Khalid Hussain
Khalid Hussain's Mighty Hike
Fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support
Story
On 3rd July I will be hiking 13 miles through the Yorkshire Dales with a sighted assistant. I am 59 years old and have never hiked anywhere before!
This "Mighty Hike" will be a big challenge for me. I am blind. I have had no vision at all since I was 7 years old and I don't come from a family or community with a strong hiking tradition. I have never walked for longer than a couple of miles before and don't know what it will be like being with all those other hikers!
I've been wanting to begin fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support for a while but kept saying to myself, "OK, after lockdown finishes, after Covid... " But then I heard about Captain Tom Moore and I thought if Captain Tom can do this now, why am I sitting around waiting for Covid to end?
Macmillan Cancer Support is such a marvellous organisation. For many years I worked as a social worker with Kirklees Council, assessing people for services when they became ill with cancer. Time and time again we turned to Macmillan for help and they never let us down. Great advice, vital services, I’m a huge fan of Macmillan and thrilled to have the opportunity to help them.
If you'd like to get in touch with Khalid, please email richard@diversitypr.co.uk
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