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Step up for our NHS

Team Cain is raising money for NHS Charities Together
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Step up for our NHS · 21 April 2020

NHS Charities Together and its members across the UK are hugely grateful for the support received from so many since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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During the first National lockdown, local schools and organisations in Suffolk worked together with the aim of completing 5 million step ups through lots of different challenges. 

We pledged to continue this challenge until all students were back in school and by the time it was announced students would be returning in September the team had completed an incredible 2,384,678 step ups. 

The schools who took part did an absolutely amazing job and included; Felixstowe School, Claydon High School, Thomas Gainsborough School, Farlingaye High School, Hadleigh High School, Kesgrave High School, Castle Manor Academy, Samuel Ward Academy, Sybil Andrews Academy, Ipswich Academy, Thurston Community College, Ipswich High School, Debenham High School, Thomas Mills High School, Suffolk New College, Copleston High School,  Trimley St Mary Primary School, Bildeston Primary School, Whatfield CofE VC Primary School and Wells Hall Primary School. 

Some of the challenges students, staff and parents/carers completed are set out below:

- Eiffel Tower Paris - Approx 1,710 steps and 300m

- Empire State Building New York - Approx 1,860 steps and 380m

- The International Commerce Centre Hong Kong - Approx 2,120 steps and 480m

- Freedom Tower New York - Approx 2,226 steps and 500m

- Burj Khalifa Dubai - Approx 2,909 steps and 800m


- Scafell Pike - 6,180 steps

- Snowdonia - 7,140 steps

- Ben Nevis - 8,820 steps

- Mont Blanc - 33,120 steps

- Mount Kilimanjaro - 38,670 steps

- Mount Everest - 58,080 steps 

Participants worked out how many times they had to go up and down their stairs by dividing the landmark equivalents steps with the number of steps they had on their stairs and then dividing that number by two as steps up and down counted for these challenges. 

E.g. Eiffel Tower challenge - 13 steps - 1,710 divided by 13 = 131 
Divide 131 by 2 = 66 times up and down my stairs. 

Challenges could be completed individually or in teams of household members. Timing challenges was optional but we had some fantastic times recorded. 

We have decided to continue with this challenge and get as close to 5 million step ups as possble while hopefully supporting the incredible work of our amazing NHS. 

This is a huge challenge, but we will give it our very best and complete as many step ups as we can in support of our NHS and for anyone who has been affected by Covid-19. 

The aim is to bring as many people together in a slightly different way and to hopefully help inspire people that anything is possible even during the most difficult of times. We also hope this challenge will contribute positively to people's physical and emotional wellbeing. 

Anything you could do to support us on our journey would be much appreciated. 
 
Good luck and remember every step counts and makes a difference. Everyone returning under the same roof in schools will mark the end of this challenge. 

Stay safe and take good care when completing challenges.  
 

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