Kate Brown
Arthur's walking the boarder to raise money for lives saved at sea!
Fundraising for RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Story
Too many people are still drowning. More than ever we need the RNLI’s help. As a charity, the RNLI depends on our donations so it can go on saving lives and keeping us and our loved ones safe. RNLI lifesavers are our lifeline.
Arthur, a cub member of 2nd Elm Park, Hornchurch was so inspired by influencers from zoom sessions held by his cub leader during lockdown, he decided to take on his own challenge. The pack were unable to meet face to face due to restrictions so instead the cub leaders set up weekly zoom sessions which ranged from artists to recycling. However, two influencers who stood out were Chris the Coast Walker who told his story and how he planned to walk almost 11,000 miles of mainland Britain to raise funds for Children in Need, for more information and to support this great charity please visit https://thecoastwalker.com/
Another influencer was Colin from RNLI who discussed the struggles of raising funds and the amazing work they do at sea to save lives, providing 24 hours search and rescue around the UK and Ireland. The lifeguards keep watch on 240 of the busiest beaches in the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI safety teams and educators working tirelessly to stop people getting into trouble in the first place.
More information can be found at https://rnli.org/
This gave Arthur an idea to combine the two which would go towards his Team Leader Challenge badge, this is the highest award he can achieve as a cub. He video recorded a pledge to his pack to join in with the challenge, explaining that they would walk the boarder of Elm Park twice (as they are the 2nd Elm Park) to raise funds for RNLI. Arthur felt this year was an important year to support such a charity because of the amount of visitors predicted to visit the coast in the UK due to travel restrictions around the world.
The route around the boarder of Elm Park is about 4.3k. The cubs plan to walk one lap together and another lap to be completed by the cubs individually in their own time. Arthur completed his first lap on 2 June (which happened to be the warmest day of the year to date, temperature of 26C) and plans to complete the second lap with his pack by the end of the month.
The cubs hope to raise as much money as they can. Please donate whatever you can and help with the fundraising.
Thank you and good luck to the cub pack for accepting the challenge!