A six-year-old girl from Bradley Stoke has raised more than £3,000 for a national cancer charity after taking part in a challenge to run 50km in a single month.
Brooke Hobbs decided she wanted to raise money for charity in memory of her Auntie Laura who sadly passed away in 2017 from leukaemia. She chose Blood Cancer UK and decided to take part in the ‘Run 50 in February’ challenge.
Brooke started the challenge to run 50km on 6th February and asked/persuaded her mum and Auntie Becky to join her. They set a target of £300, but within two days they had raised £800 and in just seven days they had raised over £2,500!
After completing 49km in the cold snow and rain, the last kilometre was completed with a lap of Little Stoke Park on Sunday 28th February, when the sun was shining.
Brooke was extremely happy to complete the challenge and had a smile from ear to ear all day.
The total raised now stands at an astonishing £3,185. Further donations can be made via a secure Facebook fundraising page: ‘Run 50 in February – Vikki, Becky and Brooke’
Brooke said:
“Thank you everyone for supporting me and thank you very, very much for all of the donations. It will help the doctors buy more medicine for the people who have cancer and help them get back to their families. I really enjoyed the running and I’ve loved doing this for my Auntie Laura.”
Brooke’s mum Vikki Hobbs added:
“As a family we are incredibly proud of Brooke and the amazing amount of money that has been raised for a charity so close to our hearts. All of the money raised will go towards the fantastic research that the charity does and hopefully help find a cure for this awful disease one day, or in the words of Brooke ‘buy more medicine’.”
“Mummy and Auntie Becky are enjoying having a rest for our exertions, but Brooke has already said she would like to do it again!”
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine (on page 10). The magazine is delivered FREE, nine times a year, to ALL 8,700 homes in Bradley Stoke. Phone 01454 300 400 to enquire about advertising or leaflet insertion.
