The Capital One FAST FOR A DAY challenge is back!

On Thursday 21st May 2020, some of our Capital One associates will be taking on the challenge to Fast for a day to help raise money for a local charity, Nottinghamshire Women's Aid. 

The Challenge

Some of you may be aware that it's currently the Holy month of Ramadan, the 9th Month in the Islamic calendar where Muslims are expected to pray more, give to charity and to fast.

During Ramadan, Muslims who are able to fast are expected to abstain from all food, drink, smoking or sexual activity between the hours of sunrise and sunset 

To help raise money for one of our local charities and to also experience part of what millions of Muslims across the world do in Ramadan, some of our Capital One Associates will be fasting for one day!

And yes, the same fasting rules will apply - no food, drink or smoking etc from sunrise until sunset. That's about 17 hours of fasting! 

A bit about the charity

Nottinghamshire's Women's Aid Mission statement:

“Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd endeavors to empower women and their dependants by sustaining a high level of support within our services to provide a safe environment with ongoing support, advice, counselling and learning opportunities together with emergency refuge accommodation. We provide an outreach service for women, young people and children, a supported housing scheme and a Women’s Centre in order to enable women to effect change in their lives”

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid now offers the following services:-

• Domestic Abuse Support Service
• Intervention and Recovery Services
• Children’s & Young Peoples Domestic Abuse Support
• Independent Domestic Violence Advocate Service
• Refuge Support Services
• The Farr Centre – Supporting Women, Young People and Children
• Counselling Services
• Educational and Learning Services
• A comprehensive Volunteers Programme

To learn more about some of the amazing work this charity does,  visit their website  https://nottswa.org/