UK BASE TO SHELTER, 2000 MILES TOGETHER

#BMDRWALKTHISMAY

The Challenge:

Challenge yourself, your family, your friends and neighbours to raise funds throughout May. You can pledge to walk, run, hop, skip or jump a portion of the distance between the BMDR UK base and our main shelter. Whether you can do 100 miles or 1 mile, everyone, young or old, big or small, is welcome to take part.

Throughout the pandemic and especially during lockdowns, it has been a tough time for many. It's been impossible for BMDR to attend or hold outdoor events. On top of this, we have not been able to run our volunteer trips to our shelter, where our supporters used to help out so much with endless daily tasks, rescuing dogs in need, and help with giving the dogs so needed individual time.

Once again, we have set-up a walking, hopping, skipping, running and jump the Walk This May for Barking Mad challenge. The distance between founder Hilary's home in Aberdeenshire to our Romanian shelter in Nisipari is just over 2000 miles.

Let's bridge that gap and cover the distance by marching TOGETHER. All you have to do is pledge a portion of the distance of that 2000 miles that you are willing to cover throughout May. Then ask your friends and family to sponsor you.

E.g. If you pledge to walk 30 miles, that is just under 1 mile per day.

Your children could measure down to the end of the garden and then hop there and back each day

You could pledge to run 60 miles, just under 2 miles per day

Perhaps you want to do one big walk, and plan on walking 10 miles in one Sunday

Maybe you want to challenge yourself to walk 100 miles over the month, that is around 4 miles per day, or 25 miles each weekend.

Fundraising

Whatever amount you choose to walk, run or hop - you could also cycle or maybe even swim - were all in it together, to reach our Romanian shelter virutally, and show the team and dogs how much we care.

If you are doing a daily dog walk anyway, or want to push yourself, this is the perfect challenge for you! Why not challenge yourself to get outside, get off the sofa, take up a new activity, get fitter or even meet some new walking buddies!

Good luck!

To pledge your distance, fill in the short form on this page: https://www.barkingmaddogrescue.co.uk/walk-this-may

Then you can either share this fundraising page with friends and family to donate or even set up your own JustGiving fundraising page and link it to this campaign (click on the 'Start fundraising' button above to create your linked campaign).

You can also set up your own Facebook fundraiser (just let us know how much you raised so we can add to our total here).

Social Media and Graphics

Use the images below as your headers for your fundraising pages or on your social posts (right click, select 'Save Image As'):

Facebook, Twitter posts or fundraiser headers:

Instagram:

Here is some text you can use to share the challenge to your social media or update your fundraising page with:

Facebook (tag us - Barking Mad Dog Rescue) and Instagram (tag us at @BMDRdogs):

"Throughout March, I am taking part in the 'Barking Mad Big March' challenge. I have pledged to walk/run/march/cycle *** miles. My miles contribute towards the 2000 mile distance between the Barking Mad Dog Rescue shelter and the founder, Hilary's house in Scotland.

I am doing this for Barking Mad Dog Rescue, a UK based charity set up to provide food, veterinary support and care for abandoned dogs in Romania before finding them suitable homes in the UK and Germany. With several hundred dogs to feed on a daily basis and so many dogs needing veterinary attention, fundraising is ongoing and essential. It has been a strain during the pandemic, so any amount you can give is so appreciated. Thank you, I will keep you updated on my progress! #BarkingMadBigMarch"

Twitter (tag us @BMDRdogs):

Throughout March, I am taking part in the 'BMDR Walk This May' challenge. I have pledged to walk/run/march/cycle/jump ** miles for Barking Mad Dog Rescue @BMDRdogs. Any amount you can give is so appreciated. Thank you #BarkingMadBigMarch https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BMDRWALKTHISMAY