Upbeats Walk 2020 - Sat 25th April

AFKABartram

So sadly the annual Upbeats Walk had to get shelved due to the lockdown.

However, a seperate walk has been organised to try and raise funds and everyone has a chance to participate,

The idea is for people to walk a mile for the Upbeats on April 25th at some point between 11am and 2pm ( this can be done in your garden / house or part of your once a day exercise in an outside walk  ( remaining in the government guidelines )

All you have to do is commit to doing it, donate at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/upbeatswalk2020 and maybe nominate friends or family to similarly walk a mile on the Saturday

Because of lockdown, there is naturally less activity going on which means less funding is required to keep the programme going. The target this year is £10,000.

They'll be lots of content released on this over the next week and it would be great if Lifers could help spread the word.

Hopefully they'll be loads of people walking a mile for the Upbeats next Saturday

Sillybilly

Hi boss. Hope you are keeping safe. Something wrong with the just giving link in the OP. Takes you to a page suggesting that just giving “may be up for sale”?

rina

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AshBurton

There’s a full stop missing. Here’s the correct link: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/upbeatswalk2020

AFKABartram

Cheers, have amended the link so all good now

LargeAddick

Count me and my two dogs in

redman

will certainly take part. should this be a sticky?

Eynsfordaddick

Count me in as well.

clive

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5e99c7e0aa809/walk-a-mile-for-the-charlton-upbeats

CAFCTrust

Thanks for sharing details about this. Here's an interview @Ollywozere has done with our Head of Early Help & Prevention Carl Krauhaus (published this morning) about the importance of meeting the fundraising target, even though it's lower this year as mentioned in the OP: https://cact.org.uk/news/we-all-know-that-the-upbeats-run-on-fundraising-carl-krauhaus-encourages-fans-to-walk-1-mile-for-the-upbeats-on-25-april

3blokes

I shall cut the back lawn especially for this 🙂👍🏻 We’re in.

guinnessaddick

Count me in, had originally targeted the walk day as the day to try for 100,000 steps in a day. Last year I done over 60,000 on the walk day. However I had to self isolate a few weeks back and then being made redundant, has knocked the stuffing out of me,.

DaveMehmet

The Mehmets will be taking part.

DaveMehmet

Over £4K raised already

suzisausage

We're in! 

DaveStorry

I'll be in for a mile or 2 on saturday.

Alwaysneil

My son will be with his mum this Saturday but me and at least one of the dogs (the one that can still walk this far) will take part and donate. 

I’ll also bring it to Roo’s mum’s attention.

cafcwill

Myself will be walking around Marple (Stockport) on Saturday for this, confusing all the locals as we wear our Charlton shirts

kimbo

We are going to do this on Saturday maybe more than 1 mile though!

Curb_It

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/charlton-upbeats-coronavirus-downs-syndrome-charity-trust-efl-a9480081.html

AshBurton

Curb_It said:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/charlton-upbeats-coronavirus-downs-syndrome-charity-trust-efl-a9480081.html

What a superb article

HantsAddick

Well, as some of you know, there is no way I can walk a mile now but did have three friends planning to do the walk tomorrow, so have made a donation to the fund.

Curb_It

Gone through the target! 

Solidgone

Hurtled through the target. Well done everyone!

clive

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5ea2dca22b117/valley-gold-donates-1000-to-the-upbeats

cherryorchard

I'm taking part too!

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Will do this tomorrow. Great cause

ExiledinManchester

Count me in.

clive

Upbeats - Allez allez allez song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynD9CjJ4ec4

Alwaysneil

Curb_It said:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/charlton-upbeats-coronavirus-downs-syndrome-charity-trust-efl-a9480081.html

Great article and it’s been handy to be able to forward to slightly more distant friends and colleagues. Many people who normally would donate have been donating to health based charities recently but a handy reminder that there are many great initiatives that can’t survive without continued work from us all. 

foresthillred

Just donated, and will be dragging the kids out to walk countless lengths of my 120 yard long road until we reach a mile!