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EVENTS
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Keep up to date with FHA events
You can select to receive our occasional
fundraising events update mailings or
additionally one of our other occasional
e-mail newsletters including
*General Interest
*Programme and grant updates
*Educational support updates
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The 2008 FHA Pub Quiz with
Simon Calder as
quizmaster
Tuesday, 27
May 2008
Drinks from
6:30pm; quiz starts 7:30pm
 Will YOU win
Pub Quiz team of the year?
Join the BBC's Simon Calder as he
hosts the Travel Industry Charity Pub Quiz in aid of
the Family Holiday Association.
Compete for the
title of Pub Quiz Champions at The Corner Store Pub
in Covent Garden!
Enter a team of
up to six for only £25 per person and get food
platters and your first drink free, thanks to our
sponsors
Gail
Kenny Executive Search
Teletext Holidays
and
Malta Tourism Authority
The evening
promises to be one filled with fun and frivolity,
with games for spot prizes and more drink tokens up
for grabs.
Watch out
though - Travel Trade Gazette will be there to catch
all the action, so don't get caught cheating!
Why not join
your travel industry colleagues for a fun, informal
evening with a dose of healthy competition?
Click here to sign up online
For
information on future FHA events, please contact
Jacqulyn Bell on 020 7323 7292.
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3 April 2008
UK travel industry team
runs for the Family Holiday
Association in the 2008 Flora London Marathon
The FHA is fielding a 25-strong
travel industry team in the Flora London Marathon on April 13, all
of whom have committed to raising £1,200 each for the charity which
provides UK breaks for families struggling to deal with difficult
circumstances.
The team, which aims to raise £30,000
this year, includes a strong TUI Travel contingent and has been
sponsored by Malaysia Tourism.
Razip Hasan, Director of Tourism
Malaysia, said that they were delighted to sponsor the Family
Holiday Association’s team.
“The FHA’s work, in providing
disadvantaged families with the chance of a deserving break,
highlights the importance of holidays that so many take for granted.
“As the majority of the team’s
runners are from within the travel sector, it is an apt environment
for us to offer support to.
“We look forward to hosting the post
race party at this very worthwhile event and offering a glimpse of
Malaysia as a caring holiday destination.”
FHA Director John McDonald said,
“We’ve got a fantastic team this year and we’re so grateful for the
support of Tourism Malaysia”.
“With their help, the team will raise
enough to give around 60 underprivileged families with young
children the chance to enjoy a break by the sea this summer.”
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Flora London Marathon 2008
FHA
team list
Please click on runners' names
to visit their fundraising page and donate.
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For
information on future FHA events, please contact
Jacqulyn Bell on 020 7323 7292. |
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Latest News 27th June 2007
Twelve brave souls tackle
25 miles of
Hadrian's Wall
Teams
from
Halifax Bank of Scotland
and
Flagship Consulting as well as FHA local supporters
ventured to Northumberland last weekend to take part in the
2007 Hadrian's Wall Challenge.
The
hike was spread over the weekend, with a challenging 18
miles on the first day and 7 miles on the second.
The
challengers, who stayed at a Roman fort, enjoyed perfect
hiking weather for the challenge, and as a team expect to
raise enough to give up to 10 families families in desperate
circumstances a much-needed break.
Click here to view some great photos of the event
To
support the challengers, or to receive notice of future
challenge events, please contact Jacqulyn on 020 7323 7292,
or email
jacqulyn@fhaonline.org.uk.
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Running Events 2008
We have places available in these great races:
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Malta
Marathon/Half Marathon (24 February 2008) - See our
Malta Marathon page for details
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London
Marathon (13 April 2008)
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Edinburgh Marathon (25 May 2008)
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Great
North Run (September 2008)
Please
contact Jacqulyn Bell for entry information:
jacqulyn@fhaonline.org.uk
020 7323
7292
We'd
love to have you on our team!
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Latest news 23 April 2007
Marathon team hit £45k record income
 A
team of thirty one runners pounded the streets of London on Sunday
to raise £45,000 for the work of the charity!
This fantastic amount will help
over 60 families - about 130 children and parents have a summer to
remember.
The runners met following
the race at a restaurant in St Martins Lane and were able to share
stories enjoy an energy boosting meal of pasta and to have their photograph
taken!
The Family Holiday Association
would like to thank the Malta Tourist Association for sponsoring the
2007 FHA Team and for meeting the costs of the reception food and
drinks. The First Choice team of 19 runners also require special
mention for their joint efforts in raising an incredible £24,000 of
the total raised.
View the galleries below to
view photos taken on the day.
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At the Marathon start |
Post race-reception |
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Latest News 27
March 2007
FHA Annual Pub Quiz a
success
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Last Tuesday in Soho, The Corner
Store pub was filled with over 100 travel industry
professionals competing for the title of Travel Brains
2007.
The quiz, once
again sponsored by
Gail Kenny Executive Search and
BCP Airport Parking,
was won by The Quizards of Oz, a team entered by
Travel2.
The quiz was
quite a challenge, with rounds including guessing the
movie from a line of dialogue, and identifying a song
from a line played backwards.
View the fantastic photos taken by
Steve Dunlop on the evening! |
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Latest News - 6 March 2007
FHA Theatre Event -
Triumphant Evita!
The Family Holiday
Association hosted a very successful fundraising event on
the 28th of February, kindly sponsored by the
Malta Tourism Authority
and supported by the
Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd..
150 guests watched a
fantastic performance
of
Evita, starring the "stunning" Elena Roger (pictured left
with Chris Fenech, Director UK and Ireland - Malta Tourism
Authority, far left and John McDonald FHA Director on the
right).
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Following the performance, guests enjoyed an exclusive
champagne reception attended by the stars.
All in all, over
£13,000 was raised, which means even more deserving children
and their families will enjoy holidays this summer.
View all the
photos of the event by clicking on the flickr box to the
right.
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SEPTEMBER
2006Second
Annual First Choice Sailing Regatta raises £13,000!
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Twenty
teams from throughout the travel industry took part in the
First Choice sailing regatta and raised over £13,000 for the
work of the Family Holiday Association.
Two days
sailing in the Solent was enjoyed by everyone and despite
the calm sea and lack of strong winds every race was
exciting. If you would like to have a team in next
year's event please drop FHA fundraising manager
Joe Hipgrave an e-mail. |
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Max Mason and
Dermot Blastland of First Choice present a cheque for
£13,000 to John McDonald (centre), Director of the FHA |
Other
photographs from the event
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2006 First Choice Sailing Regatta Video
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3 July 2006
Valiant hikers raise £15,000 for summer breaks!
 Last
weekend a group of determined walkers from the
travel industry took on the challenge of reaching the top
ten peaks in the Peak District and raising lots of money to
fund holidays for disadvantaged families.
The
team from Thomson Holidays completed the first day in a
record breaking time
in order to catch most of the England world cup match
against Portugal despite the result they were able to pick
themselves up and complete the last three peaks on the
Sunday.
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route took in some of the most incredibly beautiful
countryside in England but also some of its most exotic
landscapes of peat bog and incredible rock formations.
Everyone survived but there were some very nasty blisters
that required treatment.
One intrepid hiker landed ankle deep in the bog but, as you
might expect from someone from Orient Express, Pippa Isbell
managed to extricate herself gracefully from a tricky
situation. Others walkers from Harp Wallen, Event
Photography, National Express and Teletext all excelled
themselves and enjoyed a great weekend in a very hot and
sunny Peak District!
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If you would
like to participate in future challenges please contact
Jacqulyn Bell, Events Fundraiser, by clicking
here.
View all the photographs
from the event by clicking on the flickr box to the right |
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