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Stepping up for Scope More than 120 participants set out to walk 300,000 steps across 30 days throughout the month of September, all to raise money for charity in the very first Steptember challenge. Conceived following the BHTA Stairlifts & Access section’s desire to make a difference and raise collaboration, Steptember challenged individuals to walk 10,000 steps (approximately five miles) each day in September. All money raised is being donated to Scope, a charity that exists to ensure disabled people have equal rights and opportunities in the UK. Craig Wills, Senior Community Relationships Executive at Scope, commented: “We’d all like to thank BHTA for choosing to support Scope with their fantastic Steptember challenge. With every step taken, every person involved raised valuable funds and awareness for our work with disabled people and their families. We are here to make this world a place where disabled people have the
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same opportunities as everyone else, that just wouldn’t be possible without people like the BHTA team.”
“With every step taken,
every person involved raised valuable funds and awareness for our work with disabled people and their families”
Craig Wills, Senior Community Relationships Executive, Scope
Sally Edgington, Section Support Lead at the BHTA, said: “It is fantastic how
members from the Stairlifts & Access section have come together for this fantastic event and to raise money for such a good cause. Their commitment to supporting this event has created a real buzz amongst the section and I hope we exceed the £2500 target we have set”. Following the success of the event it is hoped this will become an annual event for the BHTA and will be opened up across all section membership next year, with a different charity being chosen to raise money for each year. All monies raised are being collected and donated via the BHTAsteptember Just Giving Page - www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/bhtasteptember. Once all the money has been received, a presentation to Scope will take place at the BHTA Awards Dinner on 30th November.