The machine that works the hardest in the Whitechapel Mission must be our Washing Machine. Every day of the year, it boils washes over 100 towels. You can imagine the over time that it does! It is no wonder then, even with the tender loving care it gets, that after 12 years it has decided […]
Today we held the Whitechapel Mission Monopoly Challenge event. It was the first time we have organised an event of this scale, so when the 16 teams signed up to enter, little did they know they were the guinea pigs for future fundraisers such as this. We need to raise funds to build an internet […]
Whitechapel Mission is celebrating World Monopoly Day with a fundraising challenge. Just to inform you of a fundraising day and wish to invite you to join us for a fantastic day of fun whilst raising much needed funds for the Computer Suite Project. To fund a project to introduce a computer suite connected to the main […]
The British 10K Run Take in London’s iconic landmarks in this run through the heart of the capital. The date for the 2017 race is Sunday 9th July. Time: 9:35 am Support the homeless by taking on what many describe as the world’s greatest road race. The Whitechapel Mission has purchased 150 places in this […]
On Thursday I was lucky enough to be invited by Tracy to BNY Mellon to attend a Cake Bake fund raiser in aid of Whitechapel Mission. Armed with a couple of cakes and cup cakes I went to the amazing views of the 49th floor of one Cabot Square. BNY are trying raising enough funds […]
After years of getting piped at the post by Jonathan Beebe, Eric was finally on the winning team in an Equities HCP event. With help from Jon and Henry the venison and black pudding scotch eggs were the fans favourite (see photo below). The fitting wooden spoon prize went to Team 7 who made the chocolate fondant/mousse, […]
by the gentle author At dawn on Easter Tuesday, while most of the world was still sleeping, Contributing Photographer Colin O’Brien & I paid a visit to the Whitechapel Mission which has been caring for the homeless and needy since 1876. The original building, constructed as the “Working Lads Institute” in 1885, still stands next […]
I can feel a very Happy Easter coming on! Without thinking, (a trait I suffer from on a regular basis)! I remember making a comment to a group of volunteers a couple of weeks ago about how nice it would be if we could give all our guests an Easter Egg to celebrate Easter Sunday. Yay! Guess […]
Hi there, we are a bunch of colleagues employed by UK Payments Administration, which includes staff from Bacs, CHAPS, Cheque & Credit Clearing Company, Faster Payments, Payments Council, The UK Cards Association, Financial Fraud Action UK and the DCPCU. Each year we choose a charity to support throughout the year, and this year our chosen […]
After a *few* glasses of wine in Berlin last October, inspired by watching others complete the marathon and actually enjoy it, I decided it would be a good idea for me to sign up to do my first marathon. And why not do it in Paris I thought? At least there would be a decent […]
I’m running for Whitechapel Mission because they are there for everybody 365 days a year… http://www.justgiving.com/no7
150 runners joined the Whitechapel Team, to run and raise money for our work