Darren Clinton is fundraising for St Mungo's

Darren Clinton's Fundraising Page

London to Paris jolly bike ride 2009

on 24/05/2009

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Team members:

Alun, Anita, Cam, Charlie, Christian, Darren, James, Rose and Steve

Raising money for

St Mungo's

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St Mungo's is London's largest charity for homeless people. We open our doors to homeless and vulnerable people, enabling their recovery, and work to prevent rough sleeping in the first place. We run over 100 projects and help thousands of people make life changes every year.

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Darren Clinton

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Raised so far: £2,081.00

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My story

Well, we made it ...

.... it was a bit of a slog at times but we had an amazing group spirit and lots of fun along the way.

Everyone played their part to make this trip unforgettable. Cam was our inspirational leader, pace-setter and walkie talkie wielding dynamo; James was our linguistic maestro, guide and photographer-in-chief; Steve was our Mr Fix-It and without Anita it just wouldn't have happened (in fact, for Anita it shouldn't have happened - her venerable old bike protested all the way and is now officially retired!).

We had a bit of luck too and moments of true kindness from people we met along the way. Special thanks go to the guys at Horley Cycle Centre (Smallfield Rd, Horley, RH6 9AU, 01293 771177) who fixed Anita's bike for free, a guy running a campsite near Newhaven who took us in late at night and who also sponsored us, an eccentric old girl in a French village who filled up our water bottles ... and then there were the countless number of understanding motorists and people who gave us directions ...

However the biggest thanks must go to all of you who have sponsored us so generously. We may not been able to thank you personally yet but we'd just like to say you've been amazing!!! If you would still like to sponsor us then please do, and we'd like to thank you in advance for being so kind.

Here's a link to our pics on flickr for you to have a nose at!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/london2parismay09/

Cheers,
Alun, Anita, Cam, Charlie, Christian, Darren, James, Rose and Steve

	From Simon Swinn and the very kind man from the Newhaven campsite Donation by Rose 15/07/09	£30.00
	Delighted you all made it, our donation made at long last. Donation by Milton Scott 02/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 24/06/09	£20.00
	Well done JamJar! Sorry for being so slow with sponsoring you! Donation by Lola 19/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Stefan Schäfer 09/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good cause and nice to see people helping others! Donation by D Barrett 09/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done! My turn next...! Donation by Jonathan F 05/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done, Rose and Friends Donation by Helen Cree 04/06/09	£10.00
	thanks to Alan Browne, David d'Arcy and Gwen, Sarah Lambert, Jeff Lamb, Marguerite Brenchley, Eva Szabo and Dominic Brett for your great contributions Donation by Chris Krappitz 02/06/09	£110.00
	Well done everyone! Donation by Kaja 01/06/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Du vin, du boursan, du pain in the bum! Well done! Donation by Helen Wells 01/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You're a star, Rose! Well done! Donation by Colleen Collier 29/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done everyone! Donation by Melanie Clinton 29/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Cam! Donation by Colleen 29/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Rose!! I knew all that Champagne training would be benefitial. Donation by Greg Swinn 28/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope it went OK Darren Donation by Catherine & Brendan 27/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Anita - Hope you all made it safely and are not in too much pain! Donation by Pamela Cooney 27/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Have fun Rose Donation by Harry 26/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	:-) Donation by Betty 26/05/09	£15.00
	Go BITC creewwwwww! Donation by Jen Rutter 26/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	your poor buttocks, best of luck! xxx Donation by Ruth Lawless 23/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good Luck - and make sure you bring Charlie back with you! Donation by Alison 22/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Cam! Donation by Leah 22/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Christian. Hope you have sturdy pants! Donation by Fiona Harris 22/05/09	£15.00
	10p per mile+badgers shorts. 'We're on the road to nowhere..there's a city in my mind,come along&take that ride..' gd luck guys. love u heaps. xxx Donation by woodland flea 22/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rose. This is what you've been doing all those circuits for! Donation by Phil McQ 22/05/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Christian and take care. Hope all of you will have a good ride. Donation by Heidi Trebing 22/05/09	£36.00 + £10.15 Gift Aid
	Wow, what a challenge! I wish you all the best for your trip, Chris! And don´t forget, always keep that helmet on ;-) Donation by Julia Maier 21/05/09	£15.00
	Good on you all, have a fantastic ride, hope you ve got comfy saddles !! Hope to see you soon after you get back rose. Go go go rose woooooooo! x Donation by catherine mountford 21/05/09	£10.00
	Good luck Rose. Hope all that training pays off. Donation by Graham Inman 21/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,081.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£373.29

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