Poole Soroptimist Juanita Byrne-Quinn has pledged to water ski 12 miles over the summer for the Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA) fund-raising initiative, Miles for Hope,
This appeal is raising funds for a specialist support worker to help human trafficking survivors transit successfully to a normal, safe life.
Although Juanita has skied most of her life, at the age of 81, her pledge is no mean feat. A member of the British Disabled Water Ski Association, Juanita will complete this challenge over six sessions at the Ellingham Lake Water Ski Club between now and September 2014.
The Miles for Hope challenge is open to all. BCHA’s target is a total of 4831 pledged miles. Why 4831? This is the furthest distance that any of the human trafficking victims in their care has been trafficked, a young girl called Hope from China.
And the great thing about Miles for Hope is that you can travel your pledged miles however you want. Juanita has chosen to water ski her miles but you could run, bike or drive or even pledge air miles or ride a horse – it’s up to you!
To register and to receive your fund-raising pack, just click here.
And if that’s all too much, why not sponsor Juanita!