As I approach a significant birthday where I maybe should be thinking of settling down with a pipe (I don't smoke) and slippers in front of the fire, I've decided not to do this and instead to do a year of (mainly running)challenges and use them to raise funds for The St Petrocs Society, the Cornish charity which supports the homeless.
I am a trustee of St Petrocs and have been involved with them for some time. Demand for our services is at a high. This is not right, no one should be homeless in this country in the 21st century.
To support them, I've set myself a few challenges for 2024-
April - London Marathon - 26.2 miles along this iconic route.
June - Scilly 60% - 38 km split over 4 of the inhabited Scilly Islands.
August - Bring Out Your Dead - 24 hours of 5 mile loops on the Cornish Coast Path - 500 steps in each loop and no more than 10 minutes break at a time!
September - The Woods - 12 hours of continuous 4 mile loops around Tehidy Woods.
November - The Annual Sleep Out at The Eden Project - this is an official fund raiser for St Petrocs and involves a night spent sleeping outside.
I may add another couple of events as the year progresses.....
So quite a year planned but this is nothing compared to the challenges people without a home face.
I hope you can support me with a few pounds which will go directly to supporting those who so need help at a terrible time in their lives.
Thank you!
Well done on the marathon Rachel, and good luck with the rest of the challenges!
Amazing Rachel! I am in awe!! What a brave and bold thing to do to mark a significant year. Happy birthday!!! Looking forward to following your challenges.
from Mum.
Well I'm pleased to say that I completed the London Marathon on Sunday 21st April - it was an epic day out! Thank you everyone for your support! That's challenge one completed!
Rachel's fundraising page will be accepting donations for another 238 days.
Best of British Rachel from all the team at SWIG Finance!!
Online donations: | £1,087.40 |
Match funding: | £0.00 |
Raised offline: | £25.00 |
Gift Aid: | £178.10 |
Total raised: | £1,290.50 |
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