Libby and Georgia's fundraiser for Girlguiding UK
Libby Stephen is raising money for Girlguiding
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We are Georgia and Libby and we are two sisters from Stoke On Trent that have been selected to run London marathon 2025 for a charity of our choice... Girlguiding UK.
Girlguiding is the UK's largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls between the ages of 4 and 18. With more than 300,000 girls and 80,000 volunteers, it is a space for them with a sense of belonging.
Between us, we help to run 3 different units: Rainbows 3-7, Brownies 7-10 and Guides 10-14. We run these sessions on a Monday night from 17:15-21:00. We provide the girls with activity full meetings in a warm and welcoming space as well as giving them opportunities to go on days out, pack holidays and even international adventures.
Running the London marathon for Girlguiding holds deep personal significance for both of us. We have both been in guiding since the age of 7 and it has helped to shape our characters into the women that we are today, instilling values of leadership, community and resilience. As now we are both leaders of multiple units we have the privilege of imparting these lessons onto the next generation of young women.
Our running journey started in January this year, where we both decided to try and run a 10k race by the end of 2024. We soon caught the running bug and entered Carsington 10k in Feburary and completed it with confidence. From this we have both entered other races and October 13th we will be stepping up the game by completing Manchester half marathon!
In April, we both watched the London marathon and decided to take the plunge and sign up for a charity place and ballot. We were beyond happy to get the call to say we had secured a place for London marathon for our charity, Girlguiding.
Participating in this event offers us the opportunity to give back to an organisation that has profoundly impacted our lives, whilst also raising awareness and funds to ensure that more girls have access to the empowering experiences that Girlguiding offers.
The marathon is not only a physical challenge but a mental one too, but through the support of our closest around us we are confident in being able to complete the course with amazing spirit.
We look forward to sharing our journey with you over the next 7 months, whilst we train to take on the biggest challenge of our lives yet!
Please watch our video giving more insight of who we are :)