Walking boots at the ready – but no-one’s taken up the Glanford Vale challenge. Will your Lodge be first?
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The quartet of Glanford Vale Lodge members who walked two million steps for charity between them in January are still waiting to see who’ll be first to take up the challenge to do the same.
With better weather just round the corner David Atkinson and fellow-walkers Mark Ramm, Richard Winning, Chris Smith thought others would be ready to ‘step up’ to emulate their feat, but so far no-one has.
They’ve challenged other Lodges or Centres to do the same, providing a reason to take exercise and raise money at the same time. They want to pass their finishing line banner, in the picture above, from Lodge to Lodge or centre to centre as others take up the challenge, so it can travel around the Province like a travelling gavel, raising money and helping members get exercise at the same time.
Says David: “All four of us – Mark Ramm, Richard Winning, Chris Smith, and I – will visit the first Lodge or Centre to accept the challenge and formally hand over the banner. We’ll also go with them on their first walk. That Lodge or Centre should do the same for the next one to volunteer, and so on around the Province.”
The details
- Half of the money raised can be given to the charity of the walkers’ choice, the other half to the Festival
- Don’t underestimate the challenge. The four Glanford Vale members each had to walk a little over 16,000 steps every day to reach the target – in a month with 31 days
- To be completed in January, March, May, July, September, or October
- Four members to complete two million steps each in the selected month. (Any number can take part, but they must all do 500,000 steps each)
- After completing of the challenge, the Lodge or Centre must find the next challengers
- No cheating! Steps must be honestly and diligently recorded. Smartphones and watches have the technology
PGM Dave Wheeler walked the Humber Bridge with the group. He said: “I support this initiative, and I think it is excellent not only in terms of keeping our members active but also as a fundraising idea.”
Is your Lodge or Centre ready to take up the Two Million Step Challenge? Contact David Atkinson to get more details and arrange a banner handover. His contact details are: atkinsondl@icloud.com or 07955 809671
