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Fundraising stories

On 15th July 2018 I will be taking part in Ironman Bolton in memory of my close friend Claire Greaves.

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It’s Volunteers’ Week! From giving talks and interviews on their personal experience, to advising on our responses to policy proposals, to reviewing the content we publish, the work volunteers do is essential to Beat.

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Kelsie Silverstone, 20 years old, from Wolverhampton, has recently launched her appeal to raise awareness about eating disorders and funds for Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity.

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The trek challenged me both mentally and physically, and pushed me far out of my comfort zone!

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I’ve chosen to raise funds for Beat for a very special, personal reason. In the summer of 2013, I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.

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My partner and I chose the Great North Run to be our challenge because we knew it would be a push for us.

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Kelly took part in a trek through the Icelandic wilderness to fundraise for Beat & has answered some questions to inspire other fundraisers!

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It was in July this year that I completed the Iceland Trek. I signed up in August last year, thinking I had plenty of time to get my act together.

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For me, this was not simply a journey of losing weight, getting fitter, and gaining strength. In fact, those things were secondary in my mind.

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Bathsheba describes her incredible trek through the Icelandic wilderness to raise money for Beat.

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As I began to recover I was very determined to ‘give something back’ to the charity that had helped me so much.

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Taking part in Trekfest and raising money for Beat has given me the healthy goal I required to help me follow the winding path of recovery.

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