The YMCA is the largest provider of safe, supported accommodation in England & Wales, supporting 18,000 homeless young people with a safe place to sleep each year. YMCAs provide so much more than just a bed. Residents are offered security, emotional support and practical help to get their lives back on track. Through its work, the YMCA is helping to turn around lives of so many vulnerable and disadvantaged people and providing them with the hope of a better future, which is why I have decided to fundraise for them.

The London Marathon is on 22nd April 2018 so as well as training for the marathon itself, I have a fundraising target of £2000 to meet! Watch out for some local fundraising events.

I've signed up to take part in the YMCA Sleep Easy on the 10th of March which I'm looking forward to as it's a chance to experience a little bit of what it's like for some young people without homes to go to. https://www.facebook.com/events/172986253470321/

My next fundraising event is a Movies & Music Charity Quiz Night (don't worry, different questions) at the Bay Horse Inn in Green Hammerton on the 15th March. https://www.facebook.com/events/172018996744960/