Edinburgh six-year-old impresses Comic Relief team with ambitious cartwheel challenge
An Edinburgh schoolgirl has caught the attention of Comic Relief staff after her unique cartwheel challenge raised nearly £2,000 for charity.
Flora Walker, who is in primary 2 at Parsons Green Primary School, cartwheeled around the perimeter of her school on Thursday (March 19) – a challenged that required more than 200 cartwheels.
The ‘avid cartwheeler’ originally set out to raise £200 for Red Nose Day, but after launching a JustGiving page along with making her own promo posters, the six-year-old has more raised more than £1,900.
The Comic Relief team were ‘been blown away’ with Flora’s fundraising efforts and described her cartwheel challenge as ‘definition of Red Nose Day silliness’. Charity staff contacted Flora’s parents to encourage them to nominate their six-year-old for a Nosey Award – a prize to ‘celebrate iconic fundraisers like Flora, who are making fundraising magic happen’.
Speaking after her cartwheel challenge, Flora said: “It was really good but I did get a bit dizzy at the end. But once I did my challenge I felt very happy and it was amazing having loads of people there.
“It’s brilliant to have raised so much money and I want to say a big thank you to all my friends and family and people who supported me.”
Flora’s mum, Helen said: “We're incredibly proud of Flora and she was really brave. We've just been bowled over by everyone's generosity and how supportive they've been of Flora.
“She's a very special girl and manages to make friends with everybody. So I think that's really helped in people wanting to get behind her and support her in her challenge – she’s a wonderful girl.
“Her school showed incredible support – all the classes lined up around the school holding posters and cheered her along the whole way around and there were others cheering from the windows. It was such a beautiful day, the atmosphere was amazing and the kids were going wild with enthusiasm.
“It’s was also really nice for Comic Relief to get in touch with us about the Nosey Award and it shows how much of an impact her fundraiser had.”
You can donate to Flora’s fundraiser and raise money for Comic Relief by visiting the JustGiving website.