Parkes woman Ashleigh Jacobs is getting out of her comfort zone this week and has decided to take part in this year's For Fitness Sake fundraising challenge.
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It's the House With No Steps' major fundraiser that runs from March 1-10 and the idea is for people or teams to sign up to walk or run - or in Ashleigh's case also swim - a certain amount of kilometres over the 10 days.
It's all to raise money for the House with No Steps' early childhood intervention programs to change the lives of kids living with a disability.
Ashleigh hasn't picked a small distance either, opting to take on 150km by Sunday.
"This March, I’m challenging myself to get moving to support children living with a disability," she said.
"It won’t be easy, but I’m getting out of my comfort zone for a fantastic cause."
Ashleigh's aim is to walk, run and swim the distance, with a fundraising goal of $300.
After hearing a work friend took part in the challenge last year, she was curious about the cause and looked further into the fundraiser.
"I want to do it for all the children and people who don’t have the ability to walk, run or swim," Ashleigh said.
"I think we take this for granted sometimes.
"I chose 150km because I wanted to aim high and go as far as I can, let’s make a difference."
So far Ashleigh has completed 69km and raised $86.80.
She's asking the community for a little help to reach her goal.
"Please get behind me and make a donation to sponsor my efforts as I take on this challenge to allow these kids to get the support they need to give them the best chance at life," she said.
Ashleigh's fundraising page can be found on the For Fitness Sake website.
