Katerina Draper, a Trustee for Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire is taking part in a virtual duathlon over the 29th and 30th August in order to fund raise for the charity.
Katerina is hoping to raise £1950 for Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire. The funds raised will make an enormous difference to the work being done by Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire. Demand for support from local families experiencing a tricky time has grown exponentially during recent months as more and more families are facing challenges such as social isolation, financial hardship and illness. Money raised from the duathlon will go towards training new home visiting volunteers who can visit families in their own homes and provide friendship and support.
Katerina has been training hard in association with Kirsty at Infinite Balance https://infinitebalance.co.uk/ and has been working hard to prepare for the duathlon. Katerina will be taking part in the standard distance event – 10km run – 40km bike – 5k run. The duathlon will be completed over the last weekend in August.
“I’ve been trying to challenge my fitness since lockdown started and I ran a marathon over the month of July. This felt like a good challenge and I am passionate about the work HomeStart do, so I wanted to use this as an opportunity to fundraise. I’m feeling anxious but the support and donations are keeping me going,” said Katerina when asked about the challenge. Katerina has been a Trustee with Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire for 18 months and during that time has provided invaluable support, advice and expertise to the charity.
All of us at Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire wish Katerina luck and we are certain she will be amazing!!
If you would like to sponsor Katerina please visit her Just Giving Page. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kdraper?fbclid=IwAR1e_dTaiiZ-8dssmJUsLM7Mwrnwh1kTLUR49qJ0QRhzlkgOnWLawhoQ1s4
If you are interested in finding out more about volunteering with Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire then please visit our volunteer page which has information about how to apply for a place on our upcoming volunteer training courses. https://homestartnwglos.org.uk/new-volunteer-preparation-courses-start-w-c-14th-september/