On Friday July 17th, the Open Ventures community came together to celebrate over a Final Dinner and to hear which of the shortlisted ventures had been chosen for further development by Cancer Research UK. The selected ventures, and the winners of the Open Ventures Challenge in 2008, are:
These ventures are expected to raise over £10 million for Cancer Research UK over the next few years.
Project Rose
Lizze McLean started Project Rose when she was 13 years old and her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer. For a cost of £2.50, students in secondary schools and colleges can pre-order silk roses that are delivered anonymously to their friends or secret love on Valentine’s Day.
Project Rose
Open Gym
Open Gym is a network of outdoor fitness groups, providing weekly exercise classes in locak parks across the UK. Qualified fitness coaches provide one hour workouts every week and all the profits go to Cancer Research UK.
Open Gym
Extraordinary Experiences
Extraordinary Experiences is a national raffle venture that could win you a “money can’t buy” experience of a lifetime.
Extraordinary Experiences
What Next?
In September, we will hold an event for everybody in the community to get together, celebrate our progress, and help Cancer Research UK decide what should happen next. You can get involved with this now by joining the discussion in the “What Next?” forum.
