My Hope interview

I was Recently interviewed for the Hope for Children website, take a look and don't forget to check out  the amazing work that Hope for children do with  the link below http://www.hope-for-children.org/newsandevents.php#177  HOPE is lucky to have some incredible fundraisers who work exceptionally hard for the cause. Sarah Bishop is one such person. She is aiming to complete 30 challenges, all to raise funds for HOPE. People like Sarah don’t come around every day so we thought we would conduct a question and answer session with her. Here is what she had to say: How did you come across HOPE? I was looking for a charity that stood for all the things I believe in and Hope does the most amazing work both in the UK and developing countries. Why did you choose HOPE? Hope really stood out for me with the work they do, I did some research in to the charity and their projects which help poor orphaned and exploited children all over the world and realised that it was also a local charity to me. I think every child has the right to a decent start in life, the right to have clean water, food in their bellies and education and to be safe with a roof over their heads and more than anything they have the right to have hope or a future. Why are you doing 30 challenges? I am doing 30 challenges as I turn 30 next year! And I thought it would be a great way to mark the occasion and raise a massive amount or money for charity at the same time, I have always loved doing things for a good cause and this time I really wanted to push myself to the limit and I am sure 30 challenges will!! What challenges are you doing and which are you most excited about/looking forward to? I am really excited about the skydive, I have always wanted to do one and have convinced 34 mad people so far to jump out of the plane with me! All to raise money for Hope for children I also can’t wait to trek the Great Wall of China, I think it will be the most amazing and challenging experience. Here are a few of the challenges I am doing but if you want to see a full list of booked challenges then have a look at my website: A mud run, Skydive, Eton 750m open water lake swim, Windsor 1500m  open water river swim, Great British 10k run, HSBC dualathon, London to Paris bike ride, Full kilomathon, Trek the great wall of China, Abseiling , Silverstone Half marathon, Everest base camp trek, Full Marathon, Blowdry-athon at Clipso hair and finally to Give Blood are some of them! Which challenge is your biggest fear and why? I am extremely needle-phobic so the most personal challenge to me will be to give blood, It is something I have always wanted to do as I have a rare blood group but I have never been able to as I could never ever even come close to bringing myself to do it. I spoke to an amazing Lady called Linda who is a Hypnotherapist who has a Harley Street clinic and she has offered her services to help me overcome my fear free of charge to help me raise money for HOPE. Wish me luck!!!! You can follow Sarah’s progress by following her on twitter, liking her on facebook and visiting her blog. Please do support her if you can.

Gino D,Acampo wishing me luck! I'm a lucky girl!! :)

Skydive with Challenge 30

Challenge 30 has arranged to do a skydive in Northamptonshire and is putting together a team of people to do it with them!

Its on Sunday 20th May 2012 at Hinton Skydive Center, all you need to pay is a £30 deposit online and as long as you can raise £300 you will not have to pay another penny for this Challenge!!!

What to do next! ...

If this sounds like something you would like to do please Email me at challenge30@live.com and I can provide you with all the information and sponsor forms!

You can also look and click attend on the facebook event  to keep up to date with this event.

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My 30 Challenges!!!!

1. TBC May 2012 Superhero 5k run (no details yet, check out last years)
2. May 2012 – May 2013 Don’t eat a chocolate bar for a whole year!!
3. 13th May 2012 Crazy mud challenge
4. 20th May 2012 Skydive
5. 27th May Eton 750m open water lake swim 
6. 10th June 2012 Great Kent 60 mile bike ride
7. 8th July 2012 Windsor 1500m open water river swim
8. 12th July 2012 10k run 
9. 5th august 2012 Suffolk coast 60 mile bike ride  
10. 26th August 2012 Marlow 3k Open water river swim
11. 2nd September 2012 90 mile London bike ride
12. 9th September 2012 Spartan Run
13. 16th September 2012 HSBC dualathon
14. 19th September 2012 London to Paris bike ride
15. 28th October  2012 10 mile run
16. 3rd November 2012 Trek the great wall of China
17. January 2013 Give up alcohol for a whole month!!
18. Arrange an Abseil Event in Watford (contact me to join in, 70 people needed)
19. March 2013 Silverstone Half marathon
20. 26th April 2013 Everest base camp trek
21. 5 mile run
22. Full Marathon
23. White water rafting
24. Blowdry-athon at Clipso £15 a blowdry and all money goes to charity
25. London to Brighton Bike ride
26. Sponsored silence (trust me that’s hard for me)
27. Arrange a party for disabled children
28. Arrange a charity ball (and your all invited)
29. Midnight walk
30. Give Blood (my biggest biggest fear!)

So what do you think? do you wanna join in with any? let me know below!!!

Why am I doing this!!!

I consider myself as one of the world extremely lucky people, I was born and raised in England and have always had a world of opportunities on my door step, I consider myself lucky because there is so much suffering in the world, people suffering from malnutrition due to lack of food, no clean water to drink, no shelter, no education, woman and children suffering from abuse and simply a basic lack of human rights that every human being on the planet should be entitled to.

I sat at home wondering what I could do to make a difference in the lives of these people how I could help give people, especially children, hope. Everyone deserves hope, everyone deserves to dream and everyone deserves opportunities, I believe that providing people with their basic human rights, the right to an education, the right to eat, the right to drink clean and safe water and the right to have self-respect and to be treated respectfully by others is something that we should all work closely together to help achieve.

I decided that I would set myself a challenge to raise as much money as possible to help children suffering around the world, I came across a charity called Hope for Children that runs amazing projects around the world and I have set myself a task, it’s called Challenge 30, I am hoping that Challenge 30 will raise a substantial amount of money to help the charity Hope for Children, helping them to make a difference.

With my 30^th birthday soon approaching I have decided to dedicate my 30^th year to help children, I will be completing 30 challenges over the year including treks, runs, a skydive and facing my biggest fear amongst plenty of other crazy things in return for sponsorship for the charity Hope for Children  

Please visit my website to find out more www.challenge30.co.uk

Thank you for taking the time to listen to me

Love and best wishes

Sarah xxx

Abseil with Challenge 30 in Watford 2012

I have come up with a great plan!! I am so excited, all this time I have been looking for an abseil to do and struggling to find one so I have decided to organise one myself! ... No No don't worry I am not going to try up a few ropes myself it will all  be arranged by a company that specialises in Abseiling Events!!!

The abseil will take place in the Watford area in 2012, I need at least 100 people to let me know they are up for it and I will get the ball rolling

so........... fancy it???????????

Click attend on the FACEBOOK EVENTS PAGE it would also be great if you could "like" the CHALLENGE 30 FACEBOOK PAGE and support me :)

If you don't have Facebook I am also on TWITTER or you can EMAIL ME challenge30@live.com

Take care and thanks for the support


Sarah xxx

PS everytime you click on an ad on this page money goes to charity :)

New Training T-Shirt

Whoop Whoop!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have got a new Training top!! How cool is that, Thanks Kim great Idea and great present! What do you think guys?? 

I have been so busy lately that Challenge 30 has had to go on the back burner a little bit, but has defiantly not been forgotten! All the support I have on Facebook and Twitter is really helping me keep inspired so please follow me as it helps so much :)

Updates coming soon xxx