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19thOctober 2009

Thank you to everyone who has brought us this far in our fundraising for Nazareth Hospital. Your response has been humbling and your encouragment overwhelming. Our training has been going well - only one flat tire so far. We have managed longish rides most weekends in various parts of Scotland: from in and around Glasgow, to rural Perthshire, the Trossachs and Aberdeenshire. We have enjoyed the usual eclectic mix of Scottish weather: from the truly benign, with light winds and warm sunshine, to the simply abonimable. We tell ourselves that the latter is a necessary requirement to ensure the adequate development of strength and character. Until you have experienced coming to a standstill in a howling wind as you grind 10 miles uphill in a Scottish glen with the rain dripping off every part of your anatomy it is difficult to fully share. We were still smiling - at the end! 

 

September 2009

Thanks for visiting our fund raising page.

On the 1st of November we will fly out to Amman in Jordan to join 20+ other folk and spend the next 5 days cycling from Amman to Nazareth, via the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley and across the Sea of Galilee. We understand the last bit will be on a boat rather than a bike. The total distance cycled will be about 250 miles, and to quote the organisers, "this is not a holiday." Having said that we are training hard and looking forward to the trip and challenge.

While it will be a challenge - particularly for the elder member of the duo - the main aim of the trip is to raise funds for the Nazareth Hospital. The hospital was founded in the mid-19th Century and has grown from a 4 bed ad-hoc facility to a 136 bed District General Hospital. Every year it handles 11,000 in-patients, 57,000 out-patients and caters for 2,700 births. It has the only 24-hour A&E Department in the area which each year handles 48,000 emergency attendances.

So what else makes this a special hospital? It is the oldest hospital in Israel / Palestine. It exists and works in the middle of a very complex society, serving regardless of ethnic background, creed or ability to pay all of its Muslim, Jewish and Christian patients. A significant part of its funding is provided by donations from overseas supporters. It has close connections to the UK and Scotland through its founding by the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society. Finally, to quote the hospital itself, "It aims to be a hospital at the heart of the life of its diverse community, continuing to have a strong Christian identity as it witnesses to the Christian faith through its ministry of healing and reconciliation between people."

We believe all of this is something well worth supporting. Our aim is to raise £5,000 with your help.

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Thanks

Gavin & David

ps We'll keep you up to date on how things are progressing - so watch this space.

Well done! See you all soon - great total! Donation by Iain Shaw 26/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Well dun guys!!!! Donation by Neil Urquhart 16/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Well done guys great effort. Donation by Douglas Scott 09/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hoping the legs hold out and that you have a great adventure. Donation by G, L & D Ault 02/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Have a good trip - don't forget to take in some scenery along the way! Donation by Richard Perkin 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

We're all rooting for you here! Good luck and God Bless for your adventure! x Donation by Kirsten Winch 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck for the trip. Donation by David Pearson 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great cause. Good luck! Donation by Mike John 30/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You will both have a ball and I'm sure get a lot out of visiting an amazing area of the world! Donation by Blair Robertson & Ross McDonald 27/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by grace Martin martin 26/10/09  

£20.00

Donation by Gary Stewart 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done. Hope you have a wonderful trip. Donation by Phil and Lesley hanlon 14/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck!....happy cycling Donation by stephen milligan 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Make sure the bike has a granny gear and get Gavin to carry all the heavy stuff. Enjoy! Donation by Alan Walkinshaw 12/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck to you both. Sounds like you'll need a good, soft saddle! Donation by Robert Lamb 12/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Sandy Small 09/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck. Look forward to the photos (except the ones of rippling muscles). Helen, John, Sarah, Kathryn & Andrew Donation by Helen Hooper 08/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Don't forget the padded shorts. Visit the Dairy Product Shop I told you about when you finish your journey, the shop's called Cheeses of Nazareth Donation by David Laws 08/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best both! :-) Donation by Matthew Phillips 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wishing you both the very best of luck - have a safe and enjoyable journey Donation by Avril Meighan 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

It seems a very gruelling way to escape a dreich November! Cycle well. Wendy, Brian, Michael and Caitlin Donation by wendy alexander 05/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 05/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

We hope are goes well for you both. Take care. Donation by Thomas Gordon Moore 05/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Hope it all goes well. Donation by Claire, John, Anna and Calum 28/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

All the very best for your trip - great effort both in the cycling & the fund raising! Look forward to catching up when you get back. Donation by Graeme & Laura B 27/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

have a great trip Donation by Granny/ Mum 26/09/09  

£100.00

Donation by Kenneth MacDonald 23/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Have a great time; take care. We're looking forward to hearing all about it when you get back! Love and good wishes Donation by Norman and Ruth 23/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope you have a great and safe trip and we look forward to the slide show! Donation by Libby and Leslie Milton 22/09/09  

Good Luck Gavin & David.. Donation by Marie Gillies 22/09/09  

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