Great Santa Fun Run
Undeterred by the cold, wet and windy weather, some 70 hardy souls took part in Wimborne Rotary’s fifth Great Santa Fun Run at Badbury Rings on 15 December. Two of the participants, Michael Tomlinson, Prospective MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, and Adam Hinks (both pictured with Neil Bichard before the start of the race) raised £155 for R2R. Michael presented us with the cheque and later dropped in at one of our Afternoon Drop-Ins to learn more about the work we do.
Michael comments: “In November our youth group at St Dunstans Church, Upton, was challenged to sleep out overnight in order to raise awareness about homelessness. Whilst discussing homelessness with the teenagers, our youth leader told us about Routes to Roots and the work it was doing locally. For the past few years I have done the Great Santa Fun Run, and I raise money for two or three local charities. This year Routes to Roots seemed the natural choice (the other being Purbeck CAB).
“I was really pleased to be able to drop in this week with R2R Chair Pat for an afternoon session. It was good to meet some of the guys and hear more about R2R, the support network, and projects such as Holton Lee. My one disappointment was not to get to play table-tennis. It will have to wait for another time!”