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Sorry if I’ve missed this somewhere but does anyone know if the charity ballot results come out the same time as the ordinary ballot results? If so any ideas when in October this may be, thanks 🙄
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I thought the charities bought gold bond places and up to them how they distribute them.
https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/charity/charity-ballot/charity-faqs/
So you're asking as a charity not as a runner? It says the successful charities would be emailed in June.
Maybe the charity waits for the October ballot results and then they allocate places to those that were unsuccessful in the main ballot? I guess a lot of runners try to line up a charity place if they don't get a place in the main ballot. So I suppose once the ballot is done your niece has to notify the charity if she is still looking for a place.
Good luck to both of you in getting a place.
Obviously it makes sense to wait until the ballot, then those runners who do get a ballot place can still run for the charity but won't be obliged to raise the minimum pledge.
I ran my first marathon at London for a charity but I had a ballot place and there was no pressure or mention of how much I had to raise for them.
A few years later I did a charity event and we had to raise £2k each, I think one person raised £20k but there was no pressure on me to raise more than the £2k. I think I did about £2,400.
I have a charity place with MIND for next year, and found out i was successful last week. I have a £2k min amount to raise.
Charities will have their own procedures when to inform applicants if they are successful or not. In regards to MIND i know others found out they were successful 2 week prior to me, and there will probably still be places announced in October.
Guess they don't like members posting links here sadly.
> Oh well,have checked realbuzz this morning and no payment asked for, looks likely we’re not in on ballot, hopefully niece gets her charity place and I’ll help her raise money, good luck to all of you out there 😪
Payment can't be made until Thursday so not necessarily a rejection.
My hub page just says 1 entry into the ballot
London Marathon tweeted that emails will be sent out and realbuzz updated tomorrow (Wednesday) - no logic to that really? Why can't they just release all the emails and magazines at the same time? (Or even better not send any magazines at all...…)