This October I am challenging myself to walk 150 miles in aid of A World With Friends. 

If I manage to raise half my fundraising goal I will walk an extra 50 miles to be completed  by November 8th.

I have been a volunteer with this incredible charity since it began and I  am lucky to have met some amazing young people along the way, speaking with their families after events that we hold throughout the year and hearing that they have made new friends makes it all so worthwhile. I am always asked when our next Prom will be and funds raised from this walk will go along way to making that next prom happen.

"I truly believe that having a friend is one of the most important things in life and is key to our mental and physical wellbeing. Everyone needs someone to talk to, to smile, to laugh and sometimes cry with!" Lewis Hine: Founder: A World With Friends.

This amazing charity that makes life better in so many ways by encouraging, supporting, challenging and motivating chronically ill and disabled children and their families.

Chronically or terminally ill children miss time at school ; this not only affects their education, but also means they miss out on establishing  friendships leaving them feeling lonely and isolated. 

Through his own experiences Lewis Hine started A World With Friends as a 14 year old, and discovered that there are over 1 million young people in the UK suffering from a long term illness or disability that require time away from school. He wants to prevent any child from feeling that awful loneliness and isolation that he felt and if A World With Friends can help just 1% of those one million children (10,000) to find a friend then that would make an amazing difference!

Like many children affected by chronic illness and disability, Lewis knows his condition cannot be cured and it is life limiting, but is not going to let anything stop him from helping other children that are experiencing the same things that he did.

A World with Friends holds events throughout the year from Proms, fun days learning at Google, indoor skiing, days out, and much more.

Check out the website to see him on ITV this morning and other media https://www.friendfinderofficial.com/

Thank you so much

Ben Hall