A FITNESS challenge is being launched in September in a bid to raise awareness of Leukaemia.
The Step Out Challenge runs across the autumn month, and participants are asked to walk, run or cycle throughout the month. There is no minimum or maximum distance to the challenge, just a request to raise sponsorship.
Chief executive of Leukaemia Care, Zack Pemberton-Whiteley, said: “The challenge is free to sign up to and people can raise anything they can – as every penny raised makes a difference to those living to help make a difference to those living with a leukaemia, MDS or MPN diagnosis.”
And anyone who raises £50 or more receives an eco-friendly medal. Those who raise more than £100 receive a T-shirt, and those who raise more than £250 can enjoy a £20 gift car for the charity’s online shop.
There are trophies for the biggest fundraiser and the person who covered the most distance.
As part of the challenge, the charity hopes people will share the six most common symptoms of leukaemia: fatigue, shortness of breath, fever or night sweats, bruising or bleeding, bone or joint pain, and repeated infections.
For more details, log on to www.leukaemiacare.org.uk
