Eliott and Kirsten Beard

Eliott and Kirsten's 2022 Challenge

Fundraising for Crohn's In Childhood Research Association
£1,115
raised of £1,000 target
2022 Challenge, 5 February 2022
Crohn's In Childhood Research Association

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We fund research and support to improve the lives of children with IBD

Story

Edit: West Highland Way complete!! Thank you SoO much to everyone who supported us! Only The Lap to go - it  is another beast altogether 🙈🙈🙈 but would love to get to our target - it will give motivation to get it done! 

Eliott had the fantastic idea for us to walk the West Highland Way (96 miles from Milngavie to Fort William) from 9th-16th April for CICRA, a charity that supports young people who have been diagnosed with IBD, and their families. You can find out more about the work they do here https://www.cicra.org/

Eliott: CICRA is a fantastic charity, which has helped me understand and cope with the many challenges caused by Crohn's disease. Because of this, I wanted to do something to raise money, so they can carry on doing the good work they do. The West Highland Way has been on my bucket list for a while, so raising money whilst walking the miles seemed like a great idea! Raising money for a charity will also give me the impetus to keep going.

Eliott is now on medication that is controlling the disease, although day to day, fatigue can be a challenge, so walking the WHW is not an easy undertaking - we've got a support crew that will meet us at the end of every day - Andy and Jake!

Kirsten: Also attempting 'The Lap'...47 miles around Lake Windermere on May 14th with my pal Sarah...in 24 hours.

If you feel like you’d like to support with a few pennies, that’s great! But also words of encouragement really appreciated!

Thanks for reading 🙂

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About the charity

Crohn's In Childhood Research Association

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Our mission is to lead research into better treatments, to support children and families with relevant information and advice, to work with health professionals to improve care, and to give children a voice to increase public understanding of Crohn's and colitis.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,115.00
Online donations
£1,115.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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