The Lewis Foundation
One hundred gruelling miles to mark charity milestone
Co-founder and CEO of T e Lewis Foundation, Lorraine Lewis, is preparing to take on a gruelling 100-mile ultra- marathon as part of the charity’s fundraising eff orts to mark ten years of supporting adults diagnosed with cancer. Lorraine, who founded T e Lewis Foundation with her
husband Lee in 2016, will take part in the Rat Race Adventure Sports 100-mile series, running from Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland to Edinburgh Castle, on July 4 to 6. T e continuous 100-mile challenge will see Lorraine cover
the equivalent of almost four marathons, one after the other, with a 48-hour time limit to complete the route. T e terrain will include road, trail, hills and mountainous sections, with runners travelling through the night and having to reach pit stops by set cut-off times to remain in the event.
Lorraine has been training six days a week, totalling
around 18 hours, while continuing to lead The Lewis Foundation and juggle day-to-day life. T e challenge forms part of a year of fundraising to
celebrate the charity’s tenth anniversary. Since launching, T e Lewis Foundation has grown from a personal mission into a charity delivering more than 2,000 free gift packs every month to adults receiving cancer treatment in 17 hospitals across the Midlands and East of England. Each gift pack contains items such as toiletries, books,
blankets, puzzle books, body lotion and other comfort items, designed to bring moments of relief, dignity and joy to people during cancer treatment. Lorraine has already raised £600 through the ultra-
marathon challenge, with every £3.60 raised funding one gift pack for an adult diagnosed with cancer. Lorraine said: “I’m a mix of excited and scared. One
hundred miles is a huge challenge and when someone reminded me it is almost four marathons, one after the other, it really hit home. T e route’s continuous, including through the night, and although there are pit stops along the way, I don’t think I’ll sleep. I know that if I stop for too long, I might struggle to get going again. “T is year marks ten years of T e Lewis Foundation
and I wanted to do something that really refl ected the scale of what this charity means to us. We started T e Lewis Foundation to bring comfort and joy to adults going through cancer treatment and that remains at the heart of everything we do.” The Lewis Foundation was created after Lorraine
and Lee Lewis experienced fi rst-hand how isolating and diffi cult hospital treatment could be for adults diagnosed with cancer. T e couple began by hand-delivering gifts to patients and have since built a charity that now supports thousands of people every month.
Donations can be made at:
www.justgiving.com/page/tlf10thbirthday
Find out more about T e Lewis Foundation at
www.thelewisfoundation.co.uk
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