly £4 million being raised over the past five years, we have been able to support more people living with dementia and their carers than ever before.'ITV's This Morning presenter, Ruth Langsford, is also running for the Alzheimer's Society in the Bupa Great London 10,000 and says:
'I'm wishing Mike all the success and luck on the big day - he's running for such a great cause and the Society is so grateful to him and all our fundraisers. I hope people will sponsor Mike on his Justgiving page. I'm also setting one up for my run in the Bupa London 10k, which takes place in May. It is so easy to use and every penny counts.
