Each year at the club AGM, Redway Runners holds a vote for members to decide the club ‘Charity of the Year’.
Process
- After 1 April, paid Redway Runners members will be asked for charity nominations through the weekly mail and Facebook page, in advance of the AGM.
- Nominations must be submitted to the club secretary.
- The nomination should include, with any links:
- Full name of the charity
- The charity number
- About the charity
- Why nominating the charity
- What they will do to support the club, work with the charity
- Nominations will close ten working days before the AGM.
- Correct nominations will be listed on the club website and communicated so members can read and consider which charity to vote for.
- The committee will consider the number of nominations and if time allows may allow presentations for a fixed amount of time – the presentation can be by the nominator or from a representative of the nominator.
- At the AGM the list of charities names will be displayed.
- The secretary will organise a vote of members and announce the result.
Rules
- Only registered charities are eligible for nomination – a registered charity number must be provided at the time of nomination.
- Only paid Redway Runners members can nominate charities and vote at the AGM.
- A charity can be nominated each year, provided they have not been the club charity of the year in the previous three years.
Notes:
The nominator of the charity will be required to organise the club Christmas raffle, this includes obtaining prizes for the raffle and selling tickets.
Club Charities of the Year
(year ending)
2013 – Social Eyes
2014 – Willen Hospice
2015 – National Deaf Society
2016 – Bravery Boxes
2017 – Hemophilia Society
2018 – MK Hospital Cancer Services
2019 – Henry Allen Trust
2020 – Emily’s Star
2021 – MK Act
2022 – MK Act (due to COVID)
2023 – Willen Hospice
2024 – The Thames Valley Air Ambulance
2025 – Action 4 Youth
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From 1 April 2019
A new rule was added stating that a ‘Charity of the Year’ cannot be nominated or elected Charity of the Year again for the following three years. This rule came into effect for the 2020/2021 vote.
From 1 October 2024
Process changed that nominations will be listed on the club website and voted at AGM. Presentations may be allowed by the nominator or there representative if time allows.