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<p>Friends of Rachel Rayner have organised three charity challenges in her memory to raise money for charities that were close to her heart. The three events are:<br />1) A 100 day event from 14th Feb 2011<br />2) A 31 day event in March 2011 at Castle Royal Country Club<br />3) The Bluebell Walk at the Dew Drop Inn on the 5th May 2011<br />For a full list of participants, click the blue "read more" link below:<strong><br /></strong></p>
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<p><strong>1) 100 day challenge, participants and commitments:</strong></p>
<p><br />Rob Askew (Salans): 1000km Cycling<br />Luke Baker (Wind River) : 150km Cycling, 150km Running<br />David Henderson (Wind River) : 100km Swimming<br />Joseph Jones (OpenFocus) : 150km Running<br />Paul Little (Wind River) : 800km Running<br />Marc Manns (Wind River) : 300km Running<br />Jonathan Parr: Coast to Coast Cycle Ride (215km)<br />Donald MacLennan (Wind River) : 150km Running, 150km Walking<br />Peter Mills (Wind River) : 300km Running<br />Yas Parvizian (ST-Ericsson) : 150km Cycling<br />Adrian Rayner (Wind River) : 30km Swimming<br />David Upton (Wind River) : 800km Cycling, 200km Running</p>
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<p><strong>2) 31 day event through March, </strong><strong>participants and commitments:</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>(Organised at the Castle Royal Golf and Country Club<strong>)<br /></strong></p>
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<p>Trupti Patel : 60km running, 20km swimming<br />Nikki Cooper: 100k running, 20km swimming<br />Andrew Pratt: 150km running, 700,000kg weights<br />Maddie Reynolds: 200km running<br />Florie Jerome-Ball: 50km running, 100km cycling, 20km swimming<br />Harpreet Hansra: 40km running<br />Jamie Hughes: 100km running<br />Susie MacLeod: 50km running<br />Perry Jansen: 151km running<br />Dawn Davies: 300km cycling<br />Jess Wheeler: 200km cycling<br />Tyler Jenkins: 40km swimming<br />Jon Gatfield - 20km rowing<br />Tim Tyrer: 500,000kg weights<br />Alex Lenthal - 201km<br />Nik Keevil - 180km - 100,000kg<br />Liz Rankin - 50km running<br />Lee Richards - 200km cycling<br />Hugh Daman - 30k rowing<br />James Redding - 250,000kg<br />Harleen Khundi - 40,000kg<strong> </strong></p>
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<p><strong>3) The Bluebell Walk on the 5th May</strong></p>
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<p>Lucy Montgomery<br />Jane Batting<br />Sue Gilbey</p>
<p><strong><br />HOW TO GET INVOLVED</strong><br /> <br /><strong>Participant</strong>: Volunteer to be a participant, and commit to an activity that must be completed within 100 days from Feb 14th 2011. As a participant you will need to find people to sponsor you.<br /><strong>Sponsor</strong>: Each participant will seek sponsors through their network of friends, who will commit donations based on the successful completion of participant's commitment.<br /><strong>Donor</strong>: Simply log onto the web sites and make a donation.</p>
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<p>Please donate generously to the SPANA charity.</p>
<p>Below is some further information in relation to the activities and commitments of the charity SPANA.</p>
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<p>Just 2 weeks before her death, Rachel made donations to this charity and had sent a letter to the European Commissioner to raise awareness of the inhumane transportation condditions of working animals. For millions of people around the world, owning working animals that earns them a living can mean the difference between having food on the table or going hungry. SPANA works in North Africa and the Middle East where life for working animals, and the families that rely on them, is unremittingly hard. Donkeys, horses and mules are the equivalent of a car - providing their owners with the only means of ploughing fields, transporting goods to market and carrying water home from the well. People still depend on animals for their own survival, but if their animal becomes ill or is injured, they are often just too poor to afford the necessary treatment. SPANA provides a lifeline for these animals and owners, providing vital veterinary care, advice for owners and education for children – all free of charge.<br /><br />http://www.spana.org/<br /><br />Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.<br /><br />So please dig deep and donate now.</p>