Please help me rise some extra funds for The Belay Foundation

As you may know, I work for Belay - and I'd love to do a little bit extra to help. I know from my own experience how much of a difference we make to so many families ... but am also very aware that while we use our funds as wisely as we can, we really do need every last penny down the side of the sofa.

Alongside this, in 2025 I am also keen to get my act together: get fitter, get outside, get exercise into my life regularly, pull myself away from the sofa (I've checked and there are no more coins to find ...), and indeed to leave the car at home when I can.

So I thought I'd combine these two objectives - motivate myself to keep on getting out there through the year while hopefully also raising a little bit of extra funding for the wondrous Belay. And so I'm aiming to walk, cycle, run (and maybe perhaps canoe, horseride, what else might I try?!) 2025 miles in 2025. (#Belay2025in2025)

Obviously, anything at all would be amazing! But, one option to consider (if you can, obviously) might be per mile sponsorship donation. As long as I complete the challenge, that would basically mean ...

£20.25 for 1p per mile

£10.12 (and a half!) for 0.5p per mile

£40.50 if you could stretch to 2p per mile ... and so on.

It's just an idea - and whatever you may or may not be able to offer, thank you so much for taking a look.

JustGiving's standard text about the platform, which is hopefully reassuring for all is here too: "Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity."

But also, a final couple of notes: please do NOT feel obliged to "TIP" JustGiving - you can select the box and change it to zero. I will make sure costs are covered.

Also, and very importantly, PLEASE only donate if you have the cash to do so. While every penny helps ... please only if you have the spare to share.

THANK YOU!