Action Foundation Staff Team Gears Up for Great North Run
Three of our staff members are taking on the Great North Run this year in order to raise money for Action Foundation. Our staff already give so much time and hard work to Action [...]
Great North Run 2021 – Two Weeks To Go!
This year, 16 runners are taking on the Great North Run to raise money for Action Foundation. With just two weeks until the big day, we caught up with some of our runners to [...]
Team Action Foundation Smash #GNRSolo Challenge!
Action Foundation’s team of nine runners have ALL completed 40 runs each since 29th June for the Great North Run Solo Challenge. Between them that’s 360 runs with over £4,000 raised in sponsorship money. [...]
GNR Solo Challenge: 5 weeks in!
Our fantastic Great North Run Solo Team are just over halfway through their 10-week challenge of completing 40 runs between June and September. This time we've caught up with Megan, Francesca and Pete. It’s [...]
GNR Solo Challenge: Team Action Foundation update
We were gutted when the Great North Run was cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, BUT then came the arrival of the Great North Run Solo Challenge. Entrants need to complete 40 runs (of [...]
Team Action Foundation smash Great North Run 2019
Action Foundation's team of 15 brave and mighty runners for this year's Great North Run have done the charity proud by not only completing the gruelling half marathon course on Sunday, but also by [...]
Avid reader Abi joins the Fundraising & Grants team
Our newest recruit, Abi Walker, tells us a bit more about herself. Born in Middlesbrough, Abi moved to Newcastle for university and fell in love with the City! She spent the last two years [...]
MEET OUR 3 LEGGED TWINS! – GREAT NORTH RUN 2018!
The Great North Run takes place on 9 September and this year we have 14 fantastic runners representing Action Foundation, all raising money to support our projects helping vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers and other [...]
TEAM ACTION FOUNDATION – GREAT NORTH RUN 2018!
We have 14 fantastic runners representing Action Foundation this year raising money to support our projects supporting vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland! If you would like to help [...]
Great North Run runners raise over £3,000 to support our projects!
For the first time this year Action Foundation secured charity places for the Great North Run. Our team was made up of a staff member, volunteers and a former Action Letting resident and we [...]