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Over 1,700 people walk 11,653 miles within their 5k as part of 300,000 steps fundraiser

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 13:39

Cork’s Cope Foundation has moved to thank families, communities and businesses for taking #StepsForChange

In its second year running, the 300,000 Steps Challenge for Cope Foundation was a great success for the Cork-based organisation.

The fundraising campaign saw 1,720 people from Cork city, county and beyond take part. The Challenge was to complete 300,000 Steps in the 28 days of February, all while raising much-needed funds for Cope Foundation.

By each person completing the Challenge, a total of 516,000,000 steps were completed in the month of February.

That’s the equivalent of travelling back and forth from Cork to New Zealand 11 times.

The competition to get the daily step count between the various Teams was fierce, with one group of 10 school friends committing to reach 3 million steps collectively in the month.

Companies, schools, GAA Clubs, people supported by Cope Foundation, Cope Foundation staff and individuals took part in the challenge while adhering to the 5KM travel limit under current Level 5 restrictions.

The campaign's enthusiasm and energy were more significant than ever before, with people from Cork to Galway to Canada clocking up their daily 10,000 steps.

Sean Abbott, Chief Executive at Cope Foundation, says, "We are delighted with the success of this year's 300,000 Steps Challenge. Cope Foundation is one of the largest providers of services and supports to people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism in Ireland. We are committed to delivering person-centred services and supports to people right across Cork city and county and empowering people we support to live their lives. We were delighted to work with EY's team as part of our 300,000 Steps Challenge. They share our vision of inclusion and building a better world and workplace by maximising the power of all differences".

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