Hi Friends and Family

 

In place of the annual fundraising marathon the Frank Haines Trustees have organised a cycle ride in Oxfordshire as the main fundraising event for this year. I will be going for the 60 mile cycle ride and would appreciate as generous a donation for my Olympian efforts as you can afford! Any donation is much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Rob

P.S here is a little info on the aims of the Frank Haines Trust

 

Between 1999 and his death in 2006, Frank was a very proud resident of Stepney, East London. He enjoyed chatting to local grocers about which ingredients they could recommend for his next experimental curry recipe and spent innumerable Sunday afternoons exploring the backstreets, parks and hidden treasures of the neighbourhood of which he was so fond.

He also talked extensively about one day doing something entrepreneurial which might help local children and tackle some of the terrible deprivation that blights Tower Hamlets. It is this that has shaped the thinking behind the Frank Haines Memorial Trust.

What will the Trust do?

The Trust will support youth work in Tower Hamlets, the second most deprived borough in the UK, where 59% of children live in poverty. Health problems amongst young people are rife and life expectancy is significantly lower than the national average. Youth work provides a critical means of support, education and opportunity for young people who otherwise have precious few prospects in life