Michael Lees is fundraising for The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy

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CYCLE HOLLAND 2009

on 08/09/2009

Ready for a training ride on holiday

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Team members:

Michael Lees, John Martin

Raising money for

The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Charity Registration No. 1124524

We are the only approved centre and school for children with cerebral palsy in the London region. Our services include parent and child sessions for babies from birth to age 3, a nursery group and school for 5-11 year olds. Through conductive education, we teach children to be as independent as possible by developing their physical, intellectual and social abilities.

The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy is the operating name of The Peter Rigby Trust (previously known as The Hornsey Trust).

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Michael Lees

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Raised: 92%

Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,385.00

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My story

Imagine. Stop for a moment and imagine wanting to do something and not being able to because your muscles do not receive proper instructions from your brain. The something you want to do is to walk or lift a drink to your mouth or speak or type. The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy aims to help children to achieve such aims. It runs a school for children up to the age of 11 suffering from cerebral palsy.

I have helped raise money for the Centre for the past 15 years as a member of Hornsey Round Table, mostly by dressing up as Father Christmas in Muswell Hill or a Dickensian character in Highgate pubs and collecting money from the public.

For the last few years the centre has raised a lot of money by organising charity cycle rides but I have been unable to take part because of family commitments. I am delighted to be able to take part this year and hope to ride from the Centre in Muswell Hill to Harwich, where I will meet up with the rest of the team, then sail from Harwich to Hoek van Holland and follow a circuitous route in Holland to Amsterdam. The total journey will be about 260 miles which I hope to complete in four days. So, should I indulge my passion for dressing up and don my full lycra 'mark cavendish' outfit? No, I don't think so, it would scare the children!

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	Well done Mike Donation by Paul & Jay 29/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well Done Mike Donation by Paul - Glasgow Health Solutions Ltd 29/10/09	£50.00
	Hope the "Dutch Hills" (measured in knots or on the Beaufort Scale if I remember rightly) weren't too bad.... Donation by Graham Hunt 04/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done and congratulations on raising such a significant amount for charity! Donation by Lindsey & Steve 13/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	a token - John got to me! But congratulations on your first trip Donation by mary harvey 13/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Michael, I have done a couple of rides for charity myself but nowhere near as far as this. Fantastic effort. Sean Donation by sean poulier 09/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	All the best :) Donation by Dora Michail 09/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Thinking of you and hope it's going well Donation by Gregor MacAdam 07/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Hope its going well. Good luck Donation by Kirsty and Bobby 07/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	You look too tired to cycle to Holland! Donation by Catherine and Tony Gallagher 05/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Mike Donation by Peter Hodge 04/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck Mike, hope you have a great ride Donation by Peter Warren 02/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck with the trip Donation by Steve O'Shea 01/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Harry cycled to Paris in July, so if you want any last minute tips, spare inner tubes etc, he's your man. Good Luck! Jenny Donation by Jennifer Jones 30/08/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck Mike - Le Tour next year perhaps? Donation by Colm 28/08/09	£15.00
	I'm sure you'll make it. Have a great trip. Best wishes, Adrian. Donation by Adrian Burgering 28/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Mike, Take lots of cream/gel for sores and by the way you cut a dash in that T shirt. Donation by Del Dervish 28/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Enjoy and good luck. Donation by Neal & Theresa 28/08/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by Matthew Rock 28/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	have fun and cycle safely. Debra and Adam Donation by Debra Kroll 28/08/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by TONY BARTON 27/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£735.00
Offline donations:	£650.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£188.97

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