Thank you to all our supporters

We achieved some great things in 2022 thanks to our brilliant supporters!

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.

Your continued support means we are able to be there for even more survivors of rape and sexual abuse across Surrey through our helpline, counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services.

2022 was also our 30^th year! We were established in 1992 when staff at the local sexual health clinic identified the need for a specialist service to support survivors of rape and sexual abuse. To mark our birthday, we established our 30 for 30 challenge where supporters were asked to do 30 things with the aim of raising £30. It’s not too late if you’d like to get involved with the challenge over Christmas and help raise money towards our vital work!

Some of our key achievements in 2022 include:

Taking on another ISVA to enable us to support more survivors
Our 30^th birthday Rock Choir event in March, with three fantastic performances in Guildford, which raised £1,000
Securing funding to purchase new furniture for our offices, giving us a comfortable, professional space for clients and meetings.
Our incredible London Marathon runner, Lauren, who has raised over £5,000 for our work
All the fabulous supporters who took on events for RASASC from Donna who climbed Ben Nevis, to our team of five runners in The Big Half who, between them, raised over £2,000.
Launching our new and updated website, making it easier for clients and survivors to find the information and support they need
Engaging with the local community, and delivering over 35 talks to both students and staff in Surrey schools and colleges on a range of topics including consent and sexual harassment

None of this would be possible without your support, so thank you

Christmas opening

If you need us over Christmas and New Year, we’re still here. Our helpline is open but operating slightly different hours over the Christmas period:

Monday 26 December	RASASC helpline CLOSED	Contact Rape Crisis on 0808 500 2222 (open 24/7)
Tuesday 27 December	RASASC helpline CLOSED	Contact The Survivors Trust on 0808 801 0818 (Open 10am – 1pm)
Wednesday 28 December	RASASC helpline OPEN	Contact us on 01483 546400 (open 7.30pm – 9.30pm)
Thursday 29 December	RASASC helpline OPEN	Contact us on 01483 546400 (open 7.30pm – 9.30pm)
Monday 2 January 2023	RASASC helpline CLOSED	Contact The Survivors Trust on 0808 801 0818 (Open 10am -1pm)
Tuesday 3 January 2023	RASASC helpline OPEN	Contact us on 01483 546400 (open 7.30pm – 9.30pm)

Our helpline returns to its normal hours of Monday – Thursday 7.30pm – 9.30pm from Tuesday, 3 January 2023.

Our offices are also closed on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 December and Monday 2 January 2023 but open as normal outside of this. If you need help and support, please visit the get support page of our website to find out how to get in touch.

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 2023!

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Thank you for your support in 2024

by Kate Whitaker • 23 December 2024

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.