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Starting on 7th June 2017, I am taking part in a 278km bike ride (equivalent to 3 back to back London to Brighton’s!) along with 11 other work colleagues, where we’ll be cycling from Poitiers to Bergerac in France. This is to raise money for my chosen charity Papyrus (For prevention of young suicide), along with 9 local hospices and The Rockinghorse Appeal through sponsorship from our company’s clients. For my personal fundraising target I am looking to raise at least £350+ for my chosen charity; Papyrus. 

Over the past few years the Cellular Solutions Team have raised well over £140,000 – so with your help this event will help take us over the £180,000 mark – with the aim of reaching £250,000 over the next few years from our cycle fundraising, which will see Cellular Solutions Team having cycled the length of France!!

Many of you reading this will know that I have completed the 2nd and 3rd legs of the charity bike ride before raising for Chestnut Children's hospice. This year will mark 7 years having lost someone very close to me. Being able to speak more openly now led me to want to raise awareness for a charity that I feel do some fantastic work in our communities. I have decided to raise for Papyrus because suicide is the biggest killer of young people – male and female – under 35 in the UK. In 2015, 1,659 young people took their own lives. That equates to over four per day. Every year many thousands more attempt or contemplate suicide, harm themselves or suffer alone, afraid to speak openly about how they are feeling.

Papyrus do some incredible work like supporting youth workers to equip them with tools & training needed if they believe someone is at risk. They also provide confidential support for people to reach out to them. They also campaign endlessly to change national policy. They wouldn't be able to do any of this without money from people like yourself. 

Cellular Solutions will also match like for like any funds we raise up to £5,000.  Our overall total fundraising target for this event is £32,000. Every donation will help towards this figure that will make a significant difference to those less fortunate than ourselves.Every penny donated goes to charity and not towards the costs of the event thanks to sponsorship of the event by one of our network partners.

Every donation makes a real difference to name of charity and it would mean an awful lot to me if you would be so kind to help further their cause. Thank you!! Charlie x x x

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