This will be Jo's sixth year for her challenge
Director Jo Bourne of IMPACT CMTD Ltd is stepping up for Diabetes UK this summer to support the 5 million people in the UK who live with diabetes.
Jo is currently taking part in a 92 day 1,000,000 step challenge for Diabetes UK. This will be the sixth year that Jo has taken part in the challenge for a charity that is very close to her heart.
Jo comments “I was diagnosed with Type one diabetes almost 30 years ago, a condition for which there is currently no cure. Living with diabetes is like riding a rollercoaster, with highs, lows and no two days ever being the same ! This will be the 6th year that I have signed up for this challenge, which is a big personal commitment meaning that I must walk approx. 11,000 steps every day (approx. 5 miles)
I want to raise as much awareness as I can about this disease and what it is like to live with, so more people understand and recognise how people are impacted and I want to help raise much needed funds for continued research so that one day we might find a cure. I will be taking my stepping to different parts of the country over the summer and will be bringing my grandchildren along to support me whenever I can !”
Diabetes UK improve lives through pioneering research
Diabetes UK are the UK’s leading charitable funder of diabetes research. They improve lives through pioneering research into all forms of diabetes and diabetes-related complications. The work they support helps them understand the causes of diabetes, bring about life-changing breakthroughs in care, treatment and prevention and bring them closer to a cure. In 2021 they invested over £6.4 million in diabetes research to kick start 31 new studies.
Agents Giving and The Guild of Property Professionals are delighted to support Jo with a grant to a great charity challenge.
