Subject : Hey, champion! Have you set the washing machine off yet?

Hey [insert name], 

How are you feeling? Exhausted? Exhilarated? Excited at the prospect of those running shorts coming out the washing machine looking as good as new?

We just wanted to drop you a note to say a massive THANK YOU. Thank you for whizzing - or dragging yourself - round our 5km mud run. You should be super proud of yourself.

Your finish time was [insert time], which is really epic. Well done!!

And also a huge well done for raising [insert sponsorship] for Love Not Loneliness. We appreciate this money so much.

Love Not Loneliness helps companionship blossom in the UK. 

It doesn't matter if you're an elderly person or a young professional. If you feel lonely, Love Not Loneliness is here to help you.

We run regular events up and down the country. Aimed at bulldozing through any social barriers, our events encourage people from all backgrounds to come together and find friendship. From run groups to pottery classes, we've helped over 5000 people enjoy spending time together in this crazy, digital modern world. 

And it works. 

95% of participants say they contact someone they met at one of our events afterwards. That's a whole lot of friendships Love Not Loneliness has helped to grow.

But we can't do it alone. 

We want our events to be accessible to everyone. Our events are free, or heavily discounted. But this takes support. It takes donations. It takes sponsorship.

And that's why we're so grateful you chose to don your trainers and run through mud for us.

In return, we promise to keep supporting people up and down the UK. Fighting loneliness, one meet-up at a time.

We've already got our 2026 mud run in the diary. Sign up here.

Or if you can't think of anything worse than doing THAT again, we have stacks of other ways for you to get involved in Love Not Loneliness. From bake sales to volunteering at meet-ups, check out all the ways you can make a difference here.

Hopefully those shorts will come out of the wash fresh as a daisy. You can blame us if not.

Thanks again for your support!

And remember to have a look at all the other awesome ways you can support people battling loneliness.