Raised so far: £5,460.00
My story
My family (Apurva,11 Bindi, Rajen and me-Anirudh, 13) are taking part in a gruelling
cycling expedition in India from Agra to Jaipur. We are going to be cycling 300km starting at the Taj Mahal. It will be over five days, starting on the 29th December 2008, with varying distances each day depending on the terrain.
For more information about our itinerary visit : http://www.cyclingforcharity.com/about.itin.php
Apurva and I have been cycling since we could walk. We enjoy it a lot and decided to take part in this trip to raise money for charity and also to take on a challenge.
We are very privileged here in Britain because we have a good education, medical facilities, clean water, video games etc. But we have to remember that many people in the world don't have access to any education or the bare essentials of life such as food and water. As a family we feel strongly that education is one of the key ways to break free from this cycle of poverty.
The fundraiser is for a UK-based charity called Veerayatan, U.K. - http://www.cyclingforcharity.com/charities.php. They, in turn will channel 100% of the money they receive to three charities that have been targeted for this event - two are UK-based, and one is based in India:
Naomi House Children's Hospice (http://www.naomihouse.org.uk/) which helps children with life limiting conditions.
Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity (https://www.raysofsunshine.org.uk) which also helps children and their families, who have life limiting diseases.
Veerayatan (http://www.veerayatan.org) which is focused on helping improve rural education in some of the poorests parts of India such as Bihar and Gujarat.
Your generous contribution will help us to support this cause.
We have been training for about four months now, both cycling on the roads as well as building stamina in the gym. It has become harder and harder to train as the weather has been so cold recently. So we have been stuck in the gym practicing on the bikes there.
We have found it hard to go out cycling because the weather has been so wet recently. 
A couple of sundays ago we went out on a 30km practice ride with a group of other fund-raisers. It was gruelling and wet but we managed to finish.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Veerayatan UK gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid
, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
The event was the most amazing thing we have ever done. We saw mustard fields and deserts. We met lots of interesting people and made lots of new friends.
A GREAT BIG THANK-YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED US!
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Hope it all went well. Look forward to seeing the photos. Great effort. Donation by Pratik, Pallavi, Anoushri, Shayna & Sanjvee 04/01/09 |
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid | |
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Have fun Donation by Swamy & Family 29/12/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Great cause. Best wishes for a safe and successful ride. Donation by Satish, Jan, Nikita and Natasha 25/12/08 |
£41.00 + £11.56 Gift Aid | |
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Fanya Bidii, Safiri salama Donation by Sunil Aggarwal 20/12/08 |
£50.00 | |
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Thinking of you on your journey. Best wished from us in Australia Donation by Frank and Merilyn Rees 18/12/08 |
£25.00 | |
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Enjoy the ride Donation by Baijul, Sheetal and Anand 18/12/08 |
£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck and have fun! Watch out for the cows on the road. Donation by Neeral 18/12/08 |
£88.00 | |
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Well done to you all! ....Bindi you will go faster if you take the stabiliser wheels off!! Donation by Rashmi 17/12/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Noble cause, admirable effort - well done and keep peddling! Donation by Nihal, Sheetal & Rianna 16/12/08 |
£51.00 | |
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Enjoy the experience will be thinking of you and sending lots of positive wishes. Take care Donation by Bharat , Nisha & Vivek Kotak 15/12/08 |
£21.00 + £5.92 Gift Aid | |
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Very good cause. It will be a memorable trip. Best of luck. Donation by ANJALI, TUSHAR, RAMILA AND VINOD 15/12/08 |
£151.00 | |
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Good luck! Hope you have a great time Donation by Claire Dwyer 12/12/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Our best wishes to you all for a noble cause. Donation by Jay,Pooja,Urvi,Sangita and Hitesh 11/12/08 |
£99.00 + £27.92 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck, its a great cause! Donation by Seema and Nikunj 11/12/08 |
£51.00 | |
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Have fun and watch out for the cows! Donation by Sona and Adarsh 11/12/08 |
£101.00 | |
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Probably the best way to see the Rajasthan sites Donation by Benamami and Babumama 10/12/08 |
£51.00 | |
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We are very proud of you all. best wishes. keep us informed Donation by shailee, sona, roopal, parag, Anu and Gulab 09/12/08 |
£251.00 | |
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Nairobi to Mombasa next ? We'll join you !!! Donation by Dev,Kishen,Mina & Vijay Patel 08/12/08 |
£125.00 | |
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I wish you all the best of luck and hope that you enjoy the experience Donation by Linda Wilson 05/12/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Have a safe ride and a wonderful time in India Donation by Vrajlal, Samu, Neha and Nisha 02/12/08 |
£151.00 | |
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Good luck!!! Donation by Madhavi 01/12/08 |
£101.00 | |
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What a great endeavor? We will be thinking of you. Donation by Sachin, Maulee and Saavan 30/11/08 |
£151.00 | |
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This is amazing! Best of luck =) Donation by Suha and rj 29/11/08 |
£101.00 | |
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All the best! Donation by Harry Ubhi 26/11/08 |
£25.00 | |
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Good Luck and enjoy the ride. Donation by Doug Prezzano 24/11/08 |
£50.00 | |
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Keep on pedalin'! :) Donation by Bob & Yumi Yuan 23/11/08 |
£150.00 | |
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Go for it. Maybe one day we can join...... Donation by Sita & Anand Shah 23/11/08 |
£125.00 | |
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What great work you are doing! Donation by SerKuang and Family 24/11/08 |
£25.00 | |
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Good luck! Donation by GJ, Nandhini & Prahalad Prasad 22/11/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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What a fantastic cause, and wishing you all the very best. Donation by Nomaan, Billie & Zain 19/11/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £2,460.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £3,000.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £179.67 |
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