SCS volunteers will be walking 108 miles over the next month, the distance between Calais and Southend. 

The volunteers will share the distance, each walking 13.5miles...

HOWEVER

If I reach £250 in donations I will up my personal distance to the entire 108miles within a month of achieving the milestone.

WHEN

Donations hit my £500 target I will then cycle AN ADDITIONAL 108 miles within the month. (On a Boris Bike...)

THEN

If I hit £750 I will do a 108meter swim (I hate swimming).

IF I HIT £1000!!!

I will do a 108 themed HIIT workout. 108 Burpees, 108 Squats, 108 Bicycle Crunches, 108sec Plank, 108 Mountain Climbers, 108 Reverse Crunches, 108 Lunges, 108 Press Ups.

BONUS

If you make a donation of £10 you can get a Free 'Just to Say Aloe' plant gift as seen on Southend Community Sponsorship Facebook Page!

A little more on the work being done by Southend Community Sponsorship:

Southend Community Sponsorship (SCS) is one of 250 Sponsorship groups across the country at various stages of resettling a refugee family through the Community Sponsorship Scheme. This scheme brings some of the most vulnerable refugee families safely to the UK from camps in the Middle East and North African regions, before they feel tempted to make the dangerous journey across Europe. With the help of Citizens UK and RESET, national charities supporting Community Sponsorship groups, Southend Community Sponsorship are raising money and creating a resettlement plan to help a refugee family rebuild their lives in Southend. From the moment they arrive, the group will be providing housing, help with accessing education, language lessons, mental health support, employment support and much more. Unfortunately, not everyone has a safe route to the UK. There 80 million forcibly displaced people worldwide (UNHCR), many of whom are forced out of overcrowded and desperately under-resourced camps in search of safety and a chance to rebuild their lives following the trauma of war, persecution and destitution. As you may have seen on the news, some refugees make their way to Calais and attempt the dangerous journey across the Channel. To highlight the difficult situations refugees can find themselves in, SCS volunteers will be walking 108 miles over the next month, the distance between Calais and Southend. Our greatest threat will be a bit of rain but the journey from Calais to the UK is, for many refugees, the last leg of a perilous and exhausting journey.All money raised will go to Southend Community Sponsorship to help resettle a refugee family safely in the UK. Your donations will be used to furnish a refugee family’s new home, provide English language lessons, arrange mental health support, book interpreters and meet any other needs they may have. £5 would cover a child’s bus ticket to explore Southend, £15 would pay for an English language lesson, £40 is needed for a family members counselling session. We would be so grateful for anything you can give. Even a small donation can help make a difference. Thank you!