Ricky Road Run has been a proud charity fundraising event for over 40 years, and is run on a not for profit basis. All proceeds from registration and corporate sponsorship will be split between the following charities (click for link or scroll down for more information):
See below for the mission statements and more information about our chosen charities:
For Baby’s Sake
The For Baby’s Sake Trust provides and promotes therapeutic, trauma-informed support that breaks cycles of domestic abuse and gives babies the best start in life. Our vision is for a resilient society, in which parents are empowered to break cycles of domestic abuse and intergenerational trauma and give their baby the best start in life. Our mission is to provide and promote therapeutic, trauma-informed support that breaks cycles of domestic abuse and gives babies the best start in life.
Visit the For Baby’s Sake website: Home – For Baby’s Sake
The Ollie Foundation
The OLLIE Foundation is a suicide prevention and well-being charity on an important mission.
Vision: ‘Our vision is a world where people ae kept safe from suicide’
Mission: ‘Our mission is to enhance the understanding of both risk and protective factors for suicide and suicidal ideation and share that knowledge to reduce the incident of suicide across all communities, in particular in children and young people’
The Ollie Foundation provide accessible in-person and online training, events, initiatives and resources to reduce the number of people who feel like suicide is their only option. They want to give you the confidence to support someone to stay safe for now because…One Life Lost is Enough.
The Ollie Foundation commitment is realised through our growing programme of training education and practical resources, available to parents, caregivers, children, teenagers, young adults, professionals, and anyone with a duty of care. Their suicide prevention and well-being training, workshops, talks, and bereavement support facilitate crucial conversations that contribute to creating suicide-safe communities.
Visit The Ollie Foundation website: The OLLIE Foundation – Suicide Prevention and Wellbeing Charity
WaterAid
WaterAid is working to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. The international not-for-profit organisation works in 28 countries to change the lives of the poorest and most marginalised people. Since 1981, WaterAid has reached 27 million people with clean water and 27 million people with decent toilets.
Affinity Water has been a long-standing supporter of WaterAid for almost 40 years. Each year, with the support of our employees, customers, and partners, we are committed to fundraising, through events such as the Ricky Road Run, as well as campaigning and raising awareness of WaterAid’s work across the globe.
The Ricky Road Run is the longest standing fundraising event for WaterAid. Since 1984, the funds raised through this event have already changed lives for the better in some of the most vulnerable communities across the world.
We’ve made amazing progress, but we can’t stop now. Together, we can reach the millions of people still living without the essentials they need to live dignified, healthy lives.
Visit the WaterAid website: www.wateraid.org/uk
KitAid
KitAid is a volunteer-run registered charity which was formed in 1998 by Derrick Williams MBE following a trip to Tanzania. During the trip Derrick was asked in many of the villages he visited for either a football or football kit. On his return he filled one box of kit and arranged for it to be sent to one of the villages he visited as a “one off” donation. From this “one off” donation in 1998, KitAid has now sent over 1,150,000 items of kit to projects across Africa, South America, Asia and Eastern Europe.
KitAid has three main purposes:
1. To enable children and adults to participate in sport using suitable kit.
2. To upcycle unwanted and used kit from the UK to stop it from going to landfill or from being burned.
3. To promote inclusivity and health benefits through sport.
KitAid celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2023 and currently receives support from leading football clubs such as Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC, Everton FC, Aston Villa FC, Watford FC, The FA, The English Cricket Board as well as hundreds of grass roots clubs across the UK. Our former Patron was the late Graham Taylor OBE and a current supporter is Sir Mo Farah.
For more information about KitAid please visit: www.kitaid.net
