WITH just one month to go, Barnsley Hospice is counting down to one of its biggest fundraising events of the year.
As the clock strikes midnight on Saturday September 23, women from across the area will don their pyjamas to pound the pavements for ‘One Night in a Onesie’, the charity’s 11th sponsored midnight walk.
Hundreds of ladies are expected to take part in the event, which starts and ends at Horizon Community College.
Participants can choose to take on a five or ten-mile route around the town centre and surrounding areas, with water stations along the way, and all will be rewarded with a medal and a bacon butty at the end.
To celebrate the theme, walkers are being encouraged to wear onesies, pyjamas or nighties.
One Night in a Onesie will provide a vital source of income for the hospice, which has to raise more than £2m a year - in addition to £1.6m funding from the NHS.
Sue Miller, income generation manager at Barnsley Hospice, said: “The midnight walk is something we all look forward to here at the hospice, as it’s always such good fun.
“Our fundraising targets are huge and we never charge for our care, so we rely on the support of the community to help us keep our doors open.”
The fundraiser, which is sponsored by XPO Logistics, has raised more than half a million pounds since it began in 2006.
And, although the walk is for women only, the hospice is calling on volunteers of both sexes to support the event by marshalling along the route.
Visit www.barnsleyhospice.org for more information or to book a place.
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