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Rory, Will and Dave cycle from Land's End to John O Groats - supported by Diamond and Beacon cars.
£22,448.00 raised of £20,000.00 target
477 donations
My Target:
£20,000.00
£22,448.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Rory-Merchant
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My story
On 4 September 2011 Rory Merchant, William Green and David “the Hedgehog” Manning will be attempting the gruelling challenge of cycling the length of Britain from Land’s End to John O groats in a bid to raise money for The Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Association.
We aim to cycle over 950 miles from end to end in 10 days which means covering approximately 95 miles a day for 10 days.
This is a colossal Challenge considering none of us have done much cycling and until March this year did not even own bikes! Training thus far has gone relatively well with the only real incidents to speak of being a series of sore bums, lots of chaffing and a number of stationary (cleat related) comedy falls by all members! Unfortunately none of these have been caught on camera…yet.
In March 2011 Rory’s Uncle (also called Rory Merchant) was diagnosed with the Disease, MND, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper and lower motor neurones. Degeneration of the motor neurones leads to weakness and wasting of muscles, causing increasing loss of mobility in the limbs, and difficulties with speech, swallowing and breathing. There is currently no cure for MND. However the Motor Neurone Disease Association continues to need funding for the necessary research and tests to find a way of combating and ultimately defeating this disease.
We are undertaking this challenge to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in support of “Uncle Rory” as he and his wife Irene deal with the effects of the illness. He is staying positive and as ever retaining his unique brand of humour.
It would mean a massive amount to all of us if you could dig deep and sponsor us for this challenge. The work that The MNDA do can really make a huge difference to the lives of MND sufferers and their families. This is a great cause and your donations will be make a difference!
If nothing else, 10 days sitting on a hard saddle must be worth a few quid! We will keep everyone posted as to our progress on training for the event as well as on the actual event itself. [See Rory’s, Will’s and David’s Facebook pages].
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My charity
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Charity Registration No. 294354
The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is the only national organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland dedicated to the support of people with MND and those who care for them. Our mission is to fund and promote research to bring about an end to MND. Until then we will do all that we can to enable everyone with MND to receive the best care, achieve the highest quality of life possible, and die with dignity. We will also do all that we can to support the families and carers of people with MND. Our vision is of a world free of MND.
Donations 477
Happy Christmas! ;)
Donation by Sian Williams on 03/01/13
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Well done on all your fundraising so far, this is for Hazel's brilliant blind making efforts!!
Donation by Louise Biles on 17/12/12
Many thanks to the Greyhound [Wigginton] customers for their kind donations in the collection box.
Donation by Arthur Merchant on 18/11/12
£78.00
Top man Rory, great to hear yr still grinding out notable achievements, Loved playing with you at Nayland.You saving them,me scoring them
Donation by Terry Mitchell on 18/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Rory - this is for my dear friend Dorothy who has just died with this motor neurone. Good Luck..
Donation by JEAN ANNE WHYTOCK on 24/03/12
Well done lads great achievement for a worthy cause and a great guy who is a world class drinker and the greatest goalkeeper Nayland Rangers ever had
Donation by Melville Moss on 16/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Thanks very much to James Armstrong, this is approximately 1 pence for every time he's smashed me up on the squash court in recent years!
Donation by William Green on 12/01/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Just had to make it a round figure-no objections if further donations move it over £22k!
Donation by Arthur Merchant on 07/01/12
£11.51
+ £2.88 Gift Aid
Donation arising from Mum's Christmas cake-making efforts.
Donation by Arthur Merchant on 07/01/12
£60.00
Well done boys and best wishes to big Rory. Love Joy Thurlwell.
Donation by Arthur Merchant on 07/01/12
£25.00
Donation by David Price on 24/12/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Christmas Donation on behalf of all at Heathrow Commercial Centre Merry Christmas
Donation by Nicola Whitfield on 16/12/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Well done Rory.
Donation by Veronica O'Grady on 15/12/11
£5.00
"Thanks to David Coupe for golf at RSG and all the lads who donated prize and fine monies to the worthy cause of MNDA. A great day."
Donation by Rory Merchant on 29/11/11
Donation by Rory Merchant on 28/11/11
£250.00
Will green is my hero! An inspiration to us all.
Donation by Tom Clarke WCE on 25/11/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
well done for the bike ride you must be proud Jean and me would love to try and visit when it would be convenient kind regards John
Donation by JOHN WESOLOWYCH on 16/11/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done giraffe you finally did it. you should all be very proud of yourselves.
Donation by Kiren Aziz on 16/11/11
£10.00
Well done lads.
Donation by Paul Francis on 14/11/11
£20.00
Donation by Carole Walker on 14/11/11
£6.00
Well done on raising such an amount. Please give my regards to Arthur
Donation by Alan Barber on 12/11/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done, an excellent achievement
Donation by Ron & Carol Reid on 07/11/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by william herlihy on 01/11/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Sorry we missed your fundraising event on 24 September. Well done for exceeding your target.
Donation by Roger Wyborn on 30/10/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 26/10/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£22,433.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£15.00
- Total raised£22,448.00
- Gift Aid£4,461.25
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