Marathon fundraiser and Hospice at Home Sister has pledged to walk 10,000 steps a day in May as she recovers from a sporting injury.
Sharon Evans, one of our Sisters is supporting us by taking on Walk in our shoes, a month-long 10,000 daily step challenge.
Our nurses walk an average of 10,000 steps each every day as they provide care to patients living with incurable illness. Sharon is determined to clock up 310,000 steps which equates to over 100 miles within the month and is encouraging fundraisers to sign-up and match her step for step.
It’s her first big challenge since completing last year’s London Marathon with a stress fracture. After months of recouperation Sharon is now ready to test out her fitness and strength by steadily building up her step count throughout May.
Proud
Sharon said; “I am so proud to work at Severn Hospice and want to show my support for the charity and my fellow nurses by stepping up. For me Walk in our shoes is the perfect fundraising challenge. Instead of completing a huge one-off distance I have a daily target to aim for – and this can be spread throughout the day. It’s enough of a challenge but manageable at the same time and you can do it anywhere and at any time to suit you.
“Now I am more desk based, to boost my steps I plan to build a stroll into my routine at the beginning and end of the working day. It’s amazing how quickly you can get up to 10,000 steps and some days I’m hoping I can do it without even realising!”
As one of our Hospice at Home Sister, Sharon works with a team of 40 health care professionals who travel the length and breadth of the county and into mid Wales to provide hands-on nursing care and support to patients and their families within their own homes.
She explains; “It’s such a privilege to go over the threshold and be welcomed into our patients’ homes to support them and their families through their time of greatest need. Severn Hospice is such a fantastic charity, and we help so many local people at home, in the community and at the hospice. I’m so excited to take on this challenge, not only to raise much-needed funds but to also raise awareness of the range of support we provide. Walk in our shoes is such a great way to get involved – there’s still time to sign-up so why not join me and get stepping!”
Sign-up and support
Registration is £5 per person and £3 per dog with all participants receiving a T-shirt and drinks bottle and in the case of our four-legged friends a ‘paw-fect’ bandana.
Everyone completing the challenge will receive a certificate and fundraisers who reach £50 sponsorship will also receive a finisher’s medal and a hoodie when raising over £150.
We will also provide lots of downloadable materials including a step tracker and a team leadership board for group participation and for a bit of healthy competition.
You can sign-up and find out more here.
We provide care and support to thousands of people living with incurable illness in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales. This is provided free of charge, but this is not without cost – our charity relies on fundraising, donations, and legacies to fund its services. For every £1 donated to them last year, 88p was spent on care and the remaining 12p was used to raise another £1.
