SOME people like to go the extra mile, but a young lad from Woodley is preparing to go an extra 365.
Fresh from winning a Pride of Reading award last November, Dexter Rosier is currently undertaking a special mile-a-day challenge for the Royal Berks Charity.
Every day across 2022, he will put on his running shoes, to make a total of 365 miles – the equivalent of running 14 marathons.
Dexter had planned to raise £700 for the Royal Berks Charity last year, but it was wildly successful – he raised more than £3,000.
Now, he is aiming to more than double that, and raise £7,000.
The nine-year-old says: “I am running a mile every day for the entire year, after running my marathons last year I wanted to really challenge myself and I thought this would be a good way.
“I am really enjoying it so far and hope to raise as much money as possible for the children’s ward as I know what a great place it is to be even though you are in hospital.”
As an NHS charity, Royal Berks Charity relies on donations, which are then used to help run specialist services and pioneering research.
The charity said that every person supporting Dexter is helping to support the incredible NHS staff at its hospitals and enhance the level of care provided to thousands of patients and their families every year.
“Someone with Dexter’s desire and willingness to raise funds, along with the support of his family, just goes to show that no matter what your age, with a little imagination and a get up and go attitude, anything is possible,” says Martin Butler, Royal Berks Charity’s community fundraising manager.
If you think you could be another Dexter, I’d love to hear from you.”
Dexter has a JustGiving page set up for donations.
For more details, email: events@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
