The European Parliament through Together EU have teamed up with Galway Virtual Runner John Jennings to encourage you to vote in the European Elections in June. It is a project which encourages the public to get fit in the ‘run up’ (pun intended) to the European Elections.
John is a fan of virtual running and participates in many different virtual running events, including Athletics Ireland Virtual Runs. The idea came to him when he joined Together EU. He was thinking of ways to encourage people to vote. He noted that first you have to know where your voting station is. Then you must figure out how to get there. John suddenly realized that voting had all the key elements of a virtual running event.
All you have to do is find out where your Voting Station is, what distance you have to run, practice it, and then on the day see what your best record is.
The journey is important too. So, post your daily times and statistics on your social media using the hashtag #FitToVoteEU24 and see how much you improve by Voting Day. Of Course, it isn’t limited to running, you can walk or cycle or any other type of outdoors activity that gets you to the Voting Station.
Here is How to Participate, step by step:
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Find the distance between your location and the nearest Voting Station.
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Practice running, walking, cycling etc. that distance up to the 6-9th June.
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Record your progress, speed and distance and post online using the hashtag #FitToVoteEU24.
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See how well you do on Voting Day
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Post your results to social media with the hashtag #FitToVoteEU24.
The Event Link: https://together.europarl.
You can also follow John’s running through his socials: https://linktr.ee/dr.
You can find out more about Voting on: https://elections.europa.eu/
And Together EU: https://together.europarl.