Philip Rowley is fundraising for Nordoff Robbins (UK)

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Nordoff Robbins and Childline Egypt Bike Ride

on 10/01/2010

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Raising money for

Nordoff Robbins (UK)

Charity Registration No. 280960

Play, dance or sing - everyone responds to music. Music has a unique power to reach deep inside us. Nordoff Robbins harnesses music - with all its emotion, energy, resonance and rhythm - to reach children and adults whose lives are constrained by illness, disability, trauma or exclusion. For over 50 years the work pioneered by Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins has set a benchmark in the use of music to promote health and wellbeing. We provide and support a range of services that encompass the depth and breadth of music, encompassing music therapy, music and health projects, and community music projects.

Nordoff Robbins supporters are behind every life changing experience in music that we enable. The financial support people give us means we can harness music to reach and transform the lives of children and adults all over the UK who are constrained by illness, disability, trauma or exclusion. We receive no statutory funding and are heavily reliant on voluntary donations to deliver 34,000 sessions every year - in schools, day centres, hospitals, and care homes across the UK, and in our Centre and Units. Every one of these sessions helps to transform someone's life.

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Philip Rowley

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Raised: 56%

Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £5,561.00

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My story

Having never taken part in a charity challenge before (or not since I was a kid) I'm doing a bike ride in Egypt to support two terrific charities - ChildLine and Nordoff-Robbins Musical Therapy. I have been working with the NSPCC and ChildLine for several years now to help them build a service whereby children who are suffering abuse can reach out online and by text, as well as by phone. It's an enormously important cause, and one I feel passionate about. I'm delighted that this year our dream of a full national roll-out is turning into reality, but of course we need money to make sure that no child's voice goes unheard.

I'm also delighted to be raising money for Nordoff-Robbins Musical Therapy. Music is a great love of mine, and helping children through the therapy of music is a wonderful thing to do. You can find out more about them if you wish at www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/ and www.childline.org.uk/ (Note please that Nordoff Robbins will pay half of the profits to Childline from their collections here and elsewhere)

We set off on Jan 21 2010 for Aswan, Egypt, arriving quite late, then up early the next day to spend the morning choosing and checking our bikes, which are supplied, and add necessities like a gel saddle to avoid the total destruction of our nether regions. Over the following 48 hours we will cycle over 100 miles more or less along the Nile ending up in Luxor, where survivors will take a deep bath, apply various muscle creams and perhaps a few celebratory beers.

I do hope you will feel able to generously support me in this challenge so as to raise as much as possible for Childline and Nordoff Robbins. I have set myself the very challenging targer of £10,000, so really appreicate your help in reaching this. l will of course be paying the £1400 cost of the trip personally so all donations will go straight to the Charities.

Thank you

Philip

	Good luck Philip , and all the best. Donation by Lynne Millar 19/11/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Gerry Johnson 17/11/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Colin Finkelstein 15/11/09	£100.00
	Break a leg Philip! Well, not literally... :-) Donation by Martin Kon 12/11/09	£250.00
	Now you will be uncomfortably numb! Good luck. Donation by Peter Clements 11/11/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Hope it's all downhill! Donation by Tony Wales 11/11/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck and take care! Donation by Jill Walker 11/11/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hope it's not too hot! But it's for a great cause - well done. Paul Donation by Paul Thimont 10/11/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	What a fabulous adventure for two great causes. Enjoy! Donation by Alexandra Ife and Julian Holmes 30/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Best of luck - hope you enjoy the ride - this is a great cause. Donation by Karen Levin 29/10/09
	Good luck, and bring some sunshine back with you! Donation by Philippa Schwartz 29/10/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the ride! Donation by Giles Spackman 26/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck and happy cycling! Donation by David Dickson 25/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Its a hard way to get a tan but enjoy it and good luck. Donation by Patricia McPherson 25/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Go like the wind! Nick Payne Donation by Nicholas Payne 25/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	The very best of luck with your cycle ride. Do send photos as you cross the finishing line! Donation by David Walker 23/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Philip Donation by Alan Boxer 23/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck and drink plenty of fluids! Donation by Dan Constanda 21/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck, great causes Donation by Jayesh Patel 20/10/09	£101.00 + £28.49 Gift Aid
	Best of luck and enjoy the ride. Donation by Matthew Smith 19/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Patricia Alsop 19/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Sing all the way! John Donation by John Stein 19/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the ride ! Donation by Chris Smart 19/10/09	£100.00
	Great cause Philip - Good Luck Donation by David Long 19/10/09	£50.00
	Good luck Philip! Donation by Tim Score 19/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Great causes - enjoy the ride! Donation by John Ormerod 18/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Good luck Philip. Adam Bloch Donation by Adam Bloch 18/10/09
	Great cause Philip -good luck. Donation by Robert 18/10/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck, avoid the Pharonic curse and I hope the gel works Donation by Andrew Bennett 18/10/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Use it well!! Donation by Donald Rowley 17/10/09	£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,136.00
Offline donations:	£2,425.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£743.49

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