Smashing Goals and Raising Funds: Tri Fit Fundraiser for Fun Activities

Oak Lodge's goal is to engage our clients in meaningful, as well as entertaining, activities and experiences. We plan exciting trips out and engaging in-house entertainment. In July, we launched into a summer of sport with a fundraiser to make sure our clients can continue enjoying these great activities.Our committed staff and keen clients participated in the Tri Fit Fundraiser, competing in three activities:

• 100 Lengths of Risborough Springs Swim and Fitness Centre: Swimmers will complete a combined total of 100 lengths of the main pool, each length measuring 25 meters.

• 3 Miles of Indoor Cycling: We will cycle a total of 3 miles on our indoor cycle machine.

• 100 Laps Around Rye Park: Participants will walk or run a combined total of 100 laps around the track, each lap being 1.6 miles. This totals just over 3,000 steps!

For the final laps was at Rye Park, residents from a local care home we partner with cheered from the sidelines, although they decided against getting involved in the last lap themselves due to the weather. They still had a nice picnic while cheering us on, and it was great to have them involved. 

We set ourselves some challenging targets, and through the fantastic efforts of all those taking part, we beat them all:

• 100 Lengths of the Swimming Pool: We went above and beyond, finishing 144 lengths!

• 3 Miles of Indoor Cycling: We more than doubled the target, achieving 6.5 miles!

• 100 Laps of Rye Park: Target smashed with 109 laps completed!

We are very proud of these achievements, our clients developing physically and raising some important funds at the same time a total of £427. The funds are going to go toward some fun and engaging activities for our clients here at Oak Lodge so they can continue creating memorable experiences.

It's something we couldn't have done without the support and enthusiasm from everybody involved. We would like to thank our staff, clients, and the residents of the local care home for their motivation and interaction. Together, we've had an incredible response and it really shown the power that comes from community spirit.

Stay tuned for more updates on what we're doing and future fund-raising events. We're really making a difference, one step, swim and cycle, at a time.