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Andy's Very Long Bike Ride

Andy Smith is raising money for Lloyds Banking Group Charity of the Year 2011 – Save the Children
“Andy Smith's fundraising”

on 4 August 2011

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Save the Children and Lloyds Banking Group are working together to raise £1 million to help the UK’s poorest children fulfil their potential.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Hi,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>thanks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>for visiting my page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In September 2011, I&rsquo;ll be cycling from <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gresham Street</strong> in London, to <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Arc de Triomphe</strong> in Paris &ndash; a distance of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">450km</strong> &ndash; in aid of Save The Children.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Question:</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Do I look like an Olympic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>athlete?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</strong> &ndash; I&rsquo;ve been on a strict training regime of eating pies and hanging around wine bars!&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Question</strong>: Is it going to hurt ?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You bet!!</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; ... and o</span>ne reason to dig deep into your pockets, safe in the knowledge that it&rsquo;s going to be more painful for me than you.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">I&rsquo;ll by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unsupported</strong> by any mechanised road vehicles or pie vans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>And I&rsquo;ll be cycling with Stuart Kinsey and Dylan Foster-Edwards from Lloyds Banking Group, and Neil Hallworth who's now at Dell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>This terrible ordeal will last for <strong>3 days</strong>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Save the Children</strong> is an amazing charity that has spent the last 90 years dedicated to making a difference in the safety, education and protection of children in the UK and around the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>So please be generous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The money you give will make a <strong>lifetime&rsquo;s difference</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>And every pound donated will be <strong>matched </strong>by Lloyds Banking Group. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Cheers,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Andy.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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+ £118.75 Gift Aid
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