insideKENT Magazine issue 94 - January2020 | Page 141

CHARITY NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGE Kent’s 2020 Charity Challenges WHETHER IT’S TO TICK OFF A BUCKET LIST WISH, TRY SOMETHING TOTALLY NEW, AID A LONG-TERM FITNESS GOAL, OR SIMPLY TO TEST YOURSELF FOR 2020; MAKE IT YOUR MISSION TO STAND UP, SIGN UP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE; BY UNDERTAKING ONE OF THE AMAZINGLY VARIED AND AMAZINGLY LIFE- CHANGING CHARITY CHALLENGES BEING RUN THIS YEAR. LET IN THOSE FEEL GOOD ENDORPHINS FROM GIVING SOMETHING BACK, IMPROVE YOUR HAPPINESS, LOWER YOUR STRESS AND NOT ONLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE, BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITY OUR WONDERFUL KENT CHARITIES SERVE. Kent Sports Trust // www.kentsportstrust.org Goatham’s Great Kent Cycle Ride 2020 // 3-5 July 2020 Returning for its fourth year, this annual three day event takes in the very best of the Kentish countryside - vineyards, castles, pretty villages, coastal paths, history, and breathtaking scenery - as participants complete over 200 miles by bike. The registration fee includes all food and refreshments; including breakfasts, lunches, water stops and evening meals; as well as overnight accommodation, luggage transportation, insurance, medical support, bike mechanic support, a fully marked route, sports therapy, a cycling top, and medal. Costs: Registration fee: £75 Minimum sponsorship: £600 Hospice In The Weald // www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk Great Wall of China Trek // 10-18 October 2020 Experience China’s outstanding beauty as you walk along one of the new seven Wonders of the World. Set to challenge, the trek will take on the twists, turns, ups and downs of the most famous wall of all in this journey immersed in over 2,000 years of natural beauty, mythology and ancient traditions. Costs: Registration: £395 Minimum sponsorship: £3,200 Or Self-funding option: Registration: £1,948 Minimum sponsorship: £1,000 141