<p>Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">Some of you may recall the my charity motorcycle ride around </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">Britain</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"> in 2009. This time I'm going a little bit further...</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></p> <blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On Wednesday 1st June I am leaving St. Thomas' Square Newport with seven other motorbikes, two trikes for Red Square, Moscow on the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.loverussia.org/rideforrussia/pages/ride.htm">Ride for Russia</a>&nbsp;- a 4,500 mile round trip, to raise money for the charity "<a href="http://www.loverussia.org/">Love Russia</a>". Why? Please read on...</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">In Russia, when an orphan reaches the age of 16, they are forced to leave the orphanage and start adulthood by themselves.</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sadly, 91% of these orphans will either end up in prison, be involved in prostitution and crime,</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Or die...</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Imagine your children leaving home at 16 with few possessions other than the clothes they are wearing? You simply would not do it would you?</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">So what can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDZfNwbSgLg&amp;h=5e221">12 people and their bikes</a>&nbsp;do?</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">They can raise awareness and bring hope to many children...</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">With your donations the Genesis Project can make a difference...</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Genesis Project is designed to help orphanage leavers obtain the qualifications and skills they need to survive by themselves.</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A teenager may stay supported on the Genesis Project for up to 3 years, by the end 96% of students go into legal employment.</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">With the Genesis Project we can provide children with a better future, and all children whichever country they are from, deserve a better future.</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To support the Genesis Project please help me to raise &pound;2000 towards the annual cost of &pound;60,000 by sponsoring me, either by visiting my just giving page</span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Ride-for-Russia%20">http://www.justgiving.com/Ride-for-Russia&nbsp;</a></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Or see me for a sponsor form if you hate technology.</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">On behalf of the children of Russia, thank you</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Phil</span></span></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"></div> <div style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div> </span></div> </blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">All the riders cost are being met from their own pockets so all sponsor money goes to <strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Love Russia</span></span></strong></strong>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">Any amount, small or large, will be most welcome.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>