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The Royal British Legion - Pedal to Paris 2011 · 1 September 2011 ·

The RBL are the UK's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the British Armed Forces and their dependents.

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<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>I thought rather than sit around and watch cricket all summer I would try and raise some funds for men and women who risk their lives all over the world to protect our way of life. There are conflicts all over the world and The Royal British Legion work so hard for these</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span lang="EN-GB">hero&rsquo;s</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> dependants and families.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">London</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Paris</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> is some 440 km over 100 km a day starting in </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Greenwich</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> and</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span lang="EN-GB">finishing</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> under Arc de Triomphe with a memorial service.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">&nbsp;I will find it tough as I have never</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <span lang="EN-GB">ridden</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;"> a road bike before, I have already started to train and am finding it to be so much harder than I expected. I have to ride at least 3 times a week and have already done a 50 mile ride including a trip up Box Hill but I am no where near ready to go and am the weakest of our group. Keep up with my progress on.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">http://russell-londontoparis.blogspot.com/</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">&nbsp;I hate asking but please give a little something to a very worthy charity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">Cheers</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">&nbsp;Russell</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></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>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,400.00
+ £338.24 Gift Aid
Online
£1,400.00
Offline
£0.00

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