Merlin's Miles for money

By Lisa and Merlin

My Activity Tracking

101
kms

My target 100 kms

Fundraising for Scotland's animals

I’m taking on this 365 challenge to raise vital funds for Scotland’s animals. The Scottish SPCA is there for domestic, farm and wild animals 365 days a year. By helping me reach my fundraising target, you’ll also be helping the Scottish SPCA continue to be there for all animals, all year round.

My Achievements

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Increased goal

Half way there!

Animal Champion

My Updates

Day 25

Tuesday 25th Oct
It's day 25 and we have now completed our 100km challenge!

We are so greatful to all who have donated to our chosen charity (the Scottish SPCA)

It is almost 2 years ago that we met Merlin and gave him his new forever home from the SSPCA and we are so happy we met him, he has bought us so much love and happiness and we love him so very much.

I am so proud of him for all the walking he has done to raise vital money to help with the cost of living and energy prices.

Please, if you or anyone you know can donate to help them then please do.

Day 24

Monday 24th Oct
Hello, day 24 for us on our walking challenge. We are at 96km now! 
Almost completed the challenge.

It's been great seeing how much we can raise for the Scottish SPCA and we are so greatful to all who have donated. 

We will continue the walking. 🐕👋

Day 23

Sunday 23rd Oct
It's the 23rd day of our 100km walking challenge! For the Scottish SPCA.
We are currently at 92 km now and approaching the finish line (if there was one😂)
We have raised £206 so far and we are so very thankful to all who have donated.
I can't believe that in less than a week we would have had Merlin in our lives for 2 years!  It feels way longer.
Anyways, lets carry on with walking and donating. 

Day 22

Saturday 22nd Oct
Us again... we have almost made it and we should be completing our 100km walking challenge in the next couple of days.

If anyone would like to donate to help the Scottish SPCA through these hard times ahead then please do

Thanks again for those who have donated already it means so much to me and merlin. 

Lets keep going...

Day 21

Friday 21st Oct
Hello followers, day 21. We didn't do too much yesterday as it was raining a lot here!

We are now at 88km of 100km so we are still doing well. Hopefully the rain holds off so that we can carry on walking. 

Once again, if you can and want to donate to us then please do. Help the Scottish SPCA continue to help and support all animals that need their help 365 days a year and get through the cost of living crisis. 🐕🤑

Day 20

Thursday 20th Oct
We are almost at the half way point of our target sponser money amount of £365. 

Another massive thankyou to those who have donated precious money for the Scottish SPCA, they are such a wonderful charity and one we hold very dear to our hearts.

We are currently at 85km out of 100km and continue to walk, all weathers to get in some Merlin Miles. Bless, poor Merlin is more tired lately but is also enjoying all the extra sniffing places!🐕😇.

We shall continue tomorrow...

Day 19

Wednesday 19th Oct
So today is day 19. We are currently at 83km, i can't believe how well we are doing.
We want to say again, a massive thankyou to all who have donated already. I don't think we will reach our goal of £365 but we will be greatful to anything we raise to help the Scottish SPCA during these hard times.

Day 18

Tuesday 18th Oct
Hello followers, we are now on 76km so far and on day 18. Merlin is doing so so well.

We have until the end of october to get all the donations in for the Scottish SPCA. 
If you, or anyone you know would like to donate to our cause please do.

Onwards we go, keep walking😆
 

Day 17

Monday 17th Oct
We're still going strong and doing lots of walking.
Not much to update on today, we will continue our walking!. 
Donate to our great cause if you can, we appreciate every penny. 🐕

Day 16

Sunday 16th Oct
Hi all, today is day 16 of Merlin's Miles for Money. We are now currently at 68km of our target of 100km. 
Due to the cost of living crisis and energy crisis we are all going through, we (me and merlin) decided to do a 100km walking challenge to help raise vital money to help the Scottish SPCA continue to be there and help the animals that go into their care. 
We are so greatful to all that have donated already. Please, if you can - donate anything you can to help them through these hard times. Hopefully we can reach our target of £365.
We are going for a nice walk today to get in some more merlin miles, see you soon. 🐶🐾🐾

Day 15

Saturday 15th Oct
Almost halfway through october now! 
We are now at 63km so we are way ahead of schedule. 
We are hoping to get out this weekend if the weather is nice for a nice walk together. 
Please donate if you can, it really does mean so much to us both. 
🐾🐾🐾🐾

Day 14

Friday 14th Oct
The second week is almost over of Merlin's Miles for money. We are very nearly at 60% of the way through.
We are extremely greatful to you all who have donated already to help the Scottish SPCA when they need it most, with the cost of living crisis and energy crisis they need as much help as possible to be able to carry on caring for all the animals that need it.
As mentioned before, it is a charity we hold close to our hearts as this is where we met Merlin and adopted him back in 2020 and we were so thankful to them for all they did for him during his time with them.
Please donate if you can, anything at all is appreciated so much. 

Day 13

Thursday 13th Oct
Well, the mornings are now getting colder. This morning was actually our first frost of the morning, brrrr....!
We have done a nice walk this morning already to get some miles in but we started the app last night but forgot to press start until we were nearly back home yesterday, i was so gutted lol!. (Note to self to check workout has started)🤣🐶

Day 12

Wednesday 12th Oct
Another day, another paw forward!
We managed a good walk yesterday to get more Merlin Miles in so that makes us. . . . 
Over HALF WAY! We are currently at 54km this morning and are going to be getting some steps in over the next few days hopefully. 

We are so very greatful to everyone who has already donated and those who are going to soon!. We really hope to make our target. 
See you tomorrow!🐶👩


Day 11

Tuesday 11th Oct
Hello again to our followers!
We will reach half way today at 50km, we should have made this yesterday but we didn't manage to get another walk in before my work so merlin's daddy had to walk him and he hasn't got the app i need to record our walking. 

Never mind, chin up they say.  We are still on target at the moment, so that's good. 
Hope you all have a good day and please keep donating if you can. 

Day 10

Monday 10th Oct
Hello everyone who is following our journey, day 10 for us. 
We didn't get many Merlin Miles in yesterday it was absolutely pouring with rain yesterday so we couldn'd do a massive walk getting soaked before bed. 
Lets hope we can get more in before the next load of rain😄🐕

Day 9

Sunday 9th Oct
We are now on day 9 of our 100km challenge. 

We joined up with some family again for one last walk together before they head back home today. 
It's been great for us to have some company on our walk and explore about with them.

Back on with the task at hand though, we are almost half way there now, so we are doing good together. 

We hope that more people can donate to our cause as we really would like to meet our goal at £365 towards the great work the Scottish SPCA does. Please get donating if you can and haven't done so yet.

Thankyou so much for those that have donated already! It means so much to me.

Better get on with walking more Merlin Miles...

Day 8

Saturday 8th Oct
Hi everyone, we didn't have a very productive day yesterday. I think Merlin was feeling super tired, so we didn't push ourselves.

We hope to get some more Merlin Miles in today. 

Thankyou to everyone who has donated money to help the Scottish SPCA care for all the aninals that need their help 365 days of the year. Of course we do hope to achieve our goal of £365. Please, if you can donate something we would be so greatful to you. 

We will keep up the updates for you all on our progress. 

Lisa and Merlin

Day 7

Friday 7th Oct
It's day 7 of our 100km walking challenge! A whole week😄

We are now at 34km so we are on track to reach our goal (actually ahead of target)
We figured it doesn't matter if we go over the 100k mark.

We had another walk together with some family members who are visiting us at the moment and got in some more Merlin Miles.

Anyway, it was just an update so see you tomorrow for the next update😉🐕

Day 6

Thursday 6th Oct
Almost a week into our challenge and currently on 29km as of last night. 
We are loving wearing our Scottish SPCA clothes on our walks to show what we are doing.
Merlin is enjoying his snoozing a bit more this last week to rest in between the walks.
If you can and would like to donate to our cause i have the link in the bio on our instagram account @solucky2809. We really would appreciate anything you can give. 

Day 5

Wednesday 5th Oct
Today is the 5th day of our 100km walking challenge and Merlin is doing so well! 

We need to get him used to his new coat as he didnt like it yesterday and wouldnt walk around the streets with it on!🙈 luckily there is a dog field near me that is usually pretty quiet, he walked round there perfectly😂

Anyway... we will continue to track our progress and give an update each day, so keep an eye out and please, please donate! Scottish SPCA.


Day 4

Tuesday 4th Oct
Well yesterday we joined with some family and done a walk with them in Pitlochry up some steep hills to find a lovely waterfall, we went through a forrest and past a distillery. It was a lovely scenic walk until it rained and we all got wet!😂

In total we walked 11km yesterday which has made us almost 1/5 th of the way towards our goal of 100km. 

Day 3

Monday 3rd Oct
Admittedly, last night i forgot to start the walk on our app that tracks how many kilometers we walk.
Today we will get into the habbit of doing this as we do not want to keep losing steps.
We do have some supporters this week who can join us on some walks.

Please donate whatever you can to help the Scottish SPCA with the rising costs. As a charity, they rely solely on donations alone and do not get any help from government or national lottery.
We appreciate anything you can afford to donate to help this cause.

Day 2

Sunday 2nd Oct
Well, yesterday went well. We did complete our steps but the App decided not to count them properly, so we lost those steps unfortunately 

However, we will sort the app today (we hope) and will be back on track soon😄.

One step forward

Saturday 1st Oct
Hello everyone,

     Today is the 1st of October! Which means.... today is day 1 of Merlin's Miles for money.

We are both ready for this challenge ahead of us. 

We will be counting our steps each day and sending you all the updates!. 

We would like to say a massive THANKYOU to all who have donated so far. 
Lisa and Merlin 

Merlins miles for money

Friday 23rd Sep
Hi myself and my wonderful baby Merlin (american akita) are wanting to help raise some money to help the SSPCA. With the cost of living and energy prices set to rise we would like to help out a little. We hope you can all help us to walk 100km in the whole month of october. 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£10

Lisa Lawson

£20

Fiona

£10.50

Amie Kaye

Well done to you both

£30

Lisa Lawson

£10

Barbara Taylor

Good luck Lisa and Merlin, you're doing well.

£15.75

Marta Bonat

£15.75

Laura Kaye

Well done Lisa and Merlin xx

£5.25

Rebecca Leonard

Well done lisa and merlin

£5.25

Mabels Bakery

Good luck! Such a great cause. From jeri and Mabel (Mabels bakery)

£21

Gary Mole

Good luck Lisa and Merlin xx

£31.50

Ian Jobling

Good luck.

£42

Ann Mole

Good luck, a very worthy cause. Will help with a few walks on our visit to scotland

£26.25

Alan Jobling

Well done for raising money for a wonderful cause

£2.10

Anonymous

£21

Tracy Mole