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My story

 

I'm pedalling a massive 420km across Madagascar to raise funds for the charity Computer Aid International by participating in the Madagascar Cycle Challenge (27th September – 5th October).

The gruelling bike ride will take me across one of the most ecologically rich and unique countries on the planet, racing on tarmac roads and dusty red-earth off road trails. Far away from the modern comforts of daily life, this will be an unforgettable experience, which is also helping Computer Aid International deliver refurbished computers to schools in the area.

 

Madagascar is the 4th largest island in the world, located in the Indian Ocean, 400km west of Mozambique on the coast of Africa.  Famous for its evergreen rainforests, Madagascar has a diverse animal, plant and aquatic life, said to rival the Amazon in its diversity.

 

During the 5 day cycle challenge me and 14 of my colleagues from Microsoft will take time out to visit a rural school in the village of Isaingy, where Microsoft engineers are helping to deploy 10 computers donated by the Digital Pipeline, a charity which champions the refurbishment and redeployment of donated PCs to serve the educational needs of communities in the developing world.

 

The Microsoft team’s goal is to raise over £40,000 (€50,000) in sponsorship monies; enough to fully equip 15 schools in Madagascar with a purpose built Computer Lab.

 

Here's how the pain goes;

 

Monday 85km (20km off road)

Tuesday 98km (13km off road)

Wednesday 75km (7km tough off road)

Thursday 104km (7km tough off road)

Friday 68km (8km off road)


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So please sponsor me now!

well done around the world next Donation by Alan Pack 07/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Better your bum than ours Donation by The Pittsburgh Coopers 12/10/08  

£50.00

Good luck mate, hope it's going well!! Donation by Darryl Baker 29/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Make sure you eat plenty of fish to keep yourself going! Donation by Iain Simpson 26/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I don't want to think about how much sweat you will be donating Benjamin! Donation by Asa 23/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck and thanks Donation by Carol 22/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

420km, is that it! :-) Donation by Alex Hutchinson 22/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Ben - rather you than me! Donation by Geoff 06/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

"Run Forest...run !" (well done Ben). Donation by Chris Thomas 02/09/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Some more "Mini-T" sponsorship mate - best of luck with your ride out there ! Donation by Fordy 28/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £1,005.00
  Offline donations: £502.85
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £224.23

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