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Closed 30/06/2020
Befriend a Child

5K a day for the month of May

Whether you walk, jog, run, skip, hop, silly walk or cycle, we want you to take on the 5K a day challenge and do it with a smile to help turn frowns upside down for children across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
£15,258
raised of £500 target
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Closed on 30/06/2020
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Whether you choose walk, jog, run, skip, hop, silly walk or cycle, we want you to take on the 5K a day challenge and do it with a smile to help turn frowns upside down for children across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

5K solo for an individual fitness challenge, with your family for fun or digitally with friends and colleagues and make a competition of it all with the help of Befriend a Child and Seonaid Drummond Fitness who will be on hand offering expert fitness and training advice, top tips to staying healthy and motivated and inspiration and exclusive downloads to help you along the way!

Simply donate £5 right here on Just Giving to enter, join our closed 5K a day community (link below) set up your very own 5K a day fundraising page to raise £50 and help us support our children through lockdown and beyond.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/247749633271194/

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Befriend a Child

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Befriend a Child supports children and young people growing up in difficult life circumstances across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. We match children with trained volunteers who help them develop new life skills and achieve their potential.

Donation summary

Total raised
£15,257.50
+ £456.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£15,242.50
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£2,157.00
Donations via fundraisers
£13,100.50

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