<p>Hello!</p> <p>(You can now track my training progress here - https://twitter.com/RichKingston)</p> <p>Next May I am cycling from Crystal Palace to Paris to raise money for Deafblind UK and it would be amazing if you could help me reach my fundraising target, I will be cycling just over 500km over 4 days to raise at least &pound;1400.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Deafblind UK is an organisation that is run by and helps people who are deafblind or have a combined sight and hearing loss. They work with&nbsp;as many people as possible who are deafblind or have a combined sight and hearing loss and offer services to support individuals to&nbsp;live&nbsp;as fulfilling lives as possible. They campaign for;</p> <p>- Improved identification of deafblind people</p> <p>- Planning and budgeting based on significantly increased future demands and savings from early intervention</p> <p>- Improving health and social care assessments</p> <p>- Provisioning of appropriate and accessible social care services</p> <p>- Government policy that recognises the significant<br>and growing support needed for deafblind people</p> <p><br>There are over 350,000 people in the UK who are categorised as Deafblind and this is expected to rise to 440,000 by 2020 and your donation will help&nbsp;the charity support and raise awareness of this condition that isn't given nearly enough support by our current government.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Please can everyone click Gift Aid if you are kind enough to donate to me! It allows the charity to reclaim the tax on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer and doesn't cost you any extra money. I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Richard</p>