{"id":4610,"date":"2020-07-01T15:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T14:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/?p=4610"},"modified":"2020-07-04T15:25:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T14:25:03","slug":"marathon-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/rossendale\/2020\/07\/01\/marathon-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Raising Money With The Marathon Challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, summer is finally here, although you wouldn\u2019t know it from the gorgeous Rossendale rain!<\/p>\n

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But here at SI Rossendale, we\u2019re not letting the miserable summer weather get us down. And we\u2019re not letting the Coronavirus lockdown<\/a><\/em> stop us either!<\/p>\n

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Hot on the heels of our most recent fundraising experience<\/em><\/a>, our new President, Alison Driver, has come up with a new challenge to get us moving and help raise some vital funds too. Marathons!<\/p>\n

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Yes, you heard me. Marathons. We\u2019re fundraising with the Marathon Challenge!<\/p>\n

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Whatever next?! Read on to find out more. <\/p>\n

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How Are SI Rossendale Running Marathons During Lockdown? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Don\u2019t panic! We\u2019re not actually going to be running anything.<\/p>\n

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Have you met us?! Most of us can\u2019t even run for a bus, let alone run a marathon!<\/p>\n

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No, instead we\u2019re going to take our marathons at a slightly more leisurely pace. Well, most of us are, at least.<\/p>\n

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This is the plan. Throughout the entire month of July 2020, the SI Rossendale gang (and some members of our family members too) are going to see how many steps we can do each day, convert that into distance (miles), then compile the results. Then we\u2019ll see how many miles we\u2019ve done between us all during the course of the month and convert that into marathons. Easy!<\/p>\n

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The beauty of this approach is that everyone is able to join in if they wish.<\/p>\n

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Some of our members are elderly, or are still confined to the home thanks to the Covid 19 lockdown (or both), so their step count per day is not likely to be high. But that\u2019s OK because every single step still counts towards the overall total.<\/p>\n

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Some of our members are back at work, or are able to get out more during the day, so their daily step count is likely to be a bit higher. And that\u2019s OK too; it\u2019s not a competition between us, just a joint effort.<\/p>\n

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Some of our members are even feeling a little bit more adventurous and, instead of counting their distance in steps, have vowed to rack up their miles on the exercise bike. Well, it\u2019s a good excuse to move more and maybe even lose some of those lockdown pounds.<\/p>\n

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\"SICome on, don\u2019t pretend you haven\u2019t put on some lockdown weight too!<\/p>\n

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And of course, as I\u2019ve already mentioned, some of our members are even roping in friends and family to help clock up those additional miles too. I\u2019ve co-opted my 8 year old niece and 10 year old son to take part in the Marathon Challenge, and they\u2019re both really excited to be contributing to it.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re all keeping records of how many miles or steps we\u2019ve done each day using our wearable step trackers or step counter apps or our phones so that, at the end of the month, we can tot up how many miles we\u2019ve done as a club. Exciting!<\/p>\n

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Why Are SI Rossendale Supporting Rossendale Hospice? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Rossendale Hospice<\/a><\/em> is a charity that is close to our heart.<\/p>\n

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\"SIIn fact, it was members of SI Rossendale that worked tirelessly to help get the hospice off the ground in the first place. And we have supported it ever since.<\/p>\n

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In fact, last year, we were awarded a Platinum Leaf on their donation tree, in recognition of our continued financial support over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, last year we also lost two valued and long-standing members thanks to illness, and Rossendale Hospice were there until the end.<\/p>\n

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Both Maureen Griffin and Eileen Cudworth died in 2019 after a period of illness. Both ladies had been highly valued members of SI Rossendale for decades and the club was deeply saddened by the loss of their friendship and support.<\/p>\n

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\"MaureenIn both cases, Rossendale Hospice looked after our friends exceptionally well, providing care to them and assistance to their close friends and family. Rossendale Hospice ensured our friends had a dignified and peaceful death and, for that, SI Rossendale is eternally grateful.<\/p>\n

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Hence, in the names of our late friends, Maureen and Eileen, all funds raised by our Marathon Challenge will be donated to the hospice, so that it can continue its amazing work and help many others in the same way. In these troubling times, the work of the hospice is needed more than ever.<\/p>\n

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How Many Marathons Can SI Rossendale Complete?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\"SIWith this as our motivation, we\u2019re all determined to clock up as many miles as we possibly can between us this July and thus raise as much money for Rossendale Hospice as we are able.<\/p>\n

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A marathon is 26 miles. We\u2019re going to aim to achieve 10 marathons between us, which would mean we\u2019ll need to rack up a whopping 260 miles as a collective.<\/p>\n

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Do you think we can manage that? I really hope we can.<\/p>\n

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How Can You Support SI Rossendale\u2019s Marathon Challenge?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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In order to help us raise as much money as we possibly can for Rossendale Hospice, we\u2019re going to need a lot of support from you!<\/p>\n

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You can help us support the amazing work of Rossendale Hospice in one of two ways;<\/p>\n

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  1. You can make a one-off donation in the name of SI Rossendale or<\/li>\n
  2. You can sponsor us per mile achieved or<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Obviously both ways of raising money are fantastic and we genuinely don\u2019t mind which you chose. However, naturally, if you do choose to sponsor us per mile, then the more we do, the more money we raise.<\/p>\n

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    Now, if that doesn\u2019t motivate us, nothing will!<\/p>\n

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    There are several ways in which you can make your donation or pledge your support;<\/p>\n

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