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London to Paris 24 Hour Cycle Challenge!

Alison Maguire is raising money for Matthew's Friends

Team: Remembering Niamh Maguire

In memory of Niamh Maguire
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Matthew's Friends provide information and support for children and adults using Ketogenic Dietary Therapies for epilepsy, Glut1DS, and other neurological disorders.

Story

<p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c;">Adrian Savery, Mark Michel, Mark Nicholls, Matt Brown and Neil Dawson are currently training for a sponsored cycle ride from London to Paris in just 24 hours - that's a&nbsp;200 mile journey which would typically be&nbsp;a 3-4-day cycle ride for many experienced cyclists, so attempting it in one day is a real challenge!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c;">Leaving Big Ben at 5pm on the 5th April 2012 we aim to catch the 10:30pm Ferry from Newhaven which will arrive in Dieppe at 2:30am. From there we will set straight off into the dark through the plains of Northern France in an attempt to ride to the Champs-Elysees, Paris before 5pm.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fueled by&nbsp;baguettes, croissants and accountancy jokes we are sure to make it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c;">We would be hugely grateful&nbsp;to anyone willing to sponsor us in order to raise money for Matthews Friends, a fantastic cause that offers hope to children with uncontrolled epilepsy. No amount is too small as it will get us closer to achieving our target of &pound;500.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c;">The charity supports children all round the country offering them a special diet called a 'ketogenic diet' that can stop their epilepsy when conventional drugs have failed. A colleauege of our's daughter Niamh was having over 100 seizures a day by the age of 1 and this diet totally stopped them when drugs could not, so your money really will change children's lives!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: white; line-height: 18px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c;">Thank you for your support!</span></p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,100.00
+ £185.00 Gift Aid
Online
£1,050.00
Offline
£50.00

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