Jon Collins is fundraising for Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service

Paris to Nottingham Sponsored Challenge

Paris to Nottingham: 5 hours there, 5 days back

on 13/04/2009

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Team members:

Jon Collins, Jill Wilkinson, John Taylor

Raising money for

Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service

Charity Registration No. 1070790

NCVS has supported voluntary and community groups in the Nottingham area by offering support, advice, training and a number of other services.

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Jon Collins

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Raised: 57%

Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £5,716.14

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My story

Thank you for visiting our page.

We are seeking your support, once more, for a major fundraising event in Nottingham and hope you will agree there can be no better cause.

It's now nearly 2 months since we set off from Paris in our attempt to complete the 350+ mile journey home to Nottingham in just five days.

On Saturday 18 April we crossed the 'finishing line' at half time at the Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Game at the City Ground, thus completing our challenge.

We are raising money for the Danielle Beccan Memorial Trust, set up in the aftermath of Danielle's tragic shooting in St Ann's in 2004.

But we need your help as we seek to break the £10,000 barrier and provide funds to enable the Trust to complete work on a dance studio in honour of Danielle, a keen dancer.

Our team was Councillor Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council, former City Council Leader John Taylor and his wife Alison, and Jill Wilkinson from education charity Keys to Success, as well as a support team from Nottingham City Homes.

For more information on how we achieved our goal, check out the cycle blog at http://cllrcollinscyclechallenge.wordpress.com.

The event gathered the support of a number of high profile individuals and organisations, including the City's football clubs and Notts County football clubs.

We hope that you will feel able to help us finish the Trust's magnificent efforts and in so doing establish a lasting memorial to Danielle which will be an inspiration to Nottingham’s young people.

The Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service has kindly agreed to collect the funds for the Danielle Beccan Trust and will process the donations made through this site. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website at http://www.daniellebeccanmemorialtrust.co.uk/

We are also grateful for the support of Three Rooms and Fast Graphics who have supplied our publicity material and thus helped us raise more money for The Trust. Thanks also to Evans Cycles who have supported us by providing top quality kit.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: the Danielle Beccan Memorial Trust will receive your money faster, and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Many thanks for your support.

	well done Jon Donation by Shaun Beebe 11/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Strategic Partnerships Team, City Council 07/05/09	£30.00
	Well done! Donation by Ian Trimble 07/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congrats on completing the ride Donation by Jed Kirkham 07/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done from Wardell Armstrong LLP, Leigh Donation by Wardell Armstrong 07/05/09	£50.00
	Excellent, all in days work:-) but worth all the pain, well ridden Donation by Property & Project Management 29/04/09	£100.00
	congratulations Donation by Grant Haggith 29/04/09	£57.00 + £16.08 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Mark Johnson 27/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Donation by Ben Okrafo-Smart 27/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well Done Donation by Mike & Jill Collins 26/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Who needs trains when you have a bike! Well done! Donation by Des Morrison 23/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	WELL DONE JOHN. KEEP UP THE SPIRIT Donation by PRABHAKAR KAZA 23/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Where next? Donation by Sean Sheils 22/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A great achievement for a very worthwhile cause. Donation by Della Sewell 20/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done on your great achievement Donation by Jane Geraghty 20/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations !!! Donation by Peter Matkin 20/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Many congratulations to the whole team. Donation by Chris Gale 20/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations on your achievement Donation by Malcolm Townroe 19/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done - great to see you bring another win to the City Grd - feel cheated because John T said it would be KA so you owe me another 350 miles Donation by Jim Taylor 19/04/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Well done on a great effort Donation by Lorna Beedham 17/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Nearly there, keep going ! Donation by Kevin Bartlett 17/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Sorry to have missed your start in Paris (I was early for once, by a day!) Well done you Wonderful Wheelers .... nearly there now! Donation by Charlotte Malik 17/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Magnificent effort! Donation by Joe Bradshaw and Jess Renison 17/04/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Got to be worth it - so quiet in the office... Donation by Toni Price 17/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Linda Abbott 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	ride safe and friction free Donation by mark andrews 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Derek Stewart 16/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Have a cheeky one on the ferry - you'll need it. Donation by Chris - Pedals Membership Secretary 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Martin Oliver 16/04/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Kevin Banfield 16/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,105.00
Offline donations:	£3,611.14
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£507.69

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