Challenger Profile

I loved school which is not something everyone can say so I trained as a PE teacher and kept going to school! I retired 8 years ago and although I miss teaching I am still involved with children as I have the privilege of looking after 3 grandchildren once a week or more if they’re ill! I took up golf and this is a main contributor to this challenge as 1 round equals about 8km depending on where you hit the ball! Enough about me it’s the challenge that’s important.

Togo’s educational resources are limited. Many young people have access to few books and no internet. As a result, they can’t progress onto higher education and miss out on the stable income that a graduate job secures.

Compassion Togo is close to completing a youth resource centre in Togo’s capital Lomé. This will enable 500 young people to continue learning and pursue their dreams.

But it needs funding. That’s why I’m taking on Compassion UK’s Togo 100km Virtual Challenge.

Over the next 3 months I’m going to walk 100km by chasing after grandchildren, playing golf and walking a mad cocker spaniel.

I want to raise at least £1 for each kilometre I achieve but anything you can donate will be amazing and gratefully received.