GP Kelly raises over £600 by shaving off 26cm of hair for The 2.6 Challenge
Posted 5 years ago in the A big thank you, Challenges, Volunteers and fundraisers categories
Kelly, a GP and clinician for NHS Practitioner Health from West Yorkshire, shaved all of her hair off to raise money for Canine Partners.
As a person with a disability and wheelchair user, and seeing the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through her work, Kelly wanted to raise money for Canine Partners, as she recognises the huge difference an assistance dog can make to someone’s life.
Kelly has been shortlisted for her own assistance dog and was going through the application process when COVID-19 began to spread. As part of her application, she had previously visited one of our training centres and been amazed by the dedicated staff and aftercare that Canine Partners provides. Spurred on by the thought of not being able to progress and be partnered with a dog, Kelly decided to take part in The 2.6 Challenge, which was created to make up some of the money that would have been raised by runners in the London Marathon and to help save UK charities at a time when fundraising is more difficult.
Like many of our amazing supporters, Kelly knew that people may be struggling financially during these uncertain times, and originally set a goal of £100, but she smashed this target in 24 hours and raised over £600!
Kelly says, “The chances are that there will be even more people with acquired disability in the post-COVID era because of the long term health effects of surviving the virus , so your services will be needed more than ever… We can only imagine the detriment of others with more significant disabilities than myself of not being partnered because of a lack of funds. This made it even more important for us to help.”