I am a lifelong non-runner. 58 years old. Not a war-time veteran. My solo runner challenge is to complete a cumulative 100 laps jogging around a local-to-my-home football pitch during daily runs. 6pm-7pm 10th -16th May. I am not looking forward to this. Not at all. Christian Aid Week is going ahead online because you can't defer or cancel being poor and facing the COVID-19 virus. The usual, house-to-house collections that would raise millions are not possible this year. Mike's solo runner challenge and using a JustGiving page is one way to raise some desperately needed funding.
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/caw100 The QR code below should take you straight there.
We've already shown incredible kindness to our neighbours. Now is the time to reach out to our neighbours both near and far. Our love can help protect others, with soap, clean water, PPE and medical supplies. Not everyone has the NHS in the COVID-19 Crisis. Let's stand together with our neighbours near and far. By supporting Christian Aid Week we can reach out and give hope to more of our neighbours today. Please help Christian Aid help them.
Please stay tuned throughout the week to see what other people are doing to raise money and updates on Mike's running challenge.
Day Six - Penultimate day. 12 laps completed. 88 total. Tried and failed to catch my friend Baird to borrow his bike. Picture below. T H A N K Y O U again for your generous donations. £955 raised - can it top £1000?? Please help.
Money, I just need money...money... It's easy for me, flash my card, Not so easy for those without an income, where there is no credit. Please give generously.
Day Five - injured 12 laps completed. 76 total. Proper runner (Janet Sellers) showing me the way. Picture below. Picked up an injury on the last lap last night. Agony running. Thank you to the generous donors again. Aiming to get to £1000 now. Please help. Medic, I just need a medic...medic...it's easy for me, not so easy for those without an NHS. Please give generously. #justgiving #donate #support #please #help www.justgiving.com/fundraising/CAW100
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/CAW100 Day Four - 16 laps completed. 64 total. Couldn’t beat the younger generation - see image below. Thank you to the generous donors again. Hoping to get to £1000 raised including Gift Aid. If you can each donate the cost of a coffee and a cup cake it all helps and it’s slimming too...if you don’t have them. Peace, I just want some peace...peace...it’s easy for me, not so easy for those in a war zone... Please give generously to those in need.
Day Three - 16 laps completed. Nearly half way - 48 total. Afterwards I hadn't the strength to blow the seeds off a dandelion. Pictures before and after below. Thank you to the generous donors again. £633.75 raised so far including Gift Aid.
Home, I just wanted to go home...home...it's easy for me, not so easy for those who are displaced. Please give generously.
Day two. laps completed. 32 total. Double exhausted. Huge thanks to the anonymous donor this morning who with a £100 donation plus gift aid took the total over the £500 mark. F A N T A S T I C thank you. £5 a lap sounds great. £10 a lap sounds better...I wonder... When I got in tonight I was ‘starving’. Food, give me food...food... it’s easy for me, not so easy for those who really are starving...Please give generously to help those in need. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/CAW100