Thank you for your Christmas Appeal support
Thank you for all your generous donations to our 2024 Christmas Appeal
Thank you so much to all of our incredible supporters who donated to our first ever Christmas Appeal, which has raised over £1,700.
Your support will go a long way in helping survivors of sexual harm across Surrey that need our help.
RASASC CEO Daisy Anderson said: “I’m so pleased to tell you that our first ever fundraising campaign has raised £1,724.17.
“We have learnt a lot about campaigns in the process - not least, that people’s generosity is astounding! Although we didn’t reach our target, it’s clear there is an appetite for campaigns from RASASC, as an easy and straightforward way for people to show their support.
“Often words can feel inadequate, but I would like to say a heartfelt thank you
to all of you who donated to our Christmas Appeal. In doing so you have made a difference to the lives of many. We’ll certainly be back with more campaigns, so watch this space!”
We will continue to use the GiveMatch platform to support our team in the London Landmarks Half Marathon in April, meaning that donations made to our runners can be doubled if two of their friends and family donate too.
We will be posting more about our amazing team soon, but if you would like to donate to any of our incredible runners, you can do so here:
Meet our team of 10 runners for the LLHM on 6 April!
RASASC are very disappointed by the Church vote against independent safeguarding measures.
We’re delighted at the adoption of all 20 recommendations from the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our supporters, partners and volunteers for their ongoing support this year. Some of our key achievements in 2024 include: Delivering counselling to 934 people, supporting 1,248 ISVA clients and taking 1,094 calls on our helpline Securing a £110,000 three year grant from Children in Need for our Youth Counselling Service Speaking to over 450 secondary school pupils across Surrey in bespoke workshops and assemblies An incredible £31,000 raised through our Charity of the Year partnership with Burhill Golf Club Amazing supporter Kristen , who ran an incredible three half marathons in three consecutive days Attending Pride in Surrey , and talking to everyone there about what we do, including the Mayor of Guildford Being invited along to Freshers Week at The University of Surrey to chat with students and staff Hosting a visit by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey who donated £6,000 towards our work Attending a charity golf day held by Surrey Golfbags Charity Golf Society, which raised an incredible £16,200 Being invited to be part of the panel for the Surrey Soroptimist’s conference ‘Is Surrey Safe for Women?’ Securing grants of £10,000 from NEXT towards our counselling services, and £500 from TKMaxx and Homesense Foundation Having an amazing team of 10 runners in the London Landmarks Half Marathon – including our own CEO Daisy - who raised a fantastic £5,000 between them Our very own Fundraising Manager Helen, who took on the Brighton and Hove Triathlon in September, and raised nearly £600 Receiving a donation from the High Sheriff of Surrey of £4,000 for our Youth Counselling work Being nominated by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey for two tickets to the Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey, which allowed us to treat two of our long serving staff and volunteers What an incredible year. We are always humbled and grateful for the lengths supporters go to to raise money to support our work with survivors of rape and sexual abuse across Surrey. None of this would be possible without your support, so thank you We'd like to wish all of our supporters, volunteers, staff and partners a happy and healthy new year, and we look forward to working with you more in 2025.
Our office is closed over Christmas. Here are details of support services if you need help
RASASC's X account will close on 6 December 2024
A huge thank you to all of our hardworking trustees this Trustees' Week
Our telephone helpline will be closing on Thursday, 12 December 2024
Thank you to the Golfbags Charity Golf Society, who raised an incredible £16,200 for RASASC!
Our Fundraising Manager Helen, is taking on her first ever triathlon for RASASC!
