Four Harrogate driving instructors are making the most of time off work by walking 1.3 million steps between them to raise money for local charity Frank’s Fund.
Jayne Sorrell, Katie Faircloth, Jaimie White and Chris Buck will walk a minimum of 11,000 steps each day individually throughout the month to reach their goal of £500 by March 31.
They will be raising money for Frank’s Fund, which is a Harrogate-based charity set up by the Ashton family after their son Frank died in 2019 of Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
He lived in Harrogate with his family and beloved dog Barney and attended St Aidan’s Church of England High School.
Jayne Sorrell told the Stray Ferret that it’s a charity close to her heart:
“Ewing sarcoma is really badly funded and the outcomes are terrible. It’s the second biggest killer for children.”
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The four driving instructors are members of the Harrogate Driving Instructors Association (HAADI) which every year chooses a different charity to raise money for.
Jayne and her fellow instructors are hoping to turn the negative experience of lockdown into a positive one through their mammoth walking effort.
She added:
“We tried to make something good out of not being able to work, and that’s what this walk is all about.”
To donate to the fundraiser click here.
