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Rickardo's Cycling for Sophie
I'm Cycling from Reading to Penzance for Kids 'n' Cancer because Sophie requires £230k for life saving surgery
Event: Reading to Penzance in 3 days
£1,712.50 raised of £20,000.00 target
60 donations
My Target:
£20,000.00
£1,712.50 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/RickardoCyclingForSophie
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Rickardo Carrington's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text SKGW49 £10
to 70070
My story
I'm helping to raise money for Sophie's life saving treatment by Cycling 250 miles (400km) from Reading to Penzance . I will Start in Reading on the 12th July stopping over half way and then I will finally arrive in Penzance on 13th July.
UPDATE: We have raised the funds Sophie needs for her treatment but we continue to raise money to help other children like Sophie.
Please get Sophie's full story on
Website: www.sophierobertsstory.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sophierobertsstory
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sophiesstory
Sophie's story
Our gorgeous daughter Sophie was diagnosed with liver cancer, which had spread to the lungs, in June 2011. This is a cancer that affects only a few children each year. The prognosis for children with this type of cancer is extremely poor at just 30%. Sophie bravely endured 3 rounds of traumatic chemotherapy before having liver surgery on 16th November 2011 when 25% of her liver and the entire primary tumour was removed. She then started a further 4 rounds of chemotherapy to clear the remaining tumours in her lungs and went into remission in March 2012. By this happy time she’d spent over 50 nights in hospital and a ¼ of her life suffering from a life threatening illness.
Unfortunately, our happiness and joy was short lived as the cancer returned aggressively throughout her lungs in early May. Treatment options for this kind of relapse are very limited, and she is currently being treated with new chemotherapy to control the disease. We are documenting our brave girl’s ongoing fight and treatment, to raise £230,000 to help to pay for surgery and to raise awareness of this awful rare disease. The best treatment option for Sophie is surgery; two UK surgery teams have refused to operate but luckily a team at Sloan-Kettering in New York has agreed to offer her life saving surgery. This surgery has to be privately funded by Sophie’s family, so we are asking for help with raising this money.
Her parents, family and close friends have made pledges for approximately £80,000, from various sources such as remortgaging, which should become available in the coming weeks, and we will need all the help we can get to raise the remaining funds. We have already lost several very close family and friends to cancer over the years and will do whatever it takes to ensure we do not lose anymore. Please donate and you’ll keep us fighting and hoping.
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My updates 3
A huge thank you to Harepath Holidays Ltd in Seaton, not only are they giving a a room on Thursday night for free they are providing me with a packed lunch for my journey on Friday. Make sure you stay there if you're ever in Seaton, South Dorset http://www.harepathholidays.com
Big thank you to Anthony Porter from the Decathlon Store in Reading for donating some cycling equipment to me to help with my cycle ride. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/en/store?store_id=PS_UK_650
I have been reaching out to Guest Houses to support my need for accommodation during my cycle ride. Matt Martens of the Cornerways Guest House in Penzance has kindly donated the cost of the accommodation to Sophie's treatment. www.cornerways-penzance.co.uk Thank you Matt.
My charity
Kids 'n' Cancer
Charity Registration No. 1138702
Kids n Cancer UK specialise in assisting families whose children have been diagnosed with life threatening tumours and have been accepted for potentially life saving proton therapy treatment. Proton therapy is the latest form of radiation treatment running at approx. 86% success rate.
Donations 60
Donation by Andrew Chatterton on 22/07/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Audrey Roberts and Friends on 22/07/12
£135.00
+ £33.75 Gift Aid
Good luck Rickardo
Donation by Marc Bloom on 12/07/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Jennifer Tinner on 11/07/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Alina Williamson on 11/07/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck!
Donation by Helen Lanyon on 03/07/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Kofi Holdbrook-Smith on 02/07/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Rik, good luck on your journey.
Donation by Mark Richardson on 02/07/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Just to encourage you Rick
Donation by David Birtwistle on 02/07/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Best of luck
Donation by Rob Marshall on 02/07/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 01/07/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck, I hope all goes well and you get the funds needed for Sophie.
Donation by Catherine Ralph on 29/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck mate
Donation by Damian Bolt on 29/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Keep changing the world like this! Good luck to Sophie and good luck to you to reach your goal
Donation by Simon Aboud on 29/06/12
£20.00
Good Luck Rickardo!
Donation by Viral Shah on 29/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Rickardo. Great effort on the fundraising. I hope the target is met.
Donation by Natalie Jones on 29/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck ride a bit better then you dance mate great cause
Donation by jason ostler on 28/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Best of Luck !!! Am very impressed by what you are achieving for a great cause.
Donation by Anonymous on 28/06/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
All the very best.
Donation by Phillip Carter on 28/06/12
Great Job Rik, Get on your bike and ride like the wind!! Thoughts are with Sophie and her family
Donation by Hutch on 28/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Rik, our thoughts are with little Sophie
Donation by Melissa Brogan on 28/06/12
£10.00
Go, go, go! Excellent effort Rik. May the roads be smooth and the weather fine. good luck!
Donation by Siy on 27/06/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Cycle faster man haha..... Good luck!
Donation by Tracy Morgan on 27/06/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck rick and well done for helping such a touching cause
Donation by ivan dickinson on 27/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Go Rik, you can do it! Such a good cause, well done :) luv Julie xxx
Donation by julie mcginley on 27/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,712.50
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£1,712.50
- Gift Aid£396.88
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