60 Miles in June for The National Autistic Society - by Mrs Snooks

Hi there. 

So, as some of you know, I have come out as Autistic at work. This has been incredibly stressful. A couple of weeks ago, I told the higher management of where I work. Yesterday, things then came to a head and I ended up having to tell the rest of my team that were in on the day.

Now that I have come out as Autistic, I'm thinking that the next step is to do the 60 Miles in June for The National Autistic Society.

https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/raise-money/fundraising-events/60-miles-in-june

Now, I can't ask you to sponsor me, but I wondered if I could use this thread to let you know how things are going for me and hear from you, if you decide to get involved.

Thanks,

Mrs Snooks.

Parents
  • Well done you! 

    I thought of doing 60 miles in June as I would normally walk more than that in a month. It would feel like cheating though as it wouldn’t cause me hardship, also I have always struggled with the idea of any sponsorship in the form of X number of miles, or X lengths of a pool or X jumps etc. I always think why can’t the person just ask for donations instead. I don’t understand this idea of sponsorship.

    The other thing putting me off is that I am retired and have little contact with others, save a couple of friends who might sponsor me.

    I am concerned that I might cost the NAS more money than I would donate as they send you a free T shirt when you register. Together with administration costs, it mightn’t be worth their while.

    I am a member of The NAS because it is a worthwhile charity and worth supporting. I just wish there was some way I could contribute towards their efforts. 

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  • Well done you! 

    I thought of doing 60 miles in June as I would normally walk more than that in a month. It would feel like cheating though as it wouldn’t cause me hardship, also I have always struggled with the idea of any sponsorship in the form of X number of miles, or X lengths of a pool or X jumps etc. I always think why can’t the person just ask for donations instead. I don’t understand this idea of sponsorship.

    The other thing putting me off is that I am retired and have little contact with others, save a couple of friends who might sponsor me.

    I am concerned that I might cost the NAS more money than I would donate as they send you a free T shirt when you register. Together with administration costs, it mightn’t be worth their while.

    I am a member of The NAS because it is a worthwhile charity and worth supporting. I just wish there was some way I could contribute towards their efforts. 

Children
  • Hi. Yes I feel very much like that about sponsorship. That it is seems that we have to achieve some activity, just to get a donation. I guess that is very much the world we live in. That we no longer give without some justification for doing so.

    I am glad that you have a some friends in retirement. It is my strong hope that I will not be alone, when I have retired.

    I like you was worried about costing the NAS more money than I could raise. I had no idea that when you register, you can choose an option to not receive a T-shirt. This is what I did, for this reason. And also because I have one from 2023.

    Yes, I think it worthy too. That is my wish too.

    Thank you so much for posting.