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We did it!


How one school completed a 24-hour sponsored relay, and another raised funds via a text raffle


‘OUR ROUND-ISLAND RELAY RAISED MORE THAN £2,500 FOR A SENSORY GARDEN’


‘St Catherine’s is a national charity providing specialist care, education and therapy for young people with speech, language and communication needs. Based on the Isle of Wight, we have a residential school for 74 pupils, aged seven to 19, as well as post-19 provision to support nine young adults living independently. As an independent school, we rely


heavily on income from fundraising. With most of our regular activities being cancelled last year, we decided to run a high-profile outdoor event to promote the school and keep it at the forefront of people’s minds. We came up with the idea of a


walking relay that would involve a limited number of participants


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(32 individuals made up of school staff and their families), but that the public could engage with at a social distance or virtually. Our Take on the Isle of Wight


Challenge involved small teams completing stretches of a 73-mile route around the island. The goal was to raise funds towards the creation of a sensory garden – a calming outdoor therapy space where children could learn about the environment and horticulture. Our children have a lot of sensory needs so this was a project that promised to be really beneficial for them. We ran the challenge over a


weekend in October. I had planned the route to be mostly on footpaths


or pavements next to the coast road, with some off-road footpath work during the day. I estimated it would take around 21 hours in total, and I broke it down into sections, working out how long each stretch would take. We set up a sponsorship page as


one team on Virgin Money Giving, and used the link on our social media. Our target was £1,000, and we started sharing the campaign about a month before the event. This meant people were able to see the donations coming in both before and on the day itself. The staff walked in small groups (according to their school bubbles),


‘The sponsorship total


increased by around £150 each time I posted photos of the participants’


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