24 7

24:7 was chosen to be the focus of our summer fundraising, and the perfect day to tell the world that Samaritans are there to answer calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year. We are the only service which is always there for people who need emotional support, whether by telephone, email, letter or face to face.

In 2006, there were over 200 events across the UK and Ireland to mark the 24th July. These included:

• A sponsored walk/cycle/run to link up all the branches in Scotland
• Caithness branch projected a series of 24/7 based Samaritan Messages on the famous Dounreay Sphere
• Rotheram branch had a Street collection and Fancy Dress Pub Crawl
• Hull branch had 7 volunteers hold a 24 hour sleepover in the local shopping centre
• Northallerton branch created a Limited Edition Beer called Never 2 L8
• Preston branch flew their 20ft Blimp over the City Centre
• The Lord Mayor of Dublin saw off a 24:7 round-Ireland tour from Dublin branch around all 20 branches on the island of Ireland
• Southampton branch had a Pro Am Golf Competition at Stoneham
• Taunton branch had a Bag Pack at Sainsbury's with local MP helping

You can find out more information about 247 on the website www.samaritans247.org