Hear it from previous participants:

‘When I saw that Blythe House Hospice, a local charity was offering this fabulous opportunity of a lifetime, I jumped at the chance. I attended their presentation evening to find out more and was so excited I signed up the next day!

The team at Blythe House were really reassuring with great ideas on how to fundraise, I got a feel for the group and the representative from Different Travel (the travel company we go with) was really knowledgeable and approachable.

The fundraising did make me nervous in the beginning, but as I started telling my family, friends, colleagues, people in my local pub, village hall, etc. what I was planning to do and so many people were amazed, they called my brave, and a little bit mad, and then they sponsored me!!! At first I didn’t even ask they just offered, feeling braver I posted my challenge and link to my JustGiving page to all my contacts in my phone, Facebook, messenger and WhatsApp. I made most of my fundraising within a few days of these messages.

Throughout the summer everywhere I went people asked me how I was getting on, they are genuinely interested in what I’m doing. At the beginning of this month I posted a second message thanking everyone for their support and, again with a link to my JustGiving page, a gentle reminder that the sponsorship deadline was approaching. I met the rest of my target (£600) in 2 days.

The Trek WhatsApp group has also been incredibly supportive, sharing ideas, cheering each other on. Different Travel make me feel safe and the fundraising team at Blythe House have been great.

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