About
The Let’s Move a Million Miles for Charity Challenge initially ran for four-months - from 1 June – 30 September 2023. Run by local people and led by the Channel Rotary, aiming to raise funds through activity to support the work of Mind, The Rainbow Centre, Shepway Sports Trust and the Rotary Club’s Kindness Fund.
The Million Miles campaign is now an ongoing fundraiser where you can choose to take part in any activity you choose and raise funds for our projects. In 20024 Channel Rotary Sleep Out, ran with the specific aim of funding a long term project to help the Folkestone districts homeles, and raised about £8,000
The Let’s Move a Million Miles for Charity vision is to accumulate up to one million miles of community activity with the goal of securing £1 of sponsorship per mile of activity undertaken.
We want everyone in our community, whatever their age, to challenge themselves to raise funds through activity of any kind, from running a marathon to climbing stairs; from rowing the equivalent of the channel to walking to school.
We hope this will encourage anyone to get fit and healthy by accumulating miles, and raise much-needed funds for charity. Together, let’s get active, have fun and Move a Million Miles!
Mind
We are working with the local branch of the mental health charity, focusing on an educational approach with young people to help prevent the issues and causes of homelessness.
The Rainbow Centre
Committed to supporting people from the Folkestone & Hythe district who find themselves either homeless or at risk of becoming so, those who are facing crisis, debt or hardship each year.
Shepway Sports Trust
We work in Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh, creating accessible opportunities for everybody to feel the benefits of sport and exercise.
Channel Rotary
This year's big project for Channel is supporting homeless people within our community. With that in mind we have chosen Mind and The Rainbow Centre as our main beneficiaries of the Million Miles event.
