Hi everyone, 

We are Beth, Sophie & Dorrie and we all work together here at Sweet Cecily's, which is an natural skincare brand ran by all women.  

Back in August of 2020, Dorrie completed the '62 miles in August' challenge to raise money for Refuge. When she saw there was a new challenge of 2000 squats this year, she asked Sophie and Beth if they would like to complete the challenge with her, starting each work day with a warm up of squats! They both agreed and here we are!

We all have our own reasons for wanting to take part in this challenge and some of us have been directly affected by domestic violence. We all feel that Refuge is such an important charity to raise money for as they provide essential support to vulnerable women and children across the country, and no doubt have saved many lives. 

For people who may not know, Refuge is a charity that provides support for Women and Children escaping domestic violence. They provide emergency temporary accommodation, have a helpline for victims of domestic abuse which is open 24 hours a day and have their own independent advocacy service.  On any given day, Refuge supports 7000 women and children. Just £10 could provide a woman arriving at a Refuge with the support she needs for her first night. Every £1 makes a difference. 

We are incredibly grateful for you reading this far and thank you so much if you are able to donate. We know times can be difficult at the moment so even a share of our page would be really helpful! 

We will be posting updates on the challenge (look out for the embarrassing squat videos!)

Thanks again, 

Beth, Dorrie & Sophie x