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Ever since Henry can remember, he has wanted to help people sleeping rough on the street. He would often ask his parents if he could give food or blankets to homeless people. During the lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Henry noticed there were no longer any homeless people on the streets. He asked his parents why and they told him it was because the government had housed homeless people in hotels to limit the spread of Covid-19.
For a moment, Henry felt relieved that the homeless people no longer had to sleep on the streets. But he soon realised that once the lockdowns were lifted, the homeless people would become homeless again. Inspired by Captain Tom’s 100 laps around his garden for charity, Henry decided to embark on his own athletic endeavour. Henry set himself the challenge of running a marathon (equivalent to more than 100 laps of an athletics track) over 10 days for a charity called Crisis.
When Henry first told his parents about his idea, they tried to persuade him not to do it. They thought the challenge might be too much for him. So Henry sent his parents an email outlining all the reasons they should let him do it. After reading the email, Henry’s parents changed their minds! Henry originally set out to raise £262 (£10 for each mile), but he ended up reaching a whopping £9,565. Henry’s efforts impressed many people! When the challenge got tough, Henry remembered his dad’s wise advice. He said, ‘My daddy told me if I felt like stopping and giving up, just think about something…so I thought of getting all the homeless people off the street, and that kept on making me run.’
