My story
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In May last year my closest friend of some 40 years, Ray Hart, tragically lost his beautiful three year old daughter, Evie. As he and his family went through the trauma of Evie's final days, they were extremely grateful for the love, care and support given to them by the Demelza House Hospice in Sittingbourne.
By way of a big thank you to Demelza House, Ray recruited a group of friends to help him raise at least £15,000 to donate to the hospice - I am proud to say I was one of those friends! So, on Sunday 3rd May 2009, our team cycled from the new Demelza Hospice in Eltham SE9 to the Demelza Hospice in Sittingbourne.
By completing the ride we have raised over £27,000 for the hospice and I should like to thank you so much for supporting our team's quest - and, yes, the padded shorts worked a treat!! All 12 riders stayed together for the gruelling journey and we covered the 47 miles at an average speed of about 14mph! Not bad for a team of cycling novices!
Our fundraising efforts mean that the hospice have sufficient funds to employ a full-time care assistant for one year (at a cost of £15,000) and the further monies raised will be used on projects to make the lives of the young children and families they care for, just a little more comfortable.
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Great cause Donation by Lynton Richmond 12/05/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Great, brill , fantastic well done. Donation by Trev & Jan Ovens 10/05/09 |
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Well done David - this is a great achievement Donation by Steve S 05/05/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Like u do with everything we know you will give it 100%, a worthy cause for a good friend. Lance Armstrong your not but go brother go ! Donation by Mum & Sis/family 02/05/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck David - hoping the training eases some of the inevitable pain! Donation by Alison Ward 01/05/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck!! Donation by Patricia Arvelos 29/04/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck. Vaseline - cyclists best friend! Donation by Chris Brown 22/04/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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A great cause and good luck! Donation by Tim Maynard 21/04/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Fyi most of ABP's charity cyclists from June 2008 are still in therapy! Padded cycling shorts are sound investment, but expect pain! Best of luck. Donation by Peter Jones 14/04/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck Donation by Anne Bedford 06/04/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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best of luck Donation by Richard Bennison 02/04/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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David, a good cause and the best of luck! Donation by Scott Parker 30/03/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck David, great effort! Donation by Nigel Doggett 25/03/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck David! Donation by Raj Shah 25/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Typical - always doing good for others. Good on you David. Donation by Keith Lawler 24/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Hope it goes smoothly and quickly. Well done to you all. Donation by Clair Penfold 18/03/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck David! Donation by Nas Walker 17/03/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid | |
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Good for you ! Donation by Dave Meller 16/03/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck David. I'm sure you'll blitz it!! Donation by K.K. 16/03/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck. Make sure you get padded shorts! Donation by Mike Lucas 16/03/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid | |
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Best of luck David ! Donation by Mark Osborn 15/03/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck! Looking forward to seeing how you are the day after!! Donation by Nick Talbot 13/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Well done! Donation by Rob Duncan 12/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Great cause hope you do really well Donation by Marieanne Newton 11/03/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Great idea. Hope you recover for the Paragon Tour!!! Donation by Terry Baldwin 09/03/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck to all of you. Donation by Jenny 08/03/09 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid | |
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Hope the shorts do the business! Donation by Colin & Denise 07/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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All the very best! Donation by Phil Burton 06/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Great cause. Evie looks lovely Donation by Simon Evans 06/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid | |
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Good luck Dave! Look forward to seeing you compete in the triathlon on 1 August! Donation by Jackie Hendley 05/03/09 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £4,960.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £1,327.05 |
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