Tag: Swimarathon
Swimarathon 2013 raises a golden amount
Islanders have once again dug deep to support Jersey’s longest running charity event, and helped raise an amazing £110,219 at the 2013 Lions Club of Jersey Swimarathon. In celebration of the Lions Club of Jersey’s golden anniversary, 50 percent of the Swimarathon proceeds will directly benefit 50 local charities. The remaining 50 percent will go [...]
The Lions Club Swimarathon fundraising goes digital
The Lions Club of Jersey has introduced two new ways for Islanders to donate to this year’s Swimarathon. For the first time, donations can be made through a dedicated ‘JustGiving’ account and also via mobile phones for Airtel-Vodafone customers in Jersey. Lions Club of Jersey President Andrew Pearce says: ‘It seems very appropriate that in [...]
Lions Club call on 50 charities to benefit from Swimarathon
The Lions Club of Jersey is urging local charities to apply for a chance to be chosen as a beneficiary of this year’s Swimarathon. The deadline for submissions is Saturday 16 February. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Lions Club of Jersey, and this milestone will be commemorated with 50 percent of the Swimarathon [...]
PRIMARY SCHOOLS INVITED TO GET CREATIVE FOR LIONS CLUB JUBILEE
Swimarathon organisers, the Lions Club of Jersey, are inviting all of the Island’s primary school children to get their colouring pencils sharpened and come up with a ‘Golden Jubilee’ design to help mark the Club’s 50th anniversary in Jersey. The entries will be reviewed and five lucky school children will have their designs printed on [...]
LOSE THOSE PUDDING POUNDS AT LIONS CLUB SWIMARATHON
With over half of the lanes now booked for next year’s Swimarathon, the event organisers, the Lions Club of Jersey, are urging potential swimmers not to delay registering. This will ensure participants get to swim during their preferred time slot at the event, which takes place between 13–17 March 2013 at Les Quennevais Sports Centre. [...]
SWIMARATHON 2013 TO MARK 50 YEARS OF LIONS CLUB JERSEY
The Lions Club of Jersey will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2013, and will be donating the proceeds from the highly successful Swimarathon to 50 local charities to mark the milestone. The Lions Club, organisers of Jersey’s longest running fundraising event, together with RBC Wealth Management, who have sponsored the event for the past [...]
Swimarathon 2012: Awards made to youth beneficiaries total £57,500
Youth groups as diverse as a sailing trust and a project that empowers young people to make positive choices in life and love were among the 23 beneficiaries of this year’s Swimarathon. They were presented with their funding by the Lieutenant-Governor, General Sir John McColl, at a special ceremony in the Great Hall of Highlands [...]
A watertight victory for the first holders of the RBC Challenge Cup
A team from PricewaterhouseCoopers are the 2012 winners of the RBC Challenge Cup, a corporate trophy awarded for the first time following the Swimarathon. Event sponsors RBC Wealth Management presented the award to the team who made a big splash by clocking up 106 laps in the pool at Les Quennevais. For the first time [...]
62 Islanders enjoy free respite holidays at Maison des Landes
Sixty-two local people are receiving respite holidays at Maison des Landes hotel this month, thanks to funds raised at this year’s Lions Club of Jersey Swimarathon, sponsored by RBC Wealth Management. They will enjoy a seven-night stay in the specially adapted accommodation, worth around £500 per person. Maison des Landes, in St Ouen, is a [...]
2012 Swimarathon attracts more and more teams
The 2012 Swimarathon, which will take place Wednesday to Sunday 7 to 11 March next year, has already attracted 354 teams, 70 more than at the same time last year. Consequently the event organisers, the Lions Club of Jersey, are urging teams who have either provisionally booked their swim times or who are still considering [...]
