Get active and raise vital cash
THE team at Queenscourt Hospice is asking you to go To The Moon And Back this month.
Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is for people of all ages to get involved with the latest fundraising initiative that is centred around the hospice’s very own Team Buzz, which is made up of Queenscourt staff.
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in all of Queenscourt’s usual fundraising events, including the flagship Star Trek night walk, being put on hold which has led to a substantial funding loss.
With fundraising more important now than ever, Queenscourt’s clinical staff are launching their virtual keep active campaign and are hoping many supporters will get involved and join them as they go To The Moon And Back.
The fun initiative was inspired by Queenscourt Ward Sister Kristina Ackers who, along with other members of #teamqueenscourt, wanted to find a way that they could raise cash for the hospice in these challenging times.
Kristina said: “If we could, we would walk to the moon and back for our patients and their families every single day.”
And with that thought, the fundraising idea was born Team Buzz have pledged to walk a minimum of 2,000 miles during September. The distance represents the number of families Queenscourt supports in just one year.
As they prepare to start their challenge, Team Buzz is asking people to get involved and help launch the initiative by also pledging to be active every day during this month, with a target of aiming to complete one of the following each day of that month:
Walk 10,000 steps OR exercise for one hour, which can include any sport, gardening, cleaning etc.
You may want to enter as an individual or as part of a team with family and friends. Entry costs £12.50 per person or £40 for a family of two adults and two children and will include a bright yellow T-shirt for you to decorate and wear as you take part in your challenge.
For more details or to enter go to: www.queenscourt.org.uk/moon andback or to support Team Buzz go to www. justgiving.com/campaign/qchmoonandback