We represent the SMB Team at Microsoft UK, and we're walking the 100km Thames Path Challenge in September 2021 (COVID allowing!) to raise money First Days Children's Charity.

🚶🏽‍♂️ Walking 100km (62.1 miles) in one go is an endurance, but it's nothing compared to the effect of poverty on young children every day. 

📰 Did you know 4 million children in the UK are living in households whose income falls below the poverty line? This means that, after they've paid for their housing and utilities, they have just £19 per day to live on - for food, clothes, transport, birthdays, and everything else they might need. First Days help families at a time of crisis - when they need something for their children and simply cannot afford it. 

Your kind and generous donations, matched by Microsoft, will directly positively impact the lives of children and their families. In 2020 alone, First Days received 3650 requests for support, delivered 4500 food parcels, and provided more than 300 emergency toiletries packs and 2300 items of school uniform.

💳 Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity. Please dig deep and help us smash our fundraising goal and remember that Microsoft will match what we raise!