A TENACIOUS teacher from Rugby has continued her impressive fund-raising for a mental health charity by completing a 100km walk in two days.
Erin Anderson-Howe embarked on a 100km ultra challenge on the south coast to raise money for Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind – in memory of her partner Bill’s brother who died by suicide.
Along with Bill and two teammates, Erin walked the 100km over just 48 hours. The route began at the seaside town of Eastbourne and finished in Arundel in West Sussex, covering 62 miles and over 2,100m of elevation.
Since 2022, Erin and Bill have now raised over £11,500 for the charity through their business DRM.
Erin, a science teacher at Avon Valley School, said: “My partner sadly lost his younger brother, Ollie, to suicide. We are absolutely passionate about reducing mental health stigma and starting conversations around mental health, to hopefully prevent other families from going through similar experiences.
“We run our business, DRM, as a social enterprise, with 25 per cent of our profits going into the community work that we do, from creating resources and hosting events, blogs and fundraisers to making direct donations to charities.
“We completed this event and run the business in honour of Ollie.”
Avon Valley Headteacher Blake Francis said Erin was a brilliant role model for the school’s sudents.
He added: “It was incredible to hear about Erin’s completing the ultra-event on the south coast, and it is even more incredible to see that over £11,000 has been raised for Mind over the last few years.
“Erin perfectly demonstrates how our school’s core values, ‘ambition, respect, and care’, can be followed and can make a difference to others.”
Visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/wearedrm2022 for more information about recent fundraising events, or to make a donation.
