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Stubs London to Paris Bike Ride

Gareth Harkin is raising money for STUBS

Participants: Gareth Harkin

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London to Paris Bike Ride · 28 July 2011

STUBS supports the UK's most seriously injured servicemen and women by hosting them at sports and cultural events during their stay at Headley Court, the main tri-service rehabilitation centre. Most received their injuries on active service in Afghanistan. You can follow STUBS on Facebook.

Story

<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>On 28th - 30th July,&nbsp; I will be cycling just over 400kms (possibly more, depending how far off course I stray...!) from London to Paris in order to raise much needed funds for Stubs. Stubs is a small registered charity set up by Craig and Jan Vassie <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that provides practical support for UK armed services personnel injured on duty, war widows and their dependents, service veterans, and other armed services personnel.&nbsp;</span></p> <p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br />&nbsp;<br />A key aspect of Stubs work is support for the UK&rsquo;s most seriously injured servicemen and servicewomen, who are in-patients at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court, Epsom.</p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Severely-injured in-patients from Headley Court are frequent visitors to Stubs events including Harlequins home games, where Stubs rents an executive box on the halfway line offering patients a great view of the action. Patients also attend a wide range of other sporting events and for many their initial outing to a Stubs event is their first time out in public since being injured.</span></span></p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Having witnessed first hand the fantastic and inspiring work which Stubs does, I would urge you to dig deep and give what you can. For further information visit <a href="http://www.stubs.org.uk">www.stubs.org.uk</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£4,290.00
+ £620.00 Gift Aid
Online
£3,050.00
Offline
£1,240.00

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