My Activity Tracking
86
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My target 31 mi
How your support helped the RNLI in 2024
437 Lives saved
25,327 People aided by lifeboat crews and lifeguards
9,141 Lifeboat launches
Charlie is taking on the Mayday Mile Challenge to support RNLI volunteers
Hello. Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.
I’ve joined the ‘RNLI Mayday Mile’ challenge. I will be cycling and walking as may miles as possible this month, to raise as much money as I can for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI).
“You will see RNLI Lifeguards at the coast and on the beaches. They help keep us safe when we’re swimming and surfing and doing other water sports. They also help anyone or any boats which need rescuing and help at sea. I’m doing this challenge to raise money, so they can keep looking after us all.”
If you would like to donate (any amount) to my RNLI Mayday Mile fundraising challenge, I’d be very grateful. Thank you in advance, for your support and donations.
Charlie
PS: I'm adding my posts below so you can see my progress.
My Achievements
Updated Profile Pic
Self donated
Reached 25% of fundraising target
Reached 50% of fundraising target
Reached 100% of fundraising target
Added a Blog Post
Shared fundraising page
Reached 25% of distance target
Reached 50% of distance target
Reached 100% of distance target
My Updates
Day 19 (Tuesday 19 May) - Riding Through the Rain!
Tuesday 19th May
Not even a torrential rainstorm could stop this challenge!
A massive thank you to our amazing school community for cheering me on and donating.
Between our coin collection and online donations, we raised an amazing £40.36 at today’s after-school roller bike event!
I honestly wasn't sure if the event could even happen when I looked out the window at 3pm and saw a river of rain gushing down the path! Thankfully, it eased up just in time to get pedalling.
My challenge was to cycle 31 miles in 31 days and to raise £100. I am so excited to share that so far I've cycled 86 miles and raised over £217 (+gift aid)!
I’ll be finishing my RNLI Mayday Mile challenge on May 31st and will share my grand totals then.
Thank you all so much for your incredible support!
ShareDay 18 (Monday 18 May) - Tired but didn't quit
Monday 18th MaySchool term is almost done and my energy battery is running low. Training tonight was super tough, but I pushed through. I ended up cycling 15.8 miles! Now refuelling with lots of yummy food and doing my homework.
ShareDay 17 (Sunday 17 May) - Feeling inspired and on my bike again!
Sunday 17th May After this morning's inspiring visit to the local lifeboat station, I couldn't wait to jump back on my bike and get some more miles added to my current total. I cycled just over 7 miles and was on my bike for 1.5 hours over some steep terrain. A really good ride.Day 17 (Sunday 17 May) - Meeting the crew at the local lifeboat station
Sunday 17th May
I took some biscuits along to the local lifeboat station for the crew early this morning to say a big, big thank you! 🍪 They are volunteers and are absolutely amazing.
They were heading out training - so I got to see the boat being launched. They then very kindly invited me come inside the station to look around. I got to see where the donation money goes! ⚓
The crew kit was really very heavy, but it's all so important for when they are out in horrendous weather saving lives. It’s got to keep the crew safe as well. Thank you so much for showing me around.
Did you know it costs £190.3 million every year to run the RNLI? That is so much money! 🤯 It all comes from people fundraising and donating. Thank you for your donations!
They have 238 lifeboat stations and lifeguards on 238 UK beaches to keep us safe. Training the crew and keeping the boats ready costs a lot, but they save so many lives! 🌊🛶
This morning's visit really inspired me to spread the word about the RNLI and to continue to raise as much money as I can. (More pics in my galley below)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWdrcuNDWzZ/?igsh=ejA2NHF0ZmZkbmtr
Day 16 (Saturday 16 May) It's been a good, good day.
Saturday 16th May
Day 15 (Friday 15 May)
Friday 15th May
Day 14 (Thursday 14 May) 'Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming...'
Thursday 14th May I have been swimming a lot this week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and today! I've worked out my total distance swam this week is 0.3miles. I'm feeling very proud, that all my effort in the pool can go towards my grand fundraising mileage total! Thank you for your continued support. "Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming..." ShareDay 13 (Wednesday 13 May)
Wednesday 13th May A busy evening of racing. So with all of my practice laps, motos and final, I have gained another 2 miles to my challenge mileage. ShareDay 11 (Monday 11 May)
Monday 11th May Tonight I have been cycling for 2hours. I've cycled 19.42miles! This brings my current fundraising mileage to just over 49miles and smashing my 31 mile target! I'm very proud of my progress to date. I'm now off to refuel with some food and get some sleep. ShareDay 10 (Sunday 10 May) - Update
Sunday 10th May Thank you so much to everyone who has so far sponsored me and donated money to the RNLI. It's really appreciated. Thank you.Day 10 (Sunday 10 May)
Sunday 10th May
Another busy day on the bike today.
10x laps of Llynfi BMX’s scenic 400m track. 6 practice laps, 3 racing moto laps and 1 race final. That’s an extra 2.48miles added to the challenge mileage.
A great day of bike racing and increasing my total milage for my RNLI challenge!
ShareDay 9 (Saturday 9 May) - Visit to RNLI Portishead
Saturday 9th May
Day 9 (Saturday 9 May) - 2nd ride of the day!
Saturday 9th May
Day 9 (Saturday 9 May) - 1st ride of the day!
Saturday 9th May
Day 6, 7 & 8 (Wed 6, Thu 7 & Fri 8 May)
Friday 8th May I’ve been battling a cold, so no mileage updates. Focused on getting back to full fitness and looking forward to some great miles over the next few days! Share
Thank you to my Sponsors
£53.32
Grandma & Grandpa
£41.83
Alice Canty
Good luck Charlie, I know you can do it. Xx
£20
Auntie Marianne
Good luck Charlie! The RNLI are brilliant, I’m very proud of you! I am also sponsoring you 30p a mile (which I will add at the end!). Xx
£16.50
School Community - Coin Donations
A massive thank you to our amazing school community for cheering me on and donating. Today’s after-school roller bike event coin collection raised a brilliant £16.50.
£12.50
Mama
I'm so very proud of you Charlie. You've raised well over your £100 target and it's still going up and up! Your mileage has also exceeded it's target! Reaching 55miles by week 2 is fantastic! Keep up the great work Charlie. Love you, xx (This is your week 2 donation! x)
£12.50
Mama
I'm so very proud of you Charlie. Keep going, you're doing amazing! I'll sponsor you every week, so keep doing the miles. This is your week 1 of 4 donation! Love you loads. xxxxx
£10
Liesel Freitag
Keep up the great work for a good cause, Charlie!
£6.18
Rob Haddow
£6.18
Hayley Christopher-lee
£6.11
Santosh Tharra
Great Job Charlie. - Aadhya and family
£5
Nichola Durham
Amazing effort Charlie, well done!
£5
Amelia N 6b
What an amazing thing to do. X
£5
Peta Maurice
Well done Charlie! From Elsie and family
£5
Alex O
Well done Charlie
£5
James C
£5
Katie Rawson
Well done Charlie! From Alex R
£1.50
K-E-E-P running and cycling Charlie for such a good cause. Well done, love Grandma and Grandpa xx