Claire McQue

Claire McQue

Fundraising for The Economist Educational Foundation
£200
raised of £100 target
Event: The Economist New Year Challenge, on 27 January 2021
Do something positive about the news. For 6 weeks, from January 5th until the end of February, take on our virtual challenge to get active in support of The Economist Educational Foundation.

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2020 was a year of terrible news. I'm starting the new year by doing something positive about the news, by raising money for The Economist Educational Foundation. 

Over the course of two weeks I'll be joining the Economist Films team cycling, running, walking and skating the combined equivalent distance from Lands End to John O'Groats—just shy of 1,000km— to raise money for The Economist Educational Foundation. As we can't travel to either Cornwall or Scotland, we'll be running and cycling as far as we can locally. 

The Economist Educational Foundation helps young people aged 8 - 14, often in deprived areas, understand and engage with the news. Amid a social-media onslaught of skewed news and misinformation, news literacy is more important than ever. 

Your donations will help the next generation to acquire the skills to think and speak for themselves about current affairs and discuss them constructively.

Please help me to raise funds for a great cause!

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About the campaign

Do something positive about the news. For 6 weeks, from January 5th until the end of February, take on our virtual challenge to get active in support of The Economist Educational Foundation.

About the charity

We are an independent charity that was set up from inside The Economist in 2012. Our mission is to change young people’s lives by giving them the skills to think and speak for themselves about current affairs.

Donation summary

Total raised
£199.32
+ £46.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£199.32
Offline donations
£0.00

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