Qlic Charity Challenge

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Our Charity Challenges

Q1 2024 Charity Challenge

Running for Little Heroes

Join us in cheering on our incredible team member, Rae Dawson, as she takes on the London Marathon for a cause close to her heart – Evelina London Children’s Charity, where her daughter is lovingly cared for. Let’s rally behind Rae and this remarkable charity, making every step count for a brighter future! Any donation, no matter the amount is greatly appreciated by Rae, her family and all other families and staff involved with Evelina London.

December Charity Challenge 2023

Qlic Christmas Donation

This December, we’ve decided to donate £1,000 to charity for Christmas. After the most difficult task of selecting a charity, we are pleased to announce the winner of our Christmas Donation is Women for Refugee Women! The amazing charity supports women seeking safety in the UK from persecution, war, violence and other torture, to rebuild their lives on their terms. Our donation will help Women for Refugee Women host their annual festive party for refugee and asylum-seeking women to enjoy a hot festive lunch, dance, sing, celebrate and play games. 

September Charity Challenge 2023

Jumping to Victory - Skydive for The Maypole Project

Mike Horton from Qlic IT will be completing the skydive in September to raise money for The Maypole Project. They are an amazing charity that does a lot for their local community. Help us cheer on Mike and raise money for The Maypole Project by donating!

April Charity Challenge 2023

Volunteering Day at Dramatize Tea Room

On the the 24th April, the Qlic team volunteered at Dramatize’s brand new Tea Room to help revamp and renovate the space ready for opening, tasks included: Revamping the community garden by planting new plants and rebuilding raised beds. Renovating the Tea Room with fresh paint and upcycled furniture. Dramatize provides adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to gain work experience and the training required to progress to paid employment.

What a great day helping an amazing charity! Wishing Dramatize the best of luck with their opening.

January - March Charity Challenge 2023

Giving Up Something For Charity in a Qlic

For the first quarter of 2023, our team will be giving up something they love or habits they’d like to leave in 2022 to raise money for Morecambe Bay. Our team has chosen 3 things to give up in 3 months, smoking, alcohol and chocolate. Support our team during this Charity Challenge and help us raise money for the amazing Morecambe Bay by donating on our JustGiving Page.

October - December Charity Challenge 2022

Run & Cycle to Christmas

From the start of October to the end of December, our team members Adam and Dan will be cycling and running an incredible distance to raise money. Adam will be cycling 600km, which is the equilvialent of cycling from London to Frankfurt! Dan will be running 360km, which is the equilvialent of running from London to Paris! Support our team members and help us raise money for The Grange Centre. 

August Charity Challenge 2022

Qlic Bake/Cook Off

For our August Charity Challenge, our team will be competing in a bake/cook off to raise money for Age UK Ealing! Each week we’ll be updating our socials, so keep an eye out for our team’s homemade treats. Who will be crowned the best baker/cook at Qlic? Find out at the end of September!

May Charity Challenge 2022

All Roads Lead To Rome

For May’s Charity Challenge, our team will be taking on the 3 million steps challenge to raise money for Mental Health Resource. 3 million steps is the equivalent of walking from the London Eye, all the way to the Rome Colosseum! We will be running and walking throughout the whole of May to achieve our goal.

Support our team and help us raise money for Mental Health Resource by clicking on ‘Full Story’ below!

February Charity Challenge 2022

The Great Wall of China

For our February Qlic Charity Challenge, our amazing colleague Chris Thatcher will be conquering The Great Wall of China (a challenge created by The Conqueror) and will be walking, running and rowing 259km to raise money for Lucy Air Ambulance!

Lucy Air Ambulance is the only charity in the UK that flies children to hospital by aeroplane. This ensures children can receive the specialist care and treatment they need, wherever they are in the UK.

Chris will be completing this challenge in approximately 7 weeks and will provide weekly updates and pictures to let us know how he is getting on with the challenge. Let the challenge begin!

Donate to Lucy Air Ambulance by clicking the button below!

February Charity Challenge 2021

A Day in the Life of Autism

For our latest Qlic Charity Challenge, we will be helping CareTrade to raise £2,000 to go towards creating a permanent social enterprise that provides autistic jobseekers from across London with work experience in the catering industry. As a cause close to several of our team members, we shall be spending 24 hours between us on Sunday 28th February trying to experience what life could be like with autism.

December Charity 2020

Bendrigg Trust's Winter Wonderland

This year we decided to take part in Giving Tuesday by donating our Christmas Party Fund to a charity doing an amazing job to help the community around them this Christmas. We’re glad to announce that the lucky recipient of the donation is Bendrigg Trust! The charity will be using our donation to create their first-ever ‘Winter Wonderland’ for families with disabled children. The Christmas-themed trail will wind through their accessible woodland, with families meeting many Christmas characters along the way, before finishing up at Santa’s workshop for an early Christmas present.

April Charity Challenge 2020

Supporting Those During Covid-19

Throughout the months of April and May, Qlic created a donation scheme where 5% of all project management revenue would be collated and put towards raising money for those charities supporting the vulnerable during Covid-19! As well as this, Qlic created their own fundraiser for the team to collectively complete 1,500km in just 14 days! We are delighted to say that Qlic has raised a grand total of £2,400, which we’ll be splitting equally between three outstanding organisations!!

March Charity Challenge 2019

Running Time

Matt and Dan will be taking on a 5k run around Danson Park, passing the lake, Danson House and going through the woods. A 2 lap course which is majority on tarmac path but a gravel path and woodland track does break this up.

June Charity Challenge 2018

Walking for Warren Road

Did you know the average person in the UK only walks around half a mile per day!! That’s around 2,000 steps per day! Our lovely Caroline is setting herself the challenge of walking 200 miles in June! It may not sound a lot to some, but it’ll mean doing over 12,000 steps a day and around 7 miles per day. Caroline is hoping people will sponsor her and her aim is to raise enough money to have a Defibrillator fitted at Warren Road School. With over 700 students, over 700 parents, a huge number of staff and lots of weekly clubs, this is something very important to our local school. The cost is roughly £600, so it is a tall order!

April Charity Challenge 2018

Running for Jackie

This month is a very personal cause for us at Qlic and especially for Ben. In his own words ‘In early 2018 Jackie Caspary was diagnosed with cancer.  Jackie was the operations director at Premier Choice Telecom. We sat opposite each other for all of Jackie’s time at Premier Choice. Since Jackie started working with me she had a tickling cough which wouldn’t go away, after some nagging Jackie went to the doctors and shortly after was diagnosed. Jackie sadly stopped work in March this year due to her continuing cancer treatment. Jackie has been an inspiration to all at Premier and personally helped me to develop in my role. She will be missed at Premier.’

December Charity Challenge 2017

Christmas Jumpers For Charity

As part of our December challenge we will all be wearing out best Christmas Jumpers for the day on Friday 14th December. Alongside this there will be several festive mini challenges over throughout the month.

November Charity Challenge 2017

Ears for the Bear

To embrace the spirit of Children in Need Emily will be wearing bear ears for the month of November. The whole team will also be getting involved in some fun activities in the office all to support a great cause.

October Charity Challenge 2017

Trick or Treat

The whole team is getting involved this month and will be putting on our very best Halloween outfits for the whole day on the 31st!

September Charity Challenge 2017

Dyeing For a Donation

This month Brad has put himself forward to take on the Premier Charity Challenge. Brad will be dyeing his hair a colour chosen by public vote for the entire month. Keep an eye on our social channels to see which colour wins and get updates on how Brads month is going.

August Charity Challenge 2017

Donating for Baking

Pav is putting on his oven gloves for this months charity challenge and treating us all to a charity bake sale. Having won a previous office bake off with a super delicious cake, we are all very excited about what yummy goodies Pav is going to rustle up this time.

July Charity Challenge 2017

'Hairity Challenge

Chris is took on this months ‘Hairity Challenge and is said goodbye to his razor for the month of July. Much to the dismay of his family Chris grew a beard for the month.

June Charity Challenge 2017

Race for Donations

Elliott took on the challenge for June and ran a half marathon. Choosing one of the hottest days of the year Elliott was really up for a challenge.

May Charity Challenge 2017

Charity Buzz

Ollie is buzzing about this months challenge. He will be taking on the Nuclear Races at the end of the month. He will be tackling some big, high, man-made and natural obstacles designed to test every ability of fitness on a fast-paced, flowing, punishing course over epic varied terrain. Needless to say he is going to need all the support he can get!

We will be keeping you updated on Ollie’s prep for the challenge across our social pages so make sure you are following us!

April Charity Challenge 2017

Ready, Set...Glow!

Caroline was glowing about April’s challenge. She took part in the Glow in the Park run on 28th April accompanied by our very own Lisa H. They ran 5km in the dark, lit up by glow sticks and finished in a huge foam party, it sounds like a lot of fun but it was hard work. Caroline and Lisa cheered each other over the finish line, showing the true team spirit that we have at Premier Choice.

March Charity Challenge 2017

Stuck In The Mud

Dan is getting stuck in…the mud for this month’s challenge. He has decided to brave the elements and take on the tough mudder at the end of the month. As the name implies this is a tough challenge and he will need all our support to get him to the end of the course so please help him raise lots of money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust by clicking the donate button.

We will be keeping you updated on Dan’s prep for the challenge across our social pages so make sure you are following us!

February Charity Challenge 2017

Not enough dough to raise dough

For the month of February, Mike Horton took on the challenge. For the whole month Mike gave up bread. Anyone that knows Mike will know that bread is the core item of his diet so it was a tough month for him.

January Charity Challenge 2017

Veggie January

For the month of January, Sam Crossman, our first line engineer took on the challenge. Sam gave up meat and fish and went vegetarian for the whole month. Anyone that knows Sam will know what a huge challenge this was for him.

November Charity Challenge 2016

Heart on Adams sleeve

For the month of November, Adam, our operations manager, wore a heart on his sleeve every day to raise money for Carly Heart Trust.

Dramatize Volunteering Day

On the 24th May, the Qlic team volunteered at Dramatize’s brand new Tea Room to help revamp and renovate the space ready for opening, tasks included: Revamping the community garden by planting new plats and rebuilding raised beds. Renovating the Tea Room with painting, wallpapering and upcycling furniture. 

What a great day helping an amazing charity! Wishing Dramatize the best of luck with their opening!

Raising Money For Charities Supporting The Vulnerable During Covid-19

During this unprecedented time, we think it’s important to give back to those in need. That is why Qlic has recently completed their fundraiser and donation scheme to support those charities helping the vulnerable!

Raising Money For Charities Supporting The Vulnerable During Covid-19

Throughout the months of April and May, Qlic created a donation scheme where 5% of all project management revenue would be collated and put towards raising money for those charities supporting the vulnerable during Covid-19! As well as this, Qlic created their own fundraiser for the team to collectively complete 1,500km in just 14 days! We are delighted to say that Qlic has raised a grand total of £2,400, which we’ll be splitting equally between three outstanding organisations!!

Our three chosen organisations and a bit about how they’re helping the vulnerable and how Covid-19 has affected them:

  1. Action for Community Development – Serve a the lead organisation, in partnership with other members of Lewisham BAME Network (58 BAME lead organisations) in Lewisham we are providing: Freshly prepared hot African, Caribbean and Asian meals to older people twice a week about 200 registered so far. As well as, telephone befriending twice a week call to 38 frail elderly people mostly living alone. Weekly virtual wellbeing Group with 23 participant and increasing.
  2. Age UK Croydon – They have been quick to adapt the way we are supporting older, vulnerable people using our Helpline to take calls from people who are worried or who have questions about the support available.  They have set up a Food and Essentials Hub to deliver free food to those most in need, and they have set up a Companion Call Line to pair people with a telephone befriender to have a weekly friendly chat.  Their main challenge is how we continue to connect with older people through using different technology, especially considering the older people may have social distancing for a long time to come.
  3. Lambeth & Southwark Mind – Are an independent mental health charity in South London and are seeing a massive cut in income due to our fundraising events being cancelled and retail income suspended. They support people not just with mental health issues, but specifically the most excluded groups engaging with mental health services. They work with people suffering from Hearing Voices (who find it difficult to engage with video conferencing), people from the black community who regularly under-engage with regular services. They also run a Mental Health Information Line for south London residents, a completely free psychotherapy clinic, peer support groups for the most excluded and hard to reach members of society.

Medicinema

MediCinema improves the difficult reality of life in hospital for patients and their families throughout the UK, giving them the resilience they need to get through an incredibly difficult time.

Running Time

Matt and Dan will be taking on a 5k run around Danson Park, passing the lake, Danson House and going through the woods. A 2 lap course which is majority on tarmac path but a gravel path and woodland track does break this up.

Carly Heart Trust And Warren Road School

We feel that it is important that all schools should have lifesaving defibrillators available at all times.
Defibrillators combined with trained CPR within 3-5 minutes increase the survival rate from 6% to 74%, currently 270 children die every year at school from sudden cardiac arrest, approximately 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests happen every year and Without immediate treatment, 90-95% of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims will die.
12 people under the age of 35 die every week due to sudden cardiac arrest in the UK. This is why we believe our mission is so important within communities.

Walking for Warren Road

Did you know the average person in the UK only walks around half a mile per day!! That’s around 2,000 steps per day! Our lovely Caroline is setting herself the challenge of walking 200 miles in June! It may not sound a lot to some, but it’ll mean doing over 12,000 steps a day and around 7 miles per day. Caroline is hoping people will sponsor her and her aim is to raise enough money to have a Defibrillator fitted at Warren Road School. With over 700 students, over 700 parents, a huge number of staff and lots of weekly clubs, this is something very important to our local school. The cost is roughly £600, so it is a tall order!

Cancer Research

Our vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Our new strategy will give us the foundations we need to tackle the challenges ahead.

Running for Jackie

This month is a very personal cause for us at Premier and especially for Ben. In his own words ‘In early 2018 Jackie Caspary was diagnosed with cancer.  Jackie was the operations director at Premier Choice Telecom. We sat opposite each other for all of Jackie’s time at Premier Choice. Since Jackie started working with me she had a tickling cough which wouldn’t go away, after some nagging Jackie went to the doctors and shortly after was diagnosed. Jackie sadly stopped work in March this year due to her continuing cancer treatment. Jackie has been an inspiration to all at Premier and personally helped me to develop in my role. She will be missed at Premier.’

Choices

Today we are now able to provide refuge accommodation and support for 17 women and 35 children at any one time.

In addition to providing refuge accommodation and support services to the women and children in refuge, we have also been increasing our activities in the community. We are actively involved in the One Stop Shops in a number of locations in West Kent and Medway providing support and advice to men and women in the community. In addition, we provide Helpline support and advice to victims of abuse as well as to other agency personnel seeking advice for their clients.

Christmas Jumpers For Charity

As part of our December challenge we will all be wearing out best Christmas Jumpers for the day on Friday 14th December. Alongside this there will be several festive mini challenges over throughout the month.

Children in Need

BBC Children in Need is the BBC’s UK corporate charity. Thanks to the support of the public, we’re able to make a real difference to the lives of children all across the UK. We provide grants to projects in the UK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. We are local to people in all corners of the UK and support small and large organisations which empower children and extend their life choices.

Ears for the Bear

To embrace the spirit of Children in Need Emily will be wearing bear ears for the month of November. The whole team will also be getting involved in some fun activities in the office all to support a great cause.

The Sandcastle Trust

The Sandcastle Trust aims to provide some fun and respite for families where a parent or child has a rare genetic condition.

Trick or Treat

The whole team is getting involved this month and will be putting on our very best Halloween outfits for the whole day on the 31st!

Mind

Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling. We believe no-one should have to face a mental health problem alone. We’ll listen, give you support and advice, and fight your corner.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect.

Dyeing For a Donation

This month Brad has put himself forward to take on the Premier Charity Challenge. Brad will be dyeing his hair a colour chosen by public vote for the entire month. Keep an eye on our social channels to see which colour wins and get updates on how Brads month is going.

React

React – Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness is a dynamic charity working to improve the quality of life for children with life-limiting illnesses living in financially disadvantaged households throughout the UK. Our work is unrivalled by any other organisation and our passion and belief that every child should have comfort, dignity, and the opportunity to participate in life as fully as possible is our driving force.

Donating for Baking

Pav is putting on his oven gloves for this months charity challenge and treating us all to a charity bake sale. Having won a previous office bake off with a super delicious cake, we are all very excited about what yummy goodies Pav is going to rustle up this time.

Hazie Days

Hazie Days provides support for children and young people who have special educational needs, disabilities and long term health problems; their siblings and family.
 
Hazie Days provides

  • Inclusive StoryBook Days and Days Out for the whole family 
  • Parent support
  • Information and signposting
  • Care Packs, a small bag of toys and items to make hospital less scary and boring

‘Hairity Challenge

Chris is took on this months ‘Hairity Challenge and is said goodbye to his razor for the month of July. Much to the dismay of his family Chris grew a beard for the month.

Crohn's and Colitis UK

We’re the UK’s leading charity in the battle against Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Founded as a patients’ association in 1979, we now have 35,000 members across the UK. 

These aren’t just people who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – our members also include their families and friends, health professionals and others who support our work. They’ve helped us set up 50 Local Networks across the nation. These arrange educational meetings, generate publicity and organise fundraising.We work to make life better for the 300,000 people in the UK with Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and other forms of IBD.

Qlic Charity Challenge

Elliott took on the challenge for June and ran a half marathon. Choosing one of the hottest days of the year Elliott was really up for a challenge.

Guide Dogs

We’ve come a long way since our humble beginnings in the 1930s when we operated from a lock-up garage in Wallasey, near Liverpool. Since our first guide dog partnerships took to the streets in 1931, Guide Dogs has trained and partnered over 30,000 guide dogs – transforming lives for people who are blind or partially sighted. We are continuing to help thousands of people with sight loss every day, through guide dog partnerships, My Guide, and our growing work with children and young people.

Qlic Charity Challenge

Ollie is buzzing about this months challenge. He will be taking on the Nuclear Races at the end of the month. He will be tackling some big, high, man-made and natural obstacles designed to test every ability of fitness on a fast-paced, flowing, punishing course over epic varied terrain. Needless to say he is going to need all the support he can get!

We will be keeping you updated on Ollie’s prep for the challenge across our social pages so make sure you are following us!

YPI Counselling

YPI Counselling is a registered charity offering confidential counselling to young people aged 11-25, parents and families in the Basingstoke and Deane area.

Working closely with local doctors, schools, colleges and Children’s Services they offer counselling to support a wide range of issues affecting young people, parents and the whole family unit, with the aim of helping families reach their full potential. Young people or parents can access our services individually or alternative as a family via our Family Counselling service.

Qlic Charity Challenge

Caroline was glowing about April’s challenge. She took part in the Glow in the Park run on 28th April accompanied by our very own Lisa H. They ran 5km in the dark, lit up by glow sticks and finished in a huge foam party, it sounds like a lot of fun but it was hard work. Caroline and Lisa cheered each other over the finish line, showing the true team spirit that we have at Premier Choice.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to fighting for a life unlimited by cystic fibrosis (CF) for everyone affected by the condition.

Our mission is to create a world where being born with CF no longer means a life-long struggle, when everyone living with the condition will be able to look forward to a long, healthy life.

Qlic Charity Challenge

Dan is getting stuck in…the mud for this month’s challenge. He has decided to brave the elements and take on the tough mudder at the end of the month. As the name implies this is a tough challenge and he will need all our support to get him to the end of the course so please help him raise lots of money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust by clicking the donate button.

We will be keeping you updated on Dan’s prep for the challenge across our social pages so make sure you are following us!

Roundabout Dramatherapy

Roundabout conducts long-term, short-term and individual dramatherapy projects with a range of clients. They work with individuals and groups of all ages. Dramatherapy involves verbal and non-verbal work and makes use of a wide range of theatrical and dramatic techniques, such as story-telling, story-making and enactment, improvisation, role-play, mime, puppets, movement, music and voice work.

Qlic Charity Challenge

For the month of January, Sam Crossman, our first line engineer took on the challenge. Sam gave up meat and fish and went vegetarian for the whole month. Anyone that knows Sam will know what a huge challenge this was for him.

Carly Heart Trust

The Carly Heart Trust mission is to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, raise funds to provide all local schools with defibrillators and to raise the number of people that are First Aid trained.

Qlic Charity Challenge

For the month of November, Adam, our operations manager, wore a heart on his sleeve every day to raise money for Carly Heart Trust.

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