GM celebrates 20 years with
£2million target
31st May 2016

GM Fundraising has marked its 20th anniversary with the rallying-call by founder Gary Morton: “It’s onwards and upwards to £2million – our next target!”

The first event was only meant to be a one-off, as Gary recalled: We aimed to have 300 guests to the Grand Hotel in Birmingham with the target of raising £5,000 for Zoe’s Place, a baby’s hospice in Liverpool.  In order to collect the funds, we set up an account at the bank – and with little thought behind it, the account was created in the name of GM (Gary Morton) Fundraising.  We smashed our target by raising over £16,500 and it became the bedrock of our fundraising efforts”
Dave Broxton, who joined the team in 2004, added: “With the Border2Border ride nearly upon us it’s also a timely reminder of the first ever GM Fundraising Cycle Ride which took place in June 2005.  Top2Bottom challenged us to cycle from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Our target was to raise £15,000 – we raised over £51,000.”

Gary concluded by thanking the industry: “With your astounding support we have raised more than £1.3 million over the years. The team of industry based, motivated volunteers who run GM Fundraising, give their time freely and are committed to delivering the highest quality events whilst ensuring that every penny raised reaches the children and families at Hope House.  Without the team GM Fundraising would not exist.  So thanks go to everyone involved, past and present, and to the wonderful supporters in this great industry of ours – Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
“We are continuing to expand with new events, such as the Footy Fives and GMF Cup, so it’s onwards and upwards to £2.0 million, our next target.”

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You can also view photos of past events at http://www.gmfundraising.co.uk/gallery-2/