Charity

November 12, 2010

Mocky ups the challenge for Movember

As the competition heats up, your region’s Chair, Mocky Khan, proves that he can grow a Mo as good as the next man. His quest is to raise awareness for the Prostate Cancer charity, and to beat Marketing Zone’s Mark in the process! “The reason for me growing a tache for Movember is purely to [...]

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November 11, 2010

A fine moustache in the name of ‘Movember’

In the name of charity and sheer competitiveness, Marketing Zone’s Mark is growing a ‘Mo’ as part of the Prostate Cancer Charity’s awareness campaign, ‘Movember’.   This event is a global phenomenon and sees men of all ages keeping their top lips unshaven during November to raise the awareness of prostate cancer.   Movember began [...]

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June 1, 2010

Get involved! Triathlon for marketeers in support of the region’s charity

  The Prostate Cancer Charity Marketing Industry Triathlon is an event held specifically for those in the marketing and communications industries. As The Prostate Cancer Charity is the charity partner of The Chartered Institute of Marketing Greater London Region, it would be great for members to get involved. Held in the beautiful setting of Dorney [...]

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November 20, 2009

GLR charity goes the distance!

In the Greater London Region, The Institute partners with several charities. One of them is the Prostate Cancer Charity . Their recent Tour of Britain Event was a huge success with over 1,200 riders taking part in Stoke and over 500 in London. But it doesn’t stop there. This year’s Movember event promises to be the [...]

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July 10, 2009

The LionHeart Challenge – the London region lends support to marketers of the future.

The LionHeart Challenge  is a programme that takes young people through a series of business challenges designed to hone their entrepreneurial skills and to encourage greater teamwork. Volunteers from a range of professional organisations and businesses help by donating time and knowledge. The final round asked young people to “to conceptualise, design and create a [...]

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April 22, 2009

Mark’s running blog – set your goals

With the sunny day and longer evenings, I’ve been able to get quite a bit of training in. I like to mix it up a bit. So when I want to try something else, I get on bike for a few hours. For me, the key to preparing for a race is variety. I like [...]

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March 1, 2009

Mark’s running blog – supporting GLR’s charity

I have to admit that I’m not a particularly natural athlete. I don’t remember ever coming home with any prizes on school sports’ days. But as the years have gone by, I’ve continued to run, cycle and wind surf. In fact, I won my first prize last year when I competed in a mini-triathalon at [...]

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