Clocking Up the Miles For Charity
With sporting and fundraising events taking a huge hit throughout the country, Coronavirus also put a stop to the Dealer Net Finance team’s charity push in 2020.
As we head through the summer months the Dealer Net Finance team should have been at full fitness as they looked to compete in two huge events for charity, The Great North Bike Ride in August & the 40th anniversary of the Great North Run in September.
But with both events cancelled and concern that a local charity was set to lose out this year a new challenge needed to be set.
So, Dealer Net Finance staff member Kavan Young & Sam Musgrave, son of Dealer Net Finance MD Howard, decided to take part in the GNR Solo challenge to help raise money for local charity The Clarke Lister Brain Haemorrhage Foundation.
The GNR Solo challenge was set up by the organisers of the Great North Run, to help raise money for charities that may miss out due to this year’s event being called off.
The challenge will see Kavan & Sam take on 40 runs, a significant number as this year would have been the 40th anniversary of the Great North Run, in 78 days, earning individual awards for separate milestones they pass along the way.
They will also end the challenge with a half marathon run from Peterlee to Sunderland’s Roker Lighthouse on Sunday 13th September, the day the 2020 Great North Run should have been held.
Kavan said: “We were gutted to hear that the 2020 Great North Run would be called off and were concerned that the charity we were running for (The Clarke Lister Brain Haemorrhage Foundation) would miss out on vital funds generated through the run.
“So, we decided to take part in this challenge to help raise even a small amount that will help the charity continue to do their vital work over the coming months. It will also be a good motivation to help us shift some of the lockdown weight we have picked up over the last few month!”
You can donate to Kavan & Sam’s GNR Solo challenge on their JustGiving page by clicking here.
And you can find out more about the Clarke Lister Brain Haemorrhage Foundation here.