{"id":41326,"date":"2020-02-28T13:22:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41326"},"modified":"2020-02-28T13:22:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T13:22:31","slug":"womans-30-challenges-for-30th-birthday-raises-7000-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/28\/womans-30-challenges-for-30th-birthday-raises-7000-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman&#039;s 30 challenges for 30th birthday raises \u00a37,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zoe&nbsp;Selby<em> <\/em>helped seven charities, inspired by the memories of her father and grandmother<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/new-top-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/new-top-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-top-image-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> #Zoes30thChallenge was designed to pull her out of a slump.<br \/><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Zoe Selby <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A CARDIFF&nbsp;<\/strong>woman&nbsp;raised over \u00a37000&nbsp;for seven charities&nbsp;by&nbsp;participating in&nbsp;30 challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate her 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;birthday,  Zoe&nbsp;Selby,&nbsp;31,&nbsp;took part&nbsp;in&nbsp;fun runs, bake sales&nbsp;and&nbsp;a bungee jump&nbsp;all in one year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/table2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41328\" width=\"676\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2.png 899w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2-500x199.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2-293x117.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/table2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41328\" width=\"676\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2.png 899w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2-500x199.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/table2-293x117.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Zoe took part in thirty different events, one for every year of her age in 2019. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Co-Op store manager said: \u201cI had a bad few years, my dad passed away and then my nan not long after &#8211; I thought, I can either go into my 30s feeling miserable or I can jolly myself along a little bit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI decided to raise money for charities because I was always passionate about it, but I let go a little bit after my nan died as she&nbsp;was always my biggest fundraising fan.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picking the charities was the hardest part for Zoe,&nbsp;who&nbsp;started with&nbsp;five, which quickly became&nbsp;seven.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seven charities were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apcymru.org.uk\/\">AP&nbsp;Cymru<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/barryroundtable.co.uk\/\">Barry Roundtables<\/a> Elderly Christmas meal,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffdogshome.co.uk\/give-a-dog-a-home\/dogs-available-for-rehoming\/\">Cardiff&nbsp;Dogs Home<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\/\">Macmillan,<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyhafan.org\/\">Ty Hafan,<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesairambulance.com\/pages\/category\/our-airbases\">Wales Air Ambulance<\/a>,&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/welshhearts.org\/\">Welsh Hearts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/new-table.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41370\" width=\"719\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table.png 923w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-770x239.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-500x155.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-293x91.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/new-table.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41370\" width=\"719\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table.png 923w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-770x239.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-500x155.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/new-table-293x91.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>  &#8220;I was only supposed picking three, which very quickly became five, including a little one for Ty Haven and my annual&nbsp;McMacillin&nbsp;coffee morning &#8211; so, in totally I raised over \u00a37,000 for five to seven different charities,&#8221; said Zoe.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welsh Hearts was chosen in honor of her dad. She said: \u201cEveryone should know how to use a defibrillator.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also chose AP Cymru because her cousin has autism and she believes the work the charity does&nbsp;is&nbsp;\u201cincredible\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zoe, from Fairwater,&nbsp;came up with the birthday challenge idea in&nbsp;November&nbsp;2018,&nbsp;two&nbsp;months before her 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;birthday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her&nbsp;first event was the Barry Island&nbsp;New Year&#8217;s Day&nbsp;swim.&nbsp;The&nbsp;other&nbsp;events&nbsp;were picked&nbsp;from&nbsp;her bucket list&nbsp;or were inspired by a family member.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy dad was born in the&nbsp;1950s,&nbsp;so we did a 1950s day. And I held a 1980s disco&nbsp;because&nbsp;I was born in 1989,\u201d she explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her&nbsp;favourite&nbsp;challenge was the bungee jump&nbsp;because it was the most thrilling, despite her nerves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zoe took part in two to three events per month&nbsp;with her husband, mum, sister and&nbsp;colleague, Jo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/zoeinsta-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Zoe at her spinning event, sharing the news of her birthday challenge.<br \/><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Zoe Selby<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her&nbsp;husband,&nbsp;Mark Selby, 35, said: \u201cI am so proud to&nbsp;have been a&nbsp;part of something that not only helped some amazing causes but helped people come together to achieve some personal goals.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her mum,&nbsp;Lenise&nbsp;James, 52, also expressed her pride. \u201c[Zoe]&nbsp;pushed herself and many other people to do things so out of their comfort zone,&nbsp;including me,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a&nbsp;tough time&nbsp;for us as a family but last year brought us together&nbsp;&#8211; her dad and her nan would be so proud of her too.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cardiff Dogs Home shared their appreciation for&nbsp;Zoe&#8217;s&nbsp;fundraising.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on Facebook, the charity said:&nbsp;\u201cThis wonderful lady has raised \u00a31,230 holding different challenges to raise money for some&nbsp;organisations&nbsp;of her choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were one of the chosen ones and we want to say a massive thank you &#8211; we are totally overwhelmed and can\u2019t thank her enough.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Zoe-cardiff-dog-home.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Zoe-cardiff-dog-home.jpg 438w, 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couldn&#8217;t thank Zoe enough for all her help raising money. <br \/><strong>Photo Credit: <\/strong>Cardiff Dogs Home<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, there were some issues throughout the year.&nbsp;Zoe said: \u201cThe weather wasn\u2019t our friend at some points and my bungee jump got postponed&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;but it was&nbsp;amazing,&nbsp;and it just worked.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zoe plans to continue fundraising this year.&nbsp;\u201cIt is a massive part of who I am,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy advice for&nbsp;others&nbsp;is,&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;wait for the right moment of right time, just grab life and do it when you can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf anyone wants to go out there and make a difference, then just do it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To see all the events Zoe&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in, you can visit her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zoes30thcharitychallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook page.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoe&nbsp;Selby helped seven charities, inspired by the memories of her father and grandmother A CARDIFF&nbsp;woman&nbsp;raised over \u00a37000&nbsp;for seven charities&nbsp;by&nbsp;participating in&nbsp;30 challenges.&nbsp; To celebrate her 30th&nbsp;birthday, Zoe&nbsp;Selby,&nbsp;31,&nbsp;took part&nbsp;in&nbsp;fun runs, bake sales&nbsp;and&nbsp;a bungee jump&nbsp;all in one year.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Co-Op store manager said: \u201cI had a bad few years, my dad passed away and then my nan not long after &#8211; I thought, I can either go into my 30s feeling miserable or I can jolly myself along a little bit.&nbsp; \u201cI decided 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