My Activity Tracking
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My target 100 kms
I'm taking on the 100 Miles Challenge this year to support Social Bite
I'm taking on the 100 Miles Challenge this year to support Social Bite break the cycle of homelessness, completing 100 miles throughout September and finishing on World Homeless Day on October 10th.This challenge will raise vital funds to expand the innovative work of Social Bite in providing homes, jobs, and food. Social Bite believes everyone deserves a safe place to call home, that a job can be truly transformative for someone who has experienced homelessness, and that food is one of the most powerful engagement tools to help signpost people to access the support needed.
I would be grateful if you could support my fundraising efforts with a donation to this page.
Every £20 donation could help Social Bite to provide x4 meals for people experiencing homelessness.
Together with your support, we can truly help break the cycle of homelessness.
My Achievements
Set up a fundraising page
Updated Profile Pic
Self Donated
Received 10 donations
Reached my distance goal
Smashed it! Reached my fundraising goal
My Updates
Last day...thank you everyone!
Saturday 11th Oct Today was partly relaxing well gardening, partly socialising - Italian meal in town.. 5.58miles
Nearly done
Thursday 9th Oct Amazed to have walked 150miles and raised over £1900 as we get to the last day if the challenge.
Mainly at-home
Wednesday 8th Oct Not much walking today, but three short walks kept total growing. Donor Money total has smashed the target of £1500! Share
Off to Lauriston Castle
Wednesday 8th Oct Talk about suffragettes, the Pankursts, tour of Lauriston Castle and short walk back home.
Walk the walk
Monday 6th Oct Usual to and fro my volunteering pkacd but bus up town for dinner and despite intentions to walk the walk hopped on a bus!
Up town girl!
Saturday 4th Oct Very wild and windy so uptown on bus...tho walked back downhill all the way.
Indoors...thanks Amy!
Friday 3rd Oct Storm Amy with strong wibds and heavy rain not conducive to walking outside, so I didn't!
Zumba and local
Friday 3rd Oct Adding 1.67miles equivalent of 4000steps of dancing Zumba. Then dropping of donations to another worthy cause (Hospice) and a bit of shopping. Total today is 4.55miles. Thanks to new donors still taking part! Share
Along Union Canal
Wednesday 1st Oct Different route and time from original plan due to weather.
Tuesday trail...
Wednesday 1st Oct Usual to and fro along the lovely cycle path with leaves taking on their autumn hew. Gorgeous.
Sunday to St Andrews
Monday 29th Sep Off to the train across the bridge and wandering round St Andrews. Lovely day just under 4.5miles and more donors...
Not far today!
Saturday 27th Sep Less than a mile because bus uptown to meetup and concert.
Leith meandering
Friday 26th Sep Put off long haul to Porty but meandered around Leith lunched and meandered back along Water of Leith, past allotment for a few brambles to go with fab cake from Toast.
Where am I off to now!
Thursday 25th Sep Tiggy the cat was wondering... well firstly off to Zumba..forgot to add miles for the dancing equivalent of 4000steps..edited in later!
Nearly there!
Wednesday 24th Sep Our targets are nearly met or even exceeded again which is fab! Social Bite will make good use of every pound to help end homelessness ! Thanks everyone for the donations and helpful encouragement.
More miles to spare!
Monday 22nd Sep More now 3.85miles today.. and more donations coming in still! Thanks everyone who has contributed !! Social Bite will make good use of it to help end homelessness.
Not far on Sunday
Monday 22nd Sep Went to church and back so low mileage, but well ahead and clearly going to hit target of 100miles by 10th October.
Busy but walking!
Sunday 21st Sep Not updated for a couple of days, folks. I've been busy but keep on walking. Went to see stunning sunset on Friday so upped the total then...
Less than 20miles to go!
Friday 19th Sep 87miles achieved.
Walking round the streets
Thursday 18th Sep Not a vast walk just two little local outings. Had a special lunch and thought of all the homeless people my kind donors, are feeding through your generous gifts.
3/4 mileage reached & more donors!
Wednesday 17th Sep Thanks again to all those who've given to this great cause. More people getting hot meals and meaningful supportive conversation. More Social Bite villages to help people turn their life around. Over £1300 raised so far including cash & gift aid!! Thank you so much , everyone. Share
So grateful for help for Social Bite
Tuesday 16th Sep Amazingly.. over £1300 raised if you include GiftAid & cash given.
Keeep walking!
Tuesday 16th Sep Still ahead of target miles by this point...and still getting donations (thank you my kind friends) so I keeepwalking.
Seeing the village.
Sunday 14th Sep
Botanics and showers!
Saturday 13th Sep Lovely morning walk in the Botanics around the tissue donors memorial in the woods, up the rockery for an unusual view of the city. Later in the day some heavy thundery showers & rainbow (poncho to the rescue). Almost 7miles (6.45) walked in total today and new target £1500 to aim for! Thanks to all donors!! Share
Halfway there and...
Friday 12th Sep Yeah hit 50miles walked now adding up the daily walks.
Smashed target raising it again!
Friday 12th Sep I am so grateful and amazed at the generosity for Social Bite from friends family and kind anonymous donors.
More steps tomorrow but great donors!
Thursday 11th Sep Just below daily aim at 2.24mi today...do better tomorrow but still ahead overall. And more generous friends have added to the total and giftaid.
Keeping on and on
Wednesday 10th Sep More kind donations, and over 10k steps today. So grateful on behalf of Social Bite...let's end homelessness one step at a time Share
Clear up to the moon!
Monday 8th Sep Steps and mileage and kind donations rocketing today.
Solar eclipse ends a great day
Sunday 7th Sep Walked almost five and a half (5.44) miles today including an evening walk to see the (blood red - not really) moon popping in and out of the clouds.
Raised the bar again
Sunday 7th Sep The generosity of friends far and near has exceeded my third target....now on the way to £700!
More donors! BIG Thank-You
Sunday 7th Sep As well as those who’ve given online whose contributions are so wonderful, another five kind souls have donated now £120.
Down from town
Friday 5th Sep Got bus up but walked down so today was 3.63miles. More cash pledged so raised target is very doable 10% days and nearly 19% distance passed already.
Walking and dancing!
Thursday 4th Sep Today mostly dancing which is equivalent of 1.67 miles, 4000 steps (according to registered Zumba teacher).
Wet but walking
Wednesday 3rd Sep Wardie Walkers walking group to Gifford, East Lothian was cancelled (well postponed).
Upped the target
Wednesday 3rd Sep It's pouring today so will do short walk later but your kind amazing generosity means I have been able to up the target to £500 by 10October and get to 100miles in! Share
A lovely end to day 2!
Tuesday 2nd Sep Wonderful sunset for my last walk today! And more of my generous friends have donated to this good cause. So thankful.
Lovely sky this morning
Tuesday 2nd Sep
On the way and nearly there!
Monday 1st Sep Well I'm on the way Day 1 with
A journey begins with the first step
Monday 1st Sep Here I go! Thanks to sponsors so far...please share and tell folks.
Wow! Such kind people!
Sunday 31st Aug So I've already raised half my target before I start the 100mile challenge and know of other kind friends who want to give.
Getting sponsors
Saturday 30th Aug Thanks to people who are thinking of sponsoring me.
Encouragement
Friday 29th Aug Walking to and fro to allotment today was 3.84miles so 2.5 easy.
Getting started
Monday 25th Aug The 100mile challenge starts on 1 September. Today I walked over 4.8miles just doing usual things.Thank you to my Sponsors
£15
Offline Donations
£25
Anonymous
Best of wishes for your fundraising efforts x
£26.50
C Bowman
Happy birthday! Well done on getting all those miles in
£53
Bruce Bowman
£20
Collected Cash Donations
£26.50
Jane Scott
Happy Birthday Karen! Well done!
£100
B&z
Well done mum! Happy birthday from B&Z !
£15.90
Roger Jeffery
£15
Anonymous
Best of luck!
£50
Cash Donations
£26.50
Fiona Cooper
Well done Karen you have done so well
£20
Chris Jones
Super cause Karen, keep going!!
£190
Collected Cash Donations
£26.50
Christine Petrie
£26.50
Fiona Campbell
£53
Douglas Coghill
All the best on reaching your goal.
£21.20
Fiona Macleod
£26.50
Mary And Alan Clarke
Well done Karen
£26.50
Cathy Tingle
£318
Anonymous
Well done, Karen. Wishing you all the best with your fundraising. E. xx
£53
Christopher Boston
Thank you for doing this.
£26.50
Anonymous
£20
Rosie, Finn And Maisie
A great cause and it looks like you have had some amazing walks with beautiful views!
£26.50
Tim Edward
Well done Karen and good luck with the walk!
£26.50
Gordon Johnstone
Well done!
£26.50
Margaret
I have every faith you will do it!
£27
Kathleen Hardie
Good luck, Karen Kath
£26.50
Heather Mchaffie
Well done, keep it up!
£31.80
Tricia
Well done for taking on this challenge Karen. Sadly a very good cause.
£10.60
Bill Paterson
Good for you, Karen!
£53
Audrey Stacey
A dawdle for you Karen. Best wishes, Audrey x
£25
Val Kelly
Good for you Karen x
£25
Nigel Macdonald
£15.90
Nigel Paul
Best of luck with the challenge
£26.50
Coln Finlayson
Happy walking Karen!
£25
Julia Warren
Go Karen, go!!
£25
Claire And David
Best of luck!
£10
Judith Crabb
£21.20
Avril And Dennis Boal
Well done
£15
Jason Macgilp
Well done Karen.
£21.20
Alan Watt
Go Karen. Nothing to the Camino girl.
£25
Anne & Deryck Porteous
£26.50
