A 6-year-old boy from Edinburgh has raised over £500 for a homelessness charity during the coronavirus pandemic, by running 5k in his back garden.
Jasper Maciver, from Edinburgh, completed the fundraising challenge for Bethany Christian Trust, a Scottish charity that supports homeless people in the capital.
A time lapse video created by Jasper's mum shows him running endless laps around his garden to achieve a distance of 5 kilometers.
The running challenge was completed just days before Bethany Christian Trust launched their 2.6 Challenge, which asks supporters to come up with unique and creative activities to fundraise at home.
The 2.6 Challenge will take place on 26th April, on what should have been the date of the 40th London Marathon. Since the London Marathon could not go ahead due to the coronavirus outbreak, event organisers have come together to raise vital funds for charities across the UK, including Bethany Christian Trust.
Fundraisers can take part in an activity of their choice based around the numbers 2.6 or 26.
Mairead Macleod, Events Team Lead at Bethany Christian Trust, said: “Jasper is a huge inspiration to all of us during this crisis. We all need to come together and do our part to help out those in greatest need, and sometimes that means we need to get a little creative and think outside of the box.
"We are so humbled by Jasper’s incredible efforts in achieving his fundraising target and raising over £500 for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable. We hope that his story will inspire and motivate others to take part in the 2.6 Challenge and come up with their own fun and creative ideas.”
