• Muscles for Charity originated in Suffolk, UK, during 1998 when a small group of volunteers decided to use their life skills and time to assist other people, provided a donation was made to a registered charity
• Muscles for Charity never handles any money.
• By the autumn on 2009 the voluntary groups had completed a total of 230 projects, benefiting 86 registered charities in five different countries and contributing over 7,000 voluntary hours.
• Following the success, fun and friendship generated by the originating group there are now Muscles for Charity teams in the United States, Belgium and Canada.
• Building patios, clearing gardens, painting houses, erecting fences and promoting awareness of charities, international friendship and co-operation and never handling any money are the cornerstones of the award winning teams.
• Volunteers absorb their own travel costs to projects, and in most circumstances projects are within 15 miles of the team's base.
• There are however many occasions when volunteers travel considerable distances to benefit registered charities and support their fellow team members.
• Visit the national team's activities and details of our projects and archive at this website.
• Public and employers liability insurance for UK team members working on muscles projects is provided by Zurich Insurance via the Suffolk Action with Communities in Rural England. Go here for details.
• If you have any questions please contact us

The UK team:

• International Muscles Team members who have worked with the UK team:

• Steve Milliken - Muscles USA - Seattle
• John Marx - Muscles USA - Denver
• Sharron Lyons - Muscles Canada
• Sandy Bosma - Muscles Canada
• Sam Jolly - Muscles Australia
• Stef and Leen Vekemams - Muscles Belgium